The Startup Chat With Steli And Hiten

In today’s episode of The Startup Chat, Steli and Hiten talk about how Zoom became the best web conferencing product in a decade. Zoom is a popular video conferencing tool used by a lot of companies around the world, from small startups to big enterprises. However, the story of how Zoom became so popular is quite remarkable, as they were going into a very competitive niche when they started. In this week’s episode, Steli and Hiten talk about how Zoom got started, what makes it so competitive in a crowded market, Steli’s initial thoughts on Zoom and much more.  Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:00 About today’s topic. 00:25 Why this topic was chosen. 01:15 Steli’s initial thoughts on Zoom. 03:11 How Zoom just works. 04:48 Some not so obvious things that Zoom did. 05:58 How Zoom got started. 06:20 What Hiten learned while researching Zoom. 06:37 What made Zoom succeed in a crowded market. 09:00 How difficult it must have been for the founders to make Zoom a success. 09:59 What makes Zoom competitive.  3 Key Points: O