Monthly Archives: August 2012

Twilio #TweekWeek Celebrates the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Two weeks ago, we tried an experiment at Twilio.  We gave everyone in R&D a week to work on any project they chose with whomever they wanted.  No product cycles, no specs, no meetings, no restrictions.  We called it Tweek. … Continue reading →

Posted by Tim Milliron on August 7, 2012 Tagged , ,

Lost Something? FoundIt! Has You Covered

FoundIt! is a lost and found service with one simple goal: getting your valuable possessions back. FoundIt! uses unique sticker tags to make it easy for someone to find and return your lost item. The process is simple. When someone finds … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on August 6, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,

Redefine Work With Box and Twilio at the Box Hackathon in August

If you’ve ever been a part of an internal hackweek, you understand the potential impact of engineers taking a break from their normal duties and concentrating on improving a process or tool that is outdated and inefficient. Coming off of … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on August 3, 2012 Tagged , ,

Introducing Joël Franusic, Developer Evangelist

My name is Joël, I recently joined the Developer Evangelism team at Twilio. The main reason I joined Twilio was because it gave me the chance to help developers, which is one of the things I love to do. What … Continue reading →

Posted by Joel Franusic on August 2, 2012 Tagged

Syracuse Hack BeerText.Us Hits Thousands of Users in 72 Hours

Last weekend we teamed up with the Syracuse Student Sandbox, a student accelerator program, for a weekend-long hackathon. The hacks and teams were of unprecedented caliber, including the team behind the app BeerText.Us. Doug Crescenzi, Ross Lazerowitz and Carter Yagemann built this … Continue reading →

Posted by Jack Aboutboul on August 1, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Zapier Makes Apps Work for You, Opens Developer Platform

When three friends got together for Startup Weekend, they wanted to solve a problem for vendors who had a difficult time building out app integrations. Specifically, they wanted to provide a service where people could combine their favorite apps like … Continue reading →

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