


Diverse employees at Shortcut have rated Team, Happiness, and Manager as the highest categories they have scored
Women at Shortcut have rated Team, Happiness, and Manager as the highest categories they have scored
Shortcut employees are 52% more likely to recommend Shortcut as a great place to work
| 62% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 28% | Passives |
| 10% | Detractors |
Working at Shortcut is rated average by 91 employees, across various culture dimensions. Shortcut employees are most satisfied about CEO Rating, Compensation, and Manager categories, putting Shortcut’s culture in the Top 30% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 15% compared to other companies in Buffalo, NY. See below in detail how working at Shortcut was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Shortcut is rated B
Last updated months ago
Shortcut ranks in the Top 30% of other companies on Comparably with 11-50 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
Out of 358 Shortcut employee reviews, 97% were positive. The remaining 3% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Shortcut improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 97% |
|---|---|
| Constructive Feedback | 3% |
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?Our value of "treat people right" is practiced across the board and even when things have been tough economically.
What do you like best about the leadership team?The leadership team is highly accessible and transparent about their thought processes, biggest questions, and what represents acceptable risk.
What are some of the best things about your team?Good listeners, deep thinkers, and looking to improve how we work continuously.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?I firmly believe location-based salary is an unfair policy for compensation and unfortunately, that's what we have.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?Unfortunately, we have a location-based compensation policy that disproportionally impacts folks from developing countries.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?IMO location-based salary is not aligned with the overall company values and is not a fair way to determine someone's compensation in relation to the value they bring to the company.
Based in New York but fully distributed, Shortcut builds project management software that people actually want to use - ask any engineer how they feel about Jira. Thousands of the fastest-growing software companies use Shortcut to plan and build software, including Geckoboard, Glossier, Thirty Madison, Vanta, Daitaku, LaunchDarkly, and others.
Shortcut was founded in 2014 and its current CEO is Kurt Schrader. Since its inception 12 years ago, Shortcut has grown to 30 employees.
We created Shortcut to provide the most intuitive and enjoyable project management platform — from project planning to product creation. We're here to ensure software development teams can do their best work and have a nice time while they're at it.
| Headquarter | 201 Allen St York, NY 10002 United States of America |
|---|---|
| Website | shortcut.com |
| Founding Date | 2014 |
| Tel | 5854240700 |
| Company Status | Private |
| Jobs | shortcut.com/careers |
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Shortcut has 30 employees. 91 employees at Shortcut have reviewed Shortcut across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 91 Shortcut employees give their leadership a grade of B+, or Top 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Shortcut are extremely happy with their total compensation at Shortcut, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, employees at Shortcut are extremely happy with their team. 91 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A. The majority believe the meetings at Shortcut are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.
The majority of employees at Shortcut believe the environment at Shortcut is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Shortcut is comfortably fast. About 83% of the employees at Shortcut work 8 hours or less, while 1% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.
Overall, the employees at Shortcut are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.


The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Shortcut is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Shortcut employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
At Shortcut 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Shortcut's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 87 Shortcut employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 74 have said yes.
Kurt’s approval rate is in the Top 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 5% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Buffalo, NY. Shortcut’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, employees in the Marketing department, and employees with 1 to 3 Years experience. However, employees with 6 to 10 Years experience, employees in the Engineering department, and employees with Over 10 Years experience have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Shortcut’s competitors, Kurt Schrader ranks right above Atlassian CEO Scott Farquhar & Mike Cannon-Brookes. Under Schrader’s leadership, Shortcut employee respondents are most happy about their Compensation and the company’s Manager. Environment and Meetings are two areas, according to respondents, where Shortcut could stand to see real improvement.
The Shortcut Executive Team is rated an “A-” and led by CEO Kurt Schrader, VP of Finance Shannjit Singh, and Head of Marketing Dana Brown
Kurt Schrader CEO / President
Kurt Schrader serves as the CEO / President of Shortcut.
Shannjit Singh VP of Finance
Shannjit Singh serves as the VP of Finance of Shortcut.
Dana Brown Head of Marketing
Dana Brown serves as the Head of Marketing of Shortcut.
Jordan LaCount Head of Product
Jordan LaCount serves as the Head of Product of Shortcut.
Emilio Javier Head of People Operations
Emilio Javier serves as the Head of People Operations of Shortcut.
Chris Demwell VP of Engineering
Chris Demwell serves as the VP of Engineering of Shortcut.
Devin Riker VP of Customer Experience
Devin Riker serves as the VP of Customer Experience of Shortcut.
Diverse employees at Shortcut score the company 85/100 across various culture categories, placing Shortcut in the Top 30% of companies on Comparably with 11-50 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Shortcut across various culture dimensions.
Our DE&I mission is to foster an inclusive and equitable environment that unleashes the power of our diversity. We do this by creating safe spaces for conversations and learning and addressing organizational behaviors, systems, and processes that impact our ability to attract, retain, and engage diverse talent.,,For example, we host Trivia, lunch and learns, and open forums to create safe spaces for conversations and learning. We also engage URMs in conversations about things that may impact their experience and find ways for our colleagues to bring more of themselves into the workplace.,,To address organizational behaviors, systems, and processes that impact our ability to attract, retain, and engage diverse talent, we regularly review our processes and policies to allow for fair access, opportunity, and advancement and identify and roll out training and workshops to promote equity, inclusion, and awareness.
- $2,000 annual professional development stipend - Annual WFH/productivity stipend ($750 in first year of employment, $450 every year thereafter)
Shortcut's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year. Paid Time Off is Shortcut's most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 100% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Shortcut's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

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What is Shortcut address?
Shortcut location is at 201 Allen St
Who is the CEO of Shortcut?
Shortcut CEO is Kurt Schrader, their score by employees is 85
What is Shortcut eNPS?
The eNPS for Shortcut is 52
How many employees work in Shortcut?
Shortcut has 30 employees
Who are Shortcut competitors?
Shortcut main competitors are Trello, Asana, Atlassian