Build vs buy: a guide for notification systems
A complete guide for what to consider if you're evaluating whether to build your own notification system or use a third-party vendor.
Sam Seely12 August 2022, 16 min read
The Knock blog
We write about all things notifications and anything else we think founders and builders might find useful.
Zendoor saves engineering time and powers 80+ notification workflows with Knock
How Zendoor shipped cross-channel notifications with Knock to drive communication in their rental property marketplace.
Sam Seely28 July 2022, 7 min read
How we onboard engineers at a devtools startup
A behind-the-scenes look at how we onboard new engineers at Knock, and the principles we use to do so.
Chris Bell21 July 2022, 12 min read
An introduction to in-app notifications and why your product needs them
We take a deep look into different types of in-app notifications, why they're valuable for your product, and what you need to build them.
Chris Bell16 June 2022, 7 min read
Controlling Elixir supervisors at runtime with feature flags
A look at how Knock uses Elixir and feature flags to adapt our software at runtime.
Brent Anderson16 June 2022, 7 min read
Building a batched notification engine
A deep dive on how to design and build a batched system for your product notifications.
Chris Bell01 June 2022, 10 min read
Software Engineering Daily: Notifications Infrastructure with Chris Bell
Our CTO, Chris Bell, was recently interviewed on the popular Software Engineering Daily podcast where he discussed all things Knock.
Chris Bell25 May 2022, 1 min read
Announcing Knock
Today we're thrilled to announce the public launch of Knock's product notifications infrastructure for developers.
Sam Seely17 March 2022, 9 min read
VendorPM powers faster marketplace response times and drives gross merchandise volume with Knock
How VendorPM used Knock to gain visibility into their notification system and double the response rate in their marketplace.
Sam Seely15 March 2022, 7 min read
Standard Metrics drives investor-founder collaboration and increases report compliance with Knock
How Standard Metrics used Knock's in-app feed to enable investor-founder collaboration and increase report compliance.
Sam Seely09 March 2022, 5 min read
How we use Postgres LTrees to surface API logs
Postgres ships with the Label Tree data type. How Knock uses LTrees for fast API log search.
Brent Anderson23 February 2022, 7 min read
Announcing our SOC 2 Type 2 certification
We're thrilled to announce that we have achieved a SOC 2 Type 2 certification after recently completing our audit period.
Chris Bell01 February 2022, 2 min read
How to design great keyboard shortcuts
How to save time for your users by choosing memorable, conflict-free keyboard shortcuts.
Sam Seely17 November 2021, 12 min read
How we work: moving fast to ship customer value
A peek behind the curtain at Knock. How we work to optimize for shipping customer value, quickly.
Chris Bell25 October 2021, 10 min read
How to send great collaboration notifications
How to send delightful collaboration notifications and accelerate the engagement loops in your product.
Sam Seely11 October 2021, 9 min read
Using the Knock notification component to add an in-app feed to your product
A look into how to set up and use Knock's in-app feed component.
Chris Bell15 September 2021, 8 min read
The notifications you need to be enterprise-ready
The role that notifications play in enterprise-ready workflows.
Sam Seely30 August 2021, 12 min read
The three notifications you need to drive basic authentication
The role that notifications play in signup and login flows.
Sam Seely18 August 2021, 5 min read
The three notifications you need to drive product-led growth
The role that notifications play in growth loops and a few real examples you can use in your own product.
Sam Seely29 July 2021, 7 min read
Using Knock to power Knock's notifications
Getting meta and showing the power of Knock to build our member invite feature.
Chris Bell02 June 2021, 5 min read
Why notifications matter
On why we started Knock.
Sam Seely27 May 2021, 7 min read
