Chinmaya Samal

Developer & founder of AskInstead

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I build AI products from idea to production. Over the last few years I’ve worked across healthcare, recruiting, finance, voice AI, and workflow automation. Currently building AskInstead — a simpler way to collect detailed answers through voice or text, with useful follow-ups when something is missing.

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AskInsteadVoice & text conversations that ask useful follow-ups
Sep 2026

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Joined Product HuntAugust 14th, 2026

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AskInstead - Voice & text conversations that ask useful follow-ups

Static forms stop at the first answer. AskInstead doesn’t. Create a short conversation, share one link, and let recipients answer by voice or text without an account. AskInstead asks useful follow-ups when something is unclear, then returns an organized summary, structured fields, transcript, and recording. Use it for candidate screening, client discovery, maintenance intake, customer research, and more.