Rapid growth brings with it a lot of things—some rewards, some challenges. In this case I think we can all agree that the latest advancement at WP Engine is a really exciting benchmark. It’s something we’ve all worked hard for, together, and that we can really feel proud of and celebrate.
Check it out the construction of our new sign in the video below:
A note to our team from Jason Cohen, founder of WP Engine:
Working arm-in-arm with you, on this unique journey, is a dream. I hope that you’ll point up to that sign five years from now and explain to the children in your back seat that it’s there because of you, not because you “happened to work there,” but because you actually helped create it, one customer at a time, whether you thrilled them with customer service so deeply that they convinced a friend to sign up too, or helped them find us through the fog of “web hosting” propaganda, or helped them decide whether we’re the right partner for their business, or got them excited and saved them hours of drudgery through platform features, or helped all of us run the company smarter through finance and metrics, or made our office a lovely place to come to, or ensured that everyone we hire shares our values, or if you’re the silent hero who put out fires at 3:15am while everyone else slumbered in bliss.
Our building sign that a million Austinites will see is there because of you as much as me or Heather or anyone else. This company is ours.
There’s much more hard work ahead. This will never be easy. But it’s worth it. You and I may never again get a chance to be a part of something this special.
These are the “good old days.” It’s wonderful to share them with you.
Michelle Oznowicz manages the WP Engine blog. With a background in entertainment and journalism,
Looks really good! Congrats, WP Engine!
This is amazing. I am so glad I do business with you guys and I hope that you guys keep growing.
You know you’ve really arrived as a company when you buy a custom electric outdoor sign. They aren’t cheap! I know this because A) I began my design career in the sign business, building and installing sign cans on the sides of buildings while precariously perched on wobbly scaffolding two, three, four or more stories about the ground. Yikes! Can you see why I got into print? B) I was involved in designing such signs for various companies and clients over the years, and I know what the budgets were.
Congrats to WPEngine for it’s success! It’s a very exciting development, and further assurance to those sitting on the fence that your company is solid and going places. I’m sure the Austin skyline is better for it, too. Rock on! 🙂
Nice sign and footage! Drone? What kind?
Congratulations!