We Are Vibe
— Chao Yang
The idea for Vibe came from the things that inspired me as a child.
I was a huge sci-fi fan. I loved Dragon Ball, Ghost in the Shell, and Blade Runner since I was young. Like many sci-fi fans, I dreamt of being a futuristic tinkerer, creating marvelous machines that break down the boundaries of space and time.
Since the beginning, I wanted to build machines that enabled more personal, more human connections. Thankfully, I found a team of people who share my vision and values.
The problems we set out to solve were the same problems we faced ourselves. Before Vibe was created, we needed a whole stack of independent apps and software to collaborate. We wanted to create one tool, an immersive virtual environment, that could enable effortless communication from anywhere, all with a dash of magic — kind of like our product’s namesake, the “vibes” of the Harry Potter universe.
With the Vibe board, we wanted to:
- Unlock creative potential by offering an unlimited workspace
- Create the experience of face-to-face collaboration from anywhere
- Intuitively react to the needs of teams
- Integrate the tools we used most, including Dropbox, Slack, Zoom, GoToMeeting, and more
Learning from experience
Running a team that stretched from Seattle to Shanghai, we ran into the same challenges that many modern companies face every day. Our solutions were developed as a direct result of this experience.
Take for example our Drop-in feature, which allows teams to connect instantly by just knocking on the board. This comes from our daily drop-in meetings, where we connect from across the Pacific Ocean to chat, swap stories, and collaborate on projects.
Originally, that process involved exchanging meeting invites, following up on details, and dialing into conference lines. All of that cut into the time we actually spent collaborating.
Now we just knock twice and connect, then pick up our work from wherever we left off using Vibe Cloud.
Everything we’ve put into Vibe (like simple screencasting, integrations with popular apps, and auto-drawing) has come from our desire to create the product we needed most.
And we’re not done yet. We’re constantly innovating to create new solutions for an evolving world.
Thanks for reading. We couldn’t be more excited to finally share Vibe with you all.
