Thursday, May 15, 2014

It's a ZEN day!

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!

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14 comments:

  1. Boyan Ivanov3:33 PM

    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?

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  2. chrija3:38 PM

    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.

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  3. Boyan Ivanov4:19 PM

    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? :)

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  4. Mark MacLeod11:40 PM

    Congrats Christoph! Super happy for the Zen folks

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  5. shakalandy4:01 PM

    Very nice to see some insights and communication!
    Congratulations on the outcome.
    And now holiday on Hawaii? :)

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  6. Georgi Kadrev11:34 PM

    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?

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  7. chrija11:38 AM

    No, busy finding the next Zendesks! :)

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  8. chrija11:38 AM

    Thanks a lot Mark!

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  9. chrija11:39 AM

    I think the answer to both questions is "customers". They got more and more of them, and they loved the product.

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  10. Alex11:46 AM

    This is very inspiring deck you made, Christoph. Red it in the morning and now full of energy!

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  11. Mikita Mikado5:49 PM

    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.

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  12. Michael Folmer Hansen3:35 AM

    Dear Christoph,



    Many thanks for your support... we wouldn't have one it without you.


    Cheers,
    Michael

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  13. chrija9:27 AM

    Thanks, Mikita!

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  14. chrija9:28 AM

    Thanks Michael for the kind words, much appreciated!

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