The Building Blocks Podcast

Meet Adrian Spataru, the founder of Cleanvoice AI - Cleanvoice AI is an AI-Powered Podcast Editor . Currently, Cleanvoice is an artificial intelligence, which removes filler sounds (uh’s, um’s), mouth sounds (Ex. Lip-smacking) and stuttering from your podcast or audio recording He has worked in various roles such as a senior data scientist at Know-Centre and is a Lecturer at Technische Universität Graz, FH Joanneum , FH CAMPUS 02 Try out Cleanvoice AI - https://cleanvoice.ai Guest: Adrian Spataru LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spataru/ Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod 1:00 Intro and shift from Academia to Entrepreneurship 9:40 The beginnings of Cleanvoice AI 14:40 Solving the problem of Training the Datasets for General Models 21:40 The AI hype phase 25:00 What excites Adrian about AI Space 33:40 Thoughts on Growth and Acquisition Channels 41:00 Wrapup

Meet Navdeep Singh, the co-founder, and CEO of Kandor - Kandor is an AI-Powered International Education Platform. Currently, Kandor helps students ace English language exams like IELTS through an AI-powered tool and apply to colleges through personalized and data-driven counseling. He has worked in various roles such as Product Development, Business Analyst, and even Fraud management at top startups like Ola, Flipkart, and Fareportal Prepping for an IELTS exam? Check out Kandor: https://www.trykandor.com/ Guest : Navdeep Singh Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/snavdeep27/ Connect with Daivik: https://bento.me/daivik Follow the Podcast: https://bento.me/thebbpod 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - What got Navdeep into entrepreneurship and Startups? 10:25 - What is Kandor? 22:45 - Reason for the massive influx of students abroad 29:04 - Importance of flexible architecture for AI startups 35:29 - Growth Acquisition strategies used by Kandor 41:00 - Thoughts on the future of the EdTech Space 45:17 - Book recommendations 48:00 - Wrap up

Karapet Gyumjibashyan is the senior Director of Product at Krisp, a renowned noise cancellation application that removes background noise and echo during online calls in real time. If you have ever wondered how Discord filters out the noise so well, it is a result of Karapet's work at Krisp!  Prior to Krisp, Karapet started his career as an Engineer and Manager. He is one of the industry leaders in Product Management and a thought leader not only locally in the Armenian Tech Scene, but also on a Global level.  Try out Krisp: https://krisp.ai/ Guest: Karapet Gyumjibashyan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karapetgyumjibashyan Twitter: https://twitter.com/gyumjibashyan Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - What got him into Krisp? 11:25 - What is Krisp doing so well against competitors? 16:49 - How does Krisp approach partnerships? 21:45 - Krisp's New Features and Roadmap 30:30 - How does Krisp approach retention?  37:41 - What does he look for in Product Managers? 45:39 - The Armenian Tech Scene 51:30 - Wrapup

Doug Weiss, co-founder and CEO of Deets, a platform that helps users find the right restaurants and events for them, joins the podcast to discuss his journey to entrepreneurship and his new company.  His career began in corporate strategy roles at McKinsey and Pepsi. He later transitioned to a Product Growth Manager role at Facebook for the Lead Ads and Offline Conversion Platform. After several position changes within Facebook he eventually became the Head of Creator Commerce at Instagram. He is also an active investor in early stage startups and holds an MBA and MS in Product Design from Stanford, and a BA in International Relations and a BS in Business from UNC.   This podcast was an opportunity to get insight into how Doug and his cofounder, Paul English, are going about optimizing the restaurant discovery process.    Try out Deets: https://info.deets.com/  Guest: Doug Weiss   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpweiss/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/douggiequest/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/douggiequest  Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod  Topics  0:00 - Intro  1:16 - What got him into entrepreneurship?   8:40 - Building Deets  23:00 - How does Deets keep the creator and user at the center?  28:58 - What is his approach to growth?   37:00 - Wrapup

Logan Underwood is the co-founder and CEO of Ad Auris, a platform that transforms publications written stories into customized, podcast-like audio. With a one-time set-up, their platform replaces the need for narrators, sound designers, and producers, in creating engaging audio content.   It was exciting to have Logan on the podcast to have a glance at how we can go about facilitating a transformation of content from text to audio to further aid accessibility and convenience.    Try out Ad Auris: https://www.ad-auris.com Guest: Logan Underwood   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-underwood/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/loganjunderwood Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - What got him into entrepreneurship?   7:35 - How does he choose what to do next? 10:35 - Why did he never go the corporate route? 13:31 - What led him to make Ad Auris? 20:22 - Accessibility and Convenience 27:32 - How did they make a natural tone in the AI product?   33:50 - Benefits of an Audio Format 37:57 - What is his approach for growth? 44:11 - Wrapup

