Faked Google Customer Reviews From Sequoia Investor And 20+ Verkada Employees
20+ Verkada employees and Sequoia Capital Partner Konstantine Buhler, a Verkada investor, faked customer reviews on Google. This 30-second video overviews:
The Sequoia partner told IPVM that he made the review in his "personal capacity" rather an as a Verkada investor, denying violating Google's policies.
Verkada's spokesperson refused to comment to IPVM on whether the reviews violated Google's policies.
Inside this report, we examine the problem of faked customer reviews, Verkada's employee reviews, the full responses provided, and how this fits within a pattern of Verkada acting as if rules do not apply to the self-proclaimed 'rocketship'.
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**** ******** ******* *** * ******* for ****** *** ** *********** *** unethical *******, ** ** ******** *** public. **** ** **** *****, **** the ******* ***** ****** *******, *.*.:
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***** ******* **** *** **** ** Amazon, ** ******** * ******* **** calling / ******** ********* **** **** targets ********* ****** ** ****** *** Verkada **.
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**** ********* ****** ****** ******* **** agree **** **** "**** ******" **** Google's *****:
*** "********** *** ********** ******* ******" ***** *** ******** ******* *** specifically ***** "********** *********" ********* ******* about ***'* ********** **********.
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*** ********* **** ** ***** **** the ******:
******'* **** **** *** ******* *** text ***** **** *** *******.
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******* *** **** * **** *** manipulating ******'* ******* **** ****** ******** a ******* ********'* ****** ** *** showcase ***** ** **** ****** *****:
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**** ** **** ******* ********* ******* 5-star *******, ** ************** ******** *** total ****** *** **** ** ****** to **** ******* ******** ******* **** were ******:
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*** ****** ****** *** **** ***** matching * *** ******* ***********:
**** ******* ******** ****** ******* **** posted ** ****.
Rules ***'* ***** *******
*** **** **** ******* ********** ****** users ******* *** ****** ** ****** employee *******, *** *******'* ************* ** rectify *** ******* *********** *** "***** don't *****" ******* ** *******.
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*** * ***** ***, ******* ******* to ******* **** **************** **** ***** ****** *** *** employees*** *** ******* ***** ********.
*** ******** **** ************* **** ****, Verkada ***** *** ********** *** ******* of******** ******** ********* ****** ** ******** video, ******* ******** **********, ***** **** *** ********* ********* the ********* ******.
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****, *** ** ** ****** **** store ******* *****, * ***** ** Verkada *********:
***,****** **** ***** ****** *** ****** policy:
***'* ****** *******, ********, ** *********** if *** *** ** **** *** the ******** **** ******* **.
******* ********* ** ***** ******* **** anymore...
*** ****!!!
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***, ******* ********* ** *** ***-********** ** **** **** ******:
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**** * ***** ** ****** ******** :)
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****** *** *** ********* **** **** to ****, *** **.
* **** *** *** ****** *** honest ***** ** ********* **** "**** we **** ** *** ********* ******'* policies *** ** ***'* **** ***** what *** ***** *** ***'* ***** Google **** ** ******** *** **** if **** **, *** ***** **** will ** ** ****** *** ******* and **'** ******* *** ** ****** them *** **** **** * ****."
******: "* **** **** *** ****** you ****** *** * *** *** violate **."
***** ** * *** ** **** going ****** ********. **** ** *** a ****** **** *** ********* *** facts, **********, *** ***********.
*******,***** *******,******* ********** ******* *********,'**********' ******* ** ********:
********'* *************** ********** *** ******* ****** **** *** employer/business.
*************, * ****** ** ******* ********* specifically ****** ****** ******* ******** ******* employees *** *** ******* ******* ** admit **** ** * ******** ** interest ********* ******'* ********.
* **** **** ******* *** ******** from ******* *** ******. ** *** ask ****** ** ***** *********, **** never ** * ***** ***** *** they *** ****** *******. *********** ****** know ******.
* **** ***** ******, * **** using ********, * ***** ***** *** them ** ********* ******* *** ********. You *** *** ***** ********* ** the **** *** *** **** ***** probably **** *****.
******* **** ***** ********* **** ***** what **** **** *****, ***** **** corrected ***** **** *****, ***** ** just "*****" *** ** ******** *** reviews **** ***** *********. **** **** feel **** **** *** ***, *****, do ******** **** **** ** **** as **** ******* *** *** *******.
*** *** **** **** ********* **** this ** *** *** **** * stand *** ***, "****** ** ******" and **** ****** **** ****** ** the ****. **** **** *** ** business *** * **** ****** *** word.
**** ** **** ****** **** ** consider ****** ****** **** **** ********. I **** ** ***** ******* *** helping ** ********** ***** ****** *** culture.
"*** ******* ******* **** **** **** he **** *** ****** ** *** "personal ********" ****** ** ** * Verkada ********, ******* ********* ******'* ********."
******, *** ******:
**** ******* ******* ***:
** *** ********* ****, * *** negative ******* ** * ***, **** detailed ****** *****:
**** ***'* ******** **** *** ****** options **** *** **** ** ** make ** ***** **** ***** ** staythe **** * ***** anymore.
'*** **** * *****' ****** **** new ***** **** ******** ********* ** the * **** **** - ** they **** **.
* ****** **** ** ***?
**** ******* ******* **** ***** ******* vesting ** * ** / ** / ** / ** ******** ******* of *** ******* ** / **/ 25 / ** (*** **** **** was ******* ** *** ********** ******** since *****). **** ******* *** ****** of ******* *** **** ** ********* leave ****** *** ***** * *****, which ** ****** ***** *******'* ******** issues.
******: ******* ****** *** ******* *** done ******** ***** *** ***** **** reviews, ****** **** ******** **** ******** ones *****:
** ******* ***** ***** **** *******....****** should ** *******, *** ***** *** so ****.
* **** *****, *** ******* ***** has **** **** **** *.* ** 3.6 ** ******* ****** ** ****** complain *** ** ***** ***** ******* by ******* ******* ********* ********** ** leave *******.
*****, * ****** ** ****** ********** - ****** **** *** *** ****** away ******** *****:
*** * ***** *** *** ** a ******** *********** ** ******* ********** technical ******:
** *** ******** **** *** ******* rigging ***** ******, **** ******* ********* giving ********** * *****:
**'* ** ******:
*** ******** **** ****** ****** * picture ** * ******* ***** **** his * *****:
*** *** ******** *** ** ***** disclosed **** **** **** *****:
** *** ********* ****, ******* *** admit ********* ****** ** ***** ********* reviews. * ******* ****** **** **** that:
*******, **** *****, ** **** (****** salespeople) **** *-**** ******* ** *** same ***, ***** ** * ********* of ** ** ****: