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The Journey of Eventbrite: From a Closet Startup to a Global Event Management Platform
TLDR Eventbrite, founded by Julia and Kevin Hartz, started in a San Francisco warehouse closet and has now expanded to manage events in 170 countries worldwide. The platform filled a void in the market for accessible ticketing solutions, empowering entrepreneurs and individuals to sell tickets for various events globally.
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Eventbrite was launched by Julia and Kevin Hartz from a closet in a San Francisco warehouse, and now manages events in 170 countries worldwide.
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Julia Hartz initially pursued a career in broadcast journalism, but found her passion in television production and development while interning at MTV.
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Julia Hartz met her future husband, Kevin, at a wedding, and despite living in different cities and working in different industries, they maintained a long-distance relationship before she decided to leave her job in Hollywood to explore opportunities in the tech industry.
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Julia Hartz decided to leave her Hollywood career to join her husband Kevin in building a startup, Eventbrite, which initially started as a simple transactional platform for selling tickets to various events.
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Eventbrite was envisioned as a self-service platform for selling tickets to any type of event at a low cost, filling a void in the market for accessible ticketing solutions for small organizations and live events.
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Eventbrite initially focused on the local market but intentionally rolled out globally, allowing anyone to use the platform, leading to diverse event types and formats with varying ticket prices.
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Eventbrite's horizontal platform enabled a wide range of businesses and individuals to sell tickets, filling a gap in the market that empowered entrepreneurs to strengthen their businesses.
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Eventbrite faced challenges in 2009, but the combination of the recession and the rise of social media, particularly Facebook, led to a successful year with a focus on events related to financial skills, entrepreneurship, and networking.
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Eventbrite received six and a half million dollars from Sequoia Capital, allowing them to scale from 30 to 100 employees and maintain a strong company culture despite some tension and disagreements between the co-founders.
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Julia Hartz became the CEO of Eventbrite in 2016, facing the challenge of balancing company priorities with her husband's health issues, eventually leading the company to go public in 2018.
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Julia Hartz discusses Eventbrite's resilience to economic challenges due to the universal need for gathering and live experiences, highlighting the company's growth and future uncertainties.
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Tomo Delaney founded Nashi for Kids, a company offering fruit-based food paint, overcoming challenges to get his product into Walmart stores and aiming for profitability.
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