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AIMindsVedant Dwivedi, Co-Founder & CEO at AndAIHub | AI Minds #072Vedant Dwivedi, Co-Founder & CEO at AndAI Hub. AndAI Hub is a cutting-edge AI marketplace that connects businesses with the best AI plugins and solutions tailored to their specific needs. We cater our services to Startups, MSMEs, and Enterprises by understanding their unique business domains and recommending optimal AI integrations. Our platform showcases a curated selection of third-party AI products and services, alongside our own in-house developed plugins, agents, workflow and solutions. At AndAI Hub, we pride ourselves on delivering customized AI solutions for every use case, ensuring our clients harness the full potential of AI to drive innovation and...2025-07-1819 minAIMindsBuilding Deepgram Saga - Sharon Yeh, Product Manager | AI Minds #071Deepgram is a Voice AI platform for enterprise use cases – speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and speech-to-speech APIs for developers. Episode Highlights:- Sharon shared her transition from working on automated candidate sourcing at Dover, where she first explored AI/ML in recruiting, to now leading voice-first product development at Deepgram. Her journey showcases how early AI tooling evolved into today’s voice-native applications.- Sharon introduced Saga as a “Voice OS for developers,” a full Multimodal Conversational Program (MCP) client. It lets developers control their workflows through natural speech, connecting with multiple MCP servers and enabling Jarvis-li...2025-07-1019 minAIMindsScott McIsaac & Len Landale, Co-Founder's at Helios Core AI | AI Minds #070Scott McIsaac & Len Landale, Co-Founders at Helios Core AI. Helios Core AI is a new, forward-thinking company offering a fresh take on driving outcomes with AI at scale. They focus on delivering practical, transformative AI solutions that simplify complexity, unlock insights, and optimize business performance. With a commitment to innovation and measurable results, they help organizations elevate their operations and achieve success in an AI-driven world.Episode Highlights:- Len Landale and Scott McIsaac left the corporate enterprise world to return to a startup environment focused on creativity, agility, and direct problem-solving. Their motivation lies in...2025-06-2726 minAIMindsAnshuman Singh, Co-Founder at Think41 | AI Minds #069Anshuman Singh, Co-Founder at Think41. Think41 is a full-stack Generative AI consulting firm founded by the creators of HashedIn (acquired by Deloitte US), specializing in building secure, compliant, and human-like AI agents. We partner with enterprises and high-growth startups to co-engineer AI products spanning conversational AI, voice systems, and agentic platforms.Episode Highlights:- Anshuman breaks down the massive difference between flashy demos and production-ready voice agents. Latency, natural conversational flow, cultural nuance, and error handling are all critical pain points when deploying voice AI at enterprise scale—especially in a complex market like India....2025-06-1925 minAIMindsSamuel Pearton, Chief Marketing Officer at Polyhedra | AI Minds #068Samuel Pearton, Chief Marketing Officer at Polyhedra. Polyhedra Network is building foundational infrastructure for trust and scalability in AI and blockchain systems to enable secure, verifiable, high-performance applications. Led by a world-class team of engineers, researchers and business leaders from institutions such as UC Berkeley, Stanford, and Tsinghua University, Polyhedra’s deep expertize in zero-knowledge proofs and distributed systems underpins the development of our technical solutions.Samuel Pearton is the Chief Marketing Officer at Polyhedra, driving the future of intelligence through its pioneering, high-performance technology. Drawing on decades of experience in tech, global marketing, and cross-cultural social co...2025-06-1318 minAIMindsAlex Levin, Co-Founder & CEO at Regal AI | AI Minds #067Alex Levin, Co-Founder & CEO at Regal AI. Regal is the AI Agent Platform.Generative AI Agents are transforming customer expectations and the types of customer experiences business can build. The biggest opportunity is in support, sales and operations calls at consumer businesses.Episode Highlights:- Alex challenges the long-standing “hide the phone number” mindset in contact centers. He argues that voice calls consistently outperform emails and texts in customer engagement, with far higher conversion and retention metrics when executed correctly.- While many companies focus on building AI agents, Alex emphasizes that...2025-06-1322 minAIMindsIlan Avner, Director of Product Management at AudioCodes | AI Minds #066Ilan Avner, Director of Product Management at AudioCodes. AudioCodes is a leading provider of advanced communications software, products and productivity solutions for the digital workplace. AudioCodes enables enterprises and service providers to build and operate all-IP voice networks for delivering unified communications, contact centers, and hosted business services, whether in the cloud or on premises.Ilan Avner is a seasoned product leader with deep expertise in voice, telephony and voice conversational AI. As Director of Product Management at AudioCodes, he drives the development of AI-powered voice solutions that connect contact centers with conversational platforms, enabling intelligent voice b...2025-05-3017 minAIMindsAI Minds #065 | Eliott Hoffenberg, Co-Founder & CEO at VoccaEliott Hoffenberg, Co-Founder & CEO at Vocca. Vocca helps medical clinics run 24/7 by automating their phone reception with AI.It handles scheduling, triage, follow-ups, and patient prep through smart inbound and outbound calls. Thousands of providers use Vocca to reduce costs, save time, and deliver instant service—without the wait. Episode Highlights:- Eliott explains how his company builds AI voice agents to automate inbound and outbound calls for clinics—handling scheduling, prep instructions, follow-ups, and more. Voice is still the dominant channel in healthcare, and automation addresses staff shortages and inefficiencies.- Rathe...2025-05-1632 minAIMindsAI Minds #064 | Griffin Christenson, Founder at Gryfn.AIGriffin Christenson, Founder at Gryfn.AI. Gryfn.AI offers AI-powered tools to help educators and parents identify signs of dyslexia in children through a fast, research-backed online screening test. The platform provides detailed insights into reading ability and potential learning difficulties, using speech and language processing to deliver personalized reports and recommendations.As an optometrist and computer science enthusiast, Griffin Christenson, O.D., is merging clinical insight with tech innovation to reshape how we screen for dyslexia. With a background in biology and a doctorate from Pacific University, he’s developed an AI-powered MVP that digitizes and au...2025-05-0916 minAIMindsAI Minds #063 | Anurag Kejriwal, Founder at Sonnet AIAnurag Kejriwal, Founder at Sonnet AI. Sonnet AI, an advanced AI-powered meeting assistant & notetaker designed to keep conversations in context—helping professionals extract meaningful insights and manage relationships effortlessly in their specific domain– with custom text and visual notes. As a Computer Science & Engineering student at Ohio State University, Anurag is building an AI platform that goes beyond traditional note-taking, offering a domain-expert, no-bot-needed assistant that understands context and structure. Unlike other AI meeting tools, Sonnet AI doesn’t just capture words—it provides speaker insights, smart summaries, and an inbuilt relationship tracker, ensuring every conversation remains in context. With fea...2025-04-2518 min
