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Ticker Symbol Entity Name As Of Date Review Url Logo Company Author Title Author Location Author Country Summary Description PROs CONs Recommends Value Recommends Description Outlook Value Outlook Description CEO Review Value CEO Review Description Helpful Count Rating: Overall Rating: Work/Life Balance Rating: Culture & Values Rating: Career Opportunities Rating: Comp & Benefits Rating: Senior Management Rating: Diversity & Inclusion Company Id Company URL Advice to Management Not Helpful Count Employer Responses Employer Status Is featured? Is current job? Job Ending Year Length of Employment Company Website Company Industry Id Company Sector Id Date Added Date Updated Company Name Sector Industry
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Jul 10th, 2020 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures Investor Relations Austin, TX Just don't do it The open office concept feels startup-y Microventures flits from one major equity crowdfunding trend to the next. Never trying to be the best, just trying to keep up with FOMO. When Title III was approved they began a partnership with a larger crowdfunding entity to scale—a partnership that quickly dissolved. When Crypto was all the rage in late 2017 they stuck their toe in with an investing round that held investors money until they got regulatory cold feet and pulled out entirely from the crypto space. It took months to return the money and by the time they did the crypto market was a shadow of its former self. Most recently, and perhaps most ignobly, they rushed to form a 501(c)(3) when the 2020 pandemic hit, sweet PPP loan money notwithstanding of course… A charity which they have since wiped from their site but exists in cached form if you search for it. Don’t buy the quarterly and yearly “discretionary” performance bonuses that are used as a motivator and incentive for reward and run counter to the FLSA. They pay what they want and they pay themselves first. Brokers were once paid a commission structure which was transformed into salaried positions, leaving management to keep the commissions for themselves. It was not uncommon for certain persons to come to the sales floor and say, “Make me some money!” Just don’t do it. Don’t buy it. It is really not worth the headache. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 DISAPPROVE 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 978432 Open Small businesses take vision and clarity to run correctly. Refine your vision. 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 2.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Jul 30th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures Austin, TX Confusion, Stress, Boredom, and Harassment -Location: MicroVentures has a gorgeous new office in the Domain, close to shops and food, with floor-to-ceiling windows and an open office floorplan. -Office perks: Employees have free snacks and beverages (including beer, though that is limited). Lunch is catered once a week. -Leadership: Management holds all the power, making decisions without collaborating or informing employees. After employees are told what to do, management expects immediate acceptance and execution, with no questions asked. If employees don't follow orders or complete tasks incorrectly due to lack of information, management will punish them by chewing them out, threatening their job, or publicly humiliating them. Somehow, management seems to require employees to both be "proactive" without "overstepping boundaries"...without knowing what those boundaries are. Similarly, management has difficulty getting things done on a day-to-day basis but will not giving up ownership or consider delegating tasks to others - tasks just get stuck in limbo for days or weeks. -Lack of professional growth: There is little to no training for new employees. Therefore, new employees are either bored or overwhelmed. On the other hand, skilled/tenured employees cannot contribute new ideas due to leadership's restrictive management style, so their talents are left unused. -Micromanagement: To the extreme. Employees are watched constantly - when they arrive in the morning, when they leave for lunch or any other breaks, how much time their "wasting" throughout the day...and if you make mistakes, your every move is watched to make sure you don't make even a simple mistake in the future. -Office culture: Stereotypical "bro" culture that goes completely against the "Me Too" movement. Sexist and discriminatory language is frequently heard in the office. Some employees seem to have more "perks" than others (e.g. frequent work-from-home days no one else is entitled to). Management is happy to purchase expensive gadgets for the office but runs into difficulty supplying employees with the software needed to do their jobs. Many employees are expected to receive their financial licenses, and MicroVentures will purchase the study materials but there is no support offered prior to the test. Employees are often forced to work very long hours without overtime - NO work-life balance. And management frequently tries to remove holidays from the calendar ever year to get more work out of employees. -Turnover: There is a huge employee turnover problem, to the point where there is an entirely new staff every two years. Therefore, no long-term initiatives can really be implemented or even developed b/c there is such a drastic change month to month. