A year in review: CEO s reflections

In this text, the author reflects on their first year at DigitalOcean and highlights how the company's values have been crucial in supporting customers during the pandemic. They emphasize the importance of community and love as core values that drive the company to provide a simple, easy-to-use, and cost-effective cloud platform for businesses. The author also discusses the three pillars of execution focused on growth: growing faster, smarter, and together. DigitalOcean's Hub for Good program has helped launch over 1,200 projects and provided $100,000 in donations to support various causes. Despite challenges, the company reached $300 million in annual recurring revenue and secured a new Series C funding of $50 million. The author expresses pride in the team's achievements and commitment to helping developers, startups, and SMBs achieve their dreams while staying true to their core values.