Going Deepear Into Dev Marketing#3 [Teardown] Deepgram homepageI go over all core elements on Deepgram's homepage and playground and say what I like, what I don’t like, and what changes I’d test out. Spoiler alert: their site is awesome. Links:Deepgram homepage Dev tool landing page examples TakeawaysDeepgram's homepage effectively communicates its product through layered visuals.Clear and concise copy is essential for user understanding.CTAs should prioritize developer engagement over buyer-centric approaches.The playground feature is a valuable tool for user interaction.Community engagement is crucial for building trust among developers.Ente...2025-04-2419 minAIMindsAI Minds #062 | Daniel Mishler, Head of Automation at DeepgramDaniel Mishler, Head of Automation at Deepgram. Deepgram is Voice AI platform for enterprise use cases – speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and speech-to-speech APIs for developers.Episode Highlights:- Daniel pivoted from naval architecture in the Coast Guard to business through an MBA, then jumped into tech by working on synthetic aperture radar satellites—despite knowing nothing about them at first. His curiosity and growth mindset drove his success.- Daniel reframes automation as augmentation, emphasizing AI should empower people, not replace them. His goal at Deepgram as Head of Automation is to make the company the most...2025-04-1427 minAIMindsAI Minds #061 | Brandon Hawkins, Principal Product Manager at TwilioBrandon Hawkins, Principal Product Manager at Twilio. Twilio is the world’s leading Customer Engagement Platform (CEP), powering direct, personalized, and intelligent customer experiences across every communication channel. Trusted by developers and enterprises in over 180 countries, Twilio helps companies bring AI, data, and security into every touchpoint—from sales and marketing to customer service and growth. With millions of developers building on their platform, Twilio continues to drive innovation in conversational AI and real-time communications, enabling businesses to create magical, scalable interactions with their customers.Episode Highlights:– Brandon shares his journey from software engineering to product manage...2025-04-0426 minAIMindsAI Minds #060 | Casey Traina, CO-Founder & CTO at Overlap AICasey Traina, CO-Founder & CTO at Overlap AI. Overlap AI is building AI agents that can search, edit, and understand video content for media companies, podcasters , and creators. Their first agent transforms video marketing and can transform long videos into short form content, ready for distribution, and in your specific style. They were part of Y Combinator in Summer 24 and closed their seed round in November of 2024.Episode Hightlights:– Casey shares how he left Stanford after being inspired by a talk from Sam Altman, choosing to jump into the AI startup world rather than wait four years to...2025-03-2815 minAIMindsAI Minds #059 | Mac Klinkachorn, Co-Founder & President at TrellisMac Klinkachorn, Co-Founder & President at Trellis. Trellis automates manual PDF tasks at scale with AI agents. Trellis integrates end-to-end with your systems of record and allows users to define infinitely complex workflows to capture their business processes.Episode Highlights:– Mac Klinkachorn shares how he founded his first company at 15, using physics to detect water leaks, and how that experience shaped his problem-solving mindset.– Mac discusses his transition from pursuing physics at Stanford to exploring AI and machine learning, realizing the potential of language models in real-world applications.– Mac explains how he and his co...2025-03-2118 minAIMindsAI Minds #058 | Shraey Bhatia, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at Leaping AIShraey Bhatia, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist at Leaping AI, a pioneering company revolutionizing enterprise businesses, call centers, and sales with self-improving Voice AI. Founded in Germany in August 2023, Leaping AI is part of Y Combinator's prestigious W25 batch, driving the future of AI-powered communication.Episode Highlights:- Shraey Bhatia transitioned from academia to startups after completing his PhD. His research initially focused on fact-checking and hallucinations in AI. Seeking new challenges, he co-founded Leaping AI, a voice AI startup, after moving from Australia to Berlin.- The startup started in August 2023 with a vision for...2025-03-1427 minAIMindsAI Minds #057 | Ram Venkataraman, CTO & Co-Founder at Sei AIRam Venkataraman, CTO & Co-Founder at Sei AI, is revolutionizing AI-driven compliance for financial institutions. Sei AI builds cutting-edge, compliant AI agents that transform customer interactions while optimizing costs.Their AI-powered voice agents automate support, sales, and activation/reminder calls—boosting customer satisfaction and revenue without increasing contact center expenses. Meanwhile, their QA agent ensures compliance by monitoring customer conversations for regulatory and policy violations, while also extracting deep customer insights.Sei AI is already trusted by publicly listed and enterprise financial institutions across the US, UK, and APAC, setting a new standard for AI-driven compliance an...2025-03-0720 min
AI in Marketing"OpenAI's Vision: Democratizing AI & New Ventures, Deepgram's Nova-3 Medical Revolution, Salesforce's AgentExchange & YouTube's Premium Lite"Join us in the latest episode of the AI in Marketing podcast where we dissect key happenings in the world of AI. Our discussions range from OpenAI broadening access to its Deep Research tool and AI ChatGPT subscribers, the launch of Deepgram's Nova-3 for accurate medical transcription, to OpenAI's veer into business opportunities with AI agents set to revolutionize industries. We also explore market shifts in the AI industry by looking at SimilarWeb's Global AI Tracker report, Salesforce's new marketplace AgentExchange integrated into its AI CRM platform, and finally, YouTube's introduction of Premium Lite, a new subscription tier. Tune in...2025-03-0604 min
AI-Gen Daily: AI News by AIAI News: Deepgram's AI 63.6% More Accurate at $0.0077/Min & OpenAI Revolutionizes Customer Service | AI-Gen DailyBreaking AI News: Medical AI transcription reaches new accuracy heights while customer service gets an AI makeoverToday's Top Stories:• Deepgram Nova-3 Medical AI achieves 63.6% higher accuracy• OpenAI chairman reveals next-gen customer service vision• Roboflow powers 50% of Fortune 100 with computer visionKey Highlights:- 63.6% improvement in medical transcription accuracy- $0.0077/minute cost for enterprise-grade AI- 1M+ developers using Roboflow's platform- 50% Fortune 100 adoption rate💡 Need AI implementation guidance?Visit The AI Consulting Network: https://theaiconsultingnetwork.com/📫 Subscribe to The AI Daily Brief: https://avihacker.substack.com/#ArtificialIntelligence #AINews #TechNews #AIImplementation #FutureOfAI #OpenAI #Deepgram #ComputerVision #HealthTechAI #AITranscription #BusinessAI #AIStrategy #TechInnovation2025-03-0502 minAIMindsAI Minds #056 | Jordan Dearsley, Founder & CEO at VapiJordan Dearsley, Founder & CEO at Vapi. Vapi enterprises deploy human-like voice agents in minutes. Whether you’re building a voice product or trying to handle millions of calls, Vapi’s reliable infrastructure and flexible APIs make it easy.Episode Highlights:- Jordan shares his journey from starting a company in Canada, going through Y Combinator, and pivoting multiple times before landing on Vapi.- Jordan reflects on the challenges of building productivity apps, including fierce competition, low willingness to pay, and burnout.- The pivotal moment when Jordan, searching for something to talk to, stit...2025-02-2818 minAIMindsAI Minds #055 | Jonathan Hunt, Co-Founder & CTO at Elefant AIJonathan Hunt, Co-Founder & CTO at Elefant AI. Elefant AI—an intelligent companion for Minecraft players. Elefant AI automates tasks like mining, crafting, and building, so you can focus on creativity and strategy. With customizable AI-powered bots, you can enhance your gameplay and explore new possibilities. Transform the way you play Minecraft with Elefant AI.Episode Highlights:- Jonathan Hunt shares his journey from neuroscience to DeepMind, where he explored deep reinforcement learning (RL). While RL excelled in gaming, real-world applications like robotics and self-driving cars faced challenges due to costly mistakes and limited training data....2025-02-2122 minAIMindsAI Minds #054 | Brent Pretty, CEO and Founder at RetellioBrent Pretty, CEO and Founder at Retellio. Retellio distills thousands of hours of calls into 30 minute podcasts. You don't have to stay tethered to your computer. You can listen to customers where and when it's convenient for you.Episode Highlights- Brent Pretty shares his unconventional journey from growing up in a small town in Newfoundland, dropping out of high school, and eventually finding his way into strategy consulting after a professor recognized his talent for strategic thinking.