Name Ben Chestnut Role Entrepreneur | Organizations founded MailChimp | |
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Education Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
Ben chestnut do what you love
Ben Chestnut is an American internet entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of MailChimp, a popular email marketing company.
Contents
- Ben chestnut do what you love
- Ben chestnut freemium summit the abuse that comes with free part 1
- Background
- Career
- Compensatory policies
- Risks of social media
- References
Ben chestnut freemium summit the abuse that comes with free part 1
Background
Ben Chestnut was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. He studied physics at the University of Georgia, and industrial design at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Career
He is the former CEO of The Rocket Science Group, which he co-founded in 2000.
He is presently the CEO of MailChimp, a popular email marketing company with 15 million users.
Compensatory policies
Chestnut has focused his company's resources in providing compensatory benefits for employees. Chestnut's motivation for his corporate policy stems from his being raised by his military father who had few economic opportunities.
Risks of social media
In an interview with Forbes Magazine, Chestnut countered arguments that social media would replace the need for email and email marketing.