How Eric Yuan Founded Zoom 🧑‍💻

2023-09-04 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:43 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Business and entrepreneurship · mode: Personal story

In a Short, Ali tells how Eric Yuan, who grew up in China and rose to VP of engineering, left his job in his 40s to found Zoom after his managers rejected his idea, and how Zoom took off during the pandemic.

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The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Eric Yuan: from VP of engineering to founding Zoom and its rise in the pandemic

• ★★ Ali says Eric Yuan grew up in China and worked his way up to VP of engineering at a top tech company, where his idea for a smartphone-friendly video conferencing system was rejected by upper management. — 00:00:00
• ★★ Ali says Eric Yuan, in his 40s, left his job to start Zoom, aiming to make video communication accessible and seamless. — 00:00:00 · Zoom
• ★★ Ali says Eric Yuan built Zoom around user experience and reliability, and despite heavy competition it skyrocketed during the pandemic, when people needed to connect more than ever. — 00:00:29 · Zoom, COVID-19

Mentioned

Central: Eric Yuan · Zoom

Also: China · COVID-19

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