Published April 29, 2019 Markets Motley Fool Facebook Twitter Comments Print The market loves Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), and the stock is kicking off the new trading week by hitting all-time highs on Monday. A beefy earnings report on Tuesday afternoon will dictate if the dot-com darling keeps hitting fresh high-water marks later in the week. The stakes are high for the leading provider of in-app communication solutions. The stock nearly quadrupled in 2018, and it's up better than 50% so far this young year. Put another way, Twilio stock has been nearly a six-bagger since the beginning of last year. There's a lot of air under the stock, a situation that makes the already topsy-turvy earnings season even more volatile. Continue Reading Below There's an app for that Twilio improves apps by making them more efficient. When your Lyft driver lets you know that she's arrived or your Airbnb host confirms your appointment, you're seeing Twilio in action. Twilio makes … [Read more...] about Twilio Stock Has a Lot to Prove This Week
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Twilio launched a Salesforce app that can help nonprofit volunteers respond to disasters (TWLO, CRM)
Rosalie Chan, provided by Published 10:05 am CDT, Monday, April 1, 2019 Flickr/Twilio On Monday, Twilio launched an app that allows users to send SMS texts through Salesforce's customer relationship management software. This app was originally aimed at nonprofits, which wanted a feature to send texts to people who don't have Internet access. It can also be used to help organize volunteers. Twilio is launching this app for enterprises after realizing that companies wanted this feature as well. When Twilio was working with nonprofits, they asked the $16 billion cloud company for a feature that could better help them communicate with their volunteers, donors and people participating in their programs. So on Monday, Twilio announced Twilio for Salesforce, an app that allows people to send SMS texts from Salesforce's customer relationship management software. Originally, this feature was specifically aimed at nonprofits, but then commercial companies started asking … [Read more...] about Twilio launched a Salesforce app that can help nonprofit volunteers respond to disasters (TWLO, CRM)
Value of Denver-based SendGrid goes up to $3B as San Francisco’s Twilio completes acquisition
SendGrid is now Twilio SendGrid. SendGrid, a Boulder-founded, Denver-based email management company, announced in October that it had accepted a buyout offer from San Francisco cloud software firm Twilio. On Friday, SendGrid was formally absorbed by Twilio in a deal valued at $3 billion following approvals from the shareholders in both companies. SendGrid stockholders got a 0.49 exchange ratio for their stock when converting to Twilio stock, according to a news release, resulting in $53.99 in total value per share of SendGrid stock. SendGrid will no longer appear individually on the New York Stock Exchange, officials say. Combined, the two companies now offer customers a one-stop platform for managing their voice, instant messaging, video and email messaging, according to Twilio. The company estimates it will now facilitate 600 billion interactions each year. SendGrid CEO Sameer Dholakia is staying with the company and will report to Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson. … [Read more...] about Value of Denver-based SendGrid goes up to $3B as San Francisco’s Twilio completes acquisition
What Samsung’s reaction to a putrid print may mean: Taking stock
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By Arie Shapira Bloomberg Tues., Jan. 8, 2019 Tech is, oddly enough, starting to show shades of its pre-meltdown days. Two of the best S&P 500 performers last year prior to October, Amazon and Netflix, are in parabolic bounce mode. The former is now atop the market cap leaderboard at just under $800 billion (U.S.). The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, or SOX, is up more than 9 per cent in 8 sessions. That’s even more impressive when you realize it includes a brutal one-day pullback of nearly 6 per cent last week on the back of the Apple warning heard around the world. Speaking of the once trillionaire, it looks like bad news is either being punished lightly, like how Apple (now with a market value of just over $700 billion) has recovered almost 6 points since last Thursday’s revenue outlook cut, or immediately bought, like Samsung’s quick-fire bounce on terrible numbers (shares fluctuated above and below the flatline for almost the entire … [Read more...] about What Samsung’s reaction to a putrid print may mean: Taking stock
26 books everyone should read in their lifetime, according to Australian executives
The Christmas break might be over but summer certainly isn’t. And if you’ve already powered through your literary gifts, don’t worry, we have 26 must-read books that are perfect for a weekend at the beach. From classics like A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess to more recent works such as Fight Like a Girl by Clementine Ford, these are the books Australian executives believe everyone should read in their lifetime. Enjoy. Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic I find the best stories are borne from powerful personal testimonies. It’s incredible that a man born without arms or legs can inspire purpose, hope and a message for how to live a “ridiculously good life” full of true happiness. Nick speaks about finding your life’s purpose, and despite difficulties one may face, never giving up. — Tara Commerford, Vice President and Managing Director of GoDaddy ANZ Find it here. The Essays of Warren Buffet: Lessons for Corporate America by Warren … [Read more...] about 26 books everyone should read in their lifetime, according to Australian executives