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Pendo Lands on Forbes Cloud 100 for Second Year in a Row; Hosts Record Crowd for Third Annual Pendomonium ConferenceRALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pendo.io, the product cloud company, today announced record attendance at its third annual Pendomonium conference, with 1,000 people from the fields of product management, customer success, user experience and marketing filling the Raleigh Convention Center for inspiring keynotes, how-to lessons, interactive workshops and hands-on learning labs. The company also broke ground on its future headquarters, where it will occupy the top five floors of downtown Raleigh's forthcoming 280,000-square-foot showcase building. Pendo also ranked #95 on the prestigious Forbes Cloud 100, climbing up the ranks from last year's #100 spot. "Pendomonium is my favorite week of the year," said Todd Olson, co-founder and CEO of Pendo. "It's inspiring to learn from our customers, to celebrate their wins using Pendo, and cast a vision for the future of our company and platform. The Cloud 100 recognition is the perfect cap to this amazing week." Olson opened the two-day conference by introducing the event's main theme: "Becoming Product Led." Olson explored what it means to put the product experience at the center of the organization, then explained why the companies that do tend to dominate their industries. He also welcomed keynote speaker, bestselling author and Duke University behavioral economist Dan Ariely, whose captivating talk "Free Beer" encouraged attendees to recognize the difference between what people want to do versus what they actually do as they design digital products. The second day began with a spotlight on local Raleigh artisans who have "mastered their craft" across a variety of industries, including food, fashion and furniture. Pendo Chief Product Officer Brian Crofts described how "makers" across industries have inspired his own career building digital products. His keynote address served as an introduction to guest keynote speaker Vivian Howard of Chef and the Farmer. The celebrity chef, television host and author told the story of how she's mastering the craft of entertaining masses of people through her television series and books. Pendo's product and engineering team members unveiled four major new products and features. Those announcements included:
Groundbreaking: Pendo kicked off the week's events with the groundbreaking for its future headquarters in downtown Raleigh. Alongside Boston-based commercial developer The Fallon Company, Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane, and Chief Deputy Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Commerce Liz Crabill, Pendo's leadership team put the first pink shovels in the ground at 301 Hillsborough Street. Pendo will occupy the top five floors of the building in early 2021. Customer Awards: Eight companies took home awards on the opening night of the conference, based on their use of Pendo over the last year. Category winners include:
Support for The Trevor Project: Pendo's LGBTQA+ affinity group sold Pendo Means Love t-shirts at the event in honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, donating all proceeds to support the hotline for LGBTQ youth contemplating suicide. T-shirt sales continue online through September 21. Forbes Cloud 100 list: Pendo joins 14 customers on the annual list of top privately-held cloud companies. The list was produced by Forbes and Bessemer Venture Partners. Winners were chosen based on an analysis of valuation, revenue and growth rate, employee count and culture scores, with a qualitative assessment of market leadership voted on by more than 30 public cloud CEOs. The recognition topped off an exciting week of knowledge-sharing and celebration alongside customers, partners and Pendo employees gathered from around the world. About Pendo View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pendo-lands-on-forbes-cloud-100-for-second-year-in-a-row-hosts-record-crowd-for-third-annual-pendomonium-conference-300917365.html SOURCE Pendo |