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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
22
TOTAL
RATINGS
165

Skillshare Company Culture

Skillshare Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.6/5
Skillshare's Overall Culture is rated D

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Skillshare CEO

Bottom 5%Bottom 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Matthew Cooper Skillshare's CEO
Matthew Cooper
46 /100

Diversity at Skillshare

Women at Skillshare

Bottom 10%Bottom 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
D-

Women at Skillshare have rated Work Culture, CEO Rating, and Leadership as the highest categories they have scored

Skillshare eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Bottom 40%Bottom 40% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

7

Skillshare employees are 7% more likely to recommend Skillshare as a great place to work

40%Promoters
27%Passives
33%Detractors

Working at Skillshare

Working at Skillshare is rated below average by 22 employees, across various culture dimensions. Skillshare employees rate Team highest among all categories, and think that CEO Rating and Leadership have the most room for improvement, putting Skillshare’s culture in the Bottom 20% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Bottom 20% compared to other companies in New York. See below in detail how working at Skillshare was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Skillshare

D

Overall Company Culture at Skillshare is rated D

Last updated months ago

Bottom
20%

Skillshare ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Skillshare Employee Reviews

Out of 13 Skillshare employee reviews, 50% were positive. The remaining 50% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Skillshare improve their work culture.

50%
50%
Positive Reviews50%
Constructive Feedback50%

Positive Reviews From Skillshare Employees

  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    They are very helpful when i ask.
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Great support when I need help.
  • What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
    They hire good people. Unfortunately, they rarely stay because of the toxicity.

Constructive Feedback From Skillshare Employees

  • What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
    Bad customer selling practices that they get a ton of negative feedback on.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    They refuse to budge on making it a hospitable environment at all. DEI efforts are all for show. You will get fired if you report.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Oust the CEO and save the product. It's only a matter of time before more truths come out.

Skillshare Company Information

Skillshare Company Overview

Skillshare is an online learning community for creatives.

Skillshare was founded in 2010 and its current CEO is Matthew Cooper. Since its inception 16 years ago, Skillshare has grown to 95 employees.

Skillshare Mission, Vision & Values

Skillshare Mission Statement

At Skillshare, we believe that when we create, we discover who we are. We’ve seen again and again how the seemingly simple act of creating can be a force for growth and change in people’s lives. We want to inspire creative exploration, and expand the power of expression, learning and discovery.

Skillshare Values

At Skillshare, our value system is broken down into two parts: Core Values — Determines who gets hired, promoted, or let go. These are behaviors and traits we value in individuals. Principles — How we aspire to work together as a collective team. Imagine these as phrases that we can call upon in meetings.

Headquarter35 East 21st Street, Floor 5
New York City, NY 10010
United States of America
Websiteskillshare.com
Founding Date2010
Tel(888) 364 6223
Company StatusPrivate
Jobsjobs.lever.co/skillshare
Social Sites

Skillshare Competitors

Skillshare competitors include OpenSesame, Udacity, General Assembly, and BizLibrary. Skillshare ranks 5th in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Skillshare compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    OpenSesame's Logo
    OpenSesame
    4.7/5
  2. #2
    Udacity's Logo
    Udacity
    4.1/5
  3. #3
    General Assembly's Logo
    General Assembly
    3.8/5
  4. #4
    BizLibrary's Logo
    BizLibrary
    3.6/5
  5. #5
    Skillshare's Logo
    Skillshare
    2.6/5
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Skillshare Employees

Skillshare has 95 employees. 22 employees at Skillshare have reviewed Skillshare 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 22 Skillshare employees give their leadership a grade of D-, or Bottom 10% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Skillshare are not very pleased with their total compensation at Skillshare, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Skillshare are pleased with their team. 22 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. The majority believe the meetings at Skillshare are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Skillshare believe the environment at Skillshare is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Skillshare is extremely fast. About 57% of the employees at Skillshare work 8 hours or less.

Overall, the employees at Skillshare are not very happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Skillshare - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Skillshare is that the company was prepared on their first day. Skillshare 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.

Skillshare KPIs and OKRs

At this moment no Skillshare employees have provided insight into whether or not they clearly understand Skillshare's KPIs and OKRs.

AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Skillshare CEO & Leadership

Skillshare CEO - Matthew Cooper

Matthew Cooper Skillshare's CEO
46 /100

Skillshare’s CEO Matthew Cooper started in this role in 2016. Matthew’s approval rate is lower compared to CEOs at similar sized companies, putting Matthew in the Bottom 5% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Bottom 5% compared to CEOs of all other companies in New York. Matthew Cooper’s employees rank Skillshare in the Top 50% for Team, in the Bottom 45% for Environment, and in the Bottom 40% for Meetings. When compared to Skillshare’s competitors, Matthew Cooper ranks below both Udacity CEO Gabe Dalporto and General Assembly CEO Jake Schwartz.

Skillshare Leadership

The Skillshare Executive Team is rated a “D-” and led by CEO Matthew Cooper, Vice President, Operations Sabrina Kieffer, and VP of Engineering Ken Liu

  • Matthew Cooper  CEO / President

    Matthew Cooper CEO / President

    Matthew Cooper serves as the CEO / President of Skillshare.

  • Sabrina Kieffer Vice President, Operations

    Sabrina Kieffer serves as the Vice President, Operations of Skillshare.com. Sabrina started at Skillshare.com in October... read more

  • Ken Liu VP of Engineering

    Ken Liu serves as the VP of Engineering of Skillshare.com. Ken started at Skillshare.com in September of 2017. Ken... read more

  • Cam Lay VP Marketing

    Cam Lay serves as the VP Marketing of Skillshare.com. Cam started at Skillshare.com in October of 2016. Cam currently... read more

  • Leslie Pesante Head Of Finance

    Leslie Pesante serves as the Head Of Finance of Skillshare.com. Leslie started at Skillshare.com in April of 2018.... read more

  • Devashish Kandpal VP of Product

    Devashish Kandpal serves as the VP of Product of Skillshare.com. Devashish started at Skillshare.com in November of... read more

  • Jean Steiner Vice President of Data

    Jean Steiner serves as the Vice President of Data of Skillshare.

Skillshare Salaries

How much does Skillshare pay?

How much do people at Skillshare get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Skillshare is $82,904, or $39 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $83,722, or $40 per hour.

At Skillshare, the highest paid job is a Marketing Manager at $82,250 annually and the lowest is a Receptionist at $36,133 annually. Average Skillshare salaries by department include: Finance at $51,044, HR at $76,446, Admin at $36,134, and Marketing at $75,325. Half of Skillshare salaries are above $83,722.

8 employees at Skillshare rank their Compensation in the Bottom 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 22 ratings) while 7 employees at Skillshare rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 30% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 7 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$82k
$82k1st Percentile
25th Percentile
$140k
$140k25th Percentile
50th Percentile
$196k
$196k50th Percentile
75th Percentile
$208k
$208k75th Percentile
100th Percentile
$331k
$331k100th Percentile
$82,904*
Average Compensation
$83,722*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Skillshare Salaries by Department

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Diversity & Inclusion at Skillshare

The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Skillshare across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women N/A/100
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women N/A/100
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees N/A/100

Skillshare Perks & Benefits

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy
  • Unique Office Space

Skillshare PTO

Skillshare's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time0%
Vacation Policy0%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution0%
Childcare0%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No0%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo0%
$1500 - $2500/mo0%
$1000 -$1500/mo100%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo0%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

Skillshare Careers

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Skillshare applied for 3 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Skillshare has a total of 95 employees

3
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (3 out of 3)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 3)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 3)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 3)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Let Skillshare Know You Want To Work There

Overview of Candidates Interested in Skillshare on Comparably

Candidates By Department

Engineering
32%
All Industries
25%
Product
21%
Marketing
14%
Executive
4%
Other
4%

Candidates By Location

New York City
54%
Brooklyn
11%
Los Angeles
7%
Harrisburg
4%
New Bern
4%
Other
21%

Frequently Asked Questions regarding Skillshare

What is Skillshare address?

Skillshare location is at 35 East 21st Street, Floor 5

Who is the CEO of Skillshare?

Skillshare CEO is Matthew Cooper, their score by employees is 46

What are the salaries in Skillshare

The average salary for employees in Skillshare is 82904$

What is Skillshare eNPS?

The eNPS for Skillshare is 7

What is the salary for Marketing Associate in Skillshare?

Marketing Associate average salary in the US is 52k

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