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We're a team of engineers, marketers, designers, all passionate about video and the work we create together. Welcome to our blog about video.

Stop watch with a price tag attached

Published on February 22, 2024 (over 2 years ago)

Why we [still] price in minutes for video

Steve Heffernan
By Steve Heffernan • 8 min read • Company • Pricing

Over 14 years ago we pioneered minutes-based pricing for video infrastructure. Here's why we've doubled down on it with Mux Video.

An illustration of a slot car coming to a fork in the track: to the left, a purple track labeled "Management" and to the right is a green track labeled "Individual Contributor"

Published on June 15, 2023 (over 3 years ago)

The engineering manager's guide for someone who really loves to code

Dylan Jhaveri
By Dylan Jhaveri • 12 min read • Company

Am I a glutton for meetings and punishment? Or is there a way you, too, can be a full-time manager while still exercising your love for writing code?

A design showing the old Mux logo transforming into the new Mux logo.

Published on May 2, 2023 (over 3 years ago)

The ingredients of a devtool rebrand

Linda Eliasen
By Linda Eliasen • 20 min read • Company

We spent this recession-shaped-thing on the biggest brand refresh in Mux history. Here's why we believe investing in brand is always the right decision.

Published on February 3, 2023 (over 3 years ago)

Being human: How Mux built its first ERG

Dori Wilson
Ellen Hui
Lindsay Letham
By Dori, Ellen, and Lindsay • 11 min read • Company

See what Mux learned as they moved further into their Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) journey by building out their first Employee Resource Group (ERG).

2022 Mux round-up!

Published on December 20, 2022 (almost 4 years ago)

2022 retro: what we shipped and what’s next

Jon Dahl
By Jon Dahl • 5 min read • Company & Product

At our first-ever Mux company conference in May (shout out to the team behind The Mux Informational), I shared our long-term roadmap and vision. TL;DR: We exist to democratize video, which is such a f...

an image of fooseball

Published on July 11, 2022 (over 4 years ago)

11 tips for building a SaaS partnerships program from scratch

Eric Elia
By Eric Elia • 8 min read • Company

You know what I want....or maybe you don't - The Thamesmen We're a year in on the official rollout of our Partnerships program at Mux — a good time to reflect back on what we’ve learned so far. Over t...

accessibility-at-work

Published on July 6, 2022 (over 4 years ago)

Building a culture of accessibility starts at the foundation

Lia Seth
By Lia Seth • 8 min read • Company

When I joined Mux as a new hire, I was immediately taken with the level of accessibility I encountered from day one: Closed captioning and ASL interpreters at all company meetings! A shared understandi...

A very classy looking anthropomorphic video tape recorder with tape coming out.

Published on May 17, 2022 (over 4 years ago)

We're getting Mux folks together for a soiree. Some might even call it a user conference.

Matthew McClure
By Matthew McClure • 4 min read • Company & Events

We're doing the conference thing: The Mux Informational is coming to a screen near you for free on May 24. Here's why we're doing it, and why you should join.

Announcing the Mux Startup Program

Published on March 1, 2022 (over 4 years ago)

Announcing Mux for Startups

Justin Forth
By Justin Forth • 3 min read • Company

We’ve got some awesome news. We’re giving startups access to tons of credits to get started using Mux for free. Startups are eligible for at least $500 in Mux Video credits. We also have specific credi...

Published on February 18, 2022 (over 4 years ago)

Building Analytics at Mux

James Isbell
By James Isbell • 11 min read • Company

We’re building more than just better video at Mux. We’re also building the teams, systems, and culture that help power online video for developers everywhere.