PatSnap Reviews

Pros

I joined PatSnap a few years ago and it has been a unique experience so far. PatSnap is a fast growing start-up company with offices in UK, China, Singapore, US and Canada. As marketing executive, I get to learn from my counterparts from those offices on how they position the product to the customers there, and I have the opportunity to learn and localize it to local context. I am proud to say that we are the leading...

Cons

It is definitely not a job for everyone. To work in PatSnap, you need to embrace change, embrace a lot of ups and downs. There are times I feel chaotic, but there are also times that I feel my work is very meaningful because I can have a lot of say in what I do.

Advice to Management

How to make sure all the people in difference offices can share the same values and mission, everyone can feel the together-ness and belonging, that we are one patsnap team that will be key for patsnap to continue to grow in the next few years.

Pros

Fantastic customer universe and market place if your curious about technology and best practice innovation. Evolving and maturing ''go to market'' team which is working on some game changing strategies.

Cons

Very fast paced and sometimes choatic - guessing that's normal for a venture capital backed SaaS business. Also the founders are relatively young so sometimes get shiny toy syndrome:-)

Advice to Management

Our naturally evolving focus on ''innovation intelligence'' is very excisting and engaging. Please stay focused on this as I feel we are really on to a long-term winning stratgey.

Pros

Friendly colleagues, nice working environment, good starting point for fresh grads.

Cons

Location is a bit far away from downtown.

Advice to Management

None

Pros

-The new WeWork office in London has free beer and prosecco

Cons

Where to start? -Very weak leadership and management competency overall across the organisation, apart from a few notable exceptions (mostly those who have come in from outside and know what a “normal” business looks like). -Little to no commercial vision. China produces product, West tries to sell it as quickly as possibly, then churns 40% of it in next 12 months. And so it goes on. -Quotas are unachievable thanks...

Advice to Management

Stop writing fake reviews with the same old spin about “typical growing pains of a start up”. People at EVERY level of experience and every area of the business have been leaving in droves over the last 12 months because there is no leadership strategy, because they are promised autonomy and not given it, and because the culture is one of dog eat dog and silo’s. “Grit” is held up at THE main quality to succeed at PatSnap,...

Pros

Great location in Chiswick Business Park - away from the business of Central Opportunity to progress Not racist (like a lot of ridiculous reviews have previously stated) Great com's scheme for both SDR and AE

Cons

Typical Hype Growth constraints, noting out of the ordinary

Pros

Many great colleagues, products are good, business park lovely (out of central London), transparent progression opportunities

Cons

SO much attrition, really great people leaving the company on a constant basis. Many of the employees are disgruntled due to internal change, 18-19 a transitionary period for the company so this is to be expected but the level of staff turnover is surely a cause for concern. There is no clear best practice for the sales teams, and the sales managers are all so different. These managers also blatantly hold each other...

Advice to Management

Create an environment that fosters collaboration, follow through on contractual demands for referrals and case-studies that are offered in return for discounts.

Pros

fantastic culture, opportunities to develop and learn, innovative product

Cons

growing pains of a proven product entering a new market

Pros

You are in control of yourself, you manage your day and your time

Cons

Company culture and employee retention