business model not proven to experts, cause higher churn for companies expensive, competition - Anonymous employee Navan Employee Review

1.0
Oct 26, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Company is growing and it looks good on a resume.

Cons

Long term I lack belief in it. I do not like our hires, I understand we are blitzscaling, but many are fraternity small salesmen. There are a lot of competitors esp in Europe and the model as an industry isn't proven. i dont think this business model is correct, I belief there is a smarter model that some competitors have just adopted.

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Navan Response
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Hi, thanks for sharing candidly. To totally disrupt an industry takes a whole different way of thinking –– and building –– that is unlike any other business travel platform that finance leaders, travel managers and road warriors are used to having to deal with. I recognize we're still early days along the path towards realizing our vision, and we have a lot to figure out along the way. Your ideas and feedback are valuable in helping to shape how we build TripActions, and I'd encourage you to come to me in-person to share in more depth. Thanks, Rich Liu Chief Revenue Officer

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