2012
Customer No. 25,000 was noteworthy
No. 021
DESCRIPTION◆
Just five years after going live, we hit a milestone. Our 25,000th customer was transformational ideas organizer Evernote, which first used Support and Chat to support its 200+ million customers. Zendesk and Evernote—what a great idea.
ZENDESK VALUE: Community
2012
Customer Service Hero Tour
No. 022
DESCRIPTION◆
In a series of half-day events in Denver, Austin, and Chicago, bestselling author Micah Solomon helped us spread the gospel of customer service best practices. Sessions covered secret CSAT formulas and key factors in being customer focused.
ZENDESK VALUE: Humblidence
2012
Looking for a Zendesk alternative?
No. 023
DESCRIPTION◆
We made a mockumentary on a grunge band, pissed that Mikkel stole its name—thus making ‘Zendesk alternative’ do our SEO bidding. The band, with boomerang Jake Meltzer, debuted at a holiday party. Mikkel played cowbell. The site is still up.
ZENDESK VALUE: Inclusivity
2012
Loud and proud on Market Street
No. 024
DESCRIPTION◆
In June, Zendesk joined the SF Pride parade, the 42nd annual, for our first time. Thousands thronged Market Street, and the day ended with a 6-hour party at Civic Center. Daddies, drag queens, and Zendesk: the colors of the rainbow.
ZENDESK VALUE: Inclusivity
2013
No, we didn’t win a ‘scrunchie’
No. 025
DESCRIPTION◆
Once a TechCrunch 20 reject, we had 500 employees when we finally made Sexiest Enterprise Startup. Asked post–Crunchies Awards about the key to success, Mikkel said “build beautifully simple applications.” The IPO question? Mikkel demurred.
ZENDESK VALUE: Humblidence