Chris Federspiel
Executive · Entrepreneur
Chris Federspiel is a technology executive and entrepreneur who co-founded Blackthorn.io in 2015 and has served as its CEO and head of product, helping build software applications for the Salesforce platform. [3]
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Career and work
Federspiel began working in the Salesforce ecosystem in 2011, first at Internet Creations and later at Silverline. He subsequently co-founded Plative, a Salesforce consulting and implementation company. [2]
In 2015, he co-founded Blackthorn.io, where he became CEO and head of product. The company develops business applications that run on Salesforce, including products for events and payments. By 2021, Blackthorn reported more than 500 customers and over $8 million in annual recurring revenue. [4][3]
What has been publicly discussed
“It’s extremely lonely to be in a down cycle and my hope is that others going through the same will benefit from finding this.”
— Chris Federspiel [1]
