Naomi Assaraf
@nassaraf · CMO, Technophile, pancake lover.
I like the idea, but I like it better in an Alexa skill. Idea: a lot of the Alexa skill speakers are whiny or robotic. Why not look at creating an Alexa skill that replaces the voices of news feeds?
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
@nassaraf totally! My friend @ianmendiola created a mobile app called Umano, a curated feed of professionally read articles. Alexa, Google Home, Airpods, and other audio-based interfaces are perfect for something like this. It makes me wonder if Umano was too early. 🤔
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Naomi Assaraf
@nassaraf · CMO, Technophile, pancake lover.
@rrhoover 🙀! 3 years ago! Yes, @ianmendiola wastoo early, but he's clearly able to spot trends, so I'd follow him.
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Anand Nandakumar
@kumi360 · CTO :-)
Hi, @nassaraf thanks for the kind works. We are working on the alexa skill and should have it ready very soon.
@rrhoover yes, we know of umano and we loved what they did. We all think they were kinda early too. Especially when big players like FB trying to get into audio content. Audio is making a great comeback.
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Kevin Mehrabi
@kmehrabi · Co-founder of Tattle - Head of Biz Dev.
@nassaraf My cousin is dyslexic and thrives on Amazon Echo for many daily tasks. He was the first to suggest that we add Alexa skill functionality, and we've been running with it since. It will be out soon and we're very excited. Let us know if you'd like to test it.
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Ambrose Learn
@efficienthacks · It's actually spelled "Leung"
@rrhoover @nassaraf @ianmendiola I don't think Umano was too early because they got acquired by Dropbox... which shut it down (with no reason). Any idea why? I would have speculated that they're going to come out with a Dropbox branded service, but it's been over a year since it shut down... Or maybe the idea was right, but the assumption (that people would pay for the audio version of online content - even though it's professionally read) was wrong.
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