gdp's Comments

SendGrid : We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:51:35 +0000

Hey Casey - It's been a blast working in the same community and observing your journey alongside ours over the last few years. Thankfully, we're all making awesome strides forward, and I'm grateful to be a piece of the puzzle. Thanks for the well wishes, and here's to much more fun and success to come! TF

SendGrid : We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:47:51 +0000

Thank you, Jeromy! And I hope all is well in your current endeavors. Sure we'll cross paths soon enough :)

SendGrid : We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:46:54 +0000

Thanks, John. We truly appreciate all your support and guidance since the beginning. Looking forward to continuing to work with you in this fun world of the internet :)

SendGrid : Why We Open Sourced Our Documentation

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:33:21 +0000

Brandon, the lucky thing is...you don't have a boss! But, you do have coworkers, team members, colleagues, peers. And we're all on board. Awesome work, and congrats on reaching this milestone. - TF

SendGrid : You Don't Have to Write Code to Be Part of the Developer Community

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:52:01 +0000

Ben - Thanks for your comment - it certainly rings true for me personally, and I'm sure for many others who play roles such as ours. Your points remind me of an analogy of sorts that I often use when answering the question, "What does a developer evangelist do?" ... Evangelists (Developer, Product, Tech, Brand, etc) can accurately be described as "Connectors of Dots" -- i.e., they excel in the following relationship flow: meet someone new, learn about them and what they do, understand where they fit into the broader community picture, and finally facilitate a connection between them and other people/organizations, with a focus on fostering mutually beneficial relationships. Examples: 1) meet a customer, customer has product feedback, connect them to the product team, so their voice can be heard. 2) meet a startup CEO, founder is seeking investment, connect them with an awesome angel investor or VC firm. 3) meet a potential partner, determine symbiotic opportunity, connect with business development team, along with some background info and a vision of where things might lead. This all goes along with the general theme of helping people. As long as you're bringing value to your fellow community members (whether that value is based on your technical expertise or not), they''l return the favor, and everyone will benefit from the collective effort! Thanks again for reading and taking part in the conversation! Best, Tim

SendGrid : You Don't Have to Write Code to Be Part of the Developer Community

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:35:48 +0000

Brad - 1. Thanks for the kind words, and glad it was worthy of a bookmark - please share with others to whom you think it would be helpful! 2. Every little bit helps - even simple, somewhat subliminal, messaging, when delivered consistently over time, can potentially trigger a change longstanding generalizations (women write code, too!)

SendGrid : Making Money With Lifecycle Emails

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:32:21 +0000

Brennan - Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts and experiences! The link above doesn't work when clicked - the URL is right, but the 2nd parentheses is hyperlinked, which results in an error. So, I thoughts I'd link to it again here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2205912/weekly-digest-pl.... Tim Falls

A blog about productivity for the Internet entrepreneur. : Keep Fighting

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:08:34 +0000

"reach out to the people you care about *more often*" -- this is one i constantly try to uphold. it's difficult to do it as much as you should/want to, but it's rewarding as hell when you follow through on just one instance of outreach/communication.

SendGrid : SendGrid Expands to Denver

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:33:13 +0000

We're stoked to add to the momentum of the Denver startup community. Looking forward to broadening our impact across Colorado! Thanks, Casey!

SendGrid : SendGrid Expands to Denver

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:32:03 +0000

Thanks, Michael! We will definitely get more and more involved in the local scene there. Looking forward to it!

SendGrid : London Hackers Bring Home the Gold at API Hackday

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:25:13 +0000

Pete - Fixed! Thanks for catching that - I had an extra "http://" :) Keep us posted on LannyApp's progress! Best, Tim

SendGrid : A Startup Weekend for the record books: the SLC community is fo realz

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:13:27 +0000

Jenny - "life-changing" -- that says it all... Thanks for reading and for your comment! Tim

SendGrid : A Startup Weekend for the record books: the SLC community is fo realz

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:12:45 +0000

Alex - We had a blast. It was great meeting you and the others who make the community what it is. Glad we could offer some value to the overall experience for all. We'll see you at the next one! Best, Tim

SendGrid : A Startup Weekend for the record books: the SLC community is fo realz

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:11:15 +0000

Todd - I really appreciate the kind words. It was my pleasure to be a part of this event - couldn't imagine a better way to spend 54 hours! I consider myself lucky that I get to do that and call it work :) Glad to hear the t-shirt is a hit - I'll bring more next time, and even in kid sizes! Thanks, Tim

SendGrid : A Startup Weekend for the record books: the SLC community is fo realz

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:09:14 +0000

Alex - We had a blast. It was awesome meeting you as well and getting to hang out with the people who make the community there so special. We'll see you at the next one! -Tim

SendGrid : Why you should not use noreply@domain.com in your emails

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:13:20 +0000

agreed! you have to give your customers/subscribers/etc *some* option to get in touch with you!

SendGrid : Built BY Developers FOR Developers

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:13:21 +0000

Hi Tim - Glad you've enjoyed the series of posts, and thank you for reading and commenting. We are discussing some plans for a few different events this year, but nothing is firmly on the calendar yet. However, we are located on west Pearl St in downtown Boulder, and welcome visitors any time. We have cookies on Tuesdays and lunch on Fridays :) Best, Tim Falls community guy @sendgrid

SendGrid : Announcing Safe Harbor Compliance

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 20:05:15 +0000

thanks! we want to make our services available to any and all, so this is the least we could do for our customers on the other side of the Atlantic :)

SendGrid : Ecquire and SendGrid team up to make productivity happen

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:49:39 +0000

Paul and team - Thanks for contributing to the blog and the community at large! We appreciate all your support. Best, Tim Falls Community Guy

SendGrid : The Life of a SendGrid Developer Evangelist on the West Coast

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 01:03:57 +0000

Jeff - Thanks for the kind words and offer of help and beer :) We did an API Hackday in CHI in May - it was a great success, and, as Elmer mentioned, we'd love to come back sometime in the future for another hackday or any other excuse we can find - it's a great city with an awesome community. Feel free to connect with us by email, and we can continue the conversation (community [at] sendgrid [dot] com). Thanks for reading! Tim Community Guy @ SendGrid