“This is a startup” is not an excuse for toxic behavior. “I’m German pardon my German” is not an excuse for undermining female leadership in front of their peers, or ranting at individual employees. Go and read the reviews from Datameer, the CEO’s previous company and you’ll see that this behavior is not something new but deeply ingrained traits that he cannot change. He may be technically brilliant but he is a horrible human being. “Do you think my wife reads these Glassdoor reviews? Do you think the board reads these reviews? You’re not hurting me!” This is what he told the entire company late last year in stead of addressing everyone’s concerns and the comments in the multiple negative reviews. 1 sales person hit quota and she is getting slow rolled on her commission payments. Nobody in the US got close to quota in 2022. There’s one solution engineer left in the US and he’s new. There’s one sales leader globally and he is stretched to the limit. Employees are doing what they can with the resources they have to work with despite the big bad wolf trying to blow the house down from the inside out. I’m sorry for the remaining employees I know these reviews don’t help you while you still work there but many prospective employees need to know what they’re walking in to.