Author Archives: Ben Werdmuller
latakoo app release 4.2: now we’re flying
I’m incredibly proud of the work the whole team has put into latakoo app 4.2, and in particular Joe Pelayo, who has led its development. This is a big step towards fulfilling our mission of making large file transfers as … Continue reading
Punching above your weight
I wrote about the experience of working for latakoo over on Quora: The engineers reading this will know there’s a lot involved in that description. (Did I mention our app comes for Windows, Mac, iPhone and iPad?) And believe me, … Continue reading
Making enterprise software that people can actually use
Software is opinionated. This is natural: it’s made by real people, who have opinions, to tackle problems that they think they can solve using a particular line of thought. All of the best software packages – from Lotus 1-2-3 all … Continue reading
Always be sharing: using social video for sales and education
This is a fully-referenced write-up of the talk I gave at Video World Expo earlier today. You can’t talk about selling online without talking about social media. In the beginning, television (together with cinema, an even older delivery platform) was … Continue reading
Getting smarter about bandwidth
Too many apps and services treat bandwidth as an unconstrained, ubiquitous resource. We think that’s wrong, for a number of reasons. Over at The Verge today, Chris Ziegler has announced the death of unlimited bandwidth cellphone plans: Some carriers — … Continue reading
About latakoo: an overview of our video management platform
This article was originally written on my personal blog as Private, easy, affordable enterprise video management. Hi. We think readers of this blog will be interested in it too. We spent a lot of time testing the upcoming latakoo iPhone … Continue reading
latakoo helps TechCrunch send video fast
TechCrunch is the most popular tech blog in the world, according to Technorati’s Top 100 rankings. When their reporter Andrew Keen needed to send some interview footage back from a conference in Aspen, Colorado, they hit a snag: the uploads … Continue reading
Some lessons from the startups at TechCrunch Disrupt
Be clear. Know what you’re selling. Our backdrop set it out plainly: “Send video fast. Make video easy.” More than a few journalists said we had the best poster of the day. Build value. If your company allows other companies … Continue reading
latakoo at TechCrunch Disrupt
We’re here on Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt, right in the heart of the tech industry in San Francisco. It’s an exciting place to be, and we’ll be updating this page with videos throughout the conference. (Newest videos will appear … Continue reading
We’re hiring!
We’re looking for some creative developers to help latakoo take flight. This is on a freelance basis to begin with, but we’re hoping to find individuals who have an interest in being a part of our journey. The first position … Continue reading
