Duco Reviews

3.9

66% would recommend to a friend

(14 total reviews)
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Sidney Olinyk

100% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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14 reviews
5.0
7 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Duco is the best run startup I have ever worked with. Everyone on the team is held to a high standard of performance and everyone is trusted with the freedom, and resources required to get it done. I want to break down a few aspects of the company that really stand out. Industry: When I was at Duco, their expert network was focused on geopolitical and international consulting. Not only is this field interesting and timely, but it is growing rapidly. Every week seemed to open the door to a new exciting project or another expert being on-boarded who I have read about in the news. While the company did follow international events very closely, the culture was never political nor partisan. Technology: Duco was highly focused on product and the user experience and it is the reason they are going to win. Leadership is comfortable running lots of experiments on user experiences with an eye on rapid iteration and testing before investing in major build-outs. The company had a fast-paced development environment where the numbers always dove the final decisions. If you are looking for a place to dig in deep with cutting-edge tech, find a bigger company to go work for. If you want to rapidly iterate on customer experience and have a big impact across the entire product, this is a great opportunity. Team: This is the most organized and talented startup I have ever worked for. The company had and stuck with regular check-ins, performance reviews, calendaring, regular vision presentation from the CEO, and a whole list of other things that companies don't typically have until they are much bigger. This high level of professionalism and performance has trickled down from the top and is visible from the executive team to the intern classes. After all this praise I should mention why I left: Geography. If it were possible for me to be in San Francisco I would still be working with Duco. If you have the opportunity to work with this team, DO IT. You'll thank me later.

Cons

I can't move to San Francisco.

5.0
6 Feb 2020

Highly Recommended

Recommend
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Pros

The company is basically like a family, the work environment is great! Hours are reasonable, and the people here really care about their co-workers and look out for each other. Work is usually very interesting. Since it's a startup, you will get the opportunity to create processes without someone looking over your shoulder every five minutes. Basically, you should just take it if they offer you a job.

Cons

Performance evals tend to be subjective and you will often not be given concrete expectations. As in all startups, the pay is below market rate (though equity is offered). Management tends to spread itself too thin.

5.0
18 Jan 2018

Great Place to Work and Learn

Recommend
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Pros

- I started out as an intern and after 6 months was given a considerable more amount of responsibility. It is rare for an employer to reward hardworking interns by giving them more important work. -I was regularly asked what my suggestions were for projects and was given the opportunity to showcase my creativity. - I was asked what type of tasks I typically enjoy most so that I could focus on work that I particularly like. -Fun but professional workplace. All employees had a good sense of humor even when there was a ton of work to do. Leadership was also very flexible if I had conflicting commitments and notified them in advance. -By far the biggest pro is the mentorship that both of the cofounders offer. They genuinely cared about what my career goals were. They offered me sound advice and helped me network.

Cons

- Pay for interns is minimal, just a travel stipend, but this is the reality of working at a new company.

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