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The $11B Bet That Voice Will Replace Everything | Mati Staniszewski x Nikhil Kamath | WTF Online

ElevenLabs is the AI company that makes machines sound human. They dubbed the Lex Friedman–Modi podcast into Hindi. They built an AI Gordon Ramsay that teaches you how to cook while you cook. They automated 60,000 customer support calls for Meesho. The company is worth $11 billion and is racing OpenAI to own the future of how humans talk to machines. The CEO is a 29-year-old from Poland named Mati Staniszewski who started it because every foreign film in Poland had one man dubbing every character. I sat down with him in Davos. We got into why headphones will matter more than phones, why the real opportunity for young entrepreneurs isn't building AI models but going deep into one boring domain — automotive, healthcare, e-commerce — and deploying voice agents better than anyone else. Then it took a turn. We ended up talking about why social media is fundamentally broken, why no foreign algorithm should define the mood of India's youth, and why nobody has built an AI-native social product yet. We decided to try. 00:00 – Introduction  06:35 – Voice as the Next Tech Interface  13:24 – Competing with OpenAI and Big Labs  20:12 – Preserving Emotion in Dubbed Content  27:39 – Building Profitable Voice Businesses Today  35:09 – AI Valuations and the Global Opportunity  42:29 – Geopolitics Reshaping Trust in Tech Platforms  49:51 – Designing a New Social Media Platform  56:40 – Incentivising Authenticity Over Negativity #nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast * Twitter : https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio/] * Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/] * LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/] * Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/] Mati Staniszewski * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiii [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiii] * Twitter / X: https://x.com/matiii [https://x.com/matiii] Podcasts Watch “WTF is” Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn [https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn] Watch “People by WTF” Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 [https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59] Watch “WTF Online” on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th [https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th] #WTFiswithnikhilkamath [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wtfiswithnikhilkamath]  #PeopleByWTF [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/peoplebywtf] #WTFOnline [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wtfonline]

Social Media Is Broken | Mati Staniszewski x Nikhil Kamath | WTF Online EP 3 Teaser

Mati Staniszewski started ElevenLabs because Polish movies had one guy dubbing every character. Three years later, the company is worth $11 billion and is powering voice for half the Fortune 500. We got into Nothing phones, why headphones will replace screens, the real opportunity for young entrepreneurs in AI, and where he'd put $3 billion if he had to deploy it tomorrow. Also, we might be building something together. #nikhilkamath Co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas Host of 'WTF is' & 'People By WTF' Podcast * Twitter:  [https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio]https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio [https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio] * Instagram:  [https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/]https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/] * LinkedIn:  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/]https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/] * Facebook:  [https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/]https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/] #matistaniszewski * LinkedIn:  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiii/]https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiii/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiii/] * Twitter (X):  [https://x.com/matiii]https://x.com/matiii [https://x.com/matiii] Watch 'WTF is' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn [https://tinyurl.com/4nsm4ezn] Watch 'People by WTF' Podcast on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59 [https://tinyurl.com/yme92c59] Watch 'WTF Online' on Spotify https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th [https://tinyurl.com/4tjua4th] #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline

Humanoids Cost as Much as an SUV Now | Nikhil Kamath x Brett Adcock | WTF Online Ep 2

