Sales Professionals Beware... - Account Executive Kompyte Employee Review

1.0
Sep 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Nice downtown office on the 12th floor. - Free snacks + drinks. - Decent salary + benefits. - Great colleagues who are always willing to help you out.

Cons

- Unattainable quota - no one has been able to hit their goals in the past 12 months. - Career advancement is impossible due to the unfeasible quota. - Product itself is lagging considerably behind the competition (Klue in particular). Updates take months to come out and almost never meet expectations once unveiled. - Product roadmap has zero consistency and deadlines are regularly missed. - Marketing overpromises a highly customized demo for the discovery call, then it falls on the AE to salvage the situation with an understandably annoyed prospect. - Majority of inbound leads are unqualified for the product. - Sales is always pinned as the problem in company-wide meetings. It would be nice to have a bit of positivity thrown our way every once in a while. - Micromanagement. You will be grilled on each and every deal in your pipeline during one-on-ones. - Zero brand recognition. Klue has established themselves as thought leaders in the CI space and virtually no one knows about Kompyte. - Revolving door - people are consistently leaving in less than 1 year. - GTM leadership has seen near 100% turnover in the past 3 quarters. - 3 days in-office minimum, other Semrush sales teams are 100% remote.

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5.0
Mar 15, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Many opportunities to grow within the company for those that are quick learners and proactive. - Unique and well differentiated product in a hyper competitive market. Lots of fun to work with prospects, and use the product day to day. There’s never a dull moment. - Clients are a blast to work with, and reach across the globe. I’m always learning something new, and really appreciate the gratitude they show for our help. - Great team based in Austin, always up to fun stuff. It’s been a pleasure to watch each of my teammates blossom and shine - Also a great city to be in! - The Semrush acquisition has been completed, and I’m very excited for the next chapter working with a company who believes in our product and team, and wants to super charge our operations.

Cons

- Competitive salary, but the cost of living in Austin has increased like crazy and this increase has not been reflected in our salary yet. - I won’t say it’s a con, but excited for the team to scale with the acquisition.

5.0
Jul 31, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

What makes this company great is the people, product and culture not to mention our terrific customers. From the top down there is a solid belief in the product we are creating, the service we provide and truly changing the way people compete. Our team is friendly, hardworking, intelligent and humble. From day one, the company makes a significant effort to invest in each and everyone one of us. New hires are fully trained on the product, use cases, buyer personas and most importantly, Kompyte's values and culture. There is also an emphasis on continuous education and staying sharp on the latest marketing trends (new hires are expected to obtain several certifications around inbound sales, marketing, social media and digital marketing within the first few weeks of starting). Our CEO and the rest of the leadership team are all incredibly supportive and approachable. In fact, the CEO leads weekly team meetings for open conversation about each person's week including the highs and the lows followed by happy hour. It also doesn't hurt that the company is located in a cool space in downtown Austin with all of the cold brew and snacks one could ever want! If you are lucky enough to work for Kompyte, you have an awesome opportunity to work with a supportive team and to contribute to something big.

Cons

You will struggle if you are uncomfortable with a fast-paced startup environment.

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