Voicing Startups

Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I am talking with Stuart, CEO and Founder of SurveyLine. A simple way to understand SurveyLine is to think of the well known company Survey Monkey. It is a similar service that allows for customers to create and distribute surveys, but the catch is that end consumers are able to interact with the survey using their voice through popular devices like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant enabled devices. We dig into the value propositions of this business and also voice technology throughout this episode.

In this episode we dig into the SurveyLine business as well as the world of voice. To start Stuart gives a background of himself as well as the origin story of the product. Quickly, we start to dig into the added value of being able to leverage voice technology in different products, in this case the ability to interact with surveys in a way that has not been possible until today. As we get into the interview, we dig into the business itself on everything from organizational questions to show where the business is at in its life cycle, as well as product specific questions to really understand the value proposition of SurveyLine and what makes it unique. To wrap up the episode, like episodes past, Stuart gives his outlook on where he sees his business going as well as what gets him excited about the future of voice.

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Website: surveysbyvoice.com and voicemetrics.com

Twitter: @voicemetrics

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I am talking with Joseph, Co-Founder and CEO of Voicehero. Voicehero ultimately is a suite of tools that helps customers create better voice experiences. This is done by giving users the ability to immediately discover actionable insights, and identify conversation patterns in user behaviors that otherwise may be overlooked. Voicehero was also a member of the 2019 Alexa Accelerator, ran by Techstars, that focus on startups in the voice space.

In this episode, we cover many different things about both the Voicehero business, but also the world of voice. To start off the show, we cover why Voicehero was started in the first place and ultimately what the product is. As mentioned above, Voicehero was apart of the Alexa Accelerator this year so we also talk about that experience in detail as well. Following this we dig into the actual Voicehero product and the different features that it has for its customers. As we start to wrap up the show we start to talk more about the big picture. Joseph gives his outlook for the years ahead for both his business and what he sees in the world of voice.

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Follow Voicehero:

Website: voicehero.ai

Twitter: @VoiceheroAI

Follow Joseph: @josephtruong77

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I am talking with Obaid, Founder and CEO of Botmock. Botmock is a one stop shop platform that has everything you need to prototype and test both chatbot and voice-based conversational experiences. Features include a drag-n-drop editor, project management tools, usability testing, developer handover and more. As you will hear in the interview, the true value of Botmock gets unlocked by having the ability to have different stakeholders have insight into the project, all the way from designers to developers.

We kick off the episode with a great origin story and ultimately what Botmock is today. A key note here is that today Botmock is designed for distribution on 10 different conversational channels.  Following a high level overview of the business, we dug into the target customers and business model. To get a better understanding of what users can do with the Botmock platform, Obaid then gave an overview of individual features that ultimately allow users to design, prototype, and test their experiences and the importance of each individual piece. However, the real value is having all of these pieces working together with the ability for teams to collaborate on projects and have insight into the work being done from design all the way to development. As we approach the end of our conversation, Obaid gives a glimpse into some of the best use cases he has seen with conversational experiences and where we can see the product going in the future. To put a bow on our conversation, Obaid paints a compelling picture of why he is excited about voice and conversational experiences going forward.

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Website: Botmock.com

Twitter: @Botmock

Obaid Twitter: @Obaid

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I am talking with Armel, the founder of Trebble.fm. Trebble lets you stay up-to-date with all the different topics you care about by listening to short-casts (1 to 2-minute podcasts) from your favorite sources and content creators. Through the Trebble platform you are able to listen to these short-casts on your phone, on the web or any voice-enabled speakers with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Being a creator of short-casts I was super excited to do this interview, and Armel exceeded all expectations.

In this interview we touched on many different things ranging from metrics around the business to the in’s and out’s of short-casts.  To start the Voicing Startups interview off, Armel gives a background of himself, which really shows the work ethic that he brings to Trebble, coming from Central Africa to study in Canada, work for another startup and ultimately start his own company. We then start to dig more into the Trebble product itself. We discuss what the product exactly is as well as what a “short-cast” is, which sits at the core of the product. We then dig into the business model, the target customer landscape, as well as what the competitor landscape looks like and how Trebble is able to differentiate itself. To wrap up the episode, we start to look at a few more high level topics and Armel’s view of the future. Specifically, we discussed what the future of short-casts may look like and ultimately the Trebble platform alongside that progression. Also, Armel discusses what gets him excited with the continued proliferation of audio.

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Follow Trebble.FM:

Website: Trebble.FM

Twitter: @TrebbleFM

Armel Twitter: @armelbeaudry

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I am talking with Sanjeev and John of Whetstone Technologies, both Veterans of Microsoft. Whetstone Technologies created the SoniBridge platform that is able to provide a voice-first, multimodal experience across multiple different voice assistants for businesses and brands, encouraging consumers to opt-in to receive text messages with things like coupons, web site links, videos, and instructions.

In this episode we cover all the different aspects of the Sonibridge platform as well as different trends in the voice space. While describing what exactly Whetstone technologies and the Sonibridge platform is, Sanjeev and John focused on how privacy and security is at the core of their product.  Following this we discussed their business model, target customers, and potential verticals that are already showing interest in the Sonibridge platform. After looking at those metrics, Sanjeev gives a broad look into all the different use cases of voice and enabling a multi modal experience through SMS. As we wrap up the episode, we talk about competition and differentiation, what we can expect to see from the Sonbridge platform in the future, as well as what get Sanjeev and John excited about the voice space in the years ahead.

