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Cliff Weitzman is the Founder & CEO of @speechifyapp
He solved his dyslexia and ADHD in college by building a Voice AI agent that's now used by over 60 million people and has over 1 million five-star ratings.
Over 200 software and AI engineers work on Speechify which won the Apple Design award last year.
All on 20vc 🎧
#speechify #voiceai #20vc
Swipe 👉 to read. Comment your favorite number👇🏻 Highlights
1 Lead from the front. Never be the fat general in the back saying “take that hill.” Run first
2 You create your own luck through volume of work. More attempts = more luck
3 AQ > IQ. Adversity Quotient. Your ability to keep going when others quit ⚔️
4 If you can significantly improve someone’s life. Do it.
5 Don’t envy someone unless you’d trade every part of your life for theirs
6 Care more than everyone else. That’s how you win
7 Growth happens at the edge of your comfort zone
8 Learn to do a backflip. It’s awesome
9 Money won’t make you happy; But lacking money can limit your freedom
13 Leadership is seeing greatness in others before they see it in themselves 👀
14 Mudita = joy derived from the wellbeing of others. The antidote to jealousy
15 Almost all of the happiest people I know don’t drink alcohol or smoke weed 🏄♂️
16 AI makes starting from zero easier than ever. So you should take bigger risks
18 Learning to read/listen at 3.5x speed is a massive competitive advantage
19 Be delusional about what you can achieve
21 Instant happiness hacks
Give love first
Write 10 things you’re greatful for
Workout daily
Walk outside
Read a book a week
23 Speed beats strength/size 9 out of 10 times 🏎
24 Talk & write to AI faster. More loops per minute = faster thinking
25 Learning to dictate at 180 wpm makes communication FUN 🏎💻
28 You do not need to sacrifice short term happiness for long term success
29 Success = the number of conversations you end with “I love you”
30 If something cool is cool but requires a 3 hrs drive, take the drive
The best companies are built by people who can’t stop creating.
Not just in their domain. In everything.
@cliffweitzman has always been like this. 40 products before Speechify. Writes. Codes. Designs.
Now apparently, makes music.
Today, he’s releasing a song called “I Cooked Like Tim.”
This is how we think about marketing. About building. About everything.
Don’t just follow the playbook. Write a new one.
#Speechify #MusicVideo #CEO #FounderStory #DyslexiaAwareness
He couldn’t read until he was 9. Teachers called him lazy. Then came a dyslexia diagnosis, and everything changed. Speechify was built so no kid has to feel broken. Now 60 million people use it. 🙏
Watch until the end. 🎧
#Speechify #Dyslexia #FounderStory #TimCook #AITools
Kaladin running HYROX because he has no bridge. Syl picked the color of the shorts. Who has some chouta or Rock’s stew I’m starving.
Valentin did 80% of the work I was keeping up with him. Anyone who wants to get ripped should go with him and his girlfriend Maddy to ToneHouse.
#Hyrox #HyroxTraining #HyroxRace #HyroxNYC #HyroxAthlete #HyroxStrong #HyroxPrep #HyroxReady #CrossFitToHyrox #crossfit #Bodybuilding #LiftRunRepeat #HyroxGirls #StrongWomenHyrox #GirlsWhoHyrox #WayOfKings #KaladinStormblessed #fantasy #bookstagrammer #romantasy #StormlightArchive #BrandonSanderson @brandsanderson@dragonsteelbooks@hyroxamerica@hyroxworld@valentinperezd@spartan@toughmudder #spartanrace #toughmudder
This month’s shenanigans: Started the week off in the British Virgin Islands with @juliusdein and Richard Branson. Gave a funny talk about social impact. Quick stop in Nashville (thank you @willcullenofficial ). Visited Harvard business school. Met up with my best friend since I was 4 years old @raz.galor , we climbed on a table in a bar to give an impromptu speech about supporting jewish students. Back to LA to shoot some @speechifyapp ads. Now going to sleep for the next 4 days. Only wake me up if you got chocolate. @juliusdein is getting on my nerves 🤣❤️ Jk ily
