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"Being founder and CEO is one of the most amazing experience you can have. And you can have some very tough periods where you think about giving up... But the beauty of the function is that it is your baby."
Posted 10 years ago in Denver, CO
Founder at CardConnection.com
in Agoura Hills, CA

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"Unlimited freedom with the overwhelming responsibility of making all decisions."

What do you like about working at CardConnection.com?

"Being my own boss and not having to report to anybody."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"As with any other small start-up company, be prepared to wear multiple hats and ofter make do with much less than you're accustomed to."

What don't you like about working at CardConnection.com?

"The inconsistency of income generated by the business and lack of control over it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Since I am management my suggestion is to seek employment utilizing all the skills acquired at a stable company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at EnabledSuccess

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"Great culture and work environment"

What do you like about working at EnabledSuccess?

"Cultural aspects and the people. Good clients who we were able to help."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Having an open attitude and willingness to learn while taking initiative will result in success"

What don't you like about working at EnabledSuccess?

"The administrative burden of being head of the company instead of just serving clients"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at Umbra Data
in San Jose, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Leader of all things technical"

What do you like about working at Umbra Data?

"Leading edge technology was core to this venture, with considerable automation involved."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The company is effectively defunct, so if you are asked to interview, you are probably being scammed."

What don't you like about working at Umbra Data?

"Funding was continually in question and caused compromise decisions to be constantly made which impacted much of the success capabilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Insure that a proxy is required in shareholders agreements so that in the case of illness of the majority stakeholder that you can continue to build the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at CuJack Education
in Littleton, CO

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"An adventure."

What do you like about working at CuJack Education?

"Helping others, and changing lives! Also, having to be innovative and compete with other programs that do the same thing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No, no tips available at this time as we are not hiring."

What don't you like about working at CuJack Education?

"I would have to say absolutely nothing at all. ."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that I give myself a good review on account of applying for this position."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at United Engineering and Contracting
in Barto, PA

What do you like about working at United Engineering and Contracting?

"The flexibility to pursue new markets, i.e. topsoil or CNG"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"no tips. Great company when there is a backlog of jobs and working every day."

What don't you like about working at United Engineering and Contracting?

"The seasonal nature of site work jobs. The uneven flow of work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find a steadier income stream, revenue as mfg. rep. or royalty per ton processing topsoil, etc."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at Ion Diagnostics
in Santa Clara, CA

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"I was founder of the company and President"

What do you like about working at Ion Diagnostics?

"I was co-founder and President from 1993-2001 - a great experience until Motorola (our sole investor) had serious problems in 2000 and our funding dried up."

What don't you like about working at Ion Diagnostics?

"We had to re-form the company as Multibeam Systems after Motorola had troubles. We could not pay salaries for several months but most employees held out until we could pay them off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I was management! We had a great relationship with the CEO and CTO of Motorola, not so good with the President."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Founder at CarpeDm
in Medford, OR

What do you like about working at CarpeDm?

"Ability to select clients, and determine strategic direction. Flexibility with job demands and scheduling."

What don't you like about working at CarpeDm?

"Economic influence on the market, budget impact, and time involved with client billing concerns (late payments)."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at Mod My Airsoft
in Chicago, IL

What do you like about working at Mod My Airsoft?

"Bringing quality products that revolutionize the airsoft industry. We are a growing firm."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Experience matters. We want people who can work on a team."

What don't you like about working at Mod My Airsoft?

"There's nothing that I don't enjoy. I wouldn't have something in place if didn't need it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I am the owner of the company and based on our recent success I would say we are doing a great job."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at The Potter's House
in Lebanon, TN

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I would not trade my expereince with this company for anything."

What do you like about working at The Potter's House?

"Front line, roll up your sleeves management in the trenches. Never a dull day - multi-taking constantly -"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"After leaving the Corporate world, non-profit work is quite different, you have to take what you hae and make what you need."

What don't you like about working at The Potter's House?

"No room for advancement - I am the CEO and Founder"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Additional staff, providing ability to provide additional services to the increase in those in need of services during these hard times."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Founder at Entrepreneur's Virtue
in Atlanta, GA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Unexpectedly positive work experience."

What do you like about working at Entrepreneur's Virtue?

"What I like about working here is the flexibility and accountability."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Sure. the tip I would offer is that you must have solid personal values."

What don't you like about working at Entrepreneur's Virtue?

"The only thing I could mentioned in the dont like category would be - new company constantly in Business Development mode"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The best suggestion I could offer management is to Keep work hard we appreciate the results."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at AndWaves
in Melbourne, FL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Great opportunity to grow into a serious position"

What do you like about working at AndWaves?

"Freedom to choose my work. Lots of new challenges. Meet interesting people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself. Try to be creative, pleasant, and accepting of differences."

What don't you like about working at AndWaves?

"I'm pretty happy there. There are not many negatives to mention."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should keep doing what they are doing. I'm very impressed with them."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at Integrated Marketing Services
in Gurnee, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I was owner"

What do you like about working at Integrated Marketing Services?

"I love calling on and helping other small businesses. The independance"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. If you do that everything will fall into place."

What don't you like about working at Integrated Marketing Services?

"Sometimes the isolation. Sometimes the weather conditions. The waiting period to recieve payouts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Your only as good as your next call. Provide ongoing, superior training."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at Esperiod International
in Charlotte, NC

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"My experience was positive and brought about professional growth."

What do you like about working at Esperiod International?

"I had an ability to positively impact the community through interaction with nonprofit organizations."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The ability to work independently yet perform is very important."

What don't you like about working at Esperiod International?

"There are a lot of deadlines and strict timeframes associated with the job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I liked the management. I'd encourage no change in this regard."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at eCycle Systems
in Fremont, CA

What do you like about working at eCycle Systems?

"We are developing solutions to reduce the adverse impact of ewaste worldwide."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great technology, strong management, inadequate funding kind of sum it up"

What don't you like about working at eCycle Systems?

"Insufficient funding to deliver the systems that we have designed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Since I am part of the management team, it is our dilemma that we have been unable to find adequate funding for the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Founder at MRS Retail
in Aurora, CO

What do you like about working at MRS Retail?

"I was the Co Owner and founder of MRS Retail LLC"

What don't you like about working at MRS Retail?

"I closed it since the income was not as expected"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Invest more money and efforts in marketing as well as Search Engine Optimization"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
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