Evernote will expand its focus to team productivity software
Chris O'Neill · 20VC: Evernote CEO on Why You Play For The Front of Your Jersey Not The Back, Why Success Is A Team Sport & Why Leadership Should Accept The Negative Consequences In All Situations · Jun 9, 2017 · at 23:30
Chris O'Neill, CEO of Evernote, discusses the company's long-term product roadmap and transition from individual tools to collaborative workplace solutions.
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“We've done great things throughout our relatively short history to unlock and become a superpower for individuals, and we look forward to doing the same thing for teams and really helping them be much, much, much more successful and productive and organized than they are today.”
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