Tanay Kothari
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Building Wispr Flow - making voice interfaces ubiquitous | | ex @Stanford @microsoft
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Imagine if you didn't have to look down on your screen to use Slack, Spotify, or Google.
No more typing on tiny 2-inch keyboards.
Just neural-interfaces.
That's precisely what we're building.
Here's the breakdown of how it works and what you need to know:
🧵
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We just got featured on WSJ for
@WisprAI
's recent $10M round.
We're building a more natural way to interact with technology. Kudos to the Wispr team and my co-founder & best friend
@SahajGarg6
for helping get us here 🔥
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I found fulfillment when working on my startup that aims to change the world.
But it took me a decade in tech to find it.
🧵 Here are some of the lessons I learned the hard way (so you don't have to):
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If you’re building your own AI product, highly recommend working with
@basetenco
Their customer support and expertise in AI infra is off the charts ❤️
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Feel honored to be on the
@Forbes
30 under 30 list this year!
All credit to the best co-founder I could've asked for
@SahajGarg6
and the stellar team at
@WisprAI
Thanks
@ForbesUnder30
🔥
#wispr
#Forbes30Under30
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Recently,
@WisprAI
turned 1 🎉
What
@SahajGarg6
and I started on a beanbag is now home to some of the smartest and fun people to work with.
Here are some of the things that helped us get here: a thread 👇
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I think
@heypi_ai
by
@inflectionAI
is one of the most well-designed products I've used in a while. Incredible work
@mustafasuleymn
and team!
It makes interacting with technology feel closer to how it feels to interact with other people.
A thread on Pi and AI design🧵
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Most people think neural interfaces are years away.
There’s a bit more work for us to do, but I think we might just have something 🤞
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Building consumer hardware is hard.
If I were building
@Humane
, I'd first launch a simple software platform to let early users feel the magic ❤️ - no hardware, no frills.
As we've discovered with Wispr Flow, there's so much to learn when you put products in the hands of users.
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1/🎵 The future of music is transforming with generative AI tools like GPT-4 and Riffusion.
This fundamentally changes how record labels, artists, and platforms like
@SpotifyUSA
need to evolve to stay relevant.
(a thread 🧵)
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⭐️New branding alert⭐️
At Wispr, we believe the best companies are built at the intersection of bleeding-edge technology 🔧 and seamless user experiences 💁♀️, and we rebranded our website to reflect that.
Check it out here:
Discreet. Effortless. Present.
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We just launched Flow to our second batch of beta users this week.
Let the magic begin 🔥
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Just a reminder that we're continuing to build our engineering team at
@WisprAI
in spite of market conditions. If you're impacted by the recent layoffs, do reach out 🙏🏻
We're hiring SWEs (backend heavy who want to be user-first) and ML scientists (with a strong math background)
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Excited to see
@WisprAI
on this list!
Thanks to all our believers who've been with us since the time it was just the two of us ❤️ - we wouldn't have been here without you.
@8vc
@NEA
@neo
@real_mvg
@sergeydoestweet
@davideagleman
@krishnanvijay
@tomoxl
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Nothing like waking up to dozens of hype messages from all our beta users 😍
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Writing my first tweet with the Flow iOS keyboard!
This feels like it's going to be an absolute game changer. Reply in the comments if you want early access.
(This whole message was written by Flow - 0 edits).
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"You can code with your voice"
12 months ago, people would've said I'm crazy
Today, a lot of our users are using Flow with
@cursor_ai
IDE - we're seeing multiple users do 300+ individual voice dictations!
Drop a comment below if you're a Cursor user and want early access!
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@AlexHormozi
The constant chase for happiness is a waste of time.
Just make the most out of the time you have, and do something you'll be proud of.
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Wispr got voted by people as one of the coolest Generative AI startups 🎉
Excited to be on this list with other bleeding-edge companies like
@OpenAI
,
@runwayml
,
@Scale_AI
,
@inflectionAI
,
@Humane
, and more.
