Ready To Lead

It is with great pride that I announce today that Anthony Casalena, our founder, will be taking over as the CEO of Squarespace moving forward. 

Since starting Squarespace in his dorm room in 2003,  Anthony has always actively lead the company in its vision, strategy, design and product -- and is now more than ready to provide continued leadership for its next exciting chapter.  My three years here have been deeply rewarding, going from being the second employee to a team of 45 in a rapidly growing, profitable company. This is a decision we have all worked toward and I will continue to support Anthony and the company as an advisor to the board and a close friend to the team.

It has been a pleasure seeing people's dreams supported by our service.  Keep an eye on the company as it is headed toward exciting things!

Inc. 500

We were honored to learn today that Squarespace has been included on the 2009 Inc. 500 list.

We are thrilled to be amongst a group of some of the most innovative and fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Our rank is #339 on the overall list, #32 on the IT Services list, and #23 on the NY Regional List.

Our New Favorite Bank!

We love that more and more businesses are discovering Squarespace as the perfect solution for their needs, so we were thrilled when the folks at First Bank approached us with a unique idea.

In an effort to encourage small businesses to sign up for accounts, First Bank is turning the age-old give away toaster idea right on its ear. They are currently offering a promotion which includes the gift of a full year of Squarespace to all new Business Account customers (Correction: This only applies to new accounts and if you received a code from the bank.) So if you're in Colorado, maybe you need a new account too?

Just for the occasion, we designed some slick black Squarespace gift cards. Ok, so they don't come with a personal concierge like a black American Express card, but they're still darn cool!

Style Up Your Site With iStockphoto

iStockphoto is an amazing resource for designers — one which we use constantly here at Squarespace.  We’re testing out an agreement where iStockphoto would make their 3M+ images available for use right within the our environment, and we want to figure out if there’s a fit.

To encourage everyone to give this a shot, enter code 5QUARE101 at iStock to receive a 20% discount.  We’ll be conducting some polls shortly to see how it’s working out.

Press Release: Squarespace Transforms Website Publishing With Isilon IQ

We are humbled that Isilon, one of the world leaders in clustered storage systems, has highlighted Squarespace as key example of their systems in a large implementation. Please check out their press release for more information, we couldn’t be happier with their systems and our growing relationship!