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B&P #33: Twilio CEO: Launch a million dollar company in just 6 weeks – here's how!
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In this episode, Bits & Pretzels’ Editor-in-Chief Britta Weddeling talks to one of the most successful cloud communication entrepreneurs in the tech world, Jeff Lawson, the co-founder & CEO of $8.5 billion firm Twilio. Get insights into 1) how he has launch a million dollar company within just six weeks, 2) how your customers lead you the way to build better products and 3) why you have to push ownership & responsibility in your startup to get better results. Because Jeff himself successfully did all of the above to climb the ladder in Silicon Valley. Today, his company Twilio is used by millions of developers around the world and big tech companies including Airbnb and Uber. Twilio allows software engineers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs. The company is getting a boost from the pandemic as its customers both old and new scramble to update their operations for a new digital age. Shares of Twilio are up over 160% so far in 2020.
More to explore: Get the latest on founders, startups & technologies in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland as well as hands-on advice at www.bitsandpretzels.com.
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Host:
Britta Weddeling, Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels
Featuring:
Jeff Lawson, co-founder & chairman of Twilio, former Amazon executive
Production:
professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke) & Sophie Dechansreiter.
More to explore:
Visit our website: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/podcast
Follow us: Twitter - Linkedin - Instagram - Facebook
If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback directly at podcast@bitsandpretzels.com.
52 episodi
Manage episode 269418485 series 2645203
In this episode, Bits & Pretzels’ Editor-in-Chief Britta Weddeling talks to one of the most successful cloud communication entrepreneurs in the tech world, Jeff Lawson, the co-founder & CEO of $8.5 billion firm Twilio. Get insights into 1) how he has launch a million dollar company within just six weeks, 2) how your customers lead you the way to build better products and 3) why you have to push ownership & responsibility in your startup to get better results. Because Jeff himself successfully did all of the above to climb the ladder in Silicon Valley. Today, his company Twilio is used by millions of developers around the world and big tech companies including Airbnb and Uber. Twilio allows software engineers to programmatically make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs. The company is getting a boost from the pandemic as its customers both old and new scramble to update their operations for a new digital age. Shares of Twilio are up over 160% so far in 2020.
More to explore: Get the latest on founders, startups & technologies in Bavaria, Austria & Switzerland as well as hands-on advice at www.bitsandpretzels.com.
Signup for our media newsletter to get the next episode of this podcast delivered right to your inbox: www.bitsandpretzels.com/media-signup.
Host:
Britta Weddeling, Editor-in-Chief of Bits & Pretzels
Featuring:
Jeff Lawson, co-founder & chairman of Twilio, former Amazon executive
Production:
professional-podcasts.com (Regina Körner, Migo Fecke) & Sophie Dechansreiter.
More to explore:
Visit our website: https://www.bitsandpretzels.com/podcast
Follow us: Twitter - Linkedin - Instagram - Facebook
If you like the show, please let us know by leaving a review. You can also send us feedback directly at podcast@bitsandpretzels.com.
52 episodi
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