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Walden International Company Culture

Walden International Culture

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Walden International CEO

Lip-Bu Tan Walden International's CEO
Lip-Bu Tan

Company Information

Address
One California St., Suite 2800
San Francisco, CA 94111
United States of America
Website
www.waldenintl.com
Founded
1987

Company Description

A venture capital firm with over $1.6 billion in investments, Walden international had offices globally and invests in four sectors:

Key Executives

Name & Title
Bio
Lip-Bu Tan  CEO / President
Lip-Bu Tan
CEO / President
Lip-Bu Tan serves as the CEO / President of Walden International.
Mary Coleman  Venture Consultant and Managing Director
Mary Coleman
Venture Consultant and Managing Director
Ms. Mary E. Coleman serves as the Venture Consultant and Managing Director of U.S.A. at Walden International. Ms. Coleman joined the Walden International in 2002. Ms. Coleman focuses on software, Internet and information technology services. She has led investments in many companies including SugarCRM (open source CRM), Savvion (Business Process Management), Genius.com (web analytics for sales reps), Funambol (open source wireless email), Apptera (voice-based mobile as platform), Agiliance (IT Governance, Compliance and Security), Levanta (Linux data center management appliance), Xangati (Rapid Problem Identification solution for IT), and ParAccel (columnar data warehouse). Previously, Ms. Coleman served as the Chief Executive Officer at RightWorks Corp. Prior to that, she served as the Managing Director of ICG Group, Inc. (Now, Actua Corporation) and focused on investments in enterprise software and Internet infrastructure including companies such as Rightworks. Previously, Ms. Coleman served as the Chief Executive Officer at Baan USA, Inc. (formerly Baan Company). She attained this position after selling Aurum Software. She served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Aurum Software Inc. since November 1994. From May 1993 to November 1994, she served as the Vice President of Marketing at Aurum Software Inc. From January 1994 to September 1994, Ms. Coleman served as the Vice President of Engineering at Aurum Software Inc. From March 1992 to April 1993, she served as a Vice President of Marketing at Radius, Inc. From October 1990 to March 1992, Ms. Coleman served as Vice President of Marketing at McData Corporation. Her liquidated investments include Infravio, Inc. and Headstrong Corporation. She serves as a Director of Savvion, Inc., Apptera and has been Director of Genius Incorporated since March 21, 2006. She serves on the Boards of AirTight Networks (WIFI security appliance). Ms. Coleman serves as a Director or an Observer of LucidWorks, Inc.(also known as Lucid Imagination), Funambol, Inc., Informative, Inc., Levanta, Inc., MarketingGenius.com, Inc., Savvion, Inc., Xangati, Inc., and SugarCRM, Inc. She served as a Director of Aurum Software Inc. since November 1994. She served as a Director at OmniTrust Security Systems Inc., Sierra Atlantic, Inc., and ParAccel, Inc. Ms. Coleman served on the Boards of Infravio (acquired by WebMethods), Agiliance, Inc., Apptera, Inc., and Techspan (acquired by Headstrong). She studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Bill Li  Managing Director
Bill Li
Managing Director
Mr. Bill Li is a Managing Director at Walden International. He is based at the China office and focuses on Internet and communications. Mr. Li joined the firm in 2008. He was a Venture Partner with GSR Ventures. In addition to previous employment in venture capital, Mr. Li has more than 18 years of experience in both start-up and world class companies including Google. He was previously employed at China Mobile. Previously, Mr. Li was employed at Google where he was responsible for the launch of many ground-breaking mobile products and services with the biggest carriers in the world, including China Mobile. Mr. Li has previously co-founded many successful Internet and mobile start-ups in both Silicon Valley and China. He is a Director of 3G Information Technology Co. Mr. Li also serves on the board of Best Logistics Technologies Limited. He holds an Executive M.B.A. from the Golden Gate University, an M.S. from the University of San Francisco, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China.
Art Berliner  Managing Director
Art Berliner
Managing Director
Mr. Art Berliner is a Managing Director at Walden International. He is a Director of Blue Buzz Network, Inc.
Teresa Smith CPA  Chief Financial Officer
Teresa Smith CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Teresa Smith is the Chief Financial Officer at Walden International. She joined the firm in 2004 and is based in United States. Ms. Smith oversees investor relations, finance, legal, and tax responsibilities at the firm and liasons with the global investment team on investment opportunities. Previously, she was employed at WebEx Communications where Ms. Smith had hands on experience in the initial public offerings and subsequent operations as a public entity. She is a C.P.A. Ms. Smith earned a B.S. in Accounting.
Andrew Kau  Managing Director of U.S.A.
Andrew Kau
Managing Director of U.S.A.
Andrew Kau has been a Member of Synacor, Inc.'s ('Synacor') Board of Directors since December 2000. Prior to joining Synacor's board, He served as a Director of MyPersonal. He is a Managing Director at Walden International. He was President of Chemical Technologies Ventures, and a Management Consultant at Strategic Planning Associates, LLC, and at Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc. He also served as a research scientist at Systems Planning Corp. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University.

Walden International Employee Reviews

Positive Reviews
25%
25%
75%
Constructive Feedback
75%

Positive Reviews from Employees

What are some of the best things about your team?

They are easy to talk to about issues inside the company.

Constructive Feedback from Employees

What does the leadership team need to get better at?

They need a better way to communicate as one and not give several things to do at once.

What needs to change to make the company culture better?

Thery need to be more understanding

What would you improve about your company's interview process?

THey need to be more specific to those they are hiring of what they expect of them

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Leadership Score

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45
out of 100
Executive rating?
40
out of 100
CEO rating?
50
out of 100
Manager rating?

Compensation Score

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AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Paid fairly?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Satisfied with benefits?

Team Score

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AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
AnswerPercent
Yes50%
No50%
Coworker interaction?
60
out of 100
Quality of coworkers?

Environment Score

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7 or less50%
80%
1050%
120%
More than 120%
Work hours per day?
AnswerPercent
Extremely fast0%
Comfortably fast0%
Moderate100%
A bit slow0%
Bureaucratic0%
Pace at work?
AnswerPercent
Positive0%
Negative100%
Positive work environment?

Outlook Score

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60
out of 100
Future outlook?
AnswerPercent
Fantastic0%
Good0%
Neutral50%
Bad50%
Terrible0%
Customer perception?
AnswerPercent
Yes0%
No100%
Excited going to work?

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Walden International

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Walden International

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
-100
eNPS Score
0%Promoters
0%Passives
100%Detractors

Walden International Competitors

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    Monk's Hill Ventures
    0 / 100
  2. 2nd
    Walden International
    0 / 100

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