If nobody speaks up, I'll just ask them to check back next year, ok? On 8/16/19 8:03 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > Hi, folks. I received the below email and while it sounds interesting I > do not have the cycles to pursue it. Anyone here have the motivation to > follow up? > > Shosholoza, > Rich > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Rich Bowen* <rbo...@rcbowen.com <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com>> > Date: Thu, Aug 15, 2019, 11:51 > Subject: Fwd: [INQUIRY]: Accessibility at ApacheCon? > > > I received the following solicitation. I do not really understand what > their angle is. They say it's no-cost, but that we'd have to provide a > volunteer, or possibly a volunteer per track? Unclear. > > If someone wants to pick this up and pursue it, knock yourself out. I > don't have the time. > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: [INQUIRY]: Accessibility at ApacheCon? > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 10:47:37 -0500 > From: Ben Grynol <b...@thisten.co <mailto:b...@thisten.co>> > To: Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com>> > > > > Hi Rich, > > Thanks for the follow up! > > Although live-transcriptions sound technical, the platform is pretty > straightforward. When we work with different events, we take care of > setting up the sessions in the back-end of our platform and onboard a > person from the conference to start / stop the transcriber for each session. > > It takes about 15mins to onboard a person, and it's as easy as plugging > a laptop into an audio board. > > Here's a *3min video* > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEDaRsL0-K0&feature=youtu.be> which > explains more about Thisten. As well, I've included some additional info > below. > > Happy to hop on a call to chat about everything further, if that works > for you. > > Chat soon, > Ben > * > * > *---------------------* > * > * > *Thisten Overview* > > * Thisten is an audio-to-text platform that transcribes conversations > in real-time > * The platform allows people to follow along with a live-feed of text > on their phones, as information is being communicated to an audience > * Thisten is backed by Google Creative Lab, with Seth Godin as a > mentor, and Lesa Mitchell (Techstars) as an advisor > > > *Opportunity * > > * 466M+ people in the world are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and they > don’t have access to live events without a sign-language interpreter > > * > * > > *Founding Team* > > * Part of successful exit (SkipTheDishes) in 2016 > * Built and scaled network technology on a global scale (3-sided > marketplace) > * Contributed to growth achievements, such as: > o $1.5B+ in annual revenue > o 2,500+ employees > o 20k network restaurants > o 50k network couriers > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 10:33 AM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com > <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com> > <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com>>> wrote: > > How would that work? Clearly talk transcripts would be a great benefit, > but that sounds like an *enormous* amount of work. > > On 8/13/19 1:35 PM, Ben Grynol wrote: > > Hi Rich, > > > > > > Ben Grynol here! > > > > > > I'm one of the co-founders of Thisten – an audio to text transcription > > platform. We’ve worked with SXSW, Social Media Week, and 99U, amongst > > others to bring access to their events. > > > > > > Thisten allows speeches from live events to be transcribed to a > person’s > > phone. There isn’t a cost associated with using the platform, and we > > will onboard your team to get everything set up. > > > > > > *Ask* > > > > * Would you be open to having Thisten transcribe the speaker > sessions > > at the upcoming ApacheCon event? > > > > > > Chat soon, > > > > Ben > > > > > > -- > > *Ben Grynol* > > Co-founder > > 204.291.1462 > > https://thisten.co <https://thisten.co/> > > iOS > > > > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thisten-text-transcription/id1384347672?ls=1&mt=8> > | Android > > > > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisten.thistenmobile> > > -- Rich Bowen > rbo...@rcbowen.com <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com> > <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com <mailto:rbo...@rcbowen.com>> > > > > -- > *Ben Grynol* > Co-founder > 204.291.1462 > https://thisten.co <https://thisten.co/> > iOS > <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thisten-text-transcription/id1384347672?ls=1&mt=8> > | Android > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisten.thistenmobile>
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