Mixed Bag of Culture - Managing Director Techstars Employee Review

3.0
17 Oct 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great access to community, mentors and deal-flow. - Opportunity to invest and advise startups/companies - Highly visible role in the startup community

Cons

- Organization is poorly run - Incentives and culture is poor and at times toxic - Leadership shows regular contempt for managing directors and general misunderstanding of what the work entails. - Generally a lot of weaker players at the corporate level, often doing regular harm to culture, retention and incentives.

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5.0
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Pros

Good pay, $34/hour, 15 hours a week, during classes. Experience with a VC on a resume and startups

Cons

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3.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

Awesome people who care about the success of founders!

Cons

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