Season 16 · Episode 5
Eric Yuan (Zoom) and Santi Subotovksy (Emergence Capital) - Winning a Crowded Market
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL) · STVP
October 28, 202048m 18s
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Show Notes
After growing and leading the team that developed WebEx, Eric Yuan left his role as Corporate Vice President of Engineering at Cisco in 2011 to found Zoom Video Communications. Santiago Subotovsky, a general partner at Emergence Capital, led his firm’s investment in Zoom. In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Ravi Belani, they discuss what drove Zoom and how they built the confidence to launch this new company into an already crowded video conferencing market.
Topics
ETLdisruptioncrisis innovationcustomer focusedstartupvideo conferencingopportunity recognitionleadershipcultureZoompivotunicorntechnologybusiness developmentEric YuaninnovationvisionfoundermarketsSantiago Subotovskyvideo communicationteamworkventure capitalistcompetitionearly investorWebexEmergence CapitalCiscoproduct market fitchallengesceo