John Jahnke, CEO and Co-Founder of Tackle.io: $148 Million Raised to Build the Future of Cloud Go-to-Market

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with John Jahnke, CEO and Co-Founder of Tackle.io, a cloud go-to market platform that's raised over $148 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

• John’s background as a kid who loved computers and wanted to be a CEO
• The two founders John would have liked to meet, and what his favorite books are
• Why software companies have difficulties selling their product through cloud providers, and how Tackle.io helps them do that easily
• Achieving and keeping product-market fit, and the process, obstacles and rewards of creating a new product category
• How fundraising gets easier after the initial stage, and why it’s important everyone in the company can tell the same story

 

Favorite book: 

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World