Tien Tzuo — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and CEO of Zuora, a cloud-based enterprise software company he co-founded in 2007 and took public in 2018.
Founded Zuora in 2007, which was valued at over $2 billion shortly after its initial public offering in 2018.
Author of the bestselling book "Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company's Future - and What to Do About It" (2018).
Served as Salesforce's eleventh employee, becoming its first chief marketing officer and later chief strategy officer.
Serves on the Board of Directors at Amplitude and previously served on the boards of Network for Good and Vonage.
Holds an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Biography

Tien Tzuo is a Taiwanese-American tech entrepreneur, recognized as the founder, chairman, and CEO of Zuora. He co-founded Zuora in 2007 and led the company to its initial public offering in 2018. Under his leadership, Zuora has become a prominent advocate for the Subscription Economy, promoting the idea that industries are transitioning to customer-centric, subscription-based business models.