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Matt Sayar

Sayonara SendGrid; Hello Brevo 

When I wrote my own newsletter email service, I used SendGrid to handle the nitty gritty details of actually sending the emails. If I tried to roll my own email server, I would have to deal with so much nuance around security, spam, and other…

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Matt Sayar

Superman can't use Facebook

Recently, my wife was visiting Canada when she pulled out Ye Olde Facebook for a quick doome scrolle and happened upon some blocked content. Obviously, my wife respected the censorship, didn't give it any further attention, and moved on with her day. Just kidding! She…

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Matt Sayar

Battle of the Food Trucks: Judgment Day

For the second annual Battle of the Food Trucks on June 1st, 37 vehicles descended upon the Meanwhile Block in downtown Colorado Springs to feed 1.5k people. Our intrepid foodie entrepreneur Matt Schniper was asked to help judge and rank the best of best. Instead,…

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