320. Calendly: the $3bn non-technical founder success story

Tech for Non-Techies by Sophia Matveeva

Sep 9, 202626:59Technology

Tope Awotona had no co-founder, no coding ability, and three failed startups behind him. None of that stopped him — today, Calendly is worth $3 billion, used by over 20 million people in 230+ countries, and adopted by 86...

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