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Full Tutorial: How to Use Voice AI to Work and Code 10x Faster | Tanay Kothari

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Nov 23, 2025
Tanay Kothari, CEO and co-founder of Wispr Flow, shares his expertise in voice AI and productivity. He reveals how typing can hinder efficiency, demonstrating how voice can draft emails and code faster. Tanay discusses a groundbreaking brain-to-text prototype that interprets thoughts without speech and emphasizes the importance of habit-driven design over traditional metrics like ARR. He also touches on how Wispr Flow learns users’ writing styles and why he prioritizes retention and user engagement in product development.
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ANECDOTE

From Silent-Speech Earpiece To Desktop App

  • Tanay's team built a silent-speech earpiece prototype that converted thoughts to text after years of research.
  • They wrapped that tech into a desktop app and it spread from friends to thousands, prompting a company pivot.
INSIGHT

Dictation Models Differ From Transcription

  • Wispr Flow built a dictation model that writes what you meant, not literal transcription.
  • This product category (dictation vs transcription) requires different models and attention to UI details.
ADVICE

Personalize For Context And Writing Style

  • Train the model to learn both short-term and long-term context of each user and app.
  • Build personalization so the product 'just gets me' across email, Slack, and other apps.
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