Sad to see a great company dissolve... - Principal Software Engineer KnowledgeLake Employee Review

3.0
Jan 13, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some of the best engineers and P.S. folks in the industry working here. Anyone lucky enough to spend time with them should jump at the opportunity. You will learn and grow in their presence.

Cons

I've watched from the inside as fantastic leaders have left the company. I watched the CEO compromise on his own values and break promises made to the organization out of clear desperation. When sales slow down on a product, its like air being cut off. It doesn't matter if the air was for an athlete's body or not, they squirm and writhe and embarrass themselves. This is the sad story occurring right now in a company that I would honestly put on my prayer list at church. This company was an athlete when I arrived 2 years ago, in perfect condition. It is now being led by a Japanese corporation who does not understand the secret sauce that made folks come to work everyday. The cultures are so different and management styles are too. Thus, so many great talents have left. Lack of product management is the key reason anyone should be warned going in. The process in engineering is currently an engineer mocks something up they think they like and someone sells it before it is ready. Then the whole team scrambles to fix the "bugs" until the customer stops complaining. Proactive processes have turned to reactive ones in just two years. Still, I will miss the team.

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5.0
Apr 12, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Leadership team sets clear goal and vison with a strong focus on company culture and family.

Cons

no cons, just the normal hiccups one can expect of a new startup company

4.0
Mar 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great opportunities to work with bright minds and take on more responsibilities than your job description. I really enjoyed the opportunities I was presented with to start taking on more AE-type tasks as an SDR/BDR. Cool product as well.

Cons

Virtually no sales training or professional development paths. I was forced to rely on the AE's I was booking meetings for to provide expertise and coaching on the industries we prospect into. Also had to rely on them for the sales strategy and account penetration. The problem is, they were too busy! Unfortunalty I was told by my AE to qualify meetings before they would accept them, to protect their time. As you can imagine, this limited my opportunity to earn commission on booked meetings, which was a core KPI I had to hit. Unfortunately, there was not much structure around professional development, coaching, and the AE's and leadership were too busy or too far removed from modern-day prospecting to be helpful and invest in talent.

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