VHX: Farewell

Eleven years ago I had the good fortune to be hired by VHX; a startup that pivoted from being a video sharing platform to being a video distribution platform. Casey Pugh and Jamie Wilkinson built a team of eight people to develop the ways and means of getting video directly from the creator to the audience without needing a middleman to make the sale.

In 2016, Vimeo acquired VHX and rebranded it to Vimeo OTT. I've been with that same product for eleven years and today is my last day.

It is bittersweet! I have a new job opportunity working with ex-VHX'er Kathleen Barrett; the now CEO of Mosaic and my new boss. I could not be more excited for what I will be working on with her and the team at Mosaic. More on that later.

Despite my excitement for the new thing, I have a lot of loyalty to the VHX product. It isn't perfect software by any means but it is a pretty incredible piece of work. It powers Criterion Channel, World of Wonder, Dropout and loads of other services that you likely know. And some you don't know but should.

I learned an absolute mountain of things working at VHX / Vimeo. I started as a designer, I morphed into client services, I grew into Head of Client Solutions, I pivoted to Product Manager and am leaving as Head of Product, Vimeo OTT. Not too shabby for eleven years.

I am thankful for everyone I got to work with. I've made a load of great friends in my time there and hope to keep in touch with each and every one of them.