506: I Ignored Investors and Built a $975M Company | Joe Thomas

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan · Apr 5, 2024 · 44m

An investor told Joe Thomas and his co-founders that they could exit to Salesforce for millions if they made their video recording software for sales teams. Thomas and his co-founder said no. Instead, they built Loom into a globally used tool with five million users in 230+ countries. In November of 2023, Atlassian acquired Loom for $975 million. Learn how Thomas trusted his gut and made Loom a must-have for the digital workforce.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

The 8-year overnight success story of building Loom

Loom’s key differentiator in the market

How to not bury the lede of your product…