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      Hercules Capital Reviews

      3.9

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (47 total reviews)
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      Scott Bluestein

      94% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.8

      Culture and values

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      Hercules Capital has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hercules Capital employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      47 reviews
      1.0
      12 Apr 2016

      Lender of Absolute Last Resort

      Investment professional
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The base salary wasn't bad. There are a few good people stuck there.

      Cons

      Before considering a job a Hercules, reach out on LinkedIn to one of the dozen people that left in 2014 / 2015 - CFO, CCO, General Counsel, Managing Directors, Principals, HR, Associates, etc. - they will be afraid to be overly honest (for fear of the crazy CEO) but you will be able to read between the lines. The CEO is unstable. He will smile and shake your hand at the interview and then curse you and threaten to fire you along with everyone else. The reputation is so bad that getting a company to take their money is nearly impossible. Promises aren't kept. Incentive comp is a fantasy you wont see.

      1.0
      19 Jun 2015

      Also Shocked At Reviews

      Managing director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The CEO is willing to try out new people and the firm is headquartered in Palo Alto. For individuals looking to move west, want to make a career shift or need a job, Hercules can fulfill this requirement.

      Cons

      The firm has a difficult reputation in the financial community, has large turnover at all levels except the CEO, and the CEO has a very challenging personality. Parag Shah left the firm, which is a huge blow. The CFO also left, but that is not unusual. Hercules can be a good port in a storm, but otherwise should be avoided at almost all costs.

      1.0
      12 Mar 2019

      Is there no shame

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      There are no redeeming qualities with management.

      Cons

      The toxic culture cultivated by the CEO and CIO was unbearable, consistently squeezing small unsophisticated firms for quarterly earnings was quite another. Readily evidenced in a simple Justia doc search. Now we get the pearl of charges recently brought against the current CEO for further evidence of the depths he will drop to for his own self interests, over his employees and shareholders. To say management is complicit would be an understatement. Is there any end?

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