Welcome to our site

Yesterday, we launched the new www.sfcu.org. Stanford Federal Credit Union. THE first financial institution in the world to perform an online banking transaction. (Can you tell we’re beaming?)

This morning we got wind of a comment pointing out, “I really like the look and was impressed enough to research Trabian. Where have I been? Who are these folks? Their corporate site is fun, but doesn’t say much about the principals or when they emerged on the scene.” So, with no further ado, here’s the History of Trabian (abridged).

We’re a small team; there are four of us, to be exact. We (or Trabian DBA Matt, our founder/CEO/face) started building sites back in 2000. When he graduated from Texas A&M in 2003, Trabian incorporated. Shortly thereafter, Chad (now a developer at successful company in Austin), Brent and I joined the team. Mark climbed onboard about six months ago.

Our initial business plan called for developing for a wide range of industries while looking for vertical growth opportunities. And before we picked credit unions as our niche, we’d been helping other non-profits connect to their members. In August 2004 our first credit union site launched and along the way we saw a real need in the industry for exactly what we do best. Plus, we truly believe in the credit union movement.

We were all born in the 80s if that gives you a clue about our ages. We’ve got a stellar board of directors, a solid business model, and clients who’ve been happy to provide the feedback necessary to keep us growing.

Briefly about our team members: I love writing. Mark loves Rails much more than he loves .NET. Brent loves drawing and being a repository for tons of useless knowledge. Matt loves business even more than he loves technology and coding.

Please feel free to ask us any questions, personal or professional, in the comments below.