Get into the minds of breakthrough business leaders and entrepreneurs to explore their unique stories and ideas for the future. From devastating pitfalls to life-changing aha moments, hosts and serial entrepreneurs themselves Pete Sena and David Salinas push interviews past the surface for an in-depth, insightful glimpse at the future of business and brands. Take your seat at the table to hear guests recount their failures, re-live their midnight planning sessions, share their hopes & passions, and explain what’s next for their business, industry, and the world. Subscribe now and join us in becoming Forward Obsessed, and be sure to watch all the full video episodes on Youtube.
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Get into the minds of breakthrough business leaders and entrepreneurs to explore their unique stories and ideas for the future. From devastating pitfalls to life-changing aha moments, hosts and serial entrepreneurs themselves Pete Sena and David Salinas push interviews past the surface for an in-depth, insightful glimpse at the future of business and brands. Take your seat at the table to hear guests recount their failures, re-live their midnight planning sessions, share their hopes & passions, and explain what’s next for their business, industry, and the world. Subscribe now and join us in becoming Forward Obsessed, and be sure to watch all the full video episodes on Youtube.
Tanay Kothari: Building the Next Generation of Personal AI // #63
Forward Obsessed
1 hour 7 minutes 47 seconds
7 months ago
Tanay Kothari: Building the Next Generation of Personal AI // #63
What if your voice could replace your keyboard—and be smarter than Siri ever dreamed of? Meet Tanay Kothari, the CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, a voice-first AI company redefining how we interact with technology. From teaching himself to code at age nine to building and selling a company fresh out of Stanford, Tanay’s journey is a masterclass in entrepreneurial obsession, resilience, and product-driven thinking.
In this episode, Tanay shares how his childhood dream of building Jarvis (yes, Iron Man’s assistant) led him to develop one of the most exciting voice AI tools today. We dive into the difference between good engineering and great design, why most voice assistants fail, and what it really takes to lead teams and raise capital in Silicon Valley. If you're into startups, AI, or just love hearing from product-obsessed founders, this one's a must-listen.
✨ Listeners of Forward Obsessed can sign up for 1 FREE month of Flow:https://ref.flowvoice.ai/pete
🔎 Find Out More About Tanay Kothari and Wispr Flow:
https://x.com/tankotshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tankots/https://ref.wisprflow.ai/fopod https://www.linkedin.com/company/wisprflowhttps://x.com/WisprFlow
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction to Tanay Kothari04:17 - Entrepreneurial Roots: Tanay’s Parents and Early Hustles08:00 - Simples Inc: A 12-Year-Old Builds His First Company10:10 - Going Viral with Convert.cc and Google’s Cease & Desist18:39 - Journey to Stanford and Embracing Silicon Valley25:06 - Learning to Lead: From Engineer to Team Manager33:22 - The Hardest Part of Scaling: Managing People38:12 - Deep Values Alignment: Early Co-Founder Conversations45:36 - What Makes Wispr Flow Different from Every Other Voice Tool50:45 - How Wispr Flow Fixes Transcription Accuracy54:57 - Product Hunt Success: Tips for a Top Launch59:47 - The Future of Voice Interfaces and Contextual AI
🔗 Other Links & Resources:
The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062367544The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465050654Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553208845DISC Leadership Framework: https://www.discprofile.com/what-is-disc
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Forward Obsessed
Get into the minds of breakthrough business leaders and entrepreneurs to explore their unique stories and ideas for the future. From devastating pitfalls to life-changing aha moments, hosts and serial entrepreneurs themselves Pete Sena and David Salinas push interviews past the surface for an in-depth, insightful glimpse at the future of business and brands. Take your seat at the table to hear guests recount their failures, re-live their midnight planning sessions, share their hopes & passions, and explain what’s next for their business, industry, and the world. Subscribe now and join us in becoming Forward Obsessed, and be sure to watch all the full video episodes on Youtube.
