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Braze Predicts 25% Revenue Growth in 2025

With a 23% year-over-year (YoY) increase in revenue and $600M in ARR, Braze rounded out the Q3 2024 (its FY 2025) earnings results for the…

Twilio Completes the BFCM Picture

From Monday, November 25, 2024, to Monday, December 2, 2024—i.e., the e-commerce Cyber Week—Twilio sent over 5.2 billion messages and processed over 65.5 billion emails.…

RCS and Frictionless 2FA

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is really just two-password authentication. You’re required to remember one long-term password and one short-term password. If you rarely use the system…

One Expert, One Topic — Sonal Doshi Talks RCS & Identity and Access Management

One in seven people in the US get their paycheck via ADP. During her tenure at ADP, Sonal Doshi was responsible for security initiatives that…

Klaviyo, Attentive, Postscript, Vibes, Sinch, and Infobip Share BFCM Stats

Attentive hit 620 million texts on Black Friday; Klaviyo sent 420 million messages (email + text) in just one hour that day. Building on last…

2024 Book List For the Startup Leader

A sci-fi thriller, a memoir doubling as a history of AI, two how-tos to build gen AI apps, a leadership memoir, two business manuals that…

My Best Advice — Dan Hesse

In late 2007, when Dan Hesse became CEO of Sprint, the company was months away from bankruptcy. The economy was starting to falter, heading toward…

Shopify Merchants Break Records with $5B in Black Friday Sales, Peaking at $4.6M Per Minute

Shopify merchants smashed records with $5 billion in Black Friday sales, peaking at $4.6 million per minute. If Shopify had a banner season, you can…

One Expert, One Topic — Anurag Aggarwal Talks Conversational AI

In 2022, Anurag Aggarwal was recognized as the #1 Most Influential Person in the Industry by ROCCO—a testament to his significant impact on telecommunications. Known…

A New FCC Chair Faces an Old Problem

One of the most pressing issues on incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s plate is the stalled spectrum allocation program, which has paralyzed the FCC and…

Sinch Hosts Its First-Ever Investor Day

Sinch recently held its first-ever capital markets day—a major milestone for any company. This event is a chance for leadership to present the company as…

A 10DLC Origin Story

Some unsolicited career advice: When the platform owner invites you to partner with them, say yes. In telecom, if an operator asks for your help,…