A virtual phone company built its culture on purpose instead of by default, then sold to Citrix at a $172.5M valuation.
Client-reported figures for Grasshopper only. Not a firm-wide average.
Grasshopper, a cloud-based virtual phone system for small businesses, actively nurtured a high-growth culture and was on the road to success. However, there were several key challenges in the company that needed addressing to make it possible for its leadership team’s goals to be achieved.
The first is that for a long time had neglected to define its core values, allowing the culture to take a shape of its own. Secondly, in the early days of the company, the team would set a growth target but they had no reliable way to know which strategy, tactic, or test would lead to hitting the number.
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Citrix Systems (Fortune 500) acquired the company in 2015 at a $172.5M valuation.
Culture became a deliberate asset in diligence rather than a question mark.
"CEO Coaching International is a big reason that Citrix buying Grasshopper was even a remote possibility. Thanks to your ability to challenge us to think differently, to hold us accountable, and to make connections to the right people at the right time.”
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