3.0
Jun 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Good product, very well regarded by customers, company has a lot of smart, motivated people. Through the pandemic the company kept people on even though things slowed, provided access to Coursera with unlimited access.
Cons
But then...three layoffs in a couple of years. Announcing a $200 million stock buy back, which used to be illegal, the same day they had layoffs. Totally missed the boat with acquisition discussions with Salesforce in 2024, where they had an offer in the mid 30s and they walked, only to accept an offer at 25 a year later. Lot of people with options had a strike price in the 30s, making their options worthless.
