Pros
- Easy to claim success due to being at the right place at the right time - for field roles ability to capitalize on refresh cycles - for corporate roles ability to get the VCE seat at the table with investor companies to control flow of info within VCE and be perceived as SME - Opportunity to immerse yourself in industry trends due to business model and relationships with EMC, Cisco, and VMware - Opportunity to come in Day 1 and quickly jump corporate ladder if lobby right folks
Cons
- Systemic culture of rewarding behavior for creating followers (yes men) than creating more leaders - Revenue not profits is King, due to business model (shadow P&L), which combined with equity stake by executive team enables dissent to run rampant within the company - One man's trash is another man's treasure has become the norm as VCE has become refuge for those to be or have been RIF'd by investor companies