Tomer Dean is the co-founder and CEO of Audio Labs, a generative AI company that allows podcasters to easily create video content for social media. Prior to Audio Labs, Tomer has created a variety of startups, such as Bllush and Doggy Finder, and has been featured in Forbes' 30 under 30 list.  It was exciting to have Tomer on the podcast to discuss what makes short form videos go viral and how him and his team are working on giving creators tools to create shorts in a fraction of the time! Try out AudioLabs: https://www.audiolabs.io Guest: Tomer Dean LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomerdean/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomerdean Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:15 - What got him into entrepreneurship?   7:48 - How does he choose what to do next? 9:50 - Why did he never go the corporate route? 11:01 - What led him to making AudioLabs? 15:56 - How does he ensure creators have control? 22:15 - How does he guide the AI to find moments to make shorts on? 32:18 - What will survive in AI past the hype phase? 40:40 - What is his approach for growth? 51:36 - Wrapup

Brennan Woodruff is the co-founder and COO of GoCharlie.AI. a generative AI company that assists content creators and entrepreneurs with creating successful content.  Prior to his current role, he was a VP at Softbank Investment Advisors, a manager of Technical Revenue, Product, and Strategy at Uber, and a manager of Deal Advisory at KPMG. He also serves as an investor and advisor at Spaced Ventures.    This podcast was an opportunity to get insight into the creative ways people are using generative AI, as well as to get Brennan's expertise as an investor and industry veteran.   Try out GoCharlie.AI: https://dashboard.gocharlie.ai Guest: Brennan Woodruff   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennan-m-woodruff/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brennanwoodruff Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrennanWoodruff Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:12 - What got him into entrepreneurship?   5:48 - What got him into an investor and back to a building role?   10:55 - What led him to build GoCharlie.AI? 19:50 - How does GoCharlie ensure that users have control over content?   28:15 - Is there a worry about content becoming too formulaic? 33:40 - What will survive past the hype phase? 42:55 - AI Influencers?   45:43 - Where did the branding for GoCharlie come from? 53:45 - How does community factor in?   55:35 - Investment Philosophy with Space 1:02:52 - Wrapup

Andrew Oh is a former 4x Startup Founder and Product Manager at TikTok and Grab. He has worked in a lot of diverse areas such as B2C software applications, flying taxis, and fraud detection. We go through what drives Andrew towards choosing his opportunities, his experience being both a Founder and Product Manager, his experience creating products, and his thoughts on the Asian Market! Guest: Andrew Oh Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/andrewoh2020 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewoh1 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewoh93 Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:04 - What got him into Product Management? 3:13 - Biggest Differences between a Product Manager and a Founder 6:35 - How does he choose his next journey? 8:00 - Finding and Talking to the Actual Founder of TikTok 15:11 - How does he find problems to be solved? 24:04 - What is the groundwork for setting your product up for success? 27:21 - How do you achieve validation for moonshot startups? 31:58 - How did he go about creating his growth strategy? 42:02 - Finding Success as a multiple time founder 46:30 - How to build skills in different areas? 52:02 - His experience with the asian market 1:04:25 - Wrapup

Ryan Daniels is currently Head of Partnerships and Ecosystem at A. Team, a members-only network of the world’s top professionals designed to help growing companies accelerate product development. Prior to A. Team, he studied at UPenn in Philosophy and Economics and later got a Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School. He also worked as a  columnist at the Daily Pennsylvanian and as Chief of Staff at Hired Score, the leading provider of talent orchestration technology. I had a great time learning how Ryan got into software, what he believes is the future of A. Team is and his perspective on partnerships in today’s tech world 🤝 Talking to Ryan made it clear to me that Raphael Ouzan, Kobi Masri, and the whole team at A.Team will be a force to be reckoned with! Guest: Ryan Daniels Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanjdaniels LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-daniels-0a502590 Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:19 - What led him into the world of software? 3:35 - What made him interested in growth and partnerships? 8:01 - What led him to choosing to work at A.Team? 12:50 - How does he think about growth? 17:54 - What led to them going out of stealth? 24:23 - How do you mesh teams of builders? 34:02 - How does he build partnerships with companies? 43:09 - Wrapup

Tom Alterman is currently Head of Product at Asana, for Revenue and Monetization. Prior to Asana, he started his career as an Engineer before moving into UX design and later joining PlanGrid as well as StructionSite as a Product Manager. He briefly also worked as Head of Design at Olympus Dao. I had a great time going through what motivates Tom to pursue different opportunities, how Asana is able to retain its values within its products and employees as well as his views on what traits make up a great product manager. Guest: Tom Alterman Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomalterman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomalterman/ https://www.tomalterman.com Connect with Daivik: https://linktr.ee/DaivikGoel Follow the Podcast: http://linktr.ee/bbpod Topics 0:00 - Intro 1:26 - What got him into Product Management? 3:48 - Biggest Differences between Corporations and Startups 8:13 - How does he choose his next journey? 11:15 - How to work with growing pains as a startup scales? 15:49 - When to introduce a second product in a startup? 21:04 - How to get buy in from customers who might not understand your value prop? 23:36 - How do you gain trust with customers? 26:30 - Why did he move to Asana? 27:05 - How does Asana permeate it’s mission throughout its products and employees? 30:01 - How does he approach creating product tiers for customers? 37:35 - What are traits he looks for when hiring Product Managers? 42:50 - What led him into Crypto and Olympus DAO? 54:40 - Productizing Crypto Technology 56:20 - Where can people go to get more insight into crypto? 58:51 - Wrapup