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The SurveyMonkey Origin Story

Posted on May 10, 2018

This video tells the origin story of SurveyMonkey, from its founding in 1999 in Madison, Wisconsin, to its move to Portland, Oregon. It features interviews with key figures like founder Ryan Finley and CEO Zander Lurie, highlighting the company's growth and evolution.

In 1999 Ryan Finley created a website that would allow people to gather and provide feedback and sought to give it a name that reflected the spirit of curiosity. SurveyMonkey was born. We created the online survey category and have been #1 in helping people make great decisions for 18 years. Here’s the story of how SurveyMonkey got started – and how we’ve evolved since. https://www.surveymonkey.com/