- Brent describes his time at Verafin, a fraud detection company that was acquired by NASDAQ for $3...2025-02-1422 minAIMindsAI Minds #053 | Michael Louis, CEO and Founder at CerebriumMichael Louis, CEO and Founder at Cerebrium. Cerebrium is a platform to deploy machine learning models to serverless GPUs with sub-5 second cold-start times.Episode Highlights:- Michael Louis started OneCart, a grocery delivery platform in South Africa, which saw explosive growth during COVID-19, scaling to $200K/day in revenue before being acquired by Walmart.- After leaving Walmart, Michael founded Cerebrium to simplify AI infrastructure, inspired by the challenges of deploying machine learning models at OneCart.- Cerebrium optimizes AI inference with GPU checkpointing, direct disk-to-GPU data transfer, and efficient container runtimes...2025-02-0719 minAIMindsAI Minds #052 | Simrat Singh, Co-Founder at Hooman LabsSimrat Singh, Co-Founder at Hooman Labs. Hooman Labs a startup building voice agents to help companies communicate with their customers over calls more efficiently.Episode Highlights:- From consulting at McKinsey to private equity, Simrat realized he wanted a more hands-on role in building businesses, leading him to co-found Hooman Labs.- After exploring edtech and healthcare, Simrat and his co-founders pivoted to voice AI, recognizing a strong demand from companies struggling with call center inefficiencies.- Hooman Labs’ approach focuses on automating 80% of customer interactions end-to-end, integrating directly with CRMs and backend systems to...2025-01-3120 minAIMindsAI Minds #051 | Pablo Palafox, Co-Founder and CEO at HappyRobotPablo Palafox, Co-Founder and CEO at HappyRobot. HappyRobot automates communication across channels with AI workers that integrates with your systems, manage conversations, & log data.Episode Highlights:-Pablo reflects on their journey, sharing how initial failures and setbacks, such as focusing too much on computer vision, led to critical insights and a deeper understanding of the logistics sector.-He also highlights the importance of pivoting in their journey, discussing how embracing change during pivotal moments, like Demo Day, helped him find their true passion for automating communications in logistics.-Drawing inspiration from co-founder...2025-01-2429 minAIMindsAI Minds #050 | Vaibhav Saxena, Co-Founder at Infer (Part 2)Vaibhav Saxena, Co-Founder at Infer, is our first guest to make a second appearance on the AI Minds Podcast. Infer are a company which accelerates revenue growth with AI voice bots automating phone conversations and executing tasks like humans for insurance and lending.Episode Highlights:- Vaibhav explains how tailoring voice agents to user preferences—such as tone, pitch, and cadence—can significantly enhance engagement and conversion rates.- Vaibhav highlights the importance of testing one variable at a time, such as voice characteristics or script style, to uncover what resonates most with different cust...2025-01-1722 minAIMindsAI Minds #049 | Abdulrahman Jamjoom, Co-Founder and CEO at Arini AIAbdulrahman Jamjoom, Co-Founder and CEO at Arini AI.Arini is the complete AI solution for patient communication in Dental.Episode Highlights:- Abdul shares his journey from Saudi Arabia to Jordan and then to the U.S., recounting his experiences at Threads and his determination to create a startup before even graduating from Harvard, which eventually led him to co-found Arini AI.- Abdul discusses the origins of Arini AI, explaining how he and his co-founder, Rami, identified the chaotic nature of healthcare front desks as an opportunity to create an AI solution...2025-01-1024 minAIMindsAI Minds #048 | Sumanyu Sharma, Co-Founder and CEO at Hamming AISumanyu Sharma, Co-Founder and CEO at Hamming AI, the platform automates AI voice agent testing, production call monitoring and governance for AI voice agents. The army of voice AI agents act like real people and place thousands of test calls simultaneously to find bugs, hallucinations and other issues often missed during manual testing.Episode Highlights-Sumanyu shares his journey from studying at Waterloo to pioneering in AI, recounting how early struggles shaped his ambition and eventually led him to co-found Hamming.-Sumanyu discusses his insights from Citizen app, exploring how transcribing 911 calls into real-time...2025-01-0321 minAIMindsAI Minds #047 | Vaibhav Saxena, Co-Founder at Infer (Part 1)Vaibhav Saxena, Co-Founder at Infer, a company which accelerates revenue growth with AI voice bots automating phone conversations and executing tasks like humans for insurance and lending.Episode Highlights-Vaibhav Saxena shares his journey from being an architect to diving deep into AI, inspired by a passion for interdisciplinary learning and a leap of faith into engineering and deep learning.-Vaibhav recounts how frustrations with consuming and searching for audio information during the pandemic led to creating a semantic audio search product and the challenges they faced with user alignment and scalability....2024-12-2719 minAIMindsAIMinds #046 | Oren Goldschmidt, Co-Founder and CEO at Mova AIOren Goldschmidt is co-founder and CEO of Mova.ai which is focused on helping companies understand what really goes on when they have conversations with their customers. Oren has been building software startups since high school but took a few years out to get a PhD before diving back into the startup scene. He’s launched and sold several startups and spent a few years as a VC before deciding that building great businesses is more fun than finding them.Episode Highlights-Oren shares his journey from studying computer science to pursuing philosophy, a decision driven by...2024-12-2024 minAIMindsAIMinds #045 | Karun Kaushik, Co-Founder and CEO at DelveKarun Kaushik, Co-Founder and CEO at Delve. Delve helps fast-growing companies get SOC 2 and HIPAA compliant in days, not months.Episode Highlights-Dropping out of high school and college, Karun shares how taking community college classes and conducting research at MIT shaped his entrepreneurial path.-Karun describes how building a healthcare AI scribe led to discovering the complexities of compliance, sparking the idea for Delve.-Delve automates HIPAA and SoC2 compliance processes with AI agents, aiming to make security seamless and scalable for startups.-Karun discusses the challenge of balancing...2024-12-1319 minAIMindsAIMinds #044 | Aaron Wang, Co-Founder & CEO at AprioraAaron Wang, Co-founder and CEO of Apriora, on Revolutionizing Hiring with AI. Aaron Wang shares his journey from academia and AI research at Facebook to founding Apriora, a company transforming hiring through autonomous AI recruiters. He discusses the inefficiencies of traditional recruitment, the rise of agentic AI, and Apriora’s innovative solutions.Episode Highlights-Aaron’s transition from working on smart glasses and self-supervised learning at Facebook to starting Apriora, inspired by the rapid advances in AI.-Apriora automates 70-90% of hiring tasks, including resume screening, scheduling, and interviewing, using AI-driven voice and video agen...2024-11-2918 minAIMindsAIMinds #043 | Will Bodewes, Co-Founder & CEO at PhonelyWill Bodewes, CEO and co-founder of Phonely, is transforming call center operations with voice AI technology. From ultra-endurance sports to founding Spokesound and launching Phonely after earning a PhD in applied AI, Will shares the key lessons he's learned along the way.Episode Highlights- Will shares his transition from ultra-endurance sports to founding Spokesound, highlighting key lessons learned.- He explains how his PhD in applied AI shaped Phonely’s mission to enhance customer support with conversational AI.- The discussion covers AI-to-AI interactions, focusing on security, multilingual support, and minimizing AI...2024-11-2220 minAIMindsAIMinds #042 | Tom & Adrian of Canonical AITom and Adrian, co-founders of Canonical AI, discuss how their innovative analytics platform is shaping the future of voice AI. They cover the evolution of voice technologies, the challenges developers face, and how Canonical AI helps create smarter, more intuitive voice agents.Episode Highlights:- Tom and Adrian share their journey from agricultural tech to voice AI, fueled by their passion for providing developers with actionable insights.- Adrian explains how their platform offers advanced analytics, including call success rates, engagement metrics, and real-time call flow mapping.