Calendly Meeting Scheduling Tool

Calendly is an automated meeting scheduling platform eliminating back-and-forth emails. Founded in 2013 by Tope Awotona (CEO) in Atlanta, Georgia. Raised over $350 million from OpenView, Iconiq, achieving $3 billion valuation in 2021. Awotona was named Bloomberg Businessweek CEO of the Year 2021. Serves over 10 million users monthly. Key features: meeting types: one-on-one, group, round-robin (distribute among team), collective (all members available). Set duration, location, availability windows, buffer time. Availability: define availability across Google, Outlook, iCloud calendars. Real-time conflict checking. Time zone detection: invitees see times in their local zone. Calendar integration: two-way sync with Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud. Events auto-appear and block busy times. Custom links: share personal link or embed scheduling page on website. Branding with photo, bio. Routing forms: qualify leads before booking. Route meetings to right team member. Workflows: automated actions on events. Send confirmation, reminder, follow-up emails, text messages. Create CRM tasks. Payment collection: accept payments via Stripe, PayPal for consultations. Buffer time: add time before/after meetings to prevent back-to-back. Meeting polls: invitees vote on preferred times. Cancellation and rescheduling: invitees self-serve. Analytics: track meeting volume, no-show rates, booking sources. Integrations: Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, Zapier, Slack, 100+ apps. Mobile apps. JavaScript. Proprietary.