Owned by a conman with delusions of grandeur.
Pros
The illusion of a great opportunity for as long as it takes to get to your first pay day
Cons
I started with a newly setup company under the umbrella of Algorithm Innovative Solutions and Dimensions International, called Algorithm Studios. I was to be the face of the company in the US. A lot of promises were made including salary, healthcare and company stock and projects. Mohamed Kotb, the owner of the company, still owes me two months pay. The company has poor communication across the board, I spent most of my time trying to get responses out of various departments including accounting. Mohammed Kotb, the owner lies; I have long Whats App, phone call and email chains with him making promises and grand claims that were later proven wrong. I was given a couple of interesting briefs that were later undermined and subverted into areas I would never have signed up for. They have only paid me 10% of what they owe me, no stock and no healthcare. I put in a lot of work in areas that were not related to my title in order to help get the company going, only to have it all wasted as I learned what a scam it all was. I have heard from various sources that there are numerous other employees that have gone unpaid, vendors that have not been paid, and they use pirate software (Autodesk CAD). Mohammed is starting new companies and I hear he does this out of habit. I no longer expect to get paid, so it's time to help others and warn them against working with him or his organizations.
