Bending Spoons

We’re proud to reveal our new HQ. After years of intense work by some truly determined Spooners (Nicolle Wasserman, you’re our hero!) and partners, this is the result. Hope to see you here soon! ___ Nomade Architettura Interior Design Taramelli srl COIMA

We’ve acquired WeTransfer! Bending Spoons is the new owner of the beloved brand and digital file-sharing and collaboration platform that powers 2 billion file transfers by 80 million active users each month. “When the possibility of acquiring WeTransfer presented itself, we moved swiftly to make it happen. There's so much about WeTransfer that impresses us. First and foremost, it's a terrific product that solves a real, widespread need—and does so better than most competitors. This provides a solid foundation to build upon, with plenty of potential to enhance WeTransfer's usefulness even further. Additionally, the brand is extremely strong, particularly among creatives, which is no small achievement and offers great promise for the future.” —Luca Ferrari We appreciate the commitment the WeTransfer team has made to social responsibility and the creative community, and we want to carry the torch. Therefore, we’ve pledged to donate at least $3 million to The Supporting Act Foundation over the next two years. The Foundation’s mission is to support emerging artists and artist-led groups from under-represented communities. We’ve also pledged to continue reserving 30% of WeTransfer’s advertising space to give-back campaigns and editorial content for the foreseeable future. Additionally, WePresent will keep showcasing the work of deserving creators, including emerging artists. This is our largest acquisition to date and we can’t wait to get our hands dirty—with technology, product, and marketing—to make WeTransfer even more successful going forward.

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Applications are open for 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹—a two-round, individual CTF dedicated to Europe’s most talented cybersec enthusiasts. Ready to prove your hacker skills? Get all the details and apply: https://lnkd.in/djTdR8jg

We’re delighted to announce the acquisition of Issuu, the leading digital publishing platform serving one million creators and marketers and reaching nearly 100 million people each month. The Issuu team has built a terrific product, and we embrace the challenge of lifting it to new heights!

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Curious about life as a recruiter at Bending Spoons? Check out the article. https://lnkd.in/d2s2WRCY

Consider us blown away! Earlier this year, we opened applications for the second edition of the Bending Spoons Women in Computer Science scholarship. The talent and passion on display from the applicants was so high that selecting just 20 recipients proved difficult. Too difficult. So, in addition to 20 recipients of the €5,000 scholarship, we're awarding €1,000 to 50 other impressive applicants. And to all the applicants, whether or not you received a scholarship this time around, your passion for a career in STEM is inspiring. Keep at it!

Here’s how we discovered twice as many people would use this core Evernote feature… The Evernote team recently took on the challenge of redesigning the mobile app experience. No small task when you consider all the integral features fighting for limited real estate. Evernote product manager, Cristina Filippi, takes up the story: "The new navbar on Evernote mobile helps users navigate around the app quickly, so it’s vital we’re directing users to the most important parts. Four of the five positions were no-brainers. But the last spot was closely contested between Notebooks and Shortcuts, with many users expressing strong preferences for one or the other. So we released an update in which one group of users saw Shortcuts, while the other saw Notebooks. Based on the initial qualitative feedback we’d received, we expected a tie. Turns out, that assumption was totally wrong… 💥 Users who saw Notebooks were TWICE as likely to access the feature compared to those who saw Shortcuts in the same position. 💥 With these results in mind, we went ahead and released a final interface that included Notebooks as the default option for all users. But we also introduced a setting that would mean people could switch to Shortcuts if they preferred. Curiously, we saw that... - 0.2% of users actively switched their navbar to contain Shortcuts - Of those who did, 25% eventually switched back to Notebooks In short, the data clearly showed that setting Notebooks as the default was indeed the best decision. But it wasn’t the close-run thing that we’d anticipated. This is why we make sure to listen closely to both user input and data—it meant we were able to make the final decision with certainty."

Seeing the target makes it easier to hit the bullseye. 🎯 We share with everyone in the company a document with the attributes that make for a great Spooner. It's titled "A Great Spooner"(imaginative, we know). Now, we've chosen to publish it on our website and share it with our followers. It's a short document. Some may find it too simplistic, overly idealistic, or just plain unrealistic. We get that—it's definitely not for everyone. But if you're driven to excel and would like a little guidance on where to direct your focus, you might appreciate it. Here it is: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d7xcvhf7