- They address user hesitancy...2024-11-1932 minAIMindsAIMinds #041 | Mo Asady, CTO at ConvirzaMo Asady, CTO of Convirza, brings over 20 years of global IT expertise, with leadership roles at Microsoft Dynamics, FreightOn, and Convirza. Known for his adaptability and tech insight, he has led teams across industries and continents, focusing on driving revenue through call analytics.Episode Highlights- Mo shares his journey from coding in the '80s to key roles at Microsoft and innovative blockchain projects in Dubai.- As CTO, he has driven Convirza’s AI shift, using LLMs to enhance call analytics and optimize customer interactions.- Mo discusses turning challenges li...2024-11-0527 minAIMindsAIMinds #040 | Pallavi Gadepalli, Founder & CEO at Enterprise ChaiPallavi Gadepalli, Founder & CEO of Enterprise Chai, joins the AI Minds Podcast to discuss her journey from software developer to customer success visionary. With two decades of experience at Microsoft, eBay, ServiceNow, and Cisco, Pallavi has pioneered AI-driven solutions that transform real-time customer engagement.Episode Highlights:- Pallavi’s career evolution includes her journey from early software development challenges to leading customer success at major tech companies.- The vision behind Enterprise Chai is how Pallavi founded the company to revolutionize customer success with AI-powered tools for platforms like Zoom, Teams, and WebEx....2024-10-2928 minAIMindsAIMinds #039 | Michael Ocean, Founder & CEO at SellMeThisPenMichael Ocean, a 10-year sales veteran and former leader at Hopin, shares his transition from musician to entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of SellMeThisPen, he discusses how his early startup experiences and time at Hopin influenced his approach to business. Noticing issues with traditional sales training, he started SellMeThisPen to provide real-time, personalized training aimed at improving sales team performance.Episode Highlights:- Michael's transition from musician to entrepreneur through early-stage startups.- How his corporate experiences at PCM led him to seek more flexible, innovative work environments.- Lessons from...2024-10-1128 minAIMindsAIMinds #038 | Sebastian Mourra, Co-Founder & CEO at AlphanaIn this episode of AIMinds, Sebastian Mourra, co-founder and CEO of Alphana, takes us through his journey of entrepreneurship, innovation, and content strategy. From spearheading digital marketing at Universal Music Group to founding Alphana, Sebastian shares invaluable lessons in leveraging AI to streamline content creation for creators and entrepreneurs.Episode Highlights:- Sebastian discusses his move from leading digital marketing for brands like Enrique Iglesias and Pepsi at Universal Music Group to launching startups fueled by AI and innovation.- He shares how founding RAS Interactive led to developing SaaS products like Zeki, transforming...2024-10-0438 minAIMindsAIMinds #038 | Sebastian Mourra, Co-Founder & CEO at AlphanaIn this episode of AIMinds, Sebastian Mourra, co-founder and CEO of Alphana, takes us through his journey of entrepreneurship, innovation, and content strategy. From spearheading digital marketing at Universal Music Group to founding Alphana, Sebastian shares invaluable lessons in leveraging AI to streamline content creation for creators and entrepreneurs.Episode Highlights:- Sebastian discusses his move from leading digital marketing for brands like Enrique Iglesias and Pepsi at Universal Music Group to launching startups fueled by AI and innovation.- He shares how founding RAS Interactive led to developing SaaS products like Zeki, transforming...2024-10-0438 min
Women EntrepreneursDeepgram : Key Lessons and Mistakes to AvoidFounded in 2015 by Scott Stephenson and Noah Shutty, Deepgram is a pioneering startup in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically focusing on speech recognition technology. Unlike traditional services, Deepgram offers high-precision audio transcription and analysis solutions tailored for businesses that handle vast amounts of voice data. Using deep learning technology, Deepgram stands out by providing faster and more accurate results than its competitors.
2024-10-0408 minAIMindsAIMinds #037 | Scott Stephenson, CEO at DeepgramIn this episode of AI Minds, host Demetrios talks with Scott Stephenson, CEO and Co-founder of Deepgram, about his journey from dark matter physicist to AI entrepreneur. Scott shares how his experience building underground labs to detect dark matter led to founding Deepgram, a leader in speech-to-text technology.Episode Highlights:- Scott discusses his transition from academia to startups, highlighting how Deepgram emerged from his interest in capturing and analyzing personal audio data.- He explains Deepgram's use of a first-principles approach to innovate speech and audio processing, focusing on long-term scalability and future-proofing...2024-09-2732 minAIMindsAIMinds #036 | Bruce Sharpe, Chief Product Officer at HumachIn this episode of AI Minds, host Demetrios speaks with Bruce Sharpe, Chief Product Officer at Humach, about his journey through telecommunications, AI, and customer experience innovations. From developing omni-channel platforms at Ticketmaster to pioneering AI-powered voice interactions, Bruce shares his insights into the critical intersection of human and machine interactions in regulated industries like healthcare and insurance.Episode Highlights:- Bruce Sharpe details his early experiences in telecommunications, leading large-scale event management for Ticketmaster.- He discusses his role in advancing AI-driven customer service platforms, including collaborations with Microsoft and IBM for patent...2024-09-2034 minAIMindsAIMinds #035 | Derek Wang, Co-founder at TaalkIn this AI Minds episode, Derek Wang, co-founder of Taalk, discusses transitioning from academia to entrepreneurship and building Taalk, an AI platform for business communications. He highlights the importance of ethical AI, focusing on consent, compliance, and privacy, and explains how Taalk’s tools enhance customer interactions in industries like insurance and finance.Episode Highlights:- Derek shares his transition from academic research to launching Taalk, a company focused on AI-powered business communications.- He discusses the importance of consent and compliance in AI, ensuring ethical practices in handling customer interactions.- Ta...2024-09-1327 minAIMindsAIMinds #034 | Richard Meng, CEO & Co-founder at Roe AIIn this episode, Demetrios and Richard Meng, CEO of Roe AI, explore how AI-driven SQL queries are transforming unstructured data analytics. Richard discusses his career from China to LinkedIn and Snowflake, and how Roe AI simplifies data management in the financial sector.Episode Highlights:- Richard Meng discusses his journey from an entrepreneurial upbringing in China to becoming a key player in the tech industry, with notable stints at LinkedIn and Snowflake.- Discover the innovative tool Richard developed during a Snowflake hackathon that enables non-technical users to query data using natural language, significantly...2024-09-0624 minAIMindsAIMinds #033 | Andrew Seagraves, VP of Research at DeepgramIn this episode we are joined by our very own Andrew Seagraves, VP of Research at Deepgram, explores text-to-speech (TTS) technology and language modeling. With a PhD from MIT and a background in AI-driven explosive design, Andrew now leads advanced speech recognition research. He discusses the challenges of creating natural-sounding TTS systems, the role of context conditioning, and his career journey from MIT to Deepgram.Episode Highlights:- Andrew Seagraves shares his insights on why language modeling poses such a complex challenge, particularly in the domain of text-to-speech systems. - Seagraves discusses how future d...2024-08-3032 min
