2014
Zendesk goes public
No. 027
DESCRIPTION◆
Tech was getting pummeled. FUD clouded our IPO like Karl the Fog. But Mikkel decided to push ahead. Press circus, $9 initial offering, the symbol $ZEN. Mikkel woke up with a face rash and Matt Hicks bought him makeup. The rest is history.
ZENDESK VALUE: Purpose
2014
Zendesk Day of Service
No. 028
DESCRIPTION◆
What better way to celebrate our IPO milestone than to serve the community that gave Zendesk a home. This company-wide volunteer day consisted of serving meals, cleaning the streets, and beautifying the neighborhood.
ZENDESK VALUE: Community
2014
Catching Zs
No. 029
DESCRIPTION◆
Zendesk and Zopim—the start of a beautiful friendship. In April, we announced the purchase of the live chat app, which beefed up our messaging with a slew of new widgets and features.
ZENDESK VALUE: Purpose
2014
Time to grow
No. 030
DESCRIPTION◆
In seven years, three guys from Copenhagen built a company that grew to 40,000 customers around the world. Those customers served 300 million people—the 2014 population size of the United States.
ZENDESK VALUE: Purpose
2014
A forsaken carpet store becomes HQ
No. 031
DESCRIPTION◆
In 1909, 1019 Market was a furniture emporium. Renovation lent airiness with cozy nooks, original pine beams and 400 work areas. Dave Dyson once strolled smack into an unfrosted wall near Mikkel's office. Neither nose nor glass was broken.
ZENDESK VALUE: Purpose