Aliso Viejo – May 22 – Platinum Ridge announced today it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 North America award, a prestigious list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

Red Herring 100

The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of hundreds from across North America. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

This unique assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company, which allows Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry.

“This year was very rewarding,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “The global economic situation has abated and there are many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products. We had a very difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. Platinum Ridge shows great promise and therefore deserves to be among the Finalists. Now we’re faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of Red Herring North America. We know that the 2011 crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact.”

Finalists for the 2011 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award are selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, mobile and other industries completed their submissions to qualify for the award.

The Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring North America Forum in Hollywood, California, June 13-15, 2011. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of June 15 at the event.

CubeCheck.com was listed on KillerStartups.com today as a Killer Startup.    Here is an excerpt:

“That is why a site like CubeCheck is so interesting. Here, people who work at any company can tell the world what it’s like to be employed there. Of course, they do so in an anonymous way.”

Please check out the article.  Thanks KillerStartups.

Mainstreet.com interviewed us this week for an article on their business and financial site.
“‘We are trying to achieve a better workplace and a better life for everyone in the workforce,’ Griffis explains. ‘Happy employees make better companies. That is good for everyone involved. I want to give people a tool to look inside companies and report what is really going on inside.’”

Check out the interview here:
CubeCheck: The Yelp for Employers

Thanks for the interview Mainstreet!

Does your company shun fun?

A fun company draws in the top work talent. Employees are inspired, love their company, love their job, and by extension the fans love it as well. A great example of a fun company is Google. We’ve all seen the quirky and creative offices Google places around the world. People love to see it and everyone wishes they could work there.

How do we promote companies that are fun and make people want to go to work? One way is by our rating system that allows you to rate different aspects of your workplace and the work environment. Promote those companies that do a great job inspiring employees and speak out against those that make work a terrible place and a bad word.

With more company ratings we can get a better picture of the best places to work and drive better work places worldwide.
Thanks for your help in improving all of our work lives.

Having a life is important.  When you work long hours and live to serve your job, it is difficult to have a life.  You become stressed, your focus narrows, you don’t sleep well, you lose your sharpness, and you become grouchy.  When this happens it is bad for you, those around you, AND your company.  That is why we are highlighting companies who know how to keep their employees happy and renewed with a fresh mind.  Several of our survey questions ask about work/life balance issues and how well your employer keeps employees from becoming burned out.  Each company also has a profile showing why employees are leaving the company so you know if it is a demoralizing place to work.  We want you to find a job that will treat you right, where you can succeed, and where you can be happy to work.

We will be posting stats for the best companies to work for as we get additional information.  In the mean time individual reviews reveal how employees at that company are feeling; stressed or inspired.  I hope you’ve found one that inspires you.

Want to be happier at your job?

One of the goals of CubeCheck is to make YOUR company or employer a better place to work.  Through the company ratings and review system, CubeCheck provides employees a way to give anonymous feedback to their company.  This feedback rewards the best companies by listing them high on the best places to work list.  Companies that have good morale, that have employees and managers who work well together, and companies that understand how to make the workplace work will be set as models for other companies.  If an employer has a consistent track record of treating employees poorly it will reflect on their score and they will not be able to attract employees to their company.   Once a system is in place that is widely used, employees will be able to always check on a future employee before they work there and only those that treat their employees right will succeed.

In order to make this work we need a good collection of company reviews and we need everyone in an office or workplace to know about these career tools.  Here is how you can help.  Right now you can add your review of your company.  If they are doing a great job, let everyone know.  If there are places that need improvement, comment on those as well.  If you identify these issues your company will be a better place and in the future it will transform workplaces worldwide and create an environment where companies appreciate their employees and treat them with respect.

We are creating an employee warning system here.  Anyone can use these resources to make better career choices and avoid dead end jobs that will do nothing but stress you out.  No one wants to find out the hard way that they have started working for a terrible company.  I hope to create a much better way to investigate a company before you apply for a job.

Please invest in this process now and help us create this tool by reviewing one of your employers.

We also like to hear feedback about us and how CubeCheck can improve so if you have any suggestions please feel free to contact us.

Thanks,

-Scott Griffis

CubeCheck will now be tweeting about company reviews, employee satisfaction, salaries, reasons people leave companies,  ratings and the best places to work here.  You can also find us on the twitterverse by searching the hashtag #CubeCheck

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