We’ve crossed the point where AI lives inside screens. Brett and I talk about the moment it steps into the real world — and what that does to labour, society, memory, and families. The future didn’t arrive gradually — it arrived all at once. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - Brett’s path to building a humanoid 03:41 - When do flying taxis become real? 08:40 - Moving from Archer to Figure AI 12:03 - Are we ready for humanoids? 14:52 - What’s inside a robot? 22:06 - Can humanoids out-efficient humans? 28:35 - The next form factor 34:23 - Competing with LLM 38:35 - Why real-world data beats synthetic data 41:51 - Kids + humanoids: Safety & design 46:59 - Dystopia: competitive lever in AI regulation? 49:25 - Robots’ eyesight & perception 52:17 - Why humanoids are possible today 56:59 - Other players in the industry 1:00:17 - The first problem humanoids solve 1:04:06 - Is China ahead in robotics? 1:07:54 - Ending partnership with OpenAI 1:10:38 - When does AI money turn into real revenue? 1:13:29 - Where to invest? 1:17:24 - What should you build in humanoids? 1:22:50 - What’s next for social media? 1:28:42 - What happens to jobs + society? #NikhilKamath - Investor & Entrepreneur Twitter: [https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm9WZVh3cHVTX3JEeGptVjlOZ1R3cW5rVkZJUXxBQ3Jtc0tuekFjWnRXME9XUUVLcDNCTk9YcHd5OU1MV1NMamE0cWE1T25meGJ4VWRMa21OY3VYLWM2T05iOUJtYTNWbWRSLW5YUXNzTTRHUUpjOGdZSGJzNEYxMkt2Y2hmWVNUeU51Nk5MRFVieVNtSTJwMkFXZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fnikhilkamathcio&v=wHQiewz8k9g) [https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio%5D(https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm9WZVh3cHVTX3JEeGptVjlOZ1R3cW5rVkZJUXxBQ3Jtc0tuekFjWnRXME9XUUVLcDNCTk9YcHd5OU1MV1NMamE0cWE1T25meGJ4VWRMa21OY3VYLWM2T05iOUJtYTNWbWRSLW5YUXNzTTRHUUpjOGdZSGJzNEYxMkt2Y2hmWVNUeU51Nk5MRFVieVNtSTJwMkFXZw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fnikhilkamathcio&v=wHQiewz8k9g)] LinkedIN: [](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGNsNjlxS2NyU3VxOUNIQU1VUmczaWNobmtJd3xBQ3Jtc0tsVmczaDdwdkpMZWlNaVdISk1mQUFfbmhZNVB2al9OU1hwbF9rYTFoMFJGN2FKRnFreXFEaXZhRGttd2xLRHBpQVhIS19XaW5wQTZ3UjB6bm5vazVmdUkwSEdsU0MxS1lXYmJvVnhlekVRczc0RmdTRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fnikhilkamathcio&v=wHQiewz8k9g)https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGNsNjlxS2NyU3VxOUNIQU1VUmczaWNobmtJd3xBQ3Jtc0tsVmczaDdwdkpMZWlNaVdISk1mQUFfbmhZNVB2al9OU1hwbF9rYTFoMFJGN2FKRnFreXFEaXZhRGttd2xLRHBpQVhIS19XaW5wQTZ3UjB6bm5vazVmdUkwSEdsU0MxS1lXYmJvVnhlekVRczc0RmdTRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fnikhilkamathcio&v=wHQiewz8k9g)https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/ [https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio/] #BrettAdcock - Founder, Figure AI Twitter: https://x.com/adcock_brett?s=11 [https://x.com/adcock_brett?s=11] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettadcock?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettadcock?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brett_adcock?igsh=MTBjdzkybmJzMTJsMQ== [https://www.instagram.com/brett_adcock?igsh=MTBjdzkybmJzMTJsMQ==] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Fd5fNCoG1/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/1Fd5fNCoG1/?mibextid=wwXIfr] #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #PeopleByWTF #WTFOnline

AI Just Grew a Body | Nikhil Kamath x Brett Adcock | WTF Online EP 2 Teaser

They walk. They learn. They remember. Brett Adcock and I talk about what happens when robots enter our homes — not as machines, but as companions. So what happens next? Stay Tuned. #podcast #wtf #nikhilkamath #ai #figureai #robot #humanoidrobot #robotics #agi #superintelligence #elonmusk #meta #neuralnetworks #online #mumbai #entrepreneur #business #westworld #scifi

Nikhil Kamath ft. Perplexity CEO, Aravind Srinivas | WTF Online Ep 1.

In this episode, we sat with Perplexity AI co-founder & CEO, Aravind Srinivas, to explore the evolution of artificial intelligence, what the big AI giants are up to & if we can even predict the future. We also speak about the most significant AI advancements, the role of India in this fast-moving sector - where the real opportunities lie, what’s being overlooked, and finally, the questions we didn't even know we should be asking. #NikhilKamath Co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon and Gruhas Twitter: https://x.com/nikhilkamathcio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikhilkamathcio Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nikhilkamathcio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nikhilkamathcio #AravindSrinivas Co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI Twitter: https://x.com/AravSrinivas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aravind-srinivas-16051987 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aravindsrinivas Timestamps - 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Meeting Aravind Srinivas | His Journey & Career Path 12:14 - AI’s Evolution | From Basics to Super Intelligence 29:06 - Understanding the Process Behind AI 35:54 - WTF is a Neural Network? 45:25 - Large Language Models (LLMs) & it’s Evolution 53:59 - The Latest AI Shifts 57:03 - Aravind’s Hustle | Work, Education & Family 01:05:13 - What are Big Players of AI Doing? | Perplexity, Google, Meta, Open AI, Anthropic, and more 01:22:00 - Where the Real AI Opportunities Are 01:34:44 - AI Features & Tools | Text-Videos, Chatbots, Translations 01:39:15 - Why Data Centers Are the Next Big Thing 01:49:42 - India’s Role & Scope in this Industry 02:02:47 - Aravind’s AI Platform Recommendations 02:05:26 - Where AI is Headed Next 02:08:43 - AI Regulations | Tackling Complications 02:16:17 - Outro #WTFiswithnikhilkamath #WTFOnline #nikhilkamath #perplexityai #ai #google #meta #neuralnetworks #perplexity #chatgpt #openai #gemini #manus #deepseek