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Loom co-founders Vinay Hiremath (CTO) and Joe Thomas (CEO) Loom, Inc Two years into college, Vinay Hiremath dropped out, drawn in by the allure of startups, which would take him from a small college town in Illinois to Palo Alto, CA. It was a big change—one that helped him learn the ropes of what it takes to run a small company up against incumbents. A little over three years later, he co-founded his own. Today, we know it as Loom, the asynchronous video messaging company that now serves over 14 million users and 200,000 businesses. From the get-go, Loom faced market risk: the idea of having team members communicate asynchronously through video was a direct challenge to the status quos of text and video chatting. And the execution risks would be challenging too, as the market for communication tools has been and continues to be ripe with competition. I recently spoke with Vinay to uncover Loom’s unlikely path to becoming a billion-dollar company serving millions of people. During our conversation, we touch on the pivot that changed the company’s fate, dive deep into Vinay’s strategies and core values as an entrepreneur, and look ahead to Loom’s future. But what made it all possible was the chemistry of the founding team. Editor In 2011, Vinay dropped out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to work as a Software Engineer at Backplane, a well-funded Silicon startup that let users build online communities before shutting down in mid-2016. It was at Backplane whe...

Looking for the best Loom alternatives ? Loom is a video recording tool that lets you capture your screen, webcam, and microphone. So it’s like Zoom with an ‘L’? Not quite. You use live video meetings, while you use Loom to record video messages and share them with your team. It’s an excellent substitute for those boring, long emails and those inconvenient meetings that never end. But does that mean Loom marks the end of all your business communication worries? The screen recorder isn’t as intuitive as you’d like it to be, comes with minimal editing capabilities, and can be laggy at times. But that’s okay. Not every tool is right for you. In this article, we’ll cover the top 10 Loom alternatives and their key features, pros, cons, and pricing. This makes Loom a great alternative to using email, instant messaging, and video conferencing apps. Okay, now let’s try taking off those rose-tinted glasses 😍 and take a clear look at this tool. Although Loom is supposed to be your go-to solution for video messaging needs, it’s far from it. Here’s why: • The Loom user interface isn’t very intuitive, so you’ll probably have a hard time navigating and creating your “instant” video messages • Its limited editing capabilities means that you must rely on other apps or services to edit recorded messages • Its free version restricts the maximum length of your Loom video to five minutes Now what? The 10 Best Loom Alternatives Sure, Loom isn’t as great a vid...