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Zendesk's Mikkel Svane tells why Silicon Valley is still the world's top startup hub. Even the weather helps, he says.

Published Fri, Nov 23, 2018 · 09:50 PM

IF there is one thing Mikkel Svane wishes he has more of, it is time. To the Silicon Valley tech mogul - he's co-founder and chief executive officer of customer experience software company Zendesk - "free time" is a chimera. That's because travel is a huge part of what he does.

"I try to limit travel. If I say yes to everything, I'll be on the road all the time," he tells The Business Times.

The Denmark-born entrepreneur regularly journeys to Zendesk's 15 offices around the world and attend company events, such as the Future of Customer Experience mega-roadshow that took place in Singapore in August.

As many as 10 such events have…

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