The Story Behind The $110M Acquisition of Stoke Just 15 Months Post Stealth Mode with Shahar Erez Co-Founder of Stoke Talent | Ep. 264 | Business Podcast
Summary
In 2021, Stoke was acquired by Fiverr for $110M just 15 months after coming out of stealth mode. How did they do it?
Shahar Erez, Stoke’s Co-founder and CEO, shares the company’s story and lessons learned along the way of the on-demand talent platform that’s empowering companies to adopt a hybrid workforce model that scales as quickly and efficiently as needed. The Stoke platform provides a streamlined interface to make sure all your “non-employees” are operating according to policies, legal constraints and workforce classification.
Shahar is a tech-scene veteran and serial entrepreneur in Israel and Silicon Valley and has 20 years of executive experience in engineering, product and marketing under his belt at companies like HP, VMware and Kenshoo.
He has a BA from IDC University as well as an MBA from the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel.
Last but not least, he is a proud father of 3, an amateur cyclist and an avid reader.
Listen to hear the story how they built the company and lessons learned you can use to apply to your business.
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