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SurveyMonkey

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 31, 2023 by Selin Tobaccowala · across every show →

Everything said about SurveyMonkey, oldest first

Mar 31, 2023 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Tobaccowala: SurveyMonkey founder was among the first to use freemium
“He, I think, invented the freemium model, or at least was one of the first people in the world to use the freemium model.”
Selin Tobaccowala Mar 31, 2023 ▶ 19:40 Let Fires Burn (with Gixo's Selina Tobaccowala)
Mar 31, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tobaccowala: SurveyMonkey's Dated Design Caused Candidates to Underestimate the Business
“It's like the don't judge a book by its cover, but people were sort of judging this product as being a non-Silicon Valley-based, non-beautiful site and underestimating both its consumer love and its financials.”
Selin Tobaccowala Mar 31, 2023 ▶ 30:09 Let Fires Burn (with Gixo's Selina Tobaccowala)
Jan 9, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Zendesk shareholders ultimately rejected the acquisition of SurveyMonkey parent company Momentive
“The company was called Momentive, but it was really SurveyMonkey was the main product. We had sold it, and we were, you know, high-fiving all around, and then it was in the process of getting unsold. Basically, the shareholders of Zendesk rejected the deal.”
Tom Hale Jan 9, 2025 ▶ 3:47 How Ōura doubled ring sales in two years (with CEO Tom Hale) | Masters of Scale
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