The Story Behind Calendly's 20 Billion Dollar Calendar

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How Calendly, a simple scheduling tool, grew into a $20 billion business without a single salesperson. This episode unpacks the specific product-led growth playbook that founder Tope Awotona used to bootstrap the company to tens of millions of users before ever raising venture capital. Lucas and Luna dig into the viral loop that powered Calendly's adoption, the decision to stay free for years, and one key metric that investors ignored but Awotona obsessed over. If you're building a product today, this is the blueprint for growth without a sales team. #Calendly #TopeAwotona #ProductLedGrowth #Bootstrapping #SaaS #ViralLoops #StartupStory #Business #Entrepreneurship #Founder #NoSalesTeam #AtlantaTech #GrowthStrategy #ZeroToBillion #StartupLessons #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #StartupStoriesWithFexingo Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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