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 DISAPPROVE 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 978432 Open Overall, there seems to be a severe disconnect between management and employees. Gaslighting and censorship is common, as is nepotism and inequitable treatment across the board. This could be a great company. There aren't many companies that do what MicroVentures does. When you wonder why so many employees leave each month, consider that maybe it's not them. It's YOU. Care about your employees. Get them aligned behind your vision not by force but by the strength of YOUR commitment. Care about investors. Make processes user-friendly and, when you see a problem occurring over and over again, address it and make sure it doesn't happen in the future. 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 2.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Jun 14th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA rewarding experience I enjoyed working with smart, fun and hard working people. good position in the market. Need more resources to grow faster. 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 1.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 978432 Open increase the staff so employees are not overworked 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Mar 13th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA Fun new office - Moved into a new office in the Domain and the location is great - Open space - Nice commute - Growth is steady and hiring is picking up - Co-workers are fun - Stocked kitchen, lunch on wed. - some growing pains in the new office - onboarding process could be more structured - communication could be more frequent 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 978432 Open Keep working on the culture. improvements are noticeable and welcomed 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Mar 7th, 2018 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA Like an abusive relationship Interesting area of crowdfunding Stocked kitchen Working at MicroVentures is like an abusive relationships with a lot of highs and lows. It's really great or really awful and the highs occur just enough times to make you think the lows won't occur again. But, then they do. CEO and COO lack management experience. Worse, they lack the desire and importance of great management and getting better. Management lacks self awareness, has inflated egos, and are poor communicators. They genuinely are self serving and do not care for the wellness, development and growth of their employees. -1.0 NEGATIVE 0.0 NEUTRAL -1.0 DISAPPROVE 7.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 978432 Open Curb the egos and toxicity 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Sep 24th, 2017 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures Intern Austin, TX Intern -Laid back -Great way to learn about different industries -Repetitive work, slightly boring -No structured intern program -Some people aren't very friendly 1.0 APPROVE 0.0 3.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 978432 Open Establish a solid intern program 0.0 [] No No 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Sep 22nd, 2017 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA Horrible company None. Truly none. It is a sham and should be banned from business. If I could think of a pro I would put it in here. But there aren't any. Founder is inexperienced and fallacious. No sense of team. Awful place to work. Steer clear on every level. Nothing good happens here. -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 NEGATIVE -1.0 DISAPPROVE 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 978432 Open 0.0 [] No Yes 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Jul 20th, 2017 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA Came for the opportunity, met great people Coworkers are smart, fun people with interesting business backgrounds Part of a team that wants to help other companies You'll always be learning at your job Part of an evolving industry and on the front line Can still be very 'startup-y' in terms of the organizational structure Sometimes unclear roles/hierarchies/career paths More can be done around culture 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 978432 Open Keep investing in fun things for the company to do together and empower those individuals that take it upon themselves to contribute positively to company culture 0.0 [] REGULAR No Yes 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 May 27th, 2017 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA Challenging job The company is growing and the group I worked with seemed to like their jobs. I liked the people that I worked with. The projects that I was given were challenging and I learned new skills. My work impacted the business and helped it grow. benefits are not as good as a larger company. growing pains around adding more people to the team. initial training was not defined. 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 POSITIVE 1.0 APPROVE 0.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 978432 Open focus on strategy as the company grows 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services
private:microventures https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=978432 Mar 28th, 2017 12:00AM Open Open MicroVentures United States USA Bad experience Good resume filler Good coworkers (until they quit or get fired) Surveillance cameras supposedly for security but are mostly used for management to get their kicks. Bad communication and management in general. Terrible morale problems and high turnover. No trust. Management always assumes the worst from you. and assumes you are incompetent and will tell you so. -1.0 NEGATIVE 0.0 NEUTRAL -1.0 DISAPPROVE 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 978432 Open I don't know how you fix all that. Maybe you can't? 0.0 [] REGULAR No No 0.0 Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Mar 21st, 2021 09:02PM Microventures Technology Software & Computer Services

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