Jellyfish (MA) Reviews

- Resource management is a serious problem here. The company preaches frugality as a core value, but the reality is the opposite. For a 200-person startup, the monthly cloud computing bill is staggering, and budget gets burned on unnecessary speakers and consultants that add zero value. - Shipping is unusually slow for a startup. Weighed down by administrative bloat and a dev environment that feels years behind where it should be. The people in the middle aren't removing obstacles; they're creating them. If the right managers were in these seats, this company could accomplish more with a leaner team. Some teams are definitely better but the fact that there is a lot of variance is a sign of an issue. - Lots of internal conflicts. Fights are a regular occurrence. You'll either be in one, witness one, or hear about one. At some point, the wrong people were hired or promoted into leadership (middle and upper), and the cultural damage has been significant. Unless that's fixed I don't think the company will go nowhere. - All of the above flows to product reliability issues. Churn rate is bad.

It's a startup that has had to quickly adapt to AI, and the product is undergoing a major transformation. Competition is heating up so we can't rest on our wins and there are aggressive growth targets. Tight budgets for marketing, sales, everything basically. Not that they are skimping but you have to make a case for spending on stuff. Expected at this stage but may put some people off. No office to go to other than Boston. Most customers love Jellyfish, but churn does happen. Comp is average, but typical for startup at this size.