S1. E17 - "An interface for people to interact with everything" - Zammo

CodeLess: A Narrative on Visual Development (NoCode)

Voice as an input as well as an interface is considered by many to be the next frontier in human advancement. According to Voicebot, there are nearly 90 million US adults owning smart speakers. This adoption exceeds over a third of consumers with a compounded annual growth rate exceeding 30%, over the past three years.

In January 2020, I went to the Project Voice conference in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Aside from discovering a lot about voice technology, devices, and conversational AI, I met some brilliant people shaping the future of this amazing interface. One memorable interaction I had, was with Stacey Kyler and Guy Tonye from Zammo.ai. Zammo is a great example of the rich fruits, born of voice technology and NoCode sensibility.

This episode wouldn't have been possible without Bradley Metrock, host of "This Week In Voice", and Executive Producer of the Project Voice series of conferences and experiences. Here is a link to register for the Project Voice 2021. I've also included a brief excerpt from Bradley's interview with Mark Cuban, who gives some good advice on how to thrive in this nascent industry of voice.

Zammo Demo - 10 mins.

FYI - Guy is from Cameroon (b/w West and Central Africa). His name is French and is pronounced like the Gi you wear in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Hot Takes

• 7:15 - Stacey Kyler, Operations & Cust Success, Zammo.
• 8:18 - About Zammo.
• 9:47 - Intro - Guy Tonye, Software Engineer.
• 12:06 - Deeper on Zammo's Order of Solutions.
• 15:57 - Guy on making technology usable, accessible, and inclusive.
• 21:56 - Stacey on serving diverse customer needs.
• 29:06 - Guy endorses the NoCode mentality.
• 31:01 - The foundational tech behind Zammo.
• 34:38 - Zammo is the easy button for voice interactions.
• 39:44 - Trying to be the default invocation.
• 44:14 - Overcoming challenges in voice.
• 47:26 - Job Description: Conversation Enabler.
• 48:41 - Future view on using voice to build software.
• 51:20 - Maker Perspective = Use Case + Tool
• 54:23 - Will voice pass its own Turing test?
• 55:49 - For solopreneurs, enterprises, and government agencies.
• 58:29 - Voice gets better with more users.
• 1:02:19 Summary and Predictions.

Music Credits

• Stephskillie - https://www.looperman.com/tracks?mid=Stephskillie
• Prod. nocredit - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmMHfBN2NDsiEteozFVgYQ

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