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35M Users. $100M ARR. My 10-Year Bet Was Right. | Otter.ai, Sam Liang
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"Shakespeare never left a voice note. That's the problem Sam Liang has spent 10 years solving."Sam Liang, Co-founder and CEO of Otter.ai, started in 2016 when recording a meeting felt invasive and sharing notes felt strange. He had a PhD from Stanford, and a belief that most people thought was wrong: voice would become the primary interface for business intelligence.He built his own speech recognition from scratch instead of using third-party APIs. He watched competitors come and go. Today, Otter.ai has 35 million users and $100M ARR. Here's what he got right about voice AI before anyone else did and why he thinks 95% of the world is still just getting started.00:00 Intro 01:24 The Bet Nobody Believed In 03:54 Why He Refused to Use Third-Party APIs 06:01 The Next Interface Isn't a Screen🔗 Read the full transcription of Sam’s interview: https://www.eomag.io/article/otter-ai-sam-liang?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=descriptionEO stands for Entrepreneur& Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected] | @eostudi0LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Newsletter | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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