Interesting for male data geeks, all others proceed with caution - Marketing AirDNA Employee Review

1.0
Feb 3, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The amount of data AirDNA has about the vacation rental market is amazing. I really enjoyed working with the company's data to put together high quality sales and marketing materials. If you're a data geek, there's a lot to like at AirDNA (at least in terms of the product). I was also lucky enough to have an amazing manager who taught me a lot, always had my back, and was able to act as a buffer between me and the CEO.

Cons

The culture is pretty bad, which is a direct result of the CEO's bizarre and childish management style. During my time at AirDNA, I experienced multiple instances of the CEO telling me one thing, then turning around and telling my boss a completely different story. Leadership is lacking. New features and projects are prioritized because of how the CEO feels during a given week/day/hour, rather than because of what makes sense from a product and engineering standpoint. The overall team is great and very friendly, but the CEO is clearly most comfortable working with men who want to play ping pong and ski. This directly affects the makeup of the team and the company's culture. If you value a diverse environment, AirDNA isn't a good fit for you. Also, no matter wha anyone tells you during the hiring process, you cannot consistently expect to work from home. The CEO assumes that anyone who isn't physically in the office isn't working.

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5.0
Apr 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company, great culture, great benefits, good pay

Cons

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2.0
Feb 3, 2026
Recommend
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Business outlook

Pros

The marketing department WAS filled with extremely talented and high performing team members. They were great to work with and we accomplished some pretty incredible things. Unfortunately they have almost all left at this point and it's not a surprise and good for those that have been able to move on.

Cons

Typical Private Equity scenario. They bring in and CEO and CFO with big expectations and incentives to grow at a ridiculous pace. Leadership sets unrealistic goals that we never hit and never had a chance to hit. Don't get your hopes up on hitting any bonuses while you are there. Then leadership starts looking for people and departments to blame and push. They need to show good bottom line so they start pulling back on people and expenses and push you harder to more with less people and resources. Culture went from fun and collaborative to burnout and finger pointing. Leadership is not going to take responsibility for the unrealistic goals they through out there.

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