Acquired

The Zoom IPO (with Santi Subotovsky)

Join the Acquired Limited Partner program! https://glow.fm/acquired/ (works best on mobile) Zoom board member (and general partner at Emergence Capital) Santi Subotovsky joins us to tell the true underdog story behind the hottest IPO of 2019. Together we trace founder Eric Yuan’s incredible journey from immigrant software developer, who didn’t speak any…

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• Santi Subotovsky

Notes

• ▶ Who Is Santi Subotovsky at 0:00 Share Transcript
• ▶ Who Is Eric Yuan at 0:00 Share Transcript
• ▶ What’s Something About Ipos That Most People Wouldn’t Think Of at 4:10 Share Transcript
• ▶ What’s One Of The Most Beneficial Moves For A First Time Founder Or Beginner In Their Career To Make at 24:22 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Did Devices Come First, But Now, It’s Bring Your Own Software at 29:35 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Did Zoom Allow Users To Experience Their Full Product For Up To 40 Minute Meetings at 34:54 Share Transcript
• ▶ Who Does Zoom Choose To Hire As Their Team at 51:21 Share Transcript
• ▶ Is It A Good Idea For People To Serve Smbs Before Moving Enterprise Businesses at 59:11 Share Transcript
• ▶ What’s The Difference Between Okay Ceos And Great Ceos at 1:00:24 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Is It Important To Focus On Revenue Early On at 1:07:40 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Has Zoom Showed In The Markets at 1:10:11 Share Transcript

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