Firstup Reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(267 total reviews)

Bill Schuh

58% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Firstup has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Firstup employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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267 reviews
5.0
Jan 7, 2026

Inspiring and thoughtful leadership

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The new ELT and the many people they have brought in are putting things in place that recognize the stage of the company and are having significant positive impact on the company. There is so much talent in this organization, many tenured individuals who are fantastic and many new people who believe in the vision and path forward.

Cons

There has been a lot of change, so for those who have gone through multiple leadership changes are still hesitant about what will come. But that is already shifting with the new strategy and vision that is being implemented.

1.0
Sep 28, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Office Location is really great

Cons

The entire management team is terrible. There is no vision and the CEO is clueless and runs around with no idea what he is doing. He will tell customers whatever they need to hear to win a deal and then is off onto trying to get another customer with no plans on delivering what we promise.

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Firstup Response
9y
In representing our management team, we are truly sorry you feel this way and your experience was so terrible. Having a nice office is not even close to being as important as making a member of our team feel like they have the resources to succeed personally and professionally. We are always self reflective on how we can improve and we will certainly consider your feedback. We wish you the best on your future endeavors.
1.0
Jun 12, 2023

Think Twice!!

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Read the cons before the pros - unlimited PTO you can take unless you are performing - free health insurance and distancing days

Cons

Horrible culture - they say there is room for growth and if you perform well you will have a shot at a promotion. The truth is.. I have seen them go external for many AE and AM positions and after 6 months to a year those folks are being let go for not hitting quota instead of giving someone internally an opportunity or helping develop them. There are multiple top performers from the SDR team that have applied for positions to become AEs and AMs who were not given a shot. Oh must I mention that the only recent promotion from the SDR team that has occurred internally was someone that was related to a RVP. There is zero development as there is a big socialchorus clique that exist (they can never do wrong). Nepotism and favoritism at its best. Now looking closer at commercial AEs only 3 people have sold anything this year. Product and packages are overpriced. The AM team has let go a number of AMs leaving only the pre-merger team (Socialchorus) + a few new hires that receiver little training. Forgot to mention the 3 different layoffs they did from October - January that they brushed under the table. I wouldnt be surprised if there has been even more.

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Firstup Response
2y
Thank you for your feedback. While I recognize you may not want to speak to your manager about growth opportunities (as noted above), we recommend you talking to your HR partner to share your concerns and also work on a development plan and/or other internal transitional opportunities. Also, please provide this feedback in the engagement survey so that leadership can follow up with the sales managers and continue manager development.
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