Tien Tzuo
Founder of Zuora
Tien Tzuo
Founder of Zuora
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
2008 - Current
Zuora’s vision is simple: “The World Subscribed.” It’s the idea that one day every company will be a part of the Subscription Economy. And Zuora’s mission is to enable all companies to be successful in the Subscription Economy. To learn more about Zuora, please visit www.zuora.com.
Speaker
2017
Tien Tzuo is the foremost expert in the Subscription Economy and author of the national bestseller, SUBSCRIBED: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company’s Future — and What to Do About It. Speaking topics include the Subscription Economy, business model innovation, digital transformation, the end of ownership, startup growth to $100M, and raising capital. For more information about availability and booking Tien Tzuo for your next event, please contact BigSpeak at info@BigSpeak.com, or call (805) 965-1400.
Board of Directors
2006 - 2023
Network For Good is the leading platform non-profits use to raise money. NFG has helped the non-profit sector raise over $1 billion over the last 10 years.
Board Member
2020 - 2022
Board of Directors
2013 - 2019
Board Member
2010 - 2011
Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Marketing Officer
1999 - 2008
Tien was one of the “original forces” at salesforce.com, which he joined in 1999 as the 11th employee, when the company was still operating out of a house on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. In his 9 years there, Tien held a variety of executive roles in salesforce.com’s technology, marketing, and strategy organizations, including building out the product management & marketing organization, serving as salsforce's first Chief Marketing Officer, and most recently as Chief Strategy Officer Tien personally oversaw the vision, direction, and design of the first 17 releases of salesforce.com’s award winning product line, including overseeing the launch of salesforce.com and the AppExchange. In 2004, Tien was named CMO of the Year Finalist by the CMO Council and BusinessWeek Magazine.
Marketing & Product Management
1998 - 1999
Consulting, Sales
1990 - 1996