In this episode, Roger talks with Tim Kahle and Dominik Meißner of 169 Labs. Tim and Dominik are voice OG's and have a long history of building compelling voice experiences.
Roger, Tim, and Dominik discuss:
- Their first experiences with voice
- Their infamous travel experiences getting to the seminal 2018 Alexa Conference
- How and why 169 Labs was founded
- Some early 169 Labs voice experiences
- The evolution of voice from 2017 to the present
- How user's expectations of voice have changed and have not changed
- Why simplicity wins
- Building voice apps for kids
- What industries in Germany are building voice experiences
- Voice industry adoption and usage in Germany and Europe
- What's holding back voice adoption
- Advances in voice technology and what's needed
- Tim and Dominik's hidden gem voice experiences
- Their prediction for the short term and long term future
Links from the Show
- 169 Labs - www.169labs.com
- All About Voice conferences and events - www.allaboutvoice.io
Keeping in Touch
- Tim on Twitter - @kahle
- Tim on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/timkahle
- Dominik on Twitter - @d_meissner
- Dominik on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-meissner
- 169 Labs on Twitter - @169labs
Host: Roger Kibbe
(@rogerkibbe) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsung
www.linkedin.com/in/rkibbe
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