Voice Entrepreneur

It's a Sunday mailbag for Ben, who gets asked what are the best Alexa skills for kids right now. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2qgDXbrThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

Rumors are flying that Spotify is about to announce a hardware speaker device for the car on April 24th. I cover what it means for entrepreneurs and what I'll be looking for when it launches soon.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2qgBDkCThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

This brief explores how Quora could potentially be a dominant player in the coming Voice and A.I era. Does Quora have the largest high quality amount of unstructured data in the world today?For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2HgH3ocThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

How to create Alexa skills in 5 minutes! No coding required. Basic steps:1) Record something fun on your phone or laptop2) Use a site like Pippa.io to store your audio files3) Go to Amazon and create a free developer account4) Click "create skill" and select "flash brief"5) Copy and paste your Pippa feed link into your Amazon account6) Fill out some some basic info on Amazon and click "submit"That's it. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2JmUH9QThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

I talk about my 5 entrepreneur takeaways from the SuperBot 2018 conference in San Francisco yesterday. HINT: much of what was NOT said was the most interesting.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2q5Ak8fThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

I'll be hanging & live Alexa voice-briefing at the Super Bot conference in SF today:1) Check out the conference HERE2) Check out updates on your Alexa and on my Twitter (www.twitter.com/benjaminsmith).And as always:For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

Voice shopping is expected to hit $40b by 2022. tems being bought today are lower value, one-time purchases:Grocery 20%Entertainment 19%Electronics 17%Clothing 8%If you're an entrepreneur, that's catnip. Go get it now before you're competing against everybody. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2Im5TSBThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

This flash briefing explores if an Alexa flash briefing is a podcast. I get a little cranky, it's my favorite pet peeve, y'all!Happy Easter/Passover everybody!..For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2Eb990WThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

This brief explores how to use Voice analytics with www.dashbot.io (my current obsession!). The guest is Arte Merritt (@artemerritt), the CEO of Dashbot.io. Dashbot.io is the leading voice and bot analytics platform in the space. Arte was previously the founder and CEO of Motally, a leading mobile-analytics platform. He led Motally through a successful exit with Nokia acquiring it. Arte built the first version of Motally, got the initial customers, and raised Series A funding as a sole entrepreneur.For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2IhsOOZThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

This brief explores how to make great Alexa skills. The guest is John Gillilan (@bondad) of bondad.fm. John was one of the key people at Maker Studios (acquired by Disney). We learn more about his background and some of the killer Alexa skills he's been working on lately. For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2E7jcE0Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2uvoeL1Thank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

Voice Entrepreneur #8: What Can Alexa Do?For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: https://bit.ly/2Gedm9K

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