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lielvilla

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About lielvilla

Data + AI + product. Two startups, many experiments, always building.

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    https://lielvilla.com/ - my personal blog https://wonderpods.app/ - create custom podcasts for kids

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    I wouldn’t say suck, but it’s nowhere near plug-and-play yet. Totally agree on the pain points - I covered similar thoughts in my post: https://lielvilla.com/blog/death-of-demo/

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    I’m working a lot with TTS (Text-to-Speach), and it’s also a total wild west - even worse than LLMs in some ways. The demos are always perfect, but once you generate hundreds of mi…

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    Great question! With the paid plan, you get 70 credits per month, which equals 70 minutes of episodes. You can re-listen to any episodes you’ve already generated as many times as y…

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    Definitely the latter. From my experience with my kids, they love listening to the same episode multiple times, and it helps them absorb the material better. Also, it makes for a g…

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    hey, thanks for asking! short answer - i combine an LLM model with TTS models to generate and narrate each episode. But there’s a lot more happening behind the scenes to make sure …

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    Thanks so much! A lot of parents use it in the car, at bedtime to wind down, or just for some screen-free quiet time. I really wanted to make it easy for them to whip up an episode…

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    made this telescope episode for 6-year-old Dana - https://wonderpods.app/listen/ca56e8be-bf58-4323-ad0f-f3bf67...

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    Didn't think of it... but totally doable! I'll add it to my backlog. Thanks!

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    Show HN: I built an app to turn my kids' questions into podcasts

    My kids are endlessly curious, always asking questions like “Why do stars twinkle?” or “How do volcanoes erupt?” I love their curiosity, but I found myself constantly searching for…