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Zendesk Debuts New Products in Effort to Catch Salesforce

  • Software maker’s stock has jumped almost eightfold since 2014
  • Company is on target to reach $1 billion in sales next year

Zendesk headquarters in San Francisco

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Zendesk Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mikkel Svane recently hosted a routine two-cocktail lunch for more than a dozen employees celebrating four years at his company and realized he no longer recognized most of his workforce.

“I know there’s a lot of shiny objects out there, so I want to thank you for spending four years with the company,” Svane said to the employees. “Four years is a big number in the world of tech startups.”