03 - The Proof

04 - The Team

Behind all the AI? Humans. Real humans. This episode dives into how, alongside a powerful tool, Good Tape [https://goodtape.io/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=episode-4] built a culture that puts people first, and why staying small, weird, and human became their superpower. In this episode: * Hiring and growing the team * Moving into a new office * Letting a robot send you home * Building a people-first culture * Staying small on purpose Featuring: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Tav Klitgaard, Lasse Finderup, Alex Sabour, Ýmir Gyðuson Gíslason, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

01 - The Accident

What happens when a weekend hack changes how journalists work? This episode uncovers how a developer, a Danish newsroom, and a Slack thread sparked the idea that became Good Tape [https://goodtape.io/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=episode-1] — an AI transcription tool. In this episode: * Facing the pain of manual transcription * Discovering Whisper on GitHub * Building the first prototype and transcript * Watching journalists’ jaws drop * Showing the CEO what it could do Featuring: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Mads Olrik, Fie Dandanell, Tav Klitgaard, and Lea Korsgaard, Alex Sabour, Sebastian Winther, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

03 - The Proof

Can you turn thousands of free users into paying customers? This episode covers a big turning point for Good Tape [https://goodtape.io/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=episode-3], as the team was looking for another co-founder and planned its growth by bootstrapping. In this episode: * Bringing on a co-founder * Launching paid subscriptions * Signing up 1,500 paying customers * Caring about data security * Hearing from happy customers Featuring: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Tav Klitgaard, Lasse Finderup, Alex Sabour, Mads Olrik, Fie Dandanell, Lea Korsgaard, Marie Nørgaard, Stinne Jensen, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

02 - The Tweet

Can a handful of tweets turn a scrappy side project into the talk of the Danish media industry? This episode tells the story of how a duct-taped AI transcription tool [https://goodtape.io/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=episode-2] spread like wildfire — long before the product was ready. In this episode: * Finding the name Good Tape * Demoing the prototype in a bar * Launching with a handful of tweets * Experiencing unexpected traction Featuring: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Tav Klitgaard, and Lea Korsgaard, Sebastian Winther, Marie Nørgaard, Stinne Jensen, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

Introducing Tape Happens

Tape Happens is a narrative-driven, four-part mini-series about Good Tape [https://goodtape.io/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=trailer], a company that never planned to exist, but grew to 2.5 million users worldwide in just two years. Across four episodes, you'll hear how a scrappy prototype became a real product, how a handful of tweets sparked hundreds of fans overnight, and how a small, mighty team built a great product and a great place to work. Featuring: Jakob Steinn Sturluson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakobsteinn/], Lasse Finderup [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lasse-finderup/], Tav Klitgaard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tavklitgaard/], Mads Olrik [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mads-olrik-72bba3267/], Fie Dandanell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fie-dandanell-b0022a157/], Lea Korsgaard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-korsgaard-27728196/], Sebastian Winther [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianwinther/], Alex Sabour [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsabour/], Ýmir Gyðuson Gíslason [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ymirgg/], Marie Nørgaard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-n%C3%B8rgaard-2512376a/], Stinne Jensen [https://www.linkedin.com/in/stinne-jensen/], and Seraina Silja Hürlimann [https://www.linkedin.com/in/serainasilja/].