How I Built This with Guy Raz

How I Built This with Guy Raz

(July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accidental Triumph of Mailchimp

Aug 25, 2025 · 01:19:28

✨ AI Summary

Mailchimp started as a side project for three web designers in 2001.
A surprising spreadsheet revealed a path to significant revenue growth.
Ben Chestnut shares marketing wins and painful lessons learned.

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Ben Chestnut

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