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The Top 10 Ways Loom Uses Async Video at Work
Loom’s team—now numbering over 175—is all-remote and based in 11 countries. We’re continually optimizing and experimenting with how to use both sync and async tools. What have we learned so far? While sync time will always play a role in our work, the use cases for async continue to grow. After talking to coworkers across functions and roles, here are the top 10 ways Loom uses Loom.
How to Decide When to Use Sync vs. Async
One way we’re working to operationalize async vs. sync at work is by creating clear guidelines for when and how we balance the two. By setting expectations, it gives individuals the autonomy to make the right decision for themselves and their cross-functional teams. It also provides a level of consistency and clarity organization-wide, establishing a team norm.
The Case for Modern Work
The first step is to identify and examine the roadblocks in front of us, then design approaches at an organizational and individual level to maximize mental health and remove those barriers. It’s a multifaceted issue, but I believe there are four core tensions impeding our best work.
How to Use Video for Employee Training that Actually Works
Leadership teams are scrambling to rethink processes and policies to ensure hybrid arrangements will work for the long term. That’s where employee training videos come in. Why video? Three words: flexibility, freedom, culture.
Three Ways to Use Async to Get to $10B
A growing number of teams are using async to build billion dollar companies. Here’s a closer look at how three fast-growth companies — Figma, Gitlab, and Upwork — are using async communication at work to create improved employee experiences, ship better products, and scale collaboration.
Opening a Black Box: A Nondescript Video Error on the Android WebView
One of our core engineering values is Open Black Boxes. At Loom, We prefer “let me see” over “I don’t know.” When strange things happen, we dig, and we dig deep. Here is a story of Loommates working together, following the breadcrumbs, and uncovering the truth. One day in June, we saw a sudden drop […]
Staying in Sync with Async: Agile Processes for Distributed Teams — Webinar Recap
On Wednesday, June 30th, Loom’s Anique Drumright, VP of Product, Britt Layton, Design Manager, and Justin “Vegetables” Reidy, Group PM for the Platform and Integrate teams, got together to discuss how they rely on asynchronous communication to supercharge their workflows and build culture across distributed teams.
Loom Raises $130m Series C to Unlock the Potential of Video for Hybrid Work
Loom announced the close of a $130 million Series C financing led by Andreessen Horowitz to power hybrid work with video messaging. We’re excited to add a16z, as well as ICONIQ Growth, to our list of investors – which includes Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Coatue, and General Catalyst.
Better Together: Loom + Pitch
Loom works wherever you do. In this series, we’re showcasing different ways you can use Loom video messaging alongside your favorite tools to bring your work to life. Here’s how you can use Loom and Pitch together to take your presentations to the next level. Creating a slide deck looks something like this: You pop […]
Skip the Blazer and Start Recording
Your team member pulled together a project plan, and you have some feedback you want to share. It’s the perfect opportunity for you to record a loom to scroll through the document and share your suggestions in a clear and helpful way. “But wait,” you think to yourself. “My office is messy and my background […]
How To Plan a Virtual Offsite for a Distributed Team
In January 2020, Loommates from around the world gathered in Barbados for our annual offsite — a special time for our globally distributed team to relax, bond, and create lifelong memories together. Little did we know that, one year later, we’d find ourselves in a very different scenario. We thought about postponing our 2021 offsite […]
Announcing SOC 2 Compliance at Loom
We know how important data security is to our customers and for the video messages they create with Loom, which is why we are happy to announce that Loom is now SOC 2 Type I compliant. Meeting SOC 2 compliance is a key part of Loom’s ongoing commitment to our existing and future customers who […]
How and When to Use Video Messaging at Work
Unlike a video meeting, video messaging doesn’t require your recipient to be present to consume your message. In other words, you can express nuanced and complex ideas whenever it’s most convenient for you — no need to bog your day down with endless context switching or feel pressure to articulate your ideas in real time.
How to Build Company Culture With Video Messages
Video messaging isn’t just for more effective work (although it’s great for that, too), but exchanging looms has become a critical part of how we have fun and build camaraderie among our teams.
How Brandwatch Uses Video to Build Remote Work Culture
Video is key to creating a communication-centric work environment. This is especially true at Brandwatch, where we are transitioning from global offices where everyone came to a physical workplace to being a remote work-optimized culture. As government guidelines continue to shift and it’s not advised for people to come into the office, most of us are working from […]