Steve Chazin

Steve Chazin

Ex-Apple, now writing/coding about AI
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Artificial intelligence is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes, yet most people writing about AI are either trying to sell you something or scare you. I'm not interested in either. I just want to help regular people understand what's actually happening - and what it means for their lives. My goal is simple: become the person who makes complicated tech feel human and approachable. I want to be that trusted neighbor you turn to when you have a question about tech. I want to be the expert news programs call when they need someone to explain AI without all the jargon or hyperbole.

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Maker History

  • Tellie
    TellieThe Mac teleprompter that follows your voice, word by word.
    Jul 2026
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    Joined Product HuntMay 12th, 2026

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Telliep/tellie-2•

3d ago

Launching Tuesday into a crowded category. Talk me off the ledge (or onto it) :P

Hi!
I'm Steve. Even though I spent 30 years in tech (Apple in the Jobs era, then Cisco and Salesforce among a bunch of startups) I never wrote production code. Last spring I built a Mac teleprompter in 3 days by pair-programming with AI, named it after my granddaughter, and it quietly found 500+ users, paying customers, and some working actors before I ever marketed it. It's evolved into something I'm strangely proud of, and now want to share it with everyone.

But here's my fear: there are at least seven Mac notch teleprompters now. Mine has a real differentiator (it tracks the actual words you say, not just scroll-on-sound and a free developer surface), but I know how "oh boy, another one of those" reads in a feed.

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5h ago

Tellie - The Mac teleprompter that follows your voice, word by word.

Tellie, the Mac teleprompter that follows your voice, word by word. Not just scrolling when it hears voice. It tracks what you're saying and highlights where you are. Skip ahead, ad-lib, go back. Tellie knows. Lives in the MacBook notch (or anywhere). Invisible to Zoom. 50 languages, all on-device. NEW: Presenter Mode auto-displays notes and advances slides when you finish your last word. Free tier is a real teleprompter. Pro: $18 with code PRODUCTHUNT ($29 after). One-time, no subscription.
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