He Built a $130M Company That Changes How You Sound | Ep. 399 with Shawn Zhang CTO and Co-Founder of Sanas
Shawn Zhang, co-founder and CTO of Sonus, built an AI-powered accent translation platform after witnessing a close friend face discrimination due to his Nicaraguan accent while working in a call center. The company, founded during the pandemic while both were Stanford students, addresses
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