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Ian Mendiola
@ianmendiola · Dropbox
Hey @rrhoover - We identified a pain point some of our friends were having. They weren't satisfied with existing audio solutions like podcasts, TTS, etc. so it eventually lead us to ask, "Could we get real people to read us TechCrunch?" In fact, the very first article we recorded was MG Siegler's "Apple's Magic is In the Turn, not the Prestige" (http://techc… See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
I'm a HUGE fan of Umano. Like many products, it took me several weeks to become a daily routine. It now lives on my homescreen.
I listen to several long-form podcasts and have found Umano to be a good compliment to consume content in short bursts while getting ready in the morning or cooking dinner. I also read a lot of blogs but the attention and cognit… See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
@ianmendiola - I've found asking friends for feedback can be very misleading because they want to appease you. I'm curious to know what you did after that initial outreach to further validate demand and market size?
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Hey, @ianmendiola (CEO of Umano). How did you and the team come up with the idea for Umano originally?
Nathan Bashaw
@nbashaw · Co-founder and CEO of Hardbound
Thanks for hanging out with us @ianmendiola! How do you pick which articles to record?