Eventbrite (with Julia & Kevin Hartz)

You guys are probably getting annoyed because we should get started, huh? No, I mean I think we have enough tape here of just breakfast sandwich conversation that that can be the episode. Good. I hope you really go there. Welcome to season seven, episode two of Acquired. the podcast about great technology companies and the stories and playbooks behind them. I'm Ben Gilbert. I'm David Rosenthal. And we are your hosts.

Today we come to you with the long overdue story of Eventbrite. This is, of course, a fascinating one right now, an events company during a global pandemic with minimal human contact and and nearly all in person gatherings having been cancelled. And while it's interesting to dive into how Eventbrite is problem solving in this era The history of the company is unique and something that we haven't

A husband wife founding team. We're in the unique position to be joined by CEO Julia Hartz and her co-founder and husband Kevin. who was also the longtime CEO and is now chairman. Rather than the full blow by blow of the company,

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