Archaic technology; opportunity squandered; meandering towards irrelevance. - Anonymous employee Praedicat Employee Review

1.0
9 Aug 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Friendly group of smart people. Fun even if slightly snobby environment. Great accessibility, next door to the metro, Just off 405 and 10, reimbursement for Metro card. Catered lunches.

Cons

Product management has no say in guiding the company towards a market fit, decisions and directions change on whim with no reasoning offered in the hopes of accidentally finding fit. This has lead to extremely long sales cycles and lost of wasted time and resources working on futile projects. Technology hasn't kept up with times: Archaic software engineering processes, laughably bad focus on quality, passive aggression galore. Sub-par engineering group. What was once a promising company working on the bleeding edge has slipped into a culture of cycle of churning management-appeasing products with zero emphasis on rigor and quality. Opportunity squandered. Last person standing principle for promotions and failing upwards to senior management after core group of A+ players made a beeline to the exit a few years ago. Many in management have no business being there.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
13 Apr 2017
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Pros

Praedicat's ideas are innovative and on the cusp of fundamentally changing the way commercial liability insurers measure and manage their current decisions and legacy commitments. Insurers think about risks as they relate to industries. Praedicat thinks about risks as they relate to specific exposures. Essentially, Praedicat is providing an old, stodgy industry with a new lens to be more surgical and profitable. If adopted, this perspective can generate new insurance products, safer corporate behavior and risk-appropriate pricing. The sheer potential is extraordinary. In addition to the compelling vision, I found Praedicat's policies to be generous in terms of PTO, health insurance and informal items such as catered lunches, parties, snacks and parking. Office location near Expo Line also a plus.

Cons

Converting elegant concepts into models and software is not easy, cheap or simple. While every start up has its challenges, the complexity of the subject matter, the high bar for model validation and the sophistication of institutional clients require a tremendous investment time and effort to deliver sustainable profits (perhaps, more than anticipated by management or investors). Also, there are some inherent "cons" in working with the insurance industry as well as solving very complicated, multi-variate problems. Finally, the software's U/I and content have room for improvement.

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