Jared Hecht and Steve Martocci founded GroupMe after Hecht's fiancée complained about not being able to stay in touch with friends at a music festival. Martocci and Hecht had been friends in New York sharing a love of music. They created GroupMe, allowing users to send text messages and have conference calls for free on any phone through private groups. Though intended for their own use, GroupMe spread rapidly and became widely used for communication.
6. Jared Hecht
• While going to a music festival
in Colorado, Jared Hecht’s
fiancee was complaining on
how she wouldn’t be able to
contact her friends and stay in
touch. Jared wanted to do
something about it so he
contacted one of his friends,
Steve Martocci for some help.
7. Jared Hecht
• While going to a music festival
in Colorado, Jared Hecht’s
fiancee was complaining on
how she wouldn’t be able to
contact her friends and stay in
touch. Jared wanted to do
something about it so he
contacted one of his friends,
Steve Martocci for some help.
10. Steve Martocci & Jared Hecht
• Jared and Steve
became friends
because they both
liked the same music
bands and they kept
running into each
other in shows in New
York. "We always
thought we'd be a
powerful combo,"
Steve Martocci said.
11. Steve Martocci & Jared Hecht
• Jared and Steve
became friends
because they both
liked the same music
bands and they kept
running into each
other in shows in New
York. "We always
thought we'd be a
powerful combo,"
Steve Martocci said.
14. GroupMe
• A few months
later, the two of
them had came up
with a website
called “GroupMe” it
allowed users to
create a private
group and send
text messages or
make conference
calls for free on any
kind of phone.
15. GroupMe
• A few months
later, the two of
them had came up
with a website
called “GroupMe” it
allowed users to
create a private
group and send
text messages or
make conference
calls for free on any
kind of phone.
16.
17. Jared Hecht and Steve
Martocci created GroupMe so
they themselves and friends
could use it to communicate
but GroupMe spread and
soon became an application
that tons of people now use
to communicate. I think its
crazy how something you
create becomes so successful
in the matter of time when
you least expect it.
18. Jared Hecht and Steve
Martocci created GroupMe so
they themselves and friends
could use it to communicate
but GroupMe spread and
soon became an application
that tons of people now use
to communicate. I think its
crazy how something you
create becomes so successful
in the matter of time when
you least expect it.
19. Jared Hecht and Steve
Martocci created GroupMe so
they themselves and friends
could use it to communicate
but GroupMe spread and
soon became an application
that tons of people now use
to communicate. I think its
crazy how something you
create becomes so successful
in the matter of time when GroupMe
you least expect it. Logo
