The true story on company culture, performance and leadership isn’t posted.
It is whispered.
This puts you at a disadvantage.
Why the back story is so important
The average tenure for a PE/VC-backed GTM executive is 17 months. Many executives learn things in the first few months that would have changed our decision to accept.
Every (company) bullsh*ts on interview process. Nobody tells you actual problems. (They say) “everything is great… it is butterflies and unicorns. We have so much opportunity. When you sign on the dotted line and, 6 months in, they say F*&( you, you are not performing and guess what.. they just moved on to next shiny thing they think will solve all your problems but you are are stuck with it on your resume with a failure point that you have to explain for the rest of your professional career. Why did you not work out at that company? It is (perceived as) your fault even though you were not given the right transparent information and you weren’t potentially even setup for success in that role in the first place." Elena Verna on Unsolicited Feedback @ 8:02 in podcast
Deep insights on companies can prevent you from making career-killing mistakes and allow you to focus on the right companies for your career. Executive level-insights include:
Company growth and burn/profitability
Senior leadership dynamics
M&A strategies
Upcoming strategic shifts
And much more
Why these insights are so hard to find
However… these insights aren’t easily available today:
While Glassdoor / Blind provide insights into company culture this is generally from a more junior perspective.
Companies keep this information confidential
Investors rarely talk negatively on their portfolio companies
Insights that matter to executives are only shared with top executive candidates
However many executives don’t know the right questions to ask
Typically executives keep a spreadsheet during their search but then throw it away
"I am not a professional candidate. It is hard to find all the insights around a company I am looking to join and dodge bullets I cannot see. Whispered's company insights helps me quickly learn about the real culture and trajectory of a company." Whispered executive
How we can whisper insights to help each other
Whispered has built a database of confidential executive-level company insights with information from:
Executives: Whispered makes it easy for executives searching for their next role to access and contribute to the Company Insights Database.
Investors: Investors share information on their hot companies to attract talent. In addition, they share companies they loved but weren’t able to invest in.
Contributors: Hyper-connected individuals who want to pay-it-forward contribute to Whispered’s database.
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