INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Why are we all trapped in enterprise chat apps if we talk 6X faster than we type, and our brain processes visual info 60,000X faster than
Talk through a problem, explain your solution, or narrate a screenshare
Some engineering hocus pocus sees videos start uploading before you finish recording so you can share instantly viewable links as soon as
He actually conducted our whole interview over Loom, responding to emailed questions with video clips.Launched in 2016, Loom is finally
Remote workers are especially keen on Loom since it gives them face-to-face time with colleagues without the annoyance of scheduling
Thomas notes.A smart product, swift traction, and a shot at riding the consumerization of enterprise trend has secured Loom a $30 million
was focus on extreme performance and extreme ease of use and that meant optimizing every screen, doing really creative things about when we
ability to Like and follow videos from your favorite productivity gurus or sharpest co-workers.Loom is also prepping some of its most
The startup is launching an iOS app next month with Android coming the first half of 2020, improving its video editor with blurring for
hiding your bad hair day and stitching to connect multiple takes
New branding options will help external sales pitches and presentations look right
provider, so you can skim or search a Loom
Kleiner-led Series A is to nail the enterprise product and sales process
To date, Loom has focused on a bottom-up distribution strategy similar to Dropbox
Now it needs to grow up so it can offer the security and permissions features IT managers demand
enterprise, though, is its team video library
This will let employees organize their Looms into folders of a knowledge base so they can explain something once on camera, and everyone
else can watch whenever they need to learn that skill
these features Loom has already grown to a headcount of 45, though co-founder Shahed Khan is stepping back from company
commercial product strategy for Intercom Matt Hodges.Still, the elephants in the room remain Slack and Microsoft Teams
But given the similar productivity and communication ethos, those incumbents could certainly opt to compete
Loom will focus on being easily integratable so it can plug into would-be competitors
Loom holds a patent on its streaming, transcoding, and storage technology, which has proven to provide a competitive advantage to this
As long as it has the head start, Loom needs to move as fast as it can
