ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski on building an AI-native company and voice ecosystem
JenniferHli · x · 2026-09-10
Podcaster David Senra releases a long interview with ElevenLabs co-founder & CEO Mati Staniszewski covering: building an AI-native company before ChatGPT, why audio/dubbing came first, combining research with product deployment, focus as a moat, the ecosystem around voice and the Deutsche Telekom partnership, Palantir-style forward deployed engineers, flat orgs and small engineering teams, fastest-growing segments, and using AI to amplify human potential.
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