In this episode, Teri does a live interview with Ian Utile, the founder and CEO of Attention Live, a live streaming podcast platform he has created for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Apple iTunes, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Microsoft Cortana.

Welcome, Ian Utile!

Ian is an innovative strategist, business development executive, entrepreneur, optimistic tech futurist, and keynote speaker. He is also the co-founder of Kukui Corp, a company ranked by Inc 500 as the #1 fastest growing private organizations in San Jose (#76 in the US). He specializes in starting software tech companies and is a partner in different non-tech projects.

He is the founder of WMVAI (We Magnify Voice for Attention and Influence), a B2B SaaS platform to automate posting content to Amazon Alexa which will in future include Google Home/Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, Apple Siri, and Samsung Bixby. His hobby is supporting large international non-profits. Teri did this live interview with Ian because they’re discussing live audio on Alexa.

His Vision for the Future

• He highlights that we as humanity are most likely to benefit from machine learning (AI) in voice technology, and feels that it’s logical that the current technologies will end for the good of humanity.
• He refers to the different science fiction movies and TV shows that dive into future predictions of technologies and how they will impact humanity, with a lot of them predicting the doom of technologies like AI taking over the world.
• But Ian sees voice technology as a great tool that people can use to improve their lives.

Attention Live

• Through the thought process of creativity and innovation, Ian spent the last few years building Attention Live.
• His idea was to build one thing (some kind of device on any platform) that he could speak to/through and what he would say would go out on all voice devices, social media platforms, and other channels. This is meant to solve a huge problem for content creators, and also enable consumers to access and consume content much more easily.
• Attention Live is the only software in the world that enables people to livestream to Amazon’s Alexa devices in real time. They are also the only software that can livestream to YouTube with audio in real time.
• Attention Live will decentralize things for creators and their consumers because they won’t have to go through platforms like Facebook or YouTube that hinder them from achieving their core goals.
• That is a big part of what drives Ian because he believes in a decentralized future with voice-first not touch-first.
• Attention Live will basically be a platform where people can create their content, stream it live to all platforms, and have proven ownership of the content they will produce.
• That will therefore enable the content creators to easily make money from their content.

Current State of Affairs with Attention Live

• They are creating a category that doesn’t exist (live podcasting), which is very unique and ambitious, and Ian approached the go-to-market strategy differently than he has ever approached anything.
• He decided to go out and interview every single person he possibly could in the voice tech and blockchain world.
• He has interviewed approximately 200 leaders in voice tech and 150 in blockchain. He has also led dozens of events, helped co-produce a dozen or more events, and created thousands of hours of content.
• That was a very unique way of going about developing the company because he realized he needed all the wisdom and insights of the voice tech and blockchain industries.
• He cannot give exact dates on when people will be able to access and use the platform, but they still need work on it more so they can have a proper launch.
• They currently have a beta version that they’re offering to a select few to test out.

List of resources mentioned in this episode:

• Attention Live
• Ian on Linkedin
• Ian on Twitter
• Ian on Facebook
• Ian on Instagram
• The Voice Den

Other useful resources:

• Voice in Canada: The Flash Briefing
• Complete List of Alexa Commands
• Alexa-Enabled and Controlled Devices in Canada
• Teri Fisher on Twitter
• Alexa in Canada on Twitter
• Alexa in Canada Facebook Page
• Alexa in Canada Community Group on Facebook
• Alexa in Canada on Instagram
• Please leave a review on iTunes
• Shopping on Amazon.ca

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