Tech Talks The Truth About Voice AI: Wispr Flow’s Tanay Kothari on Habit Formation and Building His Own 'Jarvis
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Sep 17, 2025 
Tanay Kothari, CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, shares his journey from dreaming of creating 'Jarvis' to leading a voice AI startup. He discusses how Wispr Flow transforms spoken words into context-aware messages, cutting typing time in half. Tanay emphasizes the importance of habit formation in tech adoption and reveals that long-form speech improves AI performance. He candidly addresses imposter syndrome, reflecting on the drive it gives him, while explaining the big vision behind eliminating repetitive tasks for a more meaningful work experience.
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Speak Differently Than You Write
- Whisper writes in the tone and structure you would have used, not word-for-word from speech.
- This approach reduces typing time and increases trust in voice dictation outputs.
Capture Longer Prompts By Voice
- Give users permission to speak long prompts because longer spoken prompts improve LLM outputs.
- Use voice to capture richer context so models produce better, more useful responses.
A 2008 Jarvis Sparked The Journey
- Tanay's first voice-assistant project began after watching Iron Man in 2008 and predated mainstream assistants.
- That early experience and repeated product builds led to the current Whisper direction.