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Linkedin: @Whetstone Tech

Twitter: @WhetstoneTech

John Twitter: @JohnI73

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I talked with Dylan Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Pulse Labs. Pulse Labs aims to help developers, designers, agencies, and brands create the best voice applications they possibly can. They do this today by providing a platform and panel to deliver real user feedback and insights for voice applications. They are extremely excited about the emerging voice ecosystem, and do everything they can to help create great user experiences within it. Their work has gained the attention, support, and investment of companies like Amazon and Google.

In this episode we cover everything from the origin of Pulse Labs to how they see the entire voice market unfolding in the future. To start the show we touch on how Pulse Labs was able to gain the interest of Amazon and join the first ever Alexa Accelerator program. After talking about some of the different things that you are able to test your voice app for, Dylan gave his insights into why he believes anyone building a voice experience should consider iterative testing and starting as early as possible. Later, we talk about the target market for using Pulse Labs and what the process is like for getting started with testing your voice apps. As we get to the end of our conversation we talk about the entire voice ecosystem and how Pulse Labs is positioned for any product that Amazon or Google may come up with (Ring and microwave, I am looking at you.) To wrap up the episode of Voicing Startups Dylan gives his vision for the future of both the company and the world of voice. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did!

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Follow Pulse Labs:

Website: Pulselabs.ai

Twitter: @PulselabsAI

Linkedin: @Pulse Labs

Follow Dylan:

Twitter: @pulselabs_cpo

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I interview John Best of Best Innovation Group and the FIVE (Financial Interactive Voice Experience) Platform. The FIVE Platform helps Credit Unions keep with the times and give the ability to adopt voice-driven technology as customers expect to do the same transactions that they do via a mobile app or online using their voice.  The benefits of this results in Speed, Convenience and Security for the users.

To start out on this episode of Voicing Startups, John gives a background of himself in the credit union space and why he ultimately started the FIVE platform. We then start to dig in on some of the different parts of the platform and business including the target market and business model. Following this John gives a deep dive on some different features of the FIVE platform. Some other topics we touch on is why domain expertise is important as well as launching a financial product in the financial industry and what that means with security. To wrap things up John talks about what we can expect from the platform in the future as well as what gets him most excited for the future of voice.

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Follow Best Innovation Group - FIVE:

Website: Big-fintech.com

Twitter: @BigFintech

Linkedin: @Best Innovation Group

Follow Founder on Twitter:

John: @JBFintech

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on Voicing Startups, I interview David, the Founder of Voices.com. Voices.com is the industry-leading website that connects businesses with professional voice talent. People from all around the world working at radio and television stations, advertising agencies and Fortune 500 companies rely upon the Voices.com marketplace to search for, audition and hire voice talent with the help of their SurePay™ escrow service and award-winning website and mobile apps.

In this episode we start the conversation with David’s background, how he ultimately decided to start Voices.com and an explanation of the 2-sided marketplace that makes up Voices.com. Further on we touch on the target market both from the demand and supply side of the market. We also touch on the differences between voice actors and synthetic vices and the best places to utilize each. To wrap up the podcast David talks about their $18,000,000 round they raised last year and what we can expect from the product going forward.

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Website: Voices.com

Twitter: @Voices

Instagram: @Voices

Follow Founder on Twitter:

David: @davidciccarelli

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: @Collin Borns

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Today on the Voicing Startups podcast I interview Zohaib, the founder of Resemble. Resemble creates high-quality synthetic voices that capture human emotions. Their goal is to democratize audio content and allow anyone to craft dynamic content in unique voices - all in real-time. They work with brands, media companies, creative agencies, and game studios to clone and scale existing voices or create completely fictitious voices that fit a character profile.

This podcast starts with a background of what Resemble is and why Zohaib and his team ended up creating the product in the first place. We go on to talk about the business model, target market and customers to date. Before getting into a discussion of Deep Fakes and how Resemble is positioned to avoid them, we talked about the future of AR/VR and how this product fits well in that ecosystem. We wrapped up the episode with some discussions about Resembles recent Voice Summit award and where Zohaib sees the company going over the next few months.

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Follow Resemble.ai:

Website: Resemble.ai

Twitter: @resembleai

Follow Founder on Twitter:

Twitter: @zohaibahmed

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Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinborns/

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Today on Voicing Startups I had the chance to talk with Braden Ream, Co-Founder and CEO of Voiceflow. Voiceflow is a creative platform to help people design, prototype, and build voice apps without coding for Alexa + Google Assistant. One reason I really liked this interview was that Voiceflow was the product of Braden and his team scratching their own itch as Voice app builders for a tool that had a little more muscle behind it and would fit their needs.

In this episode of Voicing Startups Braden talks about the origin of Voiceflow while also digging into other pieces of the business like their target market, business model and competitive landscape. Braden also touches on the selection process for feature selection in the product and some differences in the pro version of the tool.  We wrap up the episode with some use cases in voice, the Voiceflow community, and Braden’s vision for voice going forward.

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Follow Voiceflow:

Website: Voiceflow.com

Twitter: @VoiceflowHQ

Facebook Community: @Voiceflow Community

LinkedIn: @Voiceflow

Follow Founder on Twitter:

Braden: @ReamBraden

Follow Voicing Startups & Collin:

Website: VoicingStartups.com

Twitter: @CollinBorns

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinborns/

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