Toxic CRO; Misaligned AE & C-level incentives
Pros
Great product and weak competitors
Kontras
- 1 to 2 people max hitting quota from entire departments -> sales dev to AEs to each marketing function (events, demand gen, etc.). Yet company clearly lies to candidates about those numbers saying everyone who is ramped hits their number. - Sales leadership takes all deals at negotiation phase and agrees to payment terms that translate to AEs not getting paid for 6 to 12 to 18 months in the future (when invoice gets paid - often agree to quarterly payment terms). - Leadership incentivized differently than AEs, so AE's pay always takes a hit. Translates to massive hit in 1st year income. Can't expect much more than base salary in year one (which is extremely low compared to market). - CRO will lie and gaslight anyone he comes into contact with to remain in power. - Public shaming culture. No accountability taken at leadership level for massive gaps in enablement & support processes. Win as a team, lose as an individual.