Hartz: Eventbrite Never Had to Pivot From Its Original 2006 Strategy
Julia Hartz · Eventbrite: Julia Hartz · Feb 17, 2020 · at 21:24
Julia Hartz, co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, reflects on how the company's long-term execution matched its original founding vision.
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“One of the most remarkable things that has happened in this journey is that we imagined Eventbrite would be what it is today, and that's not because we're clairvoyant. There's a lot of luck that goes into not having to pivot or to completely change your business plan or strategy, but we imagine that we could build a self-service platform that That would allow anybody to sell tickets to any type of event at a really low cost that was accessible and be able to serve the most diverse community of event creators.”
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