Freemium as a catalyst for growth with Tope Awotona, Founder of Calendly

Published: Sept. 8, 2016, 10:18 a.m.

b'Tope Awotona, Founder and CEO of Calendly is big on Focus, and it\\u2019s clear that this has played a big part in launching his product to the world. Tope moved from a background of Enterprise Sales in businesses like IBM, Perceptive Software and EMC to solve a problem that was close to his heart in those roles: Scheduling. I Spoke to Tope about why the freemium SaaS model has been key to the product\\u2019s success so far, how the most important acquisition channel for Calendly is the product itself, and how he manages feedback from customers, among other things.'