Founded & FundedFrom Dark Matter to Voice AI with Deepgram Founder Scott StephensonToday Madrona Managing Director Karan Mahandru and Scott Stephenson, Co-Founder and CEO of Deepgram, a foundational AI company building a voice AI platform providing APIs for speech-to-text and text-to-speech. From medical transcription to autonomous agents, Deepgram is the go-to for developers of voice AI experiences, and they're already working with over 500 companies, including NASA, Spotify, and Twilio. Today, Scott and Karan dive into the realities of building a foundational AI company, meaning they're building models and modalities from scratch. They discuss the challenges of moving from prototype to production, how startups need to out-fox the hyperscalers while...2024-08-2831 minAIMindsAIMinds #032 | Jay Desai, Co-Founder at SummarAIzeJay Desai, Co-Founder of SummarAIze, shares his journey from scaling Trend.io to creating SummarAIze, an AI tool for repurposing content. He discusses overcoming monetization challenges, the platform's growth with no-code tools and APIs, and offers tips on productivity and wellness for entrepreneurs.Episode Highlights:-Jay describes his role as the first marketing hire at three startups, notably growing Trend.io from 6 to 400 customers in under a year.-Jay discusses how SummarAIze was created to simplify repurposing podcast content, using no-code tools and APIs like Deepgram to develop a cost-effective MVP.-He...2024-08-2321 minAIMindsAIMinds #031 | Tony Hersey, Director of Marketing at Pinpoint GlobalTony Hersey, Director of Marketing at Pinpoint Global, shares his 14-year journey from production support to marketing leadership in the ever-evolving tech industry. In this episode, Tony discusses the transformative role of AI in compliance management and how it has revolutionized workflows, enabling professionals to focus on more strategic tasks.Episode Highlights:Tony Hersey’s 14-year journey at Pinpoint Global saw him rise from editing eLearning content to leading marketing, utilizing his skills in design and product development.AI tools from Deepgram have streamlined compliance at Pinpoint Global, automating transcription and speeding up regulatory ap...2024-08-1624 minAIMindsAIMinds #030 | Nicolas & Mathieu of NovaSquare LtdMathieu and Nicolas, Co-founders of NovaSquare Ltd, share their journey of building an AI platform that revolutionizes community engagement for streamers and content creators. They discuss Alicia’s evolution from a simple chat tool to a sophisticated system capable of enhancing viewer interaction and community cohesion.Episode Highlights-Mathieu's challenges in maintaining viewer interaction while live streaming his saxophone sessions led to the creation of Alicia.-From a basic chat tool to a multifaceted AI that mimics personalities, interacts with users, and adjusts environmental settings during streams.-Alicia’s ability to act as a...2024-08-0926 minAIMindsAIMinds #029 | Abheek Pandoh, CEO at Knowt Inc.Abheek Pandoh, CEO of Knowt Inc., discusses his journey from a high school project to leading an EdTech revolution with Knowt. He highlights the platform's AI-driven features and its impact on modern education.Episode Highlights-Early Beginnings: Abheek's inspiration for Knowt and its origins as a high school project.-Technological Evolution: How Knowt transformed from a grading app to an interactive learning tool using AI and machine learning.-Growth Surge: The platform’s exponential user growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by AI features and viral marketing.-Marketing Success: The ro...2024-08-0228 minAIMindsAIMinds #028 | Shai Unterslak, Co-Founder at Based Social CompanyShai Unterslak, co-founder of Compass, shares his journey from founding a Cape Town company to developing Compass in the U.S., highlighting AI-driven audio transcription and future AI interactions.Episode Highlights-Founding Journey: Shai's early entrepreneurial experiences in South Africa and selling his first company to a major fintech startup.-Transition to the U.S.: Insights from Shai's move to the U.S. and his work with a payment company, integrating hardware and software.-Compass Development: The evolution from the Everything Bagel project to Compass, transcribing conversations into actionable insights....2024-07-2620 minAIMindsAIMinds #027 | Saurav Kumar, Founder and CEO at x AGISaurav Kumar, founder and CEO of xAGI, talks about his journey from creating video compression technology to starting xAGI, discussing its key AI products and sharing insights on AI development and entrepreneurship.Episode Highlights- Saurav's video compression work in India, funded by Amazon, improved access to educational and entertainment content.-His blockchain research led to impactful projects in Ethereum, enhancing efficiency and security in cryptocurrency.-Y Combinator connections with tech leaders, including OpenAI and Airbnb founders, influenced Saurav's entrepreneurial journey.-xAGI's AI health insurance advisor offers personalized, unbiased recommendations...2024-07-1918 minAIMindsAIMinds #026 | Benjamin Gleitzman, CTO & Co-Founder at ReplicantBenjamin Gleitzman, CTO and Co-founder of Replicant, narrates his transition from a dedicated computer scientist at MIT to an AI entrepreneur, merging creativity with technology.Episode Highlights-Gleitzman created Hunch, acquired by eBay, and The Algorithm Auction, the first-ever auction of computer code, showcasing his innovative spirit.-Replicant uses AI to fully resolve customer service calls, improving efficiency and allowing agents to focus on complex issues.-Benjamin discusses the technical challenges of developing conversational AI that replicates human-like interactions and the importance of transparency in AI-driven customer service.-Replicant's technology...2024-07-1932 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 8: Rich & Lazy Learning in Neural CircuitsIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," join a conversation on human-curated, but AI-generated insights into deep learning and theoretical neuroscience from the research paper "How Connectivity Structure Shapes Rich and Lazy Learning in Neural Circuits" presented at ICLR 2024. FULL TEXT AVAILABLE HERE: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.085132024-07-1209 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 7: The Secret of Training Large Language ModelsIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," discover insights on 'training on the test task' in evaluating large language models, as explored by researchers at Max Planck Institute. This human-curated, AI-generated dialogue delves into the intersection of artificial intelligence and academic research.2024-07-1109 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 6: The Frontier of Large Multimodal Models ExploredIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," dive into AI research with a groundbreaking paper on large multimodal models like "LLaVA-NeXT-Interleave." This human-curated, AI-generated conversation explores cutting-edge collaboration in pushing boundaries.2024-07-1108 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 5: Quantum Sails: AI-Optimized Mirrors for Exponential Space AccelerationIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," join the human-curated, AI-generated discussion on groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence with a focus on 'Pentagonal Photonic Crystal Mirrors.' Delve into the interstellar world of neural topology optimization for enhanced lightsail acceleration.2024-07-1109 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 4: Unleashing AI's Creative Power: Multi-Constraint Instruction for Text Generation MasteryIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," delve into the human-curated, but AI-generated conversation on the academic paper "Multi-constraint Instruction Following for Long-form Text Generation" from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, exploring the world of AI, language models, and cutting-edge possibilities.
FULL TEXT HERE: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.193712024-06-3006 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 3: Pixels to Insight: Image Analysis with OMG-LLaVAIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," join us for a discussion on the groundbreaking academic paper "OMG-LLaVA: Bridging Image-level, Object-level, Pixel-level Reasoning and Understanding." This human-curated, but AI-generated conversation delves into a new framework for powerful vision understanding.
FULL TEXT HERE: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.193892024-06-3006 min
You Are A Helpful (Research) AssistantEP 2: The Inference Game: Decoding the Robustness of Large Language ModelsIn this episode of "You Are A Helpful (Research) Assistant," join a human-curated but AI-generated conversation about the intriguing academic paper "The Remarkable Robustness of LLMs: Stages of Inference?" by MIT researchers exploring the resilience of Large Language Models to inference interventions.
