Is Samsara legit?

Jan 19 19 Comments

I’ve received quite a bit of communication from Samsara recently (offering an interview for PMM).

I’m not interested in marketing, but would consider interviewing for PjM or PM.

I don’t hear much about this company though. Does anyone know what pay looks like? Outlook? Culture?

BA; TC: $115k (90k base) - Full Remote, DC

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  • Shopify
    pixl_pushr

    Go to company page Shopify

    pixl_pushr
    Yea Samsara is rarely spoken about on blind despite recently going thru their IPO. Few threads I read were mixed - but there’s some insight to the culture/comp in the threads.

    I feel like in the short/mediums term, outlook is pretty good. They are building the hardware to pull data from traditionally tech-averse industries (warehousing, trucking, etc.) and the software to process and visualize it so their customers get business value from the service. I’m personally bullish about these kind of companies because the less sexy the industry, the less spotlight and hype inflating the valuation. Particularly valuable in todays market.

    Another thing I look at is the cofounder record, and Samsara is the second company the co-founders built. First one was Meraki which they sold to Cisco. So that’s another plus.

    Long term tho, not to sure how they will cope with the fact that vehicles are “smarter” each year. Most companies will probably start harnessing the value of the data their vehicles generate and lock it into their own proprietary software.

    Culture wise it also seems very business and sales focused. Not too much insight here tho, maybe someone from Samsara can chime in.
    Jan 19 6
    • New
      YNwA22

      New

      YNwA22
      Question for Samsara if you can answer, I am in the middle of the interview process and got to know the bonus component is tied to company performance. Can you share how much percentage of bonus you are getting?
      Feb 16
    • Samsara
      BOUy44

      Go to company page Samsara

      BOUy44
      It hasn’t ever been under 100%
      Feb 17
  • Google
    lnghrn06

    Go to company page Google

    lnghrn06
    I was at samsara a bit... I didn’t quite why they were so bullish. I think some assumptions made for growth was a bit bullish. Plus AWS at a recent conference announced they were getting into IOT. Lots of competition soon and chase to competitive pricing
    Jan 21 2
    • Samsara
      NYSE: IOT

      Go to company page Samsara

      NYSE: IOT
      Clearly you don't understand the business. There is a lot of difference in working for a big tech giant vs a mid cap/small cap company like samsara. Mostly people bearish about Samsara here on blind don't even understand the business model the market space we are targeting.

      Samsara is not serving a sexy market like databricks/roblox/snowflake but that does not mean it won't grow. It's one of the youngest company to have IPO'ed (formed in 2015). We have already reached .5 Billion arr. The world of physical operations contributes a lot on the backend which you don't hear about day to day. You will soon see our market cap growth outperform faang or recent IPO'S.
      Jan 22
    • Google
      lnghrn06

      Go to company page Google

      lnghrn06
      Hmmm I worked on the business strategy while I was there..... you probably right. I wouldn’t know
      Jan 24
  • They are total clowns. :P
    Jan 19 1
  • Samsara
    dgtx35

    Go to company page Samsara

    dgtx35
    To learn more about the company you can read the S-1 here: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001642896/000119312521334578/d261594ds1.htm

    TLDR: Outlook is pretty bright. The reason you don't hear much is that our users are mostly people working in blue-collar industries.
    Jan 20 0
  • Argo AI
    011010101

    Go to company page Argo AI

    011010101
    Boring tech
    Jan 19 2