Zuora创始人兼首席执行官 成功三分靠自身七分靠环境
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Tien">Tien</span> <span word="Tzuo">Tzuo</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="immigrated">immigrated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promptly">promptly</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hipster">hipster</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="today">today</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="borough">borough</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span>. (<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="Tzuo">Tzuo</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mugged">mugged</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>.) <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Cornell">Cornell</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="Tzuo">Tzuo</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="applications">applications</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Oracle">Oracle</span> <span word="ORCL">ORCL</span> -0.09% <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>20世纪70年代，左轩霆的父母从台湾移民到美国，而且很快就在布鲁克林安顿了下来。在左轩霆的记忆中，当时的布鲁克林还不是如今的潮人天堂，聚居在此的主要是移民和一些黑帮（小时候他被抢过两次）。但他还是考上了康内尔大学（<span word="Cornell">Cornell</span> <span word="University">University</span>），还拿到了电气工程学士学位。在学校里，左轩霆发现自己对应用软件开发很感兴趣。随后，他在甲骨文公司（<span word="Oracle">Oracle</span>）工作了六年。</p><p><span word="Tzuo">Tzuo</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Oracle">Oracle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="MBA">MBA</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Salesforce">Salesforce</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="CRM">CRM</span> 2.61% , <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2007, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="enterprise">enterprise</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> 350-<span word="person">person</span>-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="Zuora">Zuora</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Boz">Boz</span>, <span word="Zendesk">Zendesk</span>, <span word="Dollar">Dollar</span> <span word="Shave">Shave</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Docusign">Docusign</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="subscription">subscription</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="Naturally">Naturally</span>, <span word="Salesforce">Salesforce</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span> <span word="Benioff">Benioff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="investor">investor</span>.</p>
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