Today is a very special day for me as as an entrepreneur and investor. About an hour ago, Zendesk went public on the New York Stock Exchange. The last time I watched an IPO so carefully was when Shopping.com, the company that had bought my price comparison startup, went public – almost ten years ago.
Here are a few visual impressions of my love affair with Zendesk, which began six years ago:
Huge congrats and thanks to the entire Zendesk team – I couldn't be more proud of you guys!
14 comments:
Christoph, thanks for sharing! :) I wonder - according to the headlines you took Series B just 4 months after series A - why...or how does it happen like this?
Yes...the Series B came unusually quickly after the Series A. The Series A was quite small, and since things had started to take off we had the opportunity to raise a bigger amount from one of the top firms in the Valley.
wow great! I was actually thinking that: A) you either got noticed or B) the new investor kind of brought the next round? I can't imagine being in raising mode just after you closed Series A or? :)
Congrats Christoph! Super happy for the Zen folks
Very nice to see some insights and communication!
Congratulations on the outcome.
And now holiday on Hawaii? :)
Congrats on the successful long run! :)
It would be Interesting to know how did they jump over the drama gap?, seems like taking approximately 8-9 months from the email and PR dates.
And how did they address the differentiation scepticism?
No, busy finding the next Zendesks! :)
Thanks a lot Mark!
I think the answer to both questions is "customers". They got more and more of them, and they loved the product.
This is very inspiring deck you made, Christoph. Red it in the morning and now full of energy!
Great story. Remember using the Zendesk around 2008. I didn't think this company will grow so fast at the time.
Congrats, Christoph. Fun presentation, indeed.
Dear Christoph,
Many thanks for your support... we wouldn't have one it without you.
Cheers,
Michael
Thanks, Mikita!
Thanks Michael for the kind words, much appreciated!
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