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What is Guidepoint?

Guidepoint connects clients with vetted subject matter experts—Advisors—from our global professional network. Our clients leverage the insights and perspectives shared by our Advisors to stay informed and make better business decisions. Our multinational client list includes nine of the top 10 global consulting firms, hundreds of hedge funds (including five of the largest firms), and many of the largest private equity firms and Fortune-ranked companies. Guidepoint’s fourteen offices on three continents provide 24/7, quick and agile service. For more information, visit www.guidepoint.com.

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Year Founded
2003
HQ Location
New York, NY
Twitter
@guidepoint
2,342 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
3,925 employees on LinkedIn®

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Dryanovo R.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Beneficial in enhancing my comprehension"
The number and richness of Guidepoint’s subject matter expert contacts base is also notable. It helped me find a highly qualified consultant for a ...
JP
Jeevan P.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Guides are exceptionally qualified"
I wanted an information security expert for a complicated venture, and Guidepoint had the option to interface me with a particular specialist exper...
VM
Vishwanath M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Thrilling and nice"
Very clear and open communication. All communications through emails

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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

The number and richness of Guidepoint’s subject matter expert contacts base is also notable. It helped me find a highly qualified consultant for a very specific issue within a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

For instance the fees may hike even for short consultations and are rather expensive for small business or start-ups. Although such experts are crucial, it is an expensive luxury that not everyone can afford in the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

Looking at the current competitive business environment, Guidepoint provides a useful solution by linking opportune demand with expertise. In my case, it was useful to obtain specific information that could not be obtained within my organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JP
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Internet
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

I wanted an information security expert for a complicated venture, and Guidepoint had the option to interface me with a particular specialist experience in my specialty inside the more extensive field. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

The commitment interaction felt a piece inflexible. There wasn't much of adaptability in fitting the master's contribution to my particular necessities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Guidepoint:

Guidepoint slices through the commotion of viewing as the right master. It takes out the tedious reviewing process and interfaces you with a certified proficient straightforwardly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

Guidepoint slices through the commotion of viewing as the right master. It takes out the tedious reviewing process and interfaces you with a certified proficient straightforwardly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

I appreciate Guidepoint's fast turnaround and extensive network. Their ability to quickly connect us with experts has been a game-changer, helping us make informed decisions promptly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

One downside of Guidepoint is its cost, which is on the higher side. Additionally, the lack of a self-service option can limit flexibility in accessing expertise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

Guidepoint has been invaluable in solving the challenge of finding hard-to-reach individuals and efficiently arranging interviews with them, even within tight timeframes. This service has significantly expedited our research process, saving us time and effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Conrad Y.
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Director, Asia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

Guidepoint has a vast database of expert candidates covering all industries and sectors imaginable, plus they have an excellent expert recruiting and custom-recruiting operations team to source for the most relevant types of experts needed for any specific project. Their customer service and client communication are truly excellent, and they always take the time to understand the requirements and specs asked for. Very high quality and consistent delivery. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

They are a little expensive, and any slight over-runs in expert calls are strictly accounted for and billed for. A little more flexibility would be very much appreciated! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Guidepoint:

Be as clear, detailed, comprehensive and organised in your requests as you can to drive efficiency and accuracy in their expert searches for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

Access to domain experts from industry, academia, government agencies and non-profits. Paid interview discussions with such experts provide the necessary info, answers, insights and advice valued by our clients to whom we deliver our research and consulting project work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CY
Head of Project Operations & Emerging Accounts, Asia
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

Their client/account managers can very quickly and comprehensively grasp our specific requirements, and they do this with reliable consistency. They are also very good at clarifying and sharpening the expert specs in order to secure the most suitable candidates for our projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

For sub-1hr expert calls, or calls more than 1hr but less than 2hrs, they bill in blocks of 30 mins but at very high per-minute rates: it will be great if they offer the option of 15 min billable blocks, and at lower rates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Guidepoint:

Do provide as much detail, clarity and context to them when sending project requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

They provide industry experts for us to interview online, to enable rapid acquisition of the relevant insights and information needed to deliver our custom knowledge-content to our clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VM
Manager Production probiotics
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

Very clear and open communication. All communications through emails Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

nothing. I have used it only once. good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

solving communication bridging issues was good once Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Describe the project or task Guidepoint helped with:

Guidepoint helped our firm find surgeons and hospital admins so we could conduct interviews for DD. We were looking at an investment in the space, but we already had a contract in place with Guidepoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you like best about Guidepoint?

They found one good expert that provided 80% of what we were looking for. They also provided us a few candidate profiles pretty quickly. I also liked that they already had a MSA in place so no time was wasted on legal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

They are way more expensive than the other networks we use (DeepBench, Silverlight, Zintro, Athenium), and they were unpleasant the entire time we worked with them. They also seemed to stop working on the project early on in the process, leaving us hanging.

We took the same project to two of the networks listed above and they both provided the same exact expert but for $200-450 less than what Guidepoint charged us for him (both 60-minute calls). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Guidepoint:

They may have the brand name, but others are doing the same thing just as well if not better and for cheaper. I would say try any of the networks listed at the top. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were trying to find a single network that could act as a one-stop-shop network but we didn't find that here. We now send the bid to all of the networks at once and let them race. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeevan D.
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Guidepoint?

Good recommendations and also they connect with the right set of experts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Guidepoint?

The user interface. It's not cool and modern. It's looks old school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Guidepoint solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to connect with the right set of industry experts. I can learn from their experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.