Today on The Casey Adams Show, I sit down with Kevin Smith — Co-Founder of Snipd, the AI-powered app that’s redefining how we learn from podcasts. After walking away from a safe corporate job, Kevin found himself learning more from podcasts than anywhere else — but forgetting everything he heard. That pain point sparked the vision for Snipd: a tool that uses AI to help you capture insights in real time, revisit powerful moments, and build a lifelong knowledge base from the content you already consume.
In this conversation, Kevin shares how his childhood shaped his entrepreneurial drive, why moving to Zurich changed everything, and what it really takes to build something that stands out in a world dominated by giants like Spotify and YouTube. We dive deep into the future of AI in media, why reflection matters more than passive consumption, and how to build a product that truly serves people.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Snipd and AI in Podcasting
03:03 Building Snipd: The Product and Its Purpose
05:51 From Corporate to Startup: Kevin’s Leap into AI
09:04 Childhood Influences and the Entrepreneurial Spark
11:55 Why Moving to Zurich Changed Everything
14:58 Competing in a Podcasting World Dominated by Giants
17:48 How Video is Reshaping Podcast Discovery
20:57 Building for a Specific Audience: Snipd’s Core Focus
29:42 Commitment, Validation, and Early Traction
31:57 Taking the Leap: Quitting a Stable Job to Build Something New
37:03 From Prototype to Product: Snipd’s First Iteration
46:18 What’s Next for AI in Podcasting — and for Snipd
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