now, 12 years later, along with their cofounder renaud visage, julia and kevin hartz have turned eventbrite into a global business that powers of its in 180 countries in the world, racking up $10 million in ticket sales. for the first 10 years, kevin served as ceo. now, julia is in the chief executive office driving the company towards an ipo. joining me today on "bloomberg studio 1.0," eventbrite cofounders julia and kevin hartz. you founded a company at the same time that you were planning a wedding together. that is a big risk for a future husband and wife. why did you decide to do it? julia: i have to say that when kevin and i first met, i did not know where this was actually going to lead. and it was part of a two-year-long evolution of getting to know each other and understanding how we might work together. ultimately, we had complementary skills. and so, when you find yourself in that situation, you realize you can be a powerful duo, i think it is a shame if you don't go for it.