The Drum

Mailchimp co-founder on how he nearly killed off the monkey and introducing original content

Mailchimp has expanded its offerings over the last few years, growing from an email platform to one that helps small to medium businesses (SMB) at every step of their growth process. Co-founder and ...
Lifehacker

I'm Mailchimp Co-founder Ben Chestnut, and This Is How I Work

One word that best describes how you work: “Why.” I’m always asking why, and making sure people understand the why behind decisions and strategies. First of all, tell us a little about your background ...
The Business Journals

Mailchimp co-founder on new HQ: 'If we don't maintain [connections with people], they have a shelf life'

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Mailchimp designed its new ...
Business Wire

Intuit Mailchimp CEO and Co-Founder Ben Chestnut to take on Business Advisor Role; SVP of Intuit QuickBooks Money Platform Rania Succar assumes Mailchimp CEO Duties

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU), the global technology platform behind QuickBooks, TurboTax, Mint, Credit Karma, and Mailchimp, announced today that Ben Chestnut has made ...
Inc

This Founder Used to Be Excited When His Company Got 2 New Customers a Day. Now It Gets 14,000

“Finance,” sighed Mailchimp co-founder and CEO Ben Chestnut Friday at the Inc. Founders House in Austin. “I used to call it ‘doing Quickbooks.’ Now it’s finance.” Chestnut was, in his inimitable way, ...
MediaPost

Ben Chestnut Stepping Down As Mailchimp CEO

Mailchimp co-founder Ben Chestnut is stepping down as CEO of Mailchimp, less than one year after the company’s purchase by Intuit for $12 billion. Rania Succar, who heads the QuickBooks Money team, ...