CRO Zoom, Ryan Azus: It’s Not Zoom Fatigue, It’s Work Fatigue

Guest: Ryan Azus, CRO of Zoom In this episode, we cover: The biggest difference between Ryan’s childhood and that of his own kids (04:18); Why selling books every summer in college was a lucrative, life-changing adventure (10:45); Where his competitiveness comes from, and being a “student of business” (22:01); The early days of teleconferencing at WebEx, and how Ryan started working there (27:17); Building RingCentral from zero to a billion-dollar run rate, and being a “headquarters person” (33:54); “Falling forward” and the myth of instant success in business (39:00); Zoom fatigue and virtual backgrounds (44:37); Keeping up with the explosive growth in demand for Zoom, and the intense pressure of the job (48:23); The most important traits Ryan looks for when hiring (55:05); Zoom’s stock price and the “belief barrier” (01:00:05)