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The ElevenLabs documentary is now out everywhere.
Produced by a16z team with love.
In it, I had a chance to sit down with @matiii.
I asked him why he believed voice is the next fundamental interface for us. This is his response.
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Jennifer Li
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Jennifer Li
@JenniferHli
GP @a16z AI x Infra. 💙 Data, AI and dev tools. Portcos: @ElevenLabs @FAL @Ideogram_ai @mintlify @motherduck @usepylon @resend @reductoai @StainlessAPI
San Francisco, CA
Joined March 2012
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