Mindvalley Reviews

3.5

51% would recommend to a friend

(241 total reviews)
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Vishen Lakhiani

71% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Mindvalley has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 241 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mindvalley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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241 reviews
1.0
20 Jun 2022

slow growth

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

balanced work life, able to rest on weekend

Cons

slow growth, not appreciate work

3.0
27 Apr 2026

Fast interview process

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Made a decision quickly so was offered the job quickly too

Cons

Later showed that the company did make hasty decisions quite often, which maybe caused problems

3.0
27 Jul 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Lots of room to grow within the company & lead completely new projects from the ground up - High quality tech team, designers, writers, and customer support team - Great local coworkers to work with and learn from. - Opportunity to shape your team & interact with anyone in the company. - Pretty good pay for Kuala Lumpur

Cons

- Entrepreneurship is not encouraged in practice. Vishen is extremely controlling of employees lives outside of the company and takes credit for passion projects employees do in their spare time to push Mindvalley Foundation - Massive growth in recent years had led to lower quality people being hired. The developers are great but often overwhelmed and called on weekends, vacations, etc. - There is little substance behind many of the projects you see listed on mindvalley.com -- (not necessarily a con) - Marketers and management are inexperienced, throw others under the bus when things go wrong. - Many former employees are alienated and badmouthed by Vishen. Talk with any former employee for the full rundown.

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Mindvalley Response
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Thanks for your feedback! 1. Like any good company we prioritize employees who are dedicated to our projects and mission. While we do believe in entrepreneurship education, we don't encourage side projects that would be in compettion with the time invested at Mindvalley. If a candidate has a side project or plans to launch a business on the side, this should be disclosed during the interview to ensure that it will not be in conflict with his or her dedication to the company. 2. "Vishen is extremely controlling of employees lives outside of the company and takes credit for passion projects employees do in their spare time to push Mindvalley Foundation" – The CEO does not intervene with the personal lives of his employees. As illustrated in point #1 above, Mindvalley will only question a side project or business if it breaches the employee contract and abuses the Mindvalley brand. 3. "There is little substance behind many of the projects you see on Mindvalley.com". These specific projects are under development, hence why we included a tentative (future) deadline for them. We featured these projects on our homepage to showcase how we're moving towards our mission statement and keep other details secret for corporate and competitive reasons. 4. "Marketers and management are inexperienced..." – This is true in several cases and we learned this the hard way after experimenting with our recruitment process. The CEO stopped doing interviews for a short period and as a result we dropped the ball on hiring culture fits. We've now tightened our recruitment process and are proud to say that we now have an incredible team of rock-star performers :-) 5. "Thrown others under the bus when things go wrong" – This is a subjective matter and we're not sure of the incident highlighted. 6. "Many former employees are alienated and badmouthed by Vishen. Talk with any former employee for the full rundown." In cases where we've had to let an employee go, we work by the 'compassionate firing' policy and announce as resignation. However there is one exception – should the employee be fired for severe lack of intergity (such as theft, corruption or policy abuse), we choose the transparent road as we practice candor with our employees. Please note that Malaysia, where our HQ is based, practices an employee-friendly labor policy. No employee can be fired immmediately unless it's a matter of integrity. Firing on the basis of poor performance can take months as legal paperwork, suspension letters, review process are required by law. It’s important for us to keep an open communication with our team, especially where integrity issues (that can harm the dynamics of the team and ultimately, the company) are concerned. Mindvalley is very protective of its culture and people. With hundreds of candidates applying each year for our vacancies, there's bound to be a blind spot during recruitment. When this happens, the culture does not hesitate to take action. A cultural fit is important to ensure we are hiring the right person for the job, to avoid disengagement and loss of productivity.
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