u/awp_throwaway wrote (the comment Michael replied to):
To be honest, not really sure what value-add is conferred on somebody already in FAANG, etc. to the tune of $2.5K/month when I looked on the site (i.e., not sure what "secrets" they are seeking that they haven't already figured out), but if they're getting a perceived value out o
u/michaelnovati replied · ★ FEATURED
I can connect you with some of the people to find out. $2.5K a month is by far the most expensive option and most people choose a package (you can see more options in post-application stage) but the pricing is meant to be a range of pricing for a very very wide range of circumstances. If you are time sensitive you are looking at different options than if you want unlimited support. And if you want unlimited support you can balance between paying all upfront and paying half based on how much we increase your salary.
We're far from perfect but we're working hard to support engineers and we feel we have a good product and experience and we make hundreds of changes every week to adjust to the market and to improve the experience based on feedback.
The main reason though is if you are a senior engineer and super busy, you can just dial into Formation based on your schedule dynamically every week, adjusting to your busy real life, and not think too much - just show up and practice and we move you along based on our benchmarking and your feedback. Some of these people wouldn't consider a job transition with out this kind of system.
Another odd thing is that people have come back to Formation a number of times and happily paid each time. So we're not selling you secrets, we're selling you support, guidance, efficiency, negotiation, feedback, benchmarking, and practice.