FULL TEXT HERE: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.193842024-06-3006 minAIMindsAIMinds #025 | Nathan Eno, Founder at Islington RoboticaNathan Eno, Founder and CTO of Islington Robotica, shares his journey from coaching at Arsenal to founding a robotics company, focusing on personal robots for emotional support and communication.Episode Highlights:-Inspired by a professional footballer's recommendation, Nathan shifted from sports to technology and entrepreneurship.-His business evolved from wearable tech for sports to robotics, driven by the pandemic's impact on social interactions.-Nathan discusses the potential of personal robots for consistent emotional support.-The conversation covers ethical concerns, privacy issues, and the role of voice interaction in making robots...2024-06-2828 minAIMindsAIMinds #024 | Liz Tsai, Founder at Hi OperatorLiz Tsai of HiQ explores AI's impact on customer support automation, from her career shift to tech to integrating AI for enhanced interactions and compliance.Episode Highlights:-Liz shares her journey from growing up in Texas to attending MIT.-She transitioned from physical commodities trading to the startup world, influenced by a close friend's startup in San Francisco.-Accepted into YC in 2017, Liz navigated the initial excitement around chatbots, realizing the technology wasn't yet ready for customer support automation.-Liz and her team built a large outsourced contact center, learning...2024-06-2128 minAIMindsAIMinds #023 | Quinn Favret, Cofounder, COO at Tavus Inc.Quinn Favret shares his journey from the University of Michigan dropout to co-founding Tavus, revolutionizing video creation with AI.Episode Highlights:-Quinn recounts his Michigan roots, where seasonal activities shaped his childhood. He initially followed a traditional path at the University of Michigan but soon realized his true passions lay elsewhere.-During his sophomore year, Quinn partnered with classmate Hassan. Their innovative projects inspired Quinn to leave university and pursue entrepreneurship, joining the TL Fellowship to hone their skills.-Quinn and Hassan co-founded Tavus, aiming to democratize advanced video generation with user-friendly...2024-06-1417 minAIMindsAIMinds #022 | Shaun Wei, CEO at RealCharShaun Wei shares his transition from the autonomous vehicles industry to AI-driven voice assistants.Episode Highlights:-Shaun Wei discusses his shift from working on self-driving cars to founding RealChar, a groundbreaking project that evolved into Revia, a user-focused AI phone assistant.-Wei explains how real-time data processing in autonomous vehicles inspired his advanced voice assistant technology, highlighting parallels between self-driving cars and AI assistants.-The episode showcases Revia's capabilities, including voice and text interaction, live call monitoring, and user intervention for resuming automated calls, aimed at easing communication burdens.Wei...2024-06-0731 minAIMindsAIMinds #021 | Yansen Zhou, Founder at Hippo ScribeDive into Yansen Zhou's journey from big tech engineer to innovative tech entrepreneur, revolutionizing healthcare documentation. Episode Highlights:- Yansen discusses his transition from working at giants like Facebook and Snapchat to starting his own venture in the AI-driven documentation field.- He opens up about the challenges of entrepreneurship, including the necessity of resilience in facing multiple rejections and the importance of truly understanding customer needs.- Yansen shares how his company, Hippo Scribe, utilizes AI to transform the process of medical documentation, making it more efficient and less time-consuming for c...2024-05-3124 minAIMindsAIMinds #020 | Ross Young, CEO at Clinical Notes AIIn this episode of AIMinds Podcast, Ross Young, CEO at Clinical Notes AI, shares his journey from the cybersecurity sector to revolutionizing clinical notes AI for behavioral health. Here are 3 key takeaways from our discussion:- Problem-Driven Innovation: Ross emphasizes the importance of being customer and problem obsessed. By understanding the challenges faced by clinicians in behavioral health, they were able to develop AI solutions that significantly reduce administrative burdens, allowing clinicians to focus on what matters most - helping people.- Scaling with Purpose: Through his experience in scaling a company, Ross highlights the...2024-05-2428 minAIMindsAIMinds #019 | Bowen Moody, CEO & Co-founder of WonderwayIn this episode of AiMinds, Bowen Moody, co-founder and CEO of Wonderway, discusses his entrepreneurial journey, starting with a challenging personal life shift that led him to leave a stifling project management role to innovate in the edtech space. The episode details the evolution of Wonderway, which began with face-to-face corporate training solutions and pivoted to leverage AI-driven tools focusing on sales training.The core of the discussion concentrates on Wonderway’s AI sales coach product, a game-changing tool that integrates seamlessly with CRM systems to provide real-time analytics and feedback by evaluating sales calls. This product de...2024-05-1723 minAIMindsAIMinds #018 | Siddharth Sinha, CEO of Dresma Inc.In this episode of AIMinds, Demetrios is joined by the CEO of Dresma Inc. and Co-founder of DoMyShoot, Siddharth Sinha. Siddharth shares his evolution as a tech enthusiast and the customer-centric philosophy that makes reliable, robust and cost-effective solutions paramount. He also recalls his journey with DoMyShoot, a platform intended to solve the challenges of Amazon sellers in optimizing their product content. Various technologies like generative AI tools, large language models, and diffusion models are leveraged to transform single product images into comprehensive listing content. However, this unique offering has posed challenges in product adjustment and go-to-market strategies. In...2024-05-1024 minAIMindsAIMinds #017 | Louis Pereira, Creator of AudioPenThis episode of AIMinds uncovers surprising applications of AudioPen, a thought capturing tool by Louis Pereira, from its use by people with disabilities to professionals utilizing it for meetings and thesis writing. They ponder the design philosophy behind AudioPen, Louis's passion for his product, and the role of personal connection in business. The conversation wraps with an inspiring story of Louis's father using AudioPen to pen his memoirs, demonstrating the tool’s diverse potential.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Louis and AudioPen:https://linkedin.com/in/louispereirahttps://twitter.com/louispereirahttp://www.audiopen.ai...2024-05-0331 minAIMindsAIMinds #016 | Jeremy Toeman, CEO and Founder of Aug x LabsIn this AI Minds podcast episode, Demetrios is joined by Jeremy Toeman, CEO and founder of Aug x Labs. They talked about AI, MLOps, and the birth and development of Jeremy's innovative product, Augie. Jeremy shares his tech journey from experimenting with an Apple II plus computer in the third grade to creating award-winning media streaming boxes, helping startup companies launch, and eventually creating Aug x Labs.He explains the inception of Augie, an automated video platform that uses AI to generate visuals based on audio or textual input. The platform's aim is to make video editing as...2024-04-2627 minAIMindsAIMinds #015 | Roy Hermann, Founder & CEO at SuperCreatorIn this episode, Roy Hermann talks about the industry of content creation, with a particular focus on the potential of advanced AI and technological innovations. He consider the changing landscape of content creation, presenting the SuperCreator app, an innovation which aims to empower both creators and non-creators alike to produce quality content. This app offers a unique approach from idea generation to final product, all the while employing the latest AI technologies including GPT-4 vision. Roy shares his inspiring journey to coding, creating as many as 50 apps over 10 years along the way. He emphasizes the importance of critical thinking...2024-04-1938 min
The Future of Voice AI100K parallel conversations | Scott Stephenson (Co-Founder & CEO, Deepgram)In The Future of Voice AI series of interviews, I ask three questions to my guests:
- What problems do you currently see in Enterprise Voice AI?
