Kickdrum
Overview
Kickdrum is a team of enterprise-grade strategists, architects, and builders that partner with technology investors and operating executives to defend and enhance businesses. Our value-focused solutions are investment-driven. We are experts in optimizing performance, cost, resilience, and time to market. We have assessed and advised private equity firms in over $9B in transaction value since 2018.<br /><br />Here are a few characteristics that define us:<br /><br />- We are a bunch of talented techies grounded in reality.<br />- We believe and practice collaboration, quality, and continuous learning.<br />- We strive to create or increase business value for our customers in all that we do.<br />- Nothing gets us going like a challenging technical or business problem.<br />- We have a flat hierarchy and are not big on processes and titles.<br />- We expect our employees to be responsible and apply sound judgment with our customers' information and products.<br />- Our engineers strive to become entrepreneurs and technology leaders.<br />- We hire and work only with the best.<br /><br />Mission: Value-creation engineers.<br /><br />Our 10 Leadership Values:<br /><br />1 - Take ownership - If you see something that needs to be fixed, take responsibility and fix it. Do not wait to be told what to do.<br />2 - Learn and be curious - Believe every interaction is a learning opportunity. Look for why something works and what other solutions are possible. Always share your learnings with others.<br />3 - Act with integrity - Do the right thing 100% of the time. Integrity always trumps profit.<br />4 - Put customers first - Customers are at the center of our universe. Focus on delivering business value.<br />5 - Show grit and perseverance - Strive to "get comfortable with being uncomfortable".<br />6 - Think big - Apply enterprise-grade thinking to every size problem. Make it work for every situation.<br />7 - Find bias for action - Work on the most valuable thing you could be doing. Value solutions over problems.<br />8 - Show empathy - Show appreciation and gratitude often. Let others save face, even if they are wrong.<br />9 - Be open to criticism - Feedback is critical to getting better. Give it constructively and accept it gracefully.<br />10 - Commit to lead every day - Demonstrate the leadership values at work every single day.
About Us
Kickdrum is a team of enterprise-grade strategists, architects, and builders that partner with technology investors and operating executives to defend and enhance businesses. Our value-focused solutions are investment-driven. We are experts in optimizing performance, cost, resilience, and time to market. We have assessed and advised private equity firms in over $9B in transaction value since 2018.<br /><br />Here are a few characteristics that define us:<br /><br />- We are a bunch of talented techies grounded in reality.<br />- We believe and practice collaboration, quality, and continuous learning.<br />- We strive to create or increase business value for our customers in all that we do.<br />- Nothing gets us going like a challenging technical or business problem.<br />- We have a flat hierarchy and are not big on processes and titles.<br />- We expect our employees to be responsible and apply sound judgment with our customers' information and products.<br />- Our engineers strive to become entrepreneurs and technology leaders.<br />- We hire and work only with the best.<br /><br />Mission: Value-creation engineers.<br /><br />Our 10 Leadership Values:<br /><br />1 - Take ownership - If you see something that needs to be fixed, take responsibility and fix it. Do not wait to be told what to do.<br />2 - Learn and be curious - Believe every interaction is a learning opportunity. Look for why something works and what other solutions are possible. Always share your learnings with others.<br />3 - Act with integrity - Do the right thing 100% of the time. Integrity always trumps profit.<br />4 - Put customers first - Customers are at the center of our universe. Focus on delivering business value.<br />5 - Show grit and perseverance - Strive to "get comfortable with being uncomfortable".<br />6 - Think big - Apply enterprise-grade thinking to every size problem. Make it work for every situation.<br />7 - Find bias for action - Work on the most valuable thing you could be doing. Value solutions over problems.<br />8 - Show empathy - Show appreciation and gratitude often. Let others save face, even if they are wrong.<br />9 - Be open to criticism - Feedback is critical to getting better. Give it constructively and accept it gracefully.<br />10 - Commit to lead every day - Demonstrate the leadership values at work every single day.
Mission
Value-creation engineers
Culture
Kickdrum fosters a collaborative and results-oriented culture. They value creativity, continuous learning, and a commitment to exceeding client expectations. They prioritize a supportive and inclusive work environment where team members can thrive and contribute their best work.
Headquarters
Austin, Texas