The $3.5B startup from India

Today’s Daily Digest was crafted by Product Hunt and sponsored by our friends at Freshworks for Startups.

Freshworks launched 10 years ago as a 6 member team in a small office in Chennai, India. Today, the company is worth $3.5B, with 13 offices around the world. They’ve seen scale from both sides with customers of it’s cloud-based suite including Honda, Cisco, Unicef, Hugo Boss, Toshiba, plus over 40K other businesses around the world.

In solidarity with their startup roots, the team at Freshworks recently launched Freshworks for Startups as a way to give back to the startup community.

The Challenge

On any given day a founder might wear a dozen hats, taking on the role of business analyst, marketer, HR personnel, inventory clerk, warehouse manager, product manager, customer service agent, and many more.

With so many conflicting priorities competing for attention, it can be hard to ensure that customers receive the best service without detracting from an already strained budget and timetable.

The Solution

Freshworks is offering Product Hunt subscribers $10K worth of Freshworks credits with Freshworks for Startups. This offer includes all Freshworks product across Sales CRM, Helpdesk, Chat, Caller, Marketing Automation, and Agile Project Management (two scrums up). Plus, it all comes with premium onboarding and mentorship so your team can get all the training they need to put this software to work.

This exclusive offer is only valid Until August 30, 2020.

Get $10K Credits

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