- How does your company solve these problems?
- What solutions do you envision in the next 5 years?This episode’s guest is Scott Stephenson, Co-Founder & CEO at Deepgram.Scott is a dark matter physicist turned Deep Learning entrepreneur. He earned a PhD in particle physics from University of Michigan where his research involved building a lab two miles underground to detect dark matter. Scott left his physics po...2024-04-1831 minAIMindsAIMinds #014 | Neil Chudleigh, Creator and Founder of SuperWhisperIn this episode we feature SuperWhisper and its creator Neil Chudleigh. SuperWhisper, a high-quality voice to text software for Mac and iOS, is a tool that has revolutionized the way we create and digest content. Demetrios will be exploring how the software bypasses the technical and user experience challenges of developing offline models without overloading consumer devices. As they run through the complexities of managing edge computing and potential issues, they will explain how Super Whisper provides a flexible platform for different professions and individuals with varied workflows. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Neil and SuperWhisper:https://t...2024-04-1235 minAIMindsAIMinds #013 | Peter Dun, Founder & CEO at FeatheryDemetrios and Peter discuss the impact of AI on financial and health institutions, as well as the role of Feathery in the process. Peter shares insights on his experience working at Robin Hood and how that led to the creation of Feathery. They explained the role Feathery plays in providing streamlined form and workflow solutions, especially for complex forms in areas such as insurance, healthcare, and finance. Feathery uses AI to extract structured information from unstructured user-provided information, thus improving the user onboarding experience. Furthermore, they explore the crucial role of AI-powered voice recognition technologies and the potential for...2024-04-0527 minAIMindsAIMinds #012 | Julian McCarthy, CEO & Co-founder at MosaicVoiceIn this episode of AIMinds, we welcome Julian McCarthy, CEO and Co-founder of MosaicVoice, a company at the forefront of integrating AI into the call center industry. Julian takes us on his personal journey, from his early days in consulting for telecom operations to his pivotal role in investment banking, where he specialized in analytics companies. This background sparked his vision for MosaicVoice, aiming to tackle the inherent challenges within call centers. Julian passionately discusses the genesis of MosaicVoice, focusing on the critical pain points in call center operations and how his company's innovative AI solutions are designed to...2024-04-0135 minAIMindsAIMinds #011 | Laurin Wirth, Co-founder at WhisperTranscribeIn this episode, Laurin Wirth, co-founder of Whisper Transcribe, discusses the startup's evolution from a transcription-focused desktop app to integrating AI models for content generation. Emphasizing the company's high-quality, fast, and privacy-friendly services, Laurin outlines their focus on sustainable growth and the challenges faced in juggling multiple projects. Additionally, he highlights the enhancements driven by customer requests and expresses gratitude for their collaboration with Deepgram through the startup program.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Laurin and WhisperTranscribe:https://twitter.com/Laurin_Wirthhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laurin-wirth-149251a9/https://www.linkedin.com/company/whispertranscribe/2024-03-2827 min
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Startup Field Guide by Unusual Ventures: The Product Market Fit PodcastDeepgram's CEO Scott Stephenson on Speech AIDeepgram is a voice AI company that has built an incredible reputation in the market for the quality of its speech recognition. Last valued at over $250M, Deepgram has over 500 customers, including NASA, Spotify, and Twilio.
In this episode, Sandhya Hegde chats with Scott Stephenson, CEO and co-founder of Deepgram.
Join us as we discuss:
00:00 Preview: Fully contextualized speech-to-speech is the future
01:07 Scott's background in particle physics and starting Deepgram
7:18 Scott's first years as a founder
13:17 How the Deepgram team gathered early customer feedback
17:38 Early us...2024-03-2441 minAIMindsAIMinds #009 | Sheida Mirjahani, Co-founder & COO at FlowjinIn this episode of the AI Minds podcast, we are joined by Sheida Mirjahani, the COO and co-founder of Flowjin. She shares her journey into the tech industry from her college days in Tehran to her current role in Canada. She discusses the evolution of Flowjin from version 1.0 to 2.0, highlighting the company's focus on helping content creators promote their work on social media. She gives insights into the challenges of building with AI and the cultural differences she's encountered in her professional and personal life. She also shares how Flowjin leverages Deepgram's speech-to-text API to enhance their product and...2024-03-2028 minAIMindsAIMinds #008 | Mohsen Amin, Founder & CEO at Contacti AIIn this episode of AI Minds Podcast, we jump into the world of AI technology with Mohsen Amin, CEO and founder of Contacti AI. His AI project is transforming businesses by integrating with CRM systems to streamline operations, including medical clinics. Distinguishing this AI is its capability to handle interruptions during phone calls seamlessly. Also, Mohsen tackled on the challenges of training AIs for optimal performance using customer-specific data. Lastly, they explored their fascinating partnership with Deepgram and its potential to further enhance their system. The episode was a preview to the power of AI in reshaping customer service...2024-03-1829 minAIMindsAIMinds #007 | Ulysse Maes, Founder & CEO at ScribewaveIn this episode of the AIMinds, we are joined in a conversation with Founder and CEO of Scribewave, Ulysse Maes. Ulysse, an entrepreneur hailing from a background in business engineering and music, shares the journey behind the creation of his transcription platform. Starting with the desire to make lyric videos for his songs, his venture took an unexpected turn toward speech-to-text translations when his sister needed help transcribing interviews for a thesis. His successful prototype soon expanded to cater to a wider audience, ranging from students to content creators. He discusses the evolution of Scribewave, its growth l...2024-03-1330 minAIMindsAIMinds #006 | Fern Cowan, Founder at DeepCuraIn this episode of AIMinds, we are joined by Fern Cowan, Head of Growth at DeepCura, an AI medical scribe company. Fern shares his journey from culinary arts to videography, through San Francisco and Stanford, and ultimately into the healthcare industry. He discusses the inspiration behind DeepCura and the pain points it aims to solve, shedding light on the unique approach the company has taken. From the challenges of entering the healthcare industry to the intricacies of AI-assisted diagnosis and HIPAA compliance, Fern opens up about the hurdles and triumphs of building a product that physicians truly love. Highlighting...2024-03-0828 minAIMindsAIMinds #005 | Mike Liu, CEO & Founder at FreeFuseIn episode 5 of the AIMinds, Demetrios is joined by the Mike Liu, CEO and founder of Freefuse. They discuss the intersection of AI and education technology, as Mike shares his journey from being an engineer to venturing into AI, highlighting the challenges and revelations he encountered along the way. From testing novel ideas with voice recognition to navigating the complexities of building AI-powered products, Mike provides valuable insights into the world of AI startups.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Mike and FreeFuse:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-liu-4wd/https://freefuse.com/Connect with...2024-02-2823 minAIMindsAIMinds #004 | Justin & Jason of Transistor.fmIn this episode, Demetrios engages in a conversation with Jason Pearl, Product Design & Engineering, and Justin Jackson, CEO & Co-founder at Transistor FM. The discussion delves into the evolution of podcasting, the intersection of technology and content creation, and the challenges faced when integrating AI into their platform. Justin shares his journey into podcasting, highlighting the deep connections and opportunities that arise from this medium. Jason recounts his transition from finance to software development and elaborates on creating a massively multiplayer video game. The conversation moves to Transistor.fm's role in podcast hosting, dynamic ad insertion, and the recent addition...2024-02-1223 minAIMindsAIMinds #003 | Nisha Iyer, CTO & Co-founder at CoNoteIn this episode of AI Minds, Nisha Iyer, Head of Analytics Services at Atlassian and Technical Advisor & Co-founder at CoNote (formerly CTO), discusses her journey from a non-technical background to leadership positions in tech. