September 16, 2024 – Rev AI Transcription Jason Chicola and Software Engineer Entrepreneur Andrew Duncan

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Jason Chicola – Founder and CEO of Rev

Jason Chicola is the founder and CEO of Rev, the leading AI speech-to-text service providing transcripts, captions and subtitles with 99%+ accuracy. With the goal to ensure that every voice is understood, Rev is the only speech-to-text provider that facilitates collaboration between humans and AI to achieve the highest accuracy, reduced bias and increased accessibility. Prior to starting Rev, Jason was the 3rd employee at oDesk (now Upwork). Jason was also an investment professional with H.I.G. Capital and an associate with Globespan Capital Partners. Earlier in his career, he was a business analyst at McKinsey & Co. Jason was really smart. He got on the inside of the VC world, waited for a great play, join it, and then leveraged those skill and connections to start a VC funded company of his own. Rev has raised $4.5m from Globespan Capital.
Andrew Duncan – Founder of Duncan Labs

Andrew Duncan is the founder of Duncan Labs, a boutique software engineering firm. Andrew is a highly driven technology executive with a combination of strategic insight, business expertise, financial skills, and deep technology experience, with a record of success in the leadership of application development, vendor management and consulting initiatives for major companies and high-growth startups. Duncan Labs focuses on providing custom software delivery and strategic technical advisory services for small to mid-sized companies and startups looking to launch or enhance products and services or increase the efficiency of their technical teams.