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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterWorking at Birst is rated average by 7 employees, across various culture dimensions. Birst employees are most satisfied about Outlook, Leadership, and Manager categories, putting Birst’s culture in the Top 35% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably. See below in detail how working at Birst was rated by employees.
Overall Company Culture at Birst is rated B
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Birst ranks in the Top 35% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score
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Anonymously Rate Your Experience & Make Work BetterOut of 6 Birst employee reviews, 60% were positive. The remaining 40% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Birst improve their work culture.
| Positive Reviews | 60% |
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| Constructive Feedback | 40% |
What makes you most happy at work?The end of the day.
What are some of the best things about your team?My team has a lot of smart people.
What do you like best about the leadership team?They are extremely knowledgeable about analytics.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?Communication, transparency, and benefits all need to be improved.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?Clear bonus structure and targets, better healthcare, better goals.
Birst was founded in 2004 and its current CEO is Jay Larson. Since its inception 22 years ago, Birst has grown to 274 employees.
Birst is the global leader in Cloud Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics for the Enterprise. Birst’s Networked BI platform redefines the way BI is delivered and consumed, eliminating analytical silos to dramatically improve the speed, alignment and economics of BI across the enterprise. Built on top of Birst’s next-generation, multi-tenant cloud architecture, Networked BI enables centralized and decentralized BI applications to be transparently connected via a shared analytical data fabric, delivering local execution with global governance.
| Headquarter | 153 Kearny St 94105 United States of America |
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| Website | www.birst.com |
| Founding Date | 2004 |
| Tel | (866) 940-1496 |
| Company Status | Private |
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Birst competitors include Arimo, Inc., Apptio, and Datameer. Birst ranks 3rd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Birst compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

Birst has 274 employees. 7 employees at Birst have reviewed Birst across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.
Overall, the 7 Birst employees give their leadership a grade of B+, or Top 20% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.
Employees at Birst are mostly dissatisfied with their total compensation at Birst, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.
Overall, the employees at Birst are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Birst is that the company was prepared on their first day. Birst employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.
Employees’ understanding of Birst's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 1 Birst employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 1 have said yes.
Jay’s approval rate is just above average, putting Jay in the Top 40% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably. Jay Larson is well regarded by employees for the Outlook Birst offers, and ranks among the Top 15% of CEOs by employees in that category. When compared to Birst’s competitors, Jay Larson ranks just above Datameer’s CEO Christian Rodatus. With Jay’s leadership, Birst employee respondents are most happy about their Outlook and Leadership. Jay was rated slightly below average for Compensation.
The Birst Executive Team is rated a “C-” and led by CEO Jay Larson, VP of Engineering Anant Verma, and VP of Sales Matthew Holland
Jay Larson CEO / President
Jay Larson serves as the CEO / President of Birst.
Anant Verma VP of Engineering
Anant Verma serves as the VP of Engineering of Birst. Anant started at Birst in Oct of 2018. Anant currently resides in... read more
Matthew Holland VP of Sales
Matthew Holland serves as the VP of Sales of Birst. Matthew started at Birst in May of 2016. Matthew currently resides... read more
Sam Meinrod Vice President of Sales
Sam Meinrod serves as the Vice President of Sales of Birst. Sam started at Birst in Oct of 2017. Sam currently resides... read more
Pedro Arellano Vice President, Product Strategy
Pedro Arellano serves as the Vice President, Product Strategy of Birst. Pedro started at Birst in Mar of 2014. Pedro... read more
Bhargav Addala Vice President Of Product Management
Bhargav Addala serves as the Vice President Of Product Management of Birst.
Sharon Chumash Director of Alliances
Sharon Chumash serves as the Director of Alliances of Birst. Sharon started at Birst in May of 2012. Sharon currently... read more
Andrew Kane VP, Customer Success
Andrew Kane serves as the VP, Customer Success of Birst. Andrew started at Birst in November of 2014. Andrew currently... read more
How much do people at Birst get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Birst is $115,812, or $55 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $120,967, or $58 per hour.
At Birst, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $277,582 annually and the lowest is an Admin Assistant at $43,614 annually. Average Birst salaries by department include: Operations at $93,116, Legal at $277,582, HR at $91,402, and Engineering at $125,241. Half of Birst salaries are above $120,967.
4 employees at Birst rank their Compensation in the Bottom 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 10 ratings) while 2 employees at Birst rank their Perks And Benefits in the Bottom 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 3 ratings).
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| Summary | Salary Range | Percentile |
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1st Percentile $63k | $63k | 1st Percentile |
20th Percentile $92k | $92k | 20th Percentile |
40th Percentile $115k | $115k | 40th Percentile |
60th Percentile $190k | $190k | 60th Percentile |
80th Percentile $271k | $271k | 80th Percentile |
100th Percentile $348k | $348k | 100th Percentile |
* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.
The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Birst across various culture dimensions.
Birst's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives unlimited days off a year. Birst's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

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What is Birst address?
Birst location is at 153 Kearny St
Who is the CEO of Birst?
Birst CEO is Jay Larson, their score by employees is 70
What is Birst eNPS?
The eNPS for Birst is -100
What is the salary for Sales Manager in Birst?
Sales Manager average salary in the US is 115k
What are the salaries in the Design in Birst?
The average salaries for Design in Birst is 89k