If you're BIPOC... RUN, they tokenize any BIPOC staff - Contractor StartOut Employee Review

2.0
11 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

networking with the startups they would work with. You learn about entrepreneurship.

Cons

Problematic nonprofit with racist leaders. Obviously what can you expect, most of them are white gay rich men living in SF. Anyone other than Andres (the Executive Director) leaves or gets let go of. Usually because their token queer staff wasn't able to "prove" themselves or get any BIPOC members to join. OMG and the leaders are so misogynistic. They treat their female, nonbinary and trans staff like garbage. Seriously do not work here if you're a BIPOC queer individual or trying to make a difference in the queer community. This ain't it sis. byeeeee

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5.0
23 Oct 2022
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Pros

- coworkers are very supportive and interested in doing the right thing - good mission - staff and volunteers are truly and genuinely committed - remote workforce with a few in-person activities

Cons

- typical challenges of nonprofits due to lack of budget and bandwidth to do everything we would like to do, lots of work to be done and not enough funds to do it and spread out the work amongst people

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4.0
1 Sept 2025
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Pros

StartOut rocks because of the people.

Cons

I have come to learn, I am not best suited for remote work.

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