Check it out:
#generativeai
#wispr
#ai
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Claude can write your code but only a good co-founder can understand your highest highs and lowest lows like no one else
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When your role is co-founder & CEO, you have two jobs.
As a CEO, you need to raise capital, hire the best team, and inspire them towards a vision.
As a co-founder, you need to get your hands dirty & do what needs to be done. Don't let your privileged CEO hat come in the way
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If you love building projects 0 -> 1 and are interested in making voice interfaces ready for everyday use, hit me up. Literally can't keep up with the demand
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Life lesson: talk to people you're with in an Uber pool. Who knows one day you might be working together 😂
I met Alex back when he was in business school in a shared Uber coming from physiotherapy for my broken shoulder. And here we are, 4 years later.
@WisprAI
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Some habits and steps you can take to help you ask the right questions;
1.) Observe your thoughts
2.) Question all your assumptions
3.) Gain more experience
4.) Consume meaningful content
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I'll be documenting the progress here on my personal Twitter page.
- Hires
- Updates
We need to connect with the best engineering, ML, and neuroscience talent to make it happen.
So...
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More effort is wasted doing things that don’t matter than is wasted doing things inefficiently.
Elimination is the highest form of optimization.
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You can either impose time limits / curfews to reduce your kids' screen times, or you can start a company that redefines how we interact with technology.
And I'm not a big fan of time limits.
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Want to work on a fun 😍 new project at
@WisprAI
that will launch soon?
DM me the hardest problem you've worked on.
You're a fit if you like: language, reliable intelligence, seamless HCI, finetuning and deploying LLMs, RAG, and staying up till 3:42am like me because you're
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@SahilBloom
Strong thread.
Self-talk is huge.
It impacts how we think and what we believe is possible.
The people that recognize these thought patterns, and remove them will go further.
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Nothing more rewarding than fixing Sentry bugs till 4am, only to wake up to this ♥️
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Is it just me or it feels weird when someone says "Okie." in a business transaction.
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The main purpose of technology is to bridge the gap between intention (what you want to do) and action (it happening).
Everything we call technological progress reduces this gap.
How can we reduce this gap further from touchscreens and voice assistants?
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@crsamra
It's all pain. You just have to be mad convinced about what you're doing to sacrifice everything for it.
You'll probably wake up most mornings with cold sweats and self doubt.
You'll never be 100% sure you're doing the right thing.
At the end of it, no one really knows what
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The best startups are the ones that make you feel alive, that get your heart racing and your mind working overtime.
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Everything starts from first principles. You can't just copy what others have done.
Question everything.
It's hard, but at least you won't be deluded by folklore
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@agazdecki
True. It's so important to have a team that feels safe to:
1. Ask questions
2. Share ideas
3. Share feedback
4. Raise concerns
You can't win on your own.
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Was talking to a mentor of mine recently and there's one quote he said that I can't stop thinking about:
"All that makes you, you - is the story you tell yourself. "
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We traded office chatter for trail talks this week at Mori Point. Tough climbs, stunning vistas, and meaningful convos. We even caught some surprise whale sightings! 🌊
Want to learn more? Checkout:
#Wispr
#MoriPoint
#GenerativeAi
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We raised this capital because we've been making rapid progress, and achieving our goal is realistic.
Otherwise, we wouldn't be backed by NEA, 8VC, Neo, TriplePoint & many more.
It's coming.
And if you want to get involved or want to stay updated...
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Super excited to welcome Preston Bowman to
#Wispr
! 🎉 Duke grad, skilled in Computational Neuroscience & Neurolinguistics, now our Data Collection Technician. Runner, language enthusiast, and French horn player - can't wait to create magic together, Preston! ✨
#generativeai
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Technology-Reality-Fit: When your sci-fi vision isn't fiction anymore 🚀
A crucial moment for deep-tech companies.
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What if AI understood you better than your best friend? At Wispr AI, we are making it happen.
Wanna be amazed? Have you tried Flow yet?📱🗣️
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Welcome to the team Aditya ❤️
Already been incredible seeing how fast you put things together. It’s been just a couple of weeks and it already feels like we’ve been working for months — just seeing all the work we’ve done together. Let’s build magic.
