Technology in search of a problem - Go To Market Uptycs Employee Review

1.0
9 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good training ground for cloud security. Competitive pay and benefits. Great people to work with.

Cons

Uptycs is essentially an engineering shop for large enterprise customers. The founding team, which runs the company, consists of technologists without the business acumen to nurture and expand the business. While several go-to-market (GTM) teams have come and gone, the leadership of the founders has been the one constant and is the source of the company's struggles. They have failed to set clear business goals, making it difficult to align teams with a common objective. The lack of product planning is shocking for a company of this size.

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5.0
12 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The team is great, very knowledgeable

Cons

I was very happy working there no cons

1.0
19 Sept 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

When I started, Uptycs' marketing department was a powerhouse full of really sharp people who were excellent at their jobs and doing phenomenal work. That was the one big "pro." Shortly thereafter, word came down from the CEO that we needed to focus on areas that had generated business in the past, but which was doing nothing for the company at the time. Long story short, we wasted months on micro-management assignments that brought in zero business while neglecting our own CMO's plans. Eventually, the CEO got fed up and started firing everyone without notice: unprofessionalism ruled the day from beginning to end.

Cons

At the highest levels, Uptycs is run by an insiders' group who prioritize micro-management over all else. The relationship between the CEO and c-level employees should be one of mutual respect, not an opportunity to run departments like marketing into the ground on wild goose chases that do nothing for the business.

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