DTC POD: How The Best Brands Are Built

#210 - Alex Plugaru: Gorgias CTO - Building & Learning from serving 10,000+ Merchants

Episode Summary

In this episode of DTC Pod, Alex discusses the evolution of customer service, why customer service agents are actually sales people and how Gorgias unlocks that, the stigmas of customer service, and why Gorgias is committee to changing the customer service industry.

Episode Notes

Alex Plugaru is the CTO & cofounder of Gorgias, the customer service tool born from Techstars NYC program. Gorgias now has 9K+ customers (including some of the most well-known brands), $25M ARR, a global team of 230+ people, and $75M in fundraising. Before starting Gorgias in 2015, Alex worked as a web developer at various companies.
 

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Alex Plugaru - Co-Founder & CTO Gorgias

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