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Draper University

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Horrible CEO ( Andy Tang) and horrible management - Program Coodinator Draper University Employee Review

1.0
28 Jun 2022
Recommend
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Pros

the people you meet at the co working space or your colleagues you work with

Cons

the worst place myself and my coworkers at the time worked at. Andy Tang has no regard for humanity and only cares about money and hiring all of his family members to take over Tim Draper's co working space. During the time I was there he made us go on social media and write fake reviews that reflected the company on a good light and some of them are on here on Glassdoor. On your way out he makes you sign an NDA or threatens to not give you severance... I rather have the right to speak about the horrible treatment myself and my colleagues experienced during our time there. Program coordinators salary was 2,000 pre tax + boarding (which didn't help much of the employees mental health as they were constantly on survival mode) they pigeon hold you to boarding bc while they only pay you 2K/mo you were always onsite to work basically 24/7 People who worked @ Hero City got paid 60K

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5.0
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Pros

Opens a ton of doors

Cons

Low pay, high turnover, long days and nights

1.0
9 Sept 2024
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Recommend
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Pros

- Meet and network with pre-seed to seed-stage founders from all around the world - Learn about entrepreneurship from industry experts that give talks at Draper University - Stable business outlook (B2G business with big government contracts) - Mostly hard-working and friendly colleagues - Live at Draper University rent-free - Some food is provided during programs

Cons

- Work 70-90 hour weeks with below market rate salary and no overtime pay (essentially getting minimum wage or less considering the hours worked) - Due to living at the workplace, you are essentially on-call 24/7 and can be asked to do many last-minute tasks. Difficult to have a work-life balance. - Constantly understaffed so you'll have to wear many hats and also do manual labor - No bonus / incentive structure in place, working harder or more hours is not rewarded - Minimal upward career trajectory and growth within the organization - Nepotism and toxic work culture - Management does not care about staff wellbeing or career growth - Highly disorganized and lacking in structure/processes although they have been running these entrepreneurship programs for over a decade - No healthcare insurance or benefits - No work visa sponsorship, contracts international staff without providing work visas

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