Excited to be Picturelifeâs CEO!
Picturelife Co-Founder Nate Westheimer addresses new role as CEO.
Back in 2011, Charles Forman, Jacob DeHart and I came together around the idea that having a lifetime of photos should bring incredible, worry-free joy. Soon thereafter we founded Picturelife and have been hard at work building an amazing product and amazing team.
Recently Charles and I had been having conversations about roles in the company, and what the company needs over the next few years. After some time exploring this, I am excited to announce that I have accepted the position as CEO of Picturelife, and that Charles, who first served as CEO, has chosen to move on to produce and direct a film. Charles wonât be far away, though: he will continue to serve the company as Advisor to the CEO.
This change happens at an exciting time for the Picturelife team: August was our largest month of customer growth since we founded the company and the other week The Verge published an exhaustive review of every cloud photo solution on the market, and singled Picturelife out as the most powerful and comprehensive product available (beating out some pretty big tech giants!).
We have many amazing new features and services coming down the pike for our customers, but for everything so far we owe Charles much gratitude for his leadership and dedication to this company. We certainly wouldnât be here without him. So, I asked Charles to help me end this blog post with a personal note:
I founded Picturelife with Nate and Jacob because it was a product I needed to exist for myself. In a few short years weâve built an incredible team and an incredible product together, and now, as Picturelifeâs most passionate customer, I canât wait to see where Nate, Jacob and the rest of the team take things.
~ Charles
As I said, there are many new things I canât wait to announce to everyone, but for now, I want to say thanks to all our customers for choosing Picturelife; I look forward to working even harder for your business.
PS: Are you an engineer, designer, or marketer? I would love to work with you! If you are in New York, love your photos, and want to build something people truly cherish, please reach out to me (nate at picturelife). Iâm most excited to hire:
Engineers who love Ruby, JavaScript, iOS, Android, etc.
Stewards of User Experience
Creative and analytical Marketers