Pricing strategy for early-stage startups
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Audio briefs, judged for your field
listens for you and gives every episode a clear call (must-listen, skim, or skip), judged for your field. Decide in 90 seconds, not 90 minutes.
Pricing strategy for early-stage startups
One clear call, for you
The same episode can be a must-listen for one role and a skip for another. We judge it for yours, and tell you why.
Worth the full hour for someone in your field. We point you to the segments that carry the value.
A few moments matter for your work. Jump straight to them and skip the rest.
Little here for your field. The brief already covered what applies. Reclaim the hour, guilt-free.
Made for your world
Pick your field when you join: product, engineering, startups, design. Each brief and call is written through that lens, because what's essential for a founder isn't what's essential for a staff engineer.
Later, it gets personal: tell what you've loved and what you've skipped, and the calls tune to you.
How it works
We transcribe the whole episode, every speaker identified, start to finish.
An audio brief with the key moments, timestamped and deep-linked to the source.
A clear call for your field — must-listen, skim, or skip — with a one-line reason. Yours to take or leave.
Ask anything about the episode out loud: get spoken answers and go deeper, hands-free.
Built for the moment you'd listen
Most podcast tools give you a wall of text to read at a desk. is built for headphones: the commute, the gym, the walk where you'd actually press play.
| Feature | Typical summary apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio-first brief | Text only | |
| Clear call (worth it?) | — | |
| Judged for your field | One-size-fits-all | |
| Live voice Q&A | Text chat | |
| Timestamped key moments | Sometimes | |
| Speaker labels | Often missing | |
| Made for headphones | Desk reading |
What's inside a brief
The handful of minutes that carry the episode, deep-linked to the source player so you can jump straight in.
Listen to the brief on the go, or read the summary and full transcript when you prefer.
Know who said what: hosts and guests identified throughout the episode.
Star the briefs worth keeping and build a personal library you can search.
Start from a hand-picked catalogue of the shows that matter in your field.
Ask anything about the episode out loud: get spoken answers and go deeper, hands-free.
Who it's for
Product, engineering, startup, and design folks who follow too many great shows to keep up. Pick your field and get the signal that matters to you, without the 90-minute commitment.
FAQ
It listens to a podcast episode for you and produces a short audio brief with a clear call (must-listen, skim, or skip) judged for your field, plus timestamped key moments so you know precisely what's worth your time.
You pick your field when you join (product, engineering, startups, design), and every call is made for that lens. The same episode can be a must-listen for a founder and a skip for a staff engineer. Down the line, you'll be able to teach it your taste (what you've loved, what you've skipped) so the calls tune to you personally.
The brief is audio-first, built for the moment you'd actually listen. And with live voice Q&A you can ask about the episode out loud and get a spoken answer grounded in the episode, not a text chat at your desk.
At launch we start with a curated catalogue focused on product, tech, startup, and business shows, and expand from there. You'll be able to request shows once we open.
Every brief is grounded in a full transcript with speaker labels, and key moments deep-link back to the source so you can verify in one tap.
There'll be a free tier to try it, with premium features like live voice Q&A on a paid plan. Waitlist members get early access and founding-member perks.
We're in private build now. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment opens.
Be first in line
Join the waitlist for early access, founding-member perks, and one email when opens.