#generativeAi
#Wispr
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TLDR AI is one of my favorite newsletters - probably one of two that I religiously read every day.
@andrewztan
you're killing it
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If you are angry because of another's actions:
1. Ask yourself - Can I forgive them?
2. Change the narrative - they acted as they would've. I felt as I would've. This requires empathy & acceptance
3. Reflect - What did I learn from this?
These steps will help you feel calmer
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Downturns may come and go, Wispr's always growing.
It's been great having you in the office Chris! ❤️
New team update!
Christopher Donahue is joining Wispr as a Comp. Neuroscientist 🔥
Chris has 18 years of experience as a neurophysiologist and got his PhD at
@Yale
. Previously, he worked with animals & humans, focused on decision-making and motor control.
Welcome to the team!
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Ask better questions to find better answers.
When you ask the right questions, you open your eyes to new ways of thinking.
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The base of your life has 4 pillars:
1. Friends 🥳
2. Family 👪
3. Personal Care 😃
4. Love ❤️
Building your dream is hard enough. Make sure you are building on top of a strong base.
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Overheard in Delhi: "Do you know I had an amazing khichdi in a VC office?"
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This sounds like magic, but how far is this from being in the hands of people?
I believe we'll have the tech ready in the next few years.
Our mission at Wispr AI is to bring this tech to every human on the planet.
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Welcome to Team
@WisprAI
, Javier,
@jvrsgsty
! 🚀
You’re an absolute beast — you always leave me impressed with your level of hard work and the pace at which you grasp things. Let’s build magic.
#generativeai
#neurotech
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Just over a year ago, I was still working as a head of an engineering team.
I scaled the team across the AI, product, and eng orgs
Everything was going well, and it was a great job.
But something felt missing...
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Current Progress
I'm not the only one who believes in Wispr AI — we've raised over $14.5 million.
To achieve our mission, we must make it robust & user-friendly.
This means we need the best:
- ML Scientists & Neuroscientists
- Interaction / UX Designers
- Hardware Engineers
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Excited to announce that Jun Zhuang has joined
@wisprai
!
His extensive neuroscience background and passion for space exploration bring a whole new perspective to our mission.
Welcome aboard our rocketship! 🚀
#generativeai
#wispr
#neurotech
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1/ Makes me nostalgic thinking about last year when we started Wispr and were having the first conversations with
@AlexKolicich
and the
@8vc
team about it.
Wispr (
@wisprAI
) is leading the way in developing commercial non-invasive BCI interfaces. Here Philip & I explain why we partnered with them!
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But It's okay if you don't know yet, that's part of the process too.
Starting a habit of asking different questions can help open your eyes to new opportunities.
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🔥Jeremy joined Wispr as a Product Design Engineer! It’s been incredible working with you over the last couple of months!
Jeremy has 15+ years of experience in consumer electronics, he's worked on some amazing projects at GoPro, Fitbit, Amazon, Motorola, Square, and more!
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"Yeah but everyone uses keyboards, its going to be hard to break out of that habit"
Yeah so was using messenger pigeons and horse carriages.
New website out:
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We have had smartphones for 15 years, and I wanted to build something that would be the next leap in technology.
Something that will change the world.
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What actually is a neural-interface?
One that doesn't need explicit actions like a button press, but is more natural and needs far less effort
Some examples:
- Writing messages
- Searching on Google
- Typing meeting notes
Imagine doing those tasks through your thoughts only.
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What an insane performance by India this entire tournament🇮🇳
And especially this unreal catch in the final 😍
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It's like Steve Jobs responding to the Vision Pro from 2 decades ago
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My favorite set of people to hang out with. The best thing about building a company is you get to pick the best people you want to be working with for the next 10-20 years.
And we keep hitting gold ❤️
Wispr goes boating 🛶
Having our office by the water has it's benefits
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Felt some kind of way about our close knit team outgrowing one table during our outing this week!
Minigolf and some burgers to go with it. Grateful for this awesome team! 🍔⛳
#TeamBonding
@WisprAI
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