Twilio held its Signal conference in San Francisco. The event gathered 3,000 developers and customers and was packed with product announcements. It came shortly after the company announced its intent to buy SendGrid, its largest-ever acquisition. Let me share my takeaways.
A Flurry of Announcements
The company made five product announcements:
Twilio’s Signal Conference in San Francisco was very enlightening in many ways – with the exception of one key subject that I’ll discuss shortly. Aimed at Twilio’s customers and developers, the event was a mix of announcements, demos, customer testimonials, and guest speakers. Day 1’s keynotes covered several new announcements, followed by a series of breakout sessions, while Day 2 featured interesting guests, including Tony Hawk, OK Go, and the creators of Westworld.
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