Great Opportunity, Best Place in the Market, But ... - Anonymous employee GuruCul Employee Review

2.0
Dec 28, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Product has great potential. Best in the market, with very strong industry accolades. Bright stars work hard to make things look great. CEO is charismatic, and well-liked by customers.

Cons

No sales or engineering management. No direction for the company. All "sell, sell, sell", and no real improvement to the product or the procedures. Playing favorites with sales personnel, and lack of communication to remote sales people causing unhappy employees.

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5.0
Jul 21, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Super smart, technical, hardworking, friendly, and humble team crazy about customer success. This is our second family and I can personally vouch that all bad reviews here are from bad performing employees. No one has better technology stack and faster product engineering team.

Cons

No patience for any slack in customer success

5
1.0
Nov 27, 2025
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Pros

Solid Cybersecurity Platform - Sells itself

Cons

The Setup BDR role, 2024. Recruited with promises of competitive compensation to “bring on the best people.” Red flag #1: No comp plan provided at signing. The Pattern • 5.5 months of “it’s on the CEO’s desk” while I generated pipeline • When delivered: 3-4x below market rate with unrealistic quotas • The math: OTE becomes fantasy when base + realistic commission = poverty wages • Classic bait-and-switch: Lock in talent with promises, deliver reality after they’ve invested months The Impact You’re doing enterprise-level prospecting into Fortune 500 accounts while being compensated like it’s your first sales job. The company gets premium work at discount prices. Experienced reps leave, creating constant churn that hurts customer relationships and team morale. The Warning ASK THESE QUESTIONS: 1. “Can I see the full comp plan before signing?” 2. “What percentage of BDRs hit 80%+ of OTE?” 3. “What’s the average tenure of your BDR team?” 4. “Can I speak with current BDRs about realistic earnings?” If they deflect, you have your answer. The Verdict Pro: Strong product with market potential. Con: Leadership treats compensation transparency as optional, not foundational. Any BDR worth their salt would run if they saw the real numbers upfront. I didn’t think a company could operate this way after 10 years in the industry. I was wrong. Bottom line: Never sign without seeing the comp plan. Period.

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