Quantcast reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(535 total reviews)
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Konrad Feldman

60% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Quantcast has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 535 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Quantcast employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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535 reviews
3.0
Apr 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As many of the other reviews mention, lots of smart and capable people. Interesting problem space and intellectual approaches to solutions. Fun happy hours.

Cons

The engineering culture seemed reminiscent of the much debated culture of amazon, in which everyone down to the individual contributor level must take responsibility of development work, QA, hiring, product management, client support, requirement gathering, and prioritization of multiple projects. It felt like the engineers were stretched far too thin which in turn created not only bad products but large waves of attrition. Also, they seem to have difficulty with appropriate resource allocation, in that they assign people to projects that don't cater to their strengths or approve teams who insist on spending their work hours building and supporting crazy things outside the scope of adTech (think Atlassian products...). The lack of organization between product, client support, and engineering made it very hard to get anything done here. I hope they have since or will change their methods.

2.0
Sep 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Varying but good opportunities to grow your career, particularly if you start at an entry-level position and have the work ethic and chops to stand apart from the crowd. Incredible people, although many of the best are leaving. The urgency to backfill these positions is evident with the recent AE and AM backfill hires. I had positive experiences with my direct managers and directors and could depend on them for support in my role. But when a company's trajectory shifts from becoming a unicorn to SOS, opportunities to get promoted are limited even if they advocate on your behalf. There are decent perks (including catered food) and a work-life balance that gets out the door by 7 pm. But, this varies significantly by your team and is often sugar-coated by the many AMs that escaped their countless all-nighters working at agencies as digital media planners. The occasional opportunity to be in a room with C-level execs that will inspire you with their life experiences and industry knowledge. There are decent diversity and inclusion programs that make an impact inside and outside of Quantcast, but there is much work to do to soften the "Tech Bro" culture that dominates the sales floor.

Cons

A product that provides little-to-no value paired with sales managers that encourage AEs/AMs to withhold key data that their clients expect. Quantcast's mission is to "help brands grow in the AI era," which translates to Account Executives pushing their bread-and-butter display advertising product on any inexperienced marketer. Quantcast reporting over-inflates its impact. AMs are advised to cherry-pick data, restrict access to reports in the user dashboard, and "curate" site delivery reports that show where clients' ad revenue is being spent. A/B and incrementally test show little to no impact. It's hard to pitch a huge budget increase when you know, deep down, that your product is not delivering what your client wholeheartedly believes it is. But that isn't as hard as the day that your client catches on and starts asking the hard questions that you have been dreading to receive in your inbox since the day they signed on. Don't worry, your AE will scramble to sell through another deal. Rinse, repeat. Pair this with unrealistic sales goals, and it makes sense why Quantcast's attrition rate is so high in the sales and account management organizations that work most closely with its product. To give Quantcast credit, this isn't only an issue inside of their walls but is present in the AdTech industry as a whole. Hold off, keep looking, and seek out companies that offer a product that provides the value it promises. It's easier to sell something you believe in.

1.0
Aug 8, 2018

Incompetent

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch A paycheck Good people to work along

Cons

Horrible management Run for the hills avoid wasting time and career opportunities Company is dying (check LinkedIn headcount decrease %16 this past year due to layoffs and churn) Incompetence across the board, highly evident with over %50 of sales team churning in SF Micromanaging insecure leadership Managers promoted to manage for first time who severely lack empathy and humility (this is a prerequisite to be promoted at Quantcast it appears) New CRO is like a ghost and has no positive influence on company Decisions like product, marketing, and most facets of the company are made in a vacuum causing groupthink, poor go-to-market strategy, and unhappy customers who’s needs are not met The revenue model of Quantcast is fundamentally broken because it is unpredictable, which causes sound business decisions to appear impossible

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