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      3.4

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (157 total reviews)
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      Paddy Cosgrave

      25% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.6

      Culture and values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Senior management

      Web Summit has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Web Summit 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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      157 reviews
      1.0
      17 Mar 2026

      An Example of Toxic Leadership

      Startups acquisition coordinator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Struggling to find any, to be fair.

      Cons

      It's a boys club, and many of the propaganda spewed by the CEO is to use managers as tokens of diversity. Managers are ill-prepared, and will eventually push you out - no matter how well you perform. You will go far if you are a rule follower, but that's about it. The role is one of a call center - you are expected to take on 15-18 meetings a day for 20 minutes each only to be at the bottom of the company. Do not expect to be taken seriously if you are apart of the Startups team. Also, tenure in the company supersedes results.

      3.0
      22 Dec 2025

      Nice, but culture is changing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Small environment - If you are a junior you might have space to grow - Product is getting more interesting - Cool office - Stable job - You can travel to help execute the conferences

      Cons

      - It's not a tech company, therefore, the career ladder for SEs is not well established and it's not that long - Lack of fair compensation - Making people to go to the office, where most of them don't want to. - Making rapid changes without giving the proper time to people to settle and get organized

      3.0
      17 Oct 2025

      Interesting experience

      Volunteer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      It's an interesting experience, good for networking. Volunteering on the Startups team allows you to be at the center of the event.

      Cons

      Very long shifts with no pay.

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