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the business context when applying data science and the need to align data science solutions with actual business problems. Nisha provides insights into the inspiration behind building Conote, a tool focused on accelerating the research cycle, and how it addresses the pain points of siloed research teams and the communication gap between researchers and developers. She details how Conote...2024-02-1222 minAIMindsAIMinds #002 | Samiur Rahman, CEO & Founder at HeydayDemetrios talks with Samiur Rahman, CEO and founder of Heyday as Samiur shares his journey from studying electrical engineering to his work in machine learning and AI, including his experience at Amazon and his transition to working at small startups. He discusses the evolution of Heyday's AI thought partner tool, which aims to assist knowledge workers by organizing and surfacing relevant information. Samiur goes on to explain how Heyday has evolved to focus on serving executive coaches, providing AI-powered assistance in note-taking, session preparation, and content creation. He highlights the importance of solving specific, impactful problems for a t...2024-02-1224 minAIMindsAIMinds #001 | Edward Brawer, CEO at PodcastAIOn the very first episode of AI Minds, Demetrios chats with Edward Brawer, the brains behind Podcast AI as they delve into Edward's journey in the software industry and his pivot to working with AI. Edward talks on the development of Podcast AI, sharing its cool features like transcriptions, generating show notes, and automating podcasting tasks. They get into the nitty-gritty of tackling challenges with new tech and highlight the value of AI in podcast production.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Edward and Podcast AI:https://twitter.com/edwardbrawerhttps://podcastai.com/Connect with...2024-02-1224 min
The Digital CX Podcast: Driving digital customer success and outcomes in the age of A.I.Creating Culture Around Effective Customer Success w/ Ralphie English of Deepgram & Radical CS | Episode 007It's easy to see why Ralphie English received the 2023 Customer Success Leader of the Year award at the Customer Success Excellence Award once you spend even a little bit of time with her. Not only is she an innovator in the digital CS space, having built a lot of creative engagement strategies for Deepgram customers, but she's also a fantastic leader both for her team and the wider CS community via her consultancy, Radical CS.One fascinating aspect of her work with Deepgram is that there is no such thing as...2023-07-2545 min
Speak With Tyler BrydenDeepgram Raises $72 Million Series BDeepgram raises $72 million Series B! Check out the reaction and resources on this episode of Speak with Tyler Bryden.2022-11-3012 minSpeak With Tyler BrydenDeepgram Raises $72 Million Series BThis is is part of my live-learning series! I will be updating this post as I continue through my journey. I apologize for any grammatical errors or incoherent thoughts. This is a practice to help me share things that are valuable without falling apart from the pressure of perfection. Episode SummaryDeepgram helps enterprises unlock the potential of their audio data with custom-trained speech recognition for accuracy and scale. Deepgram's deep learning speech recognition system searches for keywords in transcripts by sound and text within audio and video files, used for transcribing calls, meetings, and v...2022-11-3012 min
SlatorPod#136 Deepgram: From Dark Matter to Deep Learning Speech API With Scott StephensonScott Stephenson, CEO of Deepgram, joins SlatorPod to talk about his unique journey to co-founding the deep tech, automatic speech recognition (ASR) company and raising over USD 50m in funding.Scott recalls how his experience working with dark matter detectors as a particle physicist in China led to him becoming a deep-learning entrepreneur. He discusses some challenges in solving ASR; from labeling data for machine learning to formulating and executing an effective go-to-market strategy.The CEO gives his thoughts on Whisper, OpenAI’s open-source ASR model, and how it may actually grow the total addressable ma...2022-11-0453 min
VUX WorldSpeech recognition revolution with Scott Stephenson, CEO, DeepgramHot off the heels of the latest State of Voice Technology report, Deepgram CEO, Scott Stephenson, returns to VUX World to give us the low down on the current voice technology landscape, who's using it, for what, where the value is, and the latest progress on AI ethics.Deepgram startup program: https://deepgram.com/startup-program/ State of Voice Technology report: https://deepgram.com/state-of-voice-technology-2022/**Presented by Deepgram and Symbl.ai**Deepgram is a Speech Company whose goal is to have every voice heard and understood. We have revolutionized speech-to-text...2022-03-1143 min
VUX WorldUtilising automatic speech recognition with Deepgram CEO, Scott StephensonDeepgram is a Speech Company whose goal is to have every voice heard and understood. We have revolutionized speech-to-text (STT) with an End-to-End Deep Learning platform. This AI architectural advantage means you don’t have to compromise on speed, accuracy, scalability, or cost to build the next big idea in voice. Its easy-to-use SDKs and APIs allow developers to quickly test and embed our STT solution into their voice products.We sat down with CEO, Scott Stephenson and discussed all things speech recognition including;how a particle physicist turned into a speech recognition expert,how Deepgram appr...2021-09-241h 00
The Seed – The Startup JourneyDark Matter Physicist Turned CEO? Scott Stephenson, Co-Founder of DeepgramScott was in a lab deep underground studying dark matter... then he got too bored and decided to launch a company What?? Today we’ll be chatting with Scott Stephenson – a dark matter physicist turned CEO! Scott is building Deepgram, a startup that’s reinventing automated speech recognition using end-to-end deep learning. Deepgram is backed by Nvidia, Slack, Y Combinator, and has been named by Forbes to be one of the Top 50 AI companies to watch for in 2021!You can also check out this episode on YouTube!For more highlight...2021-06-1921 min
Machine Meets WorldDeepgram CEO Scott Stephenson on Underground IntelligenceScott Stephenson, CEO of the speech recognition company Deepgram, talks artificial intelligence with Infinia ML's James Kotecki.---EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSHow working in a “James Bond lair" led to the development of Deepgram. (4:14)How doing particle physics is like doing deep learning for speech. (6:10)Machines will be low-cost analysts of conversations. (15:57)How always-on recording can change human behavior. (19:58)---EMAIL THE SHOWmmw@infiniaml.com---Video and transcript: https://medium.com/machine-meets-world/from-the-laws-of-the-universe-to-the-laws-of-intelligence-53ff91ee60492020-07-2831 min
The Voicebot PodcastScott Stephenson CEO and Cofounder of DeepgramScott Stephenson is cofounder and CEO of Deepgram. He earned a PhD in particle physics at the University of Michigan with a focus on Machine Learning. He then spent time building a system designed to detect dark matter two miles underground. That experience inadvertently introduced Scott and a colleague to the limitations of speech recognition systems which to their surprise were not using the same deep learning architecture with hardware acceleration they had built to detect dark matter activity. It ultimately led to founding Deepgram in 2015 as a new model for automated speech recognition. The company added 12 million in funding i...2020-07-131h 13
Machine Learning Archives - Software Engineering DailyDeepgram: End-to-End Speech Recognition with Scott Stephenson
Deepgram is an end-to-end deep learning platform for speech recognition. Unlike the general purpose APIs from Google or Amazon, Deepgram models are custom-trained for each customer. Whether the customer is a call center, a podcasting company, or a sales department, Deepgram can work with them to build something specific to their use case.
Sound data is incredibly rich. Consider all the features in a voice recording: volume, intonation, inflection. And once the speech is transcribed, there are many more features that can be discovered from the text transcription.
Scott Stephenson is the CEO...2020-07-0345 min