I am happy to work with them on planning for next year. I won't be at this year's ACNA.
On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 20:31 Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > -- > Rich Bowen > rbo...@rcbowen.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org > >
