Cylance is AI cybersecurity: Next Gen Antivirus and EDR. Three months ago, as far as the average employee knew, we were a hot, well-funded, late stage startup with dreams of going public—an idea not discouraged in All Hands, ever. All true until November 16, 2018. There was a Business Wire post with a rumor, initially denied in a last-minute All Hands. And a week later, another All Hands to announce that yes, the rumor was true: Blackberry acquiring Cylance for $1.4B. Anyone have any opinions on BB? Anyone have advice on who stays and who goes post-closing? Is the classification of General and Administrative (GNA) mean I'm certain to be laidoff? Anyone from BB want to spill some beans?
Sorry to hear about your loss.
Were there any red flags? Lots of AI startups are built on overhype and have limited traction (ours included)
Sounds like you got a RIM job
BB is moving deeper into security, maybe they will become a player? Could be all the changes over the years improved the companies goals and culture?
Cylance has a good product. The AI is real. And yes, Blackberry is pivoting to security software only. The red flags are mainly just never getting a straight answer from anyone above me during this transition. It’s all “nothing will change” “keep doing what you’re doing” but my intuition says otherwise.
that’s not a red flag. that’s required. they absolutely cannot share that info outside of need to know.
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