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- Sequoia Capital40 min
Knowing What Your Customers Want, All the Time: Listen Labs' Alfred Wahlforss
Listen Labs leverages its database of 30 million participants to transition from AI-conducted interviews to generative agent simulations that predict individual customer preferences with up to 95% accuracy. Founder Alfred Walforce directs the platform to serve Fortune 500 clients like Microsoft and Chubbies by identifying specific product friction points and integrating insights directly into autonomous coding workflows. This approach creates a proprietary feedback loop where behavioral data refines agent models, allowing businesses to validate product decisions without the churn and cost of traditional market research.
- Sequoia Capital26 min
ElevenLabs' Mati Staniszewski: How Voice Becomes the Interface for AI
Mati Staniszewski, Andrew Reed, Alfred Fuller, Gabriel Sanchez, Konstantin
Established in 2022 by high-school friends Gabriel Sanchez and Piotr to address monotone localization in Poland, Eleven Labs has rapidly scaled to generate over $400 million in revenue with a flat, title-less organization of 400 remote employees. The company distinguishes itself by prioritizing immediate monetization and emotional nuance in audio synthesis, evolving its technology from text-to-speech to complex voice agents deployed by governments, enterprises, and educational platforms. With a roadmap focused on emotional intelligence and the integration of audio as the primary interface for robotics, the firm maintains defensibility through proprietary data and a vast ecosystem of user-contributed voices.