EUROPE BUILDS🎙️Ep9: How BoldVoice uses AI to empower non-native English speakers, with Anada Lakra
Notes, insights and key points from the ninth episode.
“Don't worry about how you will get 1,000.000 users. Worry about your 10 first customers. Get those. And then after you get your 10, worry about getting the 100 customers.”
In our latest episode, we sit down with Anada Lakra, Founder and CEO of BoldVoice, to explore how AI is transforming communication for non-native English speakers. BoldVoice is an ed-tech app designed to improve accents, communication skills, and confidence.
Anada’s journey, from her own experiences as an immigrant in the U.S. to leading a global B2C company, offers powerful insights into overcoming challenges, leveraging AI, and creating impact.
Key Takeaways and Insights
AI as an Enabler for Confidence:
BoldVoice uses AI not just for technical enhancement but as a tool to empower non-native English speakers, improving their confidence and helping them find their voice on global platforms.Viral Success with the Accent Oracle:
The app’s new feature, the Accent Oracle, predicts and detects accents with impressive precision. Anada shares how this innovation has driven user engagement and expanded BoldVoice’s global reach.The B2C Balancing Act:
Building a consumer-facing app comes with its unique challenges—from acquiring and retaining users to managing growth across markets. Anada offers valuable insights into navigating these hurdles.Scaling Across Borders:
We explore BoldVoice’s strategy for global expansion, particularly in Europe, where mastering English as a second language can open up countless opportunities for individuals and businesses alike.Storytelling as a Strategic Tool:
From pitching to investors in the U.S. and Europe to connecting with users, BoldVoice leverages authentic storytelling to build trust and align with its mission of inclusivity.
Why Listen?
Discover how AI is transforming communication for millions, hear the story behind BoldVoice's viral Accent Oracle feature, and gain insights into the unique challenges of building and scaling a B2C ed-tech business. Anada Lakra’s journey is packed with lessons on resilience, innovation, and the art of connecting cultures through technology.
🎙️Listen to Ep. #9 on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or BORRN's YouTube channel.
Get a glimpse:
If you’re not intrigued yet, then catch a glimpse of the episode with Anada explaining more on their choice to go B2C:
Readings:
🔨 Learn about EUROPE BUILDS: Does Europe Build Real Innovation?
🧑💻Discover the Accent Oracle, the new tool by BoldVoice that can accurately detect your accent using AI: Accent Oracle
About EUROPE BUILDS
Europe’s startup ecosystem is no longer just an underdog story. Europe builds and it builds well. This is a podcast dedicated to diving deep into the real stories behind its startups. Each episode tackles, among others, topics like scaling challenges, funding disparities, diverse entrepreneurial culture, and the art of storytelling—through candid conversations with those who live these realities every day. Visionary founders across the continent.
| Co-hosts: Mathilda Nathan & Niko Efstathiou
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