Left a research career to work here and have never regretted it - Anonymous employee SmartyPAL Employee Review

5.0
Mar 1, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-I am constantly learning from and challenged by smart people with interesting backgrounds that are quite different from mine. -Ideas across the organization are considered and acted on. Everyone contributes and has important input. -I worked with SmartyPal as an educational consultant for a while before joining full-time. I was attracted to working for them because I think the company cares deeply about making a real difference in how people learn. -Management is honest and transparent about the status of the company as a whole and any issues that affect the direction of various projects. -At a start-up that is constantly trying to do better, every day is exciting and different from the last.

Cons

-At a start-up that is constantly trying to do better, every day is exciting and different from the last.

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5.0
Sep 9, 2018
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Pros

- Good product, built on cutting-edge technologies. Product & technology have won several awards - Opportunities to take ownership, and have large impact on the product - Create product that also has social impact

Cons

- Achieving wide distribution in K-12 education is slow. Selling to schools/publishers takes time

5.0
Mar 2, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

. Brings people from different areas including academia, research, technology, business together to create Product based solutions . Team is agile and quick to learn and adapt to market needs. . Great opportunity to learn cutting edge technologies - FE and BE Full stack. . Promotes taking ownership of things as well as exposes to multiple aspects of running a startup. . Creating an environment to always learn and grow.

Cons

. Continue focusing on the core value proposition and narrow focus area.

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