412: How Zeb Evans Faced Death and Built Clickup into Tech Disruptor

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After multiple near-death experiences, Zeb Evans decided to build a business that was net positive on the world. However, he didn’t realize that a custom internal productivity tool would become the business he was searching for. In 2017, Evans cofounded ClickUp, an all-in-one productivity management tool now valued at $4 billion. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Nathan and Zeb discuss: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Selling Disney DVDs from his hospital bed</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How a home invasion motivated him to drop out of school</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Starting his first company Fast Followerz from customized social tools</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How an unexpected seizure pushed him to move to Silicon Valley </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Building ClickUp as an internal tool and discovering its value</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The early days of ClickUp and living in a stereotypical startup house</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why investors were shocked that ClickUp was profitable </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maintain culture while scaling at a rapid rate </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Zeb takes a bath every evening</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And much more tech startup advice…</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>Who do you want to see next on the podcast?</strong