Possibly the Worst Company in Technology - Anonymous employee BroadVision Employee Review

1.0
Sep 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The only pro I could see in my lengthy time at BroadVision is you don't have to work long hours. The CEO works from 230-630.

Cons

Products no one wants. CEO might have an award from Business Week from 1997, but he may be the biggest moron in Silicon Valley. Products dont work Meglomaniac CEO Board that is the CEO's handpicked lackeys. They have no clue that the products don't work and that they are too complicated and that the market doesn't want them. CEO expects people to be available 24/7. CEO threatens people and then says its just tough love. It is a 100% guarantee that your career will die working here. There is 99.9% guarantee that this company will not succeed.

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5.0
Nov 22, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

* Talented and interesting people who have worked together on many different products * Interesting projects - New products and projects come all the time; you'll never get bored * Flat organization - The company has gone out of its way to flatten itself; so you'll never get pigeon holed

Cons

* If you are looking for a start-up w/ people in their 20's, this isn't it * If you are interested in building consumer apps, this isn't it * If you are looking for cushy job and remains constant, this definitely isn't it

2.0
Jul 17, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great location. The Pacific Shores Center is an amazing space...too bad it will all belong to Google soon. Friendly people...even if they have given up hope on the company.

Cons

Little to no chance of long term success. Outdated understanding of the market from management. While the CEO is a nice man, he does not act like a CEO. He seems more interested in how people perceive him than actual success. What CEO discourages feedback?!?! He's created an environment where no one feels comfortable sharing ideas. They simply build whatever the CEO thinks is a good idea that day, total chaos. The result is a completely unusable app that no one would ever purchase in a market that is already saturated. If the Product and Engineering team had the freedom to build something functional several years ago without executive interference, they might have something now. However, at this point, even if by the grace of God they were able to release a functional app, it's too late. They're spinning their wheels, unsuccessfully trying to create something that many others have already done.

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