Strong Product, Fear Based Sales Culture, Elitist CEO, Robotic CRO - Account Executive Cloudflare Employee Review

2.0
May 9, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Cloudflare's products are second to none. I'll stand behind that. They are the best cybersecurity company from a complete product standpoint.

Cons

Where to start. Operations is an absolute disaster. Sales Management doesn't know what they're doing and simply push a "sell or get out" attitude. It's sad too because I saw the culture change over time. When I started there was a "lead with empathy" attitude by everyone. Now, and especially since new CRO Marc Boroditsky came in, it's much more fear based and robotic. Marc began subtly reducing AE's compensations in sneaky ways and certainly got the ball rolling for Matthew's embarrassing Q1 '23 earnings call where he literally called all of his success from the last 10 years solely because of the strength of the product (Matthew doesn't care about sales people at all FYI). I'm happy to have worked there while I did but the shift in company culture is abhorrently trending in the wrong direction.

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Cons

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3.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Exceptionally talented team. Every IC I worked with brought deep technical skills, genuine passion, and a collaborative, empathetic approach. Compensation and equity are strong.

Cons

Senior leadership lacks a clear vision, direction shifts constantly without concrete goals. Internal competition is actively encouraged by management, which creates a toxic dynamic. No 401k match. Raises and promotions are difficult to come by once you're in, and leadership feels largely out of touch with the realities on the ground.

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