Olson: Pendo and Intercom don't compete; Intercom targets Zendesk
Todd Olson · 1115 How Pendo CEO Uses War Chest to Acquire Companies, Integrate · Aug 13, 2018 · at 7:30
Todd Olson, CEO of Pendo, discusses market positioning and competitive dynamics with Nathan Latka.
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“I see them trying to disrupt the support tools like Zendesk and Freshdesk more so than attacking Pendo. So I think there's plenty of room in the market for Intercom and Pendo to coexist. So I don't actually see them as competitive at all.”
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