Mena Mahany

Mena Mahany

AI SaaS Founder & Full-Stack Engineer

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Senior full-stack engineer with 4+ years shipping SaaS and AI products. Built StrikeScribe to replace rigid transcription tools with customizable AI workflows. Previously led engineering teams across Canada and Egypt, cutting AWS costs by 60% and shipping 20+ products on Upwork as a Top Rated freelancer.

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Maker History

  • StrikeScribe AI
    StrikeScribe AITurn Recordings Into Transcripts & Structured Intelligence
    Jun 2026
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    Joined Product HuntJune 18th, 2026

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Does anyone else hate that every transcription tool now sends a bot to join your call?

I've been in a lot of calls lately where three different AI notetaker bots show up in the participant list before the humans do. It's awkward, you have to explain to a client why "Otter" and "Fireflies" just joined, and half the time someone asks you to remove them.

It got me thinking about how many transcription tools now assume you want a bot in the meeting, and how many put a signup wall in front of you before you can even test if the transcription is any good.

I ended up building StrikeScribe partly out of this frustration, it's upload-first (no bot joins the call) and you can try it as a guest with no signup. But I'm genuinely curious how other people handle this:

  • Do you use a bot-based tool, or record and upload afterward?

  • How do clients/teammates react to notetaker bots on calls?

  • For those who avoid them, what's your actual workflow?

2mo ago

StrikeScribe AI - Turn Recordings Into Transcripts & Structured Intelligence

StrikeScribe transforms audio, video, and live conversations into structured intelligence. Generate high-accuracy transcripts in 100+ languages with full audio/video sync, then go further with a customizable AI layer on top. Build drag-and-drop templates, write custom AI instructions, and create reusable workflows that shape outputs your way. Summaries, research insights, reports, action items all structured for your specific use case. Your recordings. Your workflows. Your intelligence.
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