In this episode, Roger talks with Tim Kahle and Dominik Meißner of 169 Labs. Tim and Dominik are voice OG's and have a long history of building compelling voice experiences.

Roger, Tim, and Dominik discuss:

• Their first experiences with voice
• Their infamous travel experiences getting to the seminal 2018 Alexa Conference
• How and why 169 Labs was founded
• Some early 169 Labs voice experiences
• The evolution of voice from 2017 to the present
• How user's expectations of voice have changed and have not changed
• Why simplicity wins
• Building voice apps for kids
• What industries in Germany are building voice experiences
• Voice industry adoption and usage in Germany and Europe
• What's holding back voice adoption
• Advances in voice technology and what's needed
• Tim and Dominik's hidden gem voice experiences
• Their prediction for the short term and long term future

Links from the Show

• 169 Labs - www.169labs.com
• All About Voice conferences and events - www.allaboutvoice.io

Keeping in Touch

• Tim on Twitter - @kahle
• Tim on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/timkahle
• Dominik on Twitter - @d_meissner
• Dominik on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/dominik-meissner
• 169 Labs on Twitter - @169labs

Host: Roger Kibbe
(@rogerkibbe) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsung
www.linkedin.com/in/rkibbe

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