Reflections on TechCrunch Disrupt Launch
2010-10-04
When Michelle, Lee, and I started working on Cloudflare back in the Winter of 2009 the plan was always to launch at TechCrunch. ...
Welcome to the Team!
2010-09-20
We have a new face around Cloudflare. Damon Billian came on-board in early September and is here to focus on the Cloudflare community. We believe in building a strong community since one of the powerful things about Cloudflare is that with every new site on the system, the system gets smarter....
Inaugural Cloudflare T-shirts
2010-09-17
There is excitement around the office today, our first Cloudflare t-shirts arrived. We can't wait to start giving them out to our beta users!...
Introducing Igor, Alex, Phil, Isla, and Vera: Five of Our Ninja Nameservers
2010-09-02
If you're a big enterprise and you want performance and security you buy an expensive piece of hardware and contract with a content delivery network or highly connected data center. For the vast majority of websites online, this simply isn't an option....
And Then There Were Three: Cloudflare's New Data Center
2010-09-01
Cloudflare has expanded its data centers to three adding a new location in San Jose this week. By adding data centers to our platform, Cloudflare can deliver even faster site performance....
24 Hours in Las Vegas!
2010-06-14
To celebrate the milestone of getting to 100 websites in the Cloudflare Private Beta, the team took time away from the office to enjoy some fun. We headed to Las Vegas for 24 hours where we did it up right. The adventure started by enjoying Ka, a Cirque du Soleil show at the MGM....
What's in a name?
2010-03-01
When Michelle, Lee and I started working on the business plan that turned into Cloudflare one of the first questions was what we should call it? We needed a placeholder so we initially chose "Project WebWall." ...
Cloudflare's New Home
2010-01-05
Cloudflare opened its first office today in downtown Palo Alto, CA. Our team has grown from 3 people to five and we are excited to have Matthieu and Ian onboard. Matthieu and Ian are engineers that will help make Cloudflare awesome for its users....
Taking Cloudflare to the Next Level
2009-11-12
As many of you know, we have been working on Cloudflare for several months. We are excited to announce that today we closed our Series A financing from Venrock and UV Partners (now called Pelion Ventures). ...
Cloudflare: Winner of the 2009 Harvard Business School Business Plan Competition
2009-04-28
We're excited to announce that we just got word that Cloudflare won the 2009 Harvard Business Plan competition. We're extremely excited and flattered by the recognition. The competition was a terrific experience for Michelle and me....