EPISODE · Dec 12, 2025 · 53 MIN
World’s Smartest Podcast App
from AI for Founders with Ryan Estes · host aiforfounders.co
Welcome to AI for Founders, I'm Ryan Estes.Today’s episode starts with a simple question:What happens when the world’s smartest podcast app is built in a country obsessed with precision, craftsmanship, and self-responsibility… and then shipped to founders who desperately need to learn faster?Because here’s the tension: podcasts have become the biggest knowledge library on Earth, yet most people forget everything they hear.Our guest today — Kevin Smith, founder of Snipd — decided that was unacceptable. So he built the world’s greatest AI-powered podcast app, from Zurich, one of the top AI hubs on the planet, surrounded by Google, Apple, Meta, OpenAI, and ETH talent.In this conversation, Kevin breaks down:Why Zurich gives founders an unfair talent advantageWhy 74 percent of podcast listeners use podcasts to learnHow to build an AI-native product — not an AI add-onAnd the future of audio: chat with episodes, discoverability, and AI-driven learning loopsIf you're a founder who listens to learn, builds with AI, or wants to extract every hidden insight from every episode you hear, this episode is absolutely for you.https://x.com/KevinBenSmithhttps://www.snipd.com/https://x.com/snipd_app__https://aiforfounders.co/ https://ambient.ushttps://codestory.cohttps://warmstart.ai https://kitcaster.com/application https://ryanestes.info
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Welcome to AI for Founders, I'm Ryan Estes.Today’s episode starts with a simple question:What happens when the world’s smartest podcast app is built in a country obsessed with precision, craftsmanship, and self-responsibility… and then shipped to founders who desperately need to learn faster?Because here’s the tension: podcasts have become the biggest knowledge library on Earth, yet most people forget everything they hear.Our guest today — Kevin Smith, founder of Snipd — decided that was unacceptable. So he built the world’s greatest AI-powered podcast app, from Zurich, one of the top AI hubs on the planet, surrounded by Google, Apple, Meta, OpenAI, and ETH talent.In this conversation, Kevin breaks down:Why Zurich gives founders an unfair talent advantageWhy 74 percent of podcast listeners use podcasts to learnHow to build an AI-native product — not an AI add-onAnd the future of audio: chat with episodes, discoverability, and AI-driven learning loopsIf you're a founder who listens to learn, builds with AI, or wants to extract every hidden insight from every episode you hear, this episode is absolutely for you.https://x.com/KevinBenSmithhttps://www.snipd.com/https://x.com/snipd_app__https://aiforfounders.co/ https://ambient.ushttps://codestory.cohttps://warmstart.ai https://kitcaster.com/application https://ryanestes.info
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