HOW ZOOM DEFEATED SKYPE COMPANY STORY

How did a product that was free, already installed on millions of devices, and backed by Microsoft lose to a startup almost nobody had heard of?

What does it actually mean to build something for the user when your competitor is busy building something for the shareholder?

If Skype had all the advantages, what does that tell you about the relationship between market position and complacency?

Eric Yuan was rejected by the US visa office eight times before he even started. At what point does persistence stop being admirable and start being the actual strategy?

When a global crisis hit and everyone suddenly needed the same tool at the same time, was Zoom lucky or was it ready? And is there even a difference?

For our Watch & Talk sessions, this video sparks discussion around competitive strategy, leadership resilience, product-market fit, corporate complacency, and crisis opportunity.

Book your session and find out why the best product does not always win, but this time it did.

Watch the video here (but it’s always more interesting to talk about it 😉):