Comments on: Next Jump and Why Data Win

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By: Anon.

Anon. — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:55:58 +0000

As a current employee of NextJump I can understand that there are ex-employees that aren't happy. They gave a lot of time and energy to the company and it didn't work out for them. But they gave that time and energy for a reason and the people still here give just as much. Ultimately everyone at NextJump genuinely believes in the company and works hard because of that belief.

As to whether or not we use the data – we absolutely do. We use it throughout the site, throughout communications and when building/extending merchant relationships.

By: Anon.

Anon. — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:55:58 +0000

As to whether or not we use the data – we absolutely do. We use it throughout the site, throughout communications and when building/extending merchant relationships.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:44:00 +0000

Sounds a lot like baptism of fire people of my vintage got back in the day after the original Bubble burst. I've found that negative experiences have helped guide my career choices much more than I expected.

As for the feedback on Next Jump from its ex-employees, it does seem like a large number of nay-sayers. Plus, I'm surprised how many of you (?) found your way here to this little blog to voice your opinions. Definitely motivated.

FWIW, the post was more devoted to scary data practices than the company, but someone pretty much debunked those.

By: former employee

former employee — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:14:30 +0000

I know it's common for former employee's comments to be taken with large grains of salt, but I hope the sheer volume of former employees and how strongly they feel can convince doubters that they are portraying reality better than the general press releases. It's considered an honor to become a Next Jump Alumni. Glassdoor.com is another good place to see some candid reviews, including some potentially fake rave reviews (read the comments under reviews to learn more). The main benefit I gained from Next Jump was losing some naivete and learning what really mattered to me in a job (not just the salary, not just living in New York City, not just a lot of exciting talk). I learned to be a lot pickier in evaluating my options and asking specific questions about how companies are run. It was a bad experience that made me wiser for the next go around -- and I'm thankful for that.

The biggest question to ask yourself is if they are really going somewhere, why have/are most of their smartest employees from top schools, especially the ones not on visas, left/leaving? (and why were they hired in the first place for the mostly mindless work required)

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:43:49 +0000

Agreed. I've found the backlash of former employees here and on TC strange; like you said, for some reason, there's a strong response.

Re. the company, it's more than a little unnerving, even if they're not doing anything smart with the data they collect.

By: al

al — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:23:05 +0000

no offense, but reading through the comments it sure sounds like a handful of disgruntle ex-employees at play here. that happens, understand the need for people to vent, but it creates a skewed view of things that doesn't tell the real story, so not that helpful.

i will say one thing, for a relatively unknown company that hasn't come out till recently, next jump sure does not leave people indifferent. eliciting that strong of a response, they must be up to something good

i guess we will all have to sit and watch, see where they go.

By: Albert

Albert — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:54:10 +0000

Reading the posts above sounds like the perspective of a few disgruntled ex-employees. I get it that people need to vent, only trouble with that is that it gives us an obviously skewed perspective, not super useful.

Judging from the comments here and on TC, the company is certainly making a lot of noise and not leaving people indifferent – they must be up to something good

Time will tell I guess, we will have to watch and see what next jump does.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:46:48 +0000

Yup, just noted that in a post this week, apropos of blog commenting in general.

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:46:13 +0000

I guess centralization of offers would be nice, like it is for travel deals. Maybe I'm too tied to Amazon after more than a decade. I'll be they have a robust profile of me based on my purchases and shipping history.

By: comments still there

comments still there — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:05:37 +0000

disappearing comments is not some conspiracy. it was a tech crunch wide issue

http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/06/your-comments-…

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By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:11:22 +0000

Woah, that is odd. Maybe it was a request from the company or an investor. Fishy.

By: QuestioningReader

QuestioningReader — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:25:07 +0000

Interestingly, TechCrunch has taken ALL the comments off the page! I noticed it when I revisited the page, because I wanted to use the article and comments separately with a group of students. Some of the comments were almost more interesting than the original article. I wonder why… have they got a stake in that company, or what???

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:23:52 +0000

I'm glad to hear this b/c the prospect of a “benefit” mining that much data about me w/o an opt-in is unsettling. Seems like there's bad blood w/ex-employees, as noted in the comments here and on the TC post. Interesting stuff, even more so than the company itself and its products (or lack thereof). Thanks for adding your take.

By: TGM

TGM — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:34:04 +0000

Dont belive the hype.. seriously. Charlie is prob the best marketing/sales person I have seen but what he says is complete bull… being a former employee myself – his concept of a working product was a pretty power point which he sold to investors as a true working product… Think Ponzi Scheme. Again, they do have some exclusive deal but most come from Links Syndication like Commission Junction etc.. His concept is incredible and a smart business but someone needs to put a real leader in there to make it a real company… Dig deeper and you will see the reality of his pitch is very thin..

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:15:39 +0000

I'm off to do that right now. Good tip. Unfortunately, most TC comment threads are awash w/cruft, here's to hoping I can find something useful.

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:15:25 +0000

Thanks for the insight. That is an extremely high turnover rate. I can't decide if it's good or bad news that they aren't using all the data they collect. Probably bad that they have so much at all.

You make a good point about their consumer offerings too. I didn't mention them much here b/c I wanted to focus on the corporate benefit angle, which I find both frightening and intriguing.

By: comments

comments — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:40:32 +0000

Reading the comments in the Tech Crunch article would be pretty useful to get a fuller picture…

By: former employee

former employee — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:39:06 +0000

It might also be of interest how many people were hired and quit. It's a large number, probably over 40 or 50 in the last year.

Next Jump can sell itself very well, but at the time I left and from what I hear from friends, they do not really use all this data they have at their hands. Constantly changing icons was a higher priority.

It should also be noted that many Next Jump offers can be found elsewhere on the web too...