Andrew Warner

Why the hell did @danshipper launch a new dictation app? There's already SuperWhisper, Wispr Flow, VoiceInk, the built-in Mac tool, etc. (Well, the built-in Mac dictation tool is garbage, but you get my point.) I asked Dan about it. He basically said: If we like it, chances are our readers will too. That’s how we build everything. Dan’s an oddball, but maybe he's the future. Monologue, his dictation app, has a few quirks. Scifi design. Multilingual. Auto-editing. But he didn't make any of those decisions based on some kind of market demand or need. When I pouned him with questions about how he decides what to build, he said: When one person can build something great in days, you don’t have to build for millions anymore. You can build for people who share your taste. It reminded me of what happened with podcasting. Before podcasts, radio had the same generic news shows. Then podcasts started getting more niche-y and focused. - You could do a startup podcast - Then just for startup design geeks - Each niche is built on the host’s obsession Mixergy was based on my personal obsession with "TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT!" That personality-based creativity is happening in software right now. AI lowered creation cost/time. Taste became the draw. It seems to be working ok for Dan. People like @nateliason can't shut up about Monologue on X. I published my conversation with Dan on YouTube. 17 people already listened to it! You can be the 18th, here: https:// youtube.com/@TheNextNewThi ngAI?sub_confirmation=1 …