Nobody Cares about You or Your Company
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"[Nobody cares about] When your company was founded."
If you were buying a product like enterprise software that comes with an expensive multi-year support contract, you'd want some strong evidence that the company will be around for a few more years. A company that was started six months ago has no track record that would suggest it can survive hard times. Beyond some number of years, it probably doesn't matter - 10 years vs. 20 years probably makes little difference.
"Who your customers are or how much those customers are worth. You have fortune 500 companies as customers? So what?"
The fact that you can retain a Fortune 500 company as a customer says something about the level of customer support you can provide. It may not be important to you, but it's probably significant to another Fortune 500 company.
"By whom your company was founded..."
Doesn't matter much, unless they have a really unsavory reputation that you'd want to steer clear of. CEOs do have an effect on corporate ethics.
Also, showcasing your customers does give you credibility. If you are a young startup that have someone like Walmart or McDonals using your product, it means it is not utterly bullshit you are telling.