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2013 SendGrid Kickoff in Mexico
Last week, SendGrid celebrated its 2013 kickoff event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Four days of team building, goal setting, and yes…sun and sand. SendGrid has offices in Anaheim, Boulder, Denver, Romania, San Francisco, NYC, London and Berlin, so it’s great for us all to come together once a year to reflect on the year before and to gear up for what’s ahead. Friday night started off with a kickoff dinner overlooking the beach that included lots of good food, laughs, and…dancing. Lots of dancing. Pictures are excluded to protect the worst (or best?) offenders–but let’s just say, SendGrid has some…
READ MORE »SendGrid’s Dev Relations Team Hit The Ground Running in 2012…Where Will You Find Them in 2013?
SendGrid’s Developer Relations team travels the globe attending hack days, conferences, startup weekends, summits, and more—all in the name of making developers’ lives easier, especially when it comes to email. Our 6 community team members (Tim, Swift, Elmer, Brandon, Martyn, and Adria) covered some serious ground in 2012. They attended/organized/ sponsored/hacked/presented at 260+ events in 21 countries. They made some serious moves last year and have plans to travel even more in 2013. To give you a better idea of what makes our Dev Relations team tick, they’ve highlighted some of their favorite events from 2012 and outlined where you’ll find them in 2013.…
READ MORE »Infographic: 2012 in Review
What an exceptional year it was for SendGrid. The infographic below highlights all of the most important milestones. When I started in July of 2010 as employee #36, I could have never imagined that in just a year and a half later, we would be a company of over 100 people, sending more than 7 billion emails in a single month with over 100,000 customers. I’m extremely proud to be part of an organization that puts resources into growth, innovation and the happiness of our employees. It truly is a unique place to work with a focus on the 4H…
READ MORE »Best of Both Worlds: Q&A with SendGrid’s Founder and CEO
In early 2011, SendGrid’s founder Isaac Saldana stepped aside as CEO to make way for Jim Franklin to assume the role. Since then, the two leaders have found success by working together to combine technical and business expertise. They have managed to reduce conflict, promote common values, and worked to bring out the best in their employees. On October 31st, they sat down to answer questions about teamwork, entrepreneurship, and leadership. To hear the complete conversation, access the webcast recording here. What made you realize you needed to bring on a CEO? Did you come to that realization on your…
READ MORE »New Statistics Interface
After a few months in beta, a wealth of customer feedback and billions of emails reported on, we are pleased to announce that we are launching our new statistics interface. The new reporting interface has been designed to improve the ease of use and to provide you with a more in-depth look into your email’s performance. We have also added several features that will provide you with the tools you need to maximize your email’s value. Category Comparison You can now use categories to view the performance of your different email types head-to-head. Use this tool to gauge the effectiveness…
READ MORE »SendGrid Expands to Denver
2012 has been a big year for SendGrid. We’ve hit the 50 billion emails sent milestone, reached 100 employees, and now serve over 60,000 customers. As a result, it should come as no surprise that this big year has tested the limits of our Boulder office. That’s why we are excited to announce that SendGrid will be opening a new office in Denver to supplement the downtown Boulder headquarters. Related PostsSendGrid Delivered hits NYC September 12 Customer Success Story: Award Winning Digital Agency, Cyber-Duck Benefits from Cloud Email Capabilities Become an Inbox Insider with SendGrid Delivered Vote For SendGrid In…
READ MORE »Customer Success Story: Online Music Promotion Software, Haulix Achieves a 95% Delivery Rate With SendGrid
Haulix provides online music promotion software for industry professionals and their media contacts. With Haulix, publicists can easily create branded web pages, manage press contacts, send email invitations and protect their musical assets with powerful watermarking technology. Related PostsLondon Hackers Bring Home the Gold at API Hackday Customer Success Story: Extole “Likes” SendGrid’s Deliverablity Expertise and ISP Mediation Solutions Using SendGrid API in Tiggzi Mobile App Platform Back to Basics. If You Can’t Send an Email, What Can You Do? 3 Mobile Trends That Will Affect the Future of Transactional Email
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