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Pilot launched in 2017 to bring the back office into the modern era. Pilot provides small businesses with dedicated finance experts - which Pilot hires as full-time, U.S.-based employees - who learn the ins-and-outs of their business. Pilot integrates directly with the billing, banking, expense, and payroll systems customers already use. With a special blend of custom software and expert bookkeepers, Pilot delivers accurate, consistent bookkeeping and financial management and tax services that give entrepreneurs the freedom to focus on their business. Pilot has over 1,000 customers and has raised over $170 million in financing from Sequoia, Index Ventures, Stripe, Bezos Expeditions, and Whale Rock. Our investors also include a long list of world-class entrepreneurs, including Patrick and John Collison, Drew Houston, and Diane Greene. Our most recent funding round doubled our valuation to $1.2 billion – Meet Fintech’s Newest Unicorn. read more

This company is accepting feedback from verified employees EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 125

TOTAL RATINGS: 3550

CEO: Waseem Daher

Waseem Daher Pilot CEO Rating

Pilot's CEO, Waseem Daher, has 125 employee ratings and a score of 89/100, placing them in the Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees and Top 5% of other companies in San Francisco. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Pilot rate Waseem Daher higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 90/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Pilot's CEO Rating

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Pilot CEO Waseem Daher Bio

Waseem Daher is CEO and cofounder of Pilot, a company that provides finance, accounting, and tax services for startups and growing businesses. Prior to Pilot, Waseem cofounded Ksplice (software updates without rebooting, acquired by Oracle in 2011) and Zulip (group chat for business, acquired by Dropbox in 2014). He studied computer science at MIT.

Who Ranks Pilot's CEO Rating the Highest?

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 100/100

Experience - Entry Level 97/100

Department - Sales 96/100

Who Ranks Pilot's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Department - Product 71/100

Ethnicity - Other 75/100

Department - Operations 82/100

Pilot CEO Waseem Daher At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Pilot.

Pilot's CEO is highly regarded by Hispanic or Latino employees, employees with Entry Level experience, and the Sales department. However, the Product department and the Operations department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.