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About Grokability

grok \grŏk\ : (verb) to understand completely and intuitively
coined by Robert A. Heinlein in the science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)

The Beginning

Snipe-IT, Grokability's flagship product, was created in 2013, when Grokability founder and long-time developer Alison Gianotto was working as the CTO of an ad agency in New York City. The office was moving to a new location, and they needed to inventory all of their assets to confirm that all of the assets were accounted for before and after the move.

Like many small businesses, the agency was using Google Docs within the IT department to manage their asset assignments. Alison tried several commercial and open source IT asset tracking systems, and none of them did exactly what she wanted - so she built her own, and years ago, v1.0-alpha of Snipe-IT was born.

Fun fact - when the inventory was finally done, she discovered that they were missing more than $25k worth of assets - and she never questioned the value of an asset management program again.

Since then, Snipe-IT has grown into one of the best asset management systems out there, still actively developed and still free!

And if you collect email addresses through a web form, you should definitely check out GoodForms, the newest addition to the Grokability family. We bring you ethical email address verification. We literally never store your customers' email address on our servers. Learn more at goodforms.com.

Our Values

Grokability was founded on a few simple principles:

  • UI and UX are critical. Software should be easy to use.
  • Take the work seriously, but don't take yourself too seriously.
  • A culture of learning and improvement is critical to any good company.
  • Transparency, empathy and respect are core values.
  • Security is a default.
  • Open Source Software (OSS) is crucial.
  • Giving back to the community matters.

Our Benefits

We truly believe that happy, healthy teams make for better work environments and better products, and we put our money where our mouth is. Each Grokability employee enjoys:

  • Four-day work week
  • Flexible hours
  • Healthcare coverage
  • 401k
  • Unlimited PTO/vacation
  • $5k vacation bonus (yes, we pay you extra to take your vacation)
  • $3k/year education budget
  • $3k one-time home office upgrade budget
  • $1k/year hobby/enrichment budget (yes, that includes minifigs and/or legos, if that's your jam)
  • $1k/year self-care budget (massages, gym memberships, spa treatment, whatever keeps you sane and happy)
  • Quarterly bonuses based on company profit

Grokability is a fully-remote company, so pants aren't even required (most of the time.)

Our Team

Alison Gianotto - Lead Developer / Chief Mohawk Officer

Alison Gianotto

CEO / Chief Mohawk Officer
(she/her)

Brady Wetherington - CTO / Hanzo Main

Brady Wetherington

CTO / Hanzo Main
(he/him)

Victoria Pak - Operations / Support Ninja

Victoria Pak

COO / Support Ninja
(she/her)

Victoria Pak - Operations / Support Ninja

Jeremy Price

VP of Tech / Cloud Snarkitect
(he/him)

Birgit Zeus - Quality Assurance / Insektenjäger

Birgit Zeus

Quality Assurance / Insektenjäger
(she/her)

Osei Owusu

Osei Owusu

Lead Support Engineer / Pool Sharkitect
(he/him)

Godfrey  Martinez - Jr Developer / Code Padawan

Godfrey Martinez

Developer / Jedi Knight
(he/him)

Jes Vinsmoke - Integrations Engineer / Anime Protagonist

Jes Vinsmoke

Integrations Engineer / Anime Protagonist
(she/her)

Marcus Moore

Marcus Moore

Senior Developer / Lead Sleepasaurus
(he/him)

Spencer Long

Spencer Long

Senior Developer / Token Austin Hipster
(he/him)

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The Animals of Grokability translate

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Ripley
Ripley
Notorious sock thief
Qwerty
Qwerty
Now with 10% more toes!
Kaito
Kaito
No squeaker stands a chance
Moxie
Moxie
Madame Von BarksTooMuch
Lilie
Lilie
You may kiss the princess' paw
Xena
Xena
RIP 2023 😔
Maya
Maya
Destroyer of plushies
Mylo
Mylo
Lover of all things soft
Lillie
Lillie
Baby raptor
Maya
Zion
Have you heard the good news?
Mack
Mack
A sweet summer child
Bonnie
Bonnie
The loudest cat in the south

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