Over-the-Top TV Specialist, Boxee, Taps Zach Klein to Head Up Product

Over-the-top TV specialist, Boxee, has tapped Zach Klein, who previously co-founded College Humor, Busted Tees and Vimeo, to head up product. "Building a great product is one of those things that combines art, science and instinct," Boxee co-founder and CEO, Avner Ronen, wrote on the company's blog. "It is also very difficult to translate a vision into a product that people use and love. Zach has the magic touch and we are very excited to have him on the team. We raised our latest round [in which the company secured $6 million] to enable us to take advantage of the momentum we see in the market, but growing the team (we are now 19 people at Boxee) is always risky for a start-up. It could mean becoming slower, focusing too much internally, beginning of politics, culture clashes, etc. (I hope we will manage this phase well). In this context we feel very fortunate that we were able to bring Zach on board. Beside being a great talent he also shares many passions with the team: tinkering with stuff, coffee, traveling the world, beautiful bikes, being a fan of losing sports franchises and more. The development of the Boxee Beta is wrapping up and we need to start thinking of the future beyond the Beta. Zach could not have joined at a better time."