Redefining Communication: Yoodli Founders on AI Roleplays, Confidence & Building in Seattle
In this episode of Founded & Funded, Madrona Venture Partner Patrick Ennis sits down with Varun Puri and Esha Joshi, co-founders of Yoodli, an AI-powered communications coach helping people become more confident speakers.
Varun and Esha share their leap from Big Tech into startup life, eating noodles on secondhand couches while chasing a bold mission: making effective communication accessible to everyone.
They dive into:
The origin story behind Yoodli, (and where the name came from!)
How AI roleplays bring "exposure therapy" to speaking practice.
Use cases ranging from sales training to…
The skinny
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