Company
Date Published
Author
Kyle Kelly-Yahner
Word count
644
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

The Wedgies team, led by co-founder Jimmy Jacobson, offers social polling services that allow users to create and share polls on Twitter or broadcast them via SMS to large audiences. They aim to bring polling and surveys into the 21st century with great user experience, big data, and real-time buzzwords. The company uses Twilio's API to provide real-time audience polling for contests and audience intelligence, making it accessible to anyone from teachers to politicians. Living and working in the same house as the team has helped them focus on their business and product, while being part of the Twilio Fund will bring valuable assistance from developer evangelists, engineers, and marketing teams. The Wedgies team is excited about the opportunity to collaborate with Twilio and reach a larger audience with their product.