Decent product, Poor culture, fragile architecture - Member Of Technical Staff ThoughtSpot Employee Review

2.0
Sep 10, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product has some features which competitors don't have. There are so many things to improve that there isn't a lack of opportunities.

Cons

- Brown, Male, Indian is what the 90% employees look like. - Only 25% of the people are from good background and mentally sharp. - Culture is quite non-existent. - The design of most components is hollow - and not meant for scale. - Most features are good only for small deployments - eg most Rest APIs take > 10 seconds for medium deployments. - Most people are trapped with stock options which cost a lot - and IPO does not seem any time near. Leaving the company forces you to buy those options.

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5.0
Apr 24, 2026
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Pros

Company going through hyper growth. Ability to change with market conditions. Company is building a culture based on values, commitment to success and it's employees. -Free lunch in office!!

Cons

As with any startup, there is a lot to do!! However, we have challenging and exciting opportunities to help customer solve their problems

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ThoughtSpot Response
1mo
Hearing this from someone in Finance, where the work is demanding and the margin for error is small, genuinely means a lot. The fact that you're experiencing the culture as values-driven and not just values-stated is exactly what we're working hard to build. The pace is real and so is the opportunity, and we're glad that combination is landing as energizing rather than exhausting. Thanks for taking the time to share this.
4.0
Apr 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Technical team is good

Cons

Management seem to be a bit lost.

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ThoughtSpot Response
2mo
Really glad the work-life balance and the technical team are working well for you — those are things we actively invest in and it's good to hear the signal is positive. On management direction: we hear you, and it's feedback we take seriously. We're in a phase of focused growth, and we know that can sometimes create ambiguity at the team level. We're working to tighten that alignment. If there's something specific that felt unclear, we'd genuinely welcome the conversation — reach out to people@thoughtspot.com.
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