An idea from a conference
The founders noticed that few people at conferences dare to ask a question out loud. With Slido people send it anonymously from their phone, and others can vote on which questions are the most interesting.
Growth during the pandemic
When meetings moved online in 2020, Slido grew rapidly. Companies used it for all-hands meetings and webinars.
A Slovak exit
The acquisition by Cisco is one of the biggest successes of Slovak startups, alongside ESET and other companies we write about in the article Slovak technology companies and startups.