Atlanta, US · Angel
Ben Chestnut
Co-Founder & CEO
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- MinboxSeed · $800kMay 2012
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- MinboxSeed$800kUSJoined · +8 investors · historical
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(July 2021) Ben Chestnut: From Side Business to $12 Billion – The Accidental Triumph of Mailchimp
WithBen Chestnut
MentionsGuy Raz
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In 2001, three web designers built a quirky email tool called Mailchimp. It wasn’t their main business. It wasn’t even meant to make real money. For years, Ben Chestnut and his partners survived on web-design gigs, while Mailchimp earned just enough to cover lunch. Then…one surprising spreadsheet…
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Bootstrapped to $12B: Mailchimp’s Ben Chestnut on Life After the Exit
WithBen Chestnut
MentionsCharles HudsonDrew HoustonPhil LibinScott CookBing GordonJoe Thomas
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Guest : Ben Chestnut, Former CEO and Co-Founder of Mailchimp If you find yourself selling your startup, then Mailchimp co-founder Ben Chestnut has some important advice for you: Get a dog. When Intuit bought Mailchimp in 2021 for $12 billion, the company asked Ben if he wanted to stay on as CEO,… More on the show's page
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20VC: Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut on The Biggest Leadership Lessons Scaling to a $12Bn Acquisition and $1BN+ ARR, The Secret to Happiness, Being a Great Husband and Father & Why 2021 was the Right Time To Sell to Intuit
WithBen Chestnut
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Ben Chestnut is the Co-Founder of Mailchimp , the all-in-one marketing platform for small businesses. Last year, in Sept 2021 it was announced that Intuit would acquire Mailchimp for a reported $12BN. There are so many things to love about the Mailchimp journey to this point. First, Mailchimp was… More on the show's page
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SaaStr 592: Everything that Breaks on the Way to $1B ARR with Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin
WithBen Chestnut
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Join Mailchimp Co-Founder Ben Chestnut and SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin in a follow-up to their popular fireside chat held during SaaStr @ Home 2020. Ben and Jason will chat about the highlights–and the challenges–of scaling a company like Mailchimp to $1B ARR. Full video: https://youtu.be/5fx3qFD62ak… More on the show's page
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The case for bootstrapping, w/Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut
WithBen Chestnut
MentionsKaren Cahn
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This week, we’re returning to an episode of Masters of Scale featuring Ben Chestnut, the co-founder and CEO of Mailchimp. The email marketing platform was acquired this year by Intuit in a multi-billion-dollar deal that closed this month. Hear how Chestnut used a DIY ethos to grow the company…
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Apple PodcastsMailchimp: Ben Chestnut
WithBen Chestnut
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In the late 1990s, Ben Chestnut was a struggling young designer interning at an appliance company, when somebody suggested that he try designing for the internet instead. A few years later, Ben and two co-founders launched a web design agency, only to discover that the service they'd included…
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The Grittiest Conversations of 2025: AI, Business & Beyond
MentionsAidan GomezBen ChestnutDavid RubensteinEvan SpiegelGarrett LordYamini Rangan
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In this recap episode, we highlight the best moments from our 2025 interviews and reflect on the ideas that defined the year. Featuring: David Rubenstein (co-founder of Carlyle) Yamini Rangan (CEO of HubSpot) Ben Chestnut (co-founder of Mailchimp) Winston Weinberg (co-founder and CEO of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageBringing a culture back from the brink, w/Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi
MentionsDara KhosrowshahiArianna HuffingtonBen Chestnut
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Early-stage startups are a lot like pirate ships – they need a buccaneering spirit to survive. But every startup needs to shed its pirate nature at some point, and evolve into something more akin to a navy – no less heroic, but more disciplined. As the new CEO of Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi took on the…
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