Sales - Run Away!!!!! - Account Executive Appian Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Appian does not have a nepotism problem. Your reckless claim that "all the sales leaders are either friends of the SVP or the owners" is demonstrably false. The four founders (myself included) weren't friends and didn't even know our sales leaders before we recruited them. Some of the sales leaders used to work at the same company in our industry. That is normal and healthy. They aren't drinking buddies scheming to keep the Glengarry leads from you. Sales is hard work. Every week will see a founder somewhere pitching in to help close deals. I myself flew to Brussels this month for one sales meeting because we all have to help it each other if we're going to win - and even then there are no guarantees. I'm truly sorry it didn't work out for you here. Bad luck? Maybe. Not enough hustle? Possibly. But nepotism - no way.