Fathom, AI Transcripts, and Startups with Richard White

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🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this conversation, Richard White, founder and CEO of Fathom, discusses the evolution of AI in note-taking and transcription, the challenges of developing reliable meeting recording technology, and his early experiences with technology and entrepreneurship. He shares insights into the business model of Fathom, the importance of AI in enhancing productivity, and his personal journey from a tech-savvy high school student to a successful entrepreneur. 00:00 Introduction 00:30 What is Richard...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the R Labs podcast. Our special guest today is Richard White.
0:22.9	Hey, Richard, thanks for joining us today.
0:25.6	Thanks for having me.
0:27.1	Hey, give everybody what I call the two-minute spiel on what you're doing today.
0:32.5	Just focus on what you're working on today.
0:36.7	Yeah, so for the last four years,
0:38.3	I've been founded in CEO of a product called Fathom.
0:41.3	It's Fathom. Video on the internet.
0:43.3	It's a AI note taker.
0:45.3	So for folks that are on video meetings,
0:47.3	like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams,
0:50.3	we have a free product that joins your meeting,
0:52.3	records it, transcribes it, and writes notes for you.
0:55.3	It allows you to pull out clips, share them with colleagues.
0:59.0	Basically, just makes it a lot less stressful to have a meeting because you don't have to worry about forgetting something.
1:03.0	So, been doing that again since about 2020, so we're a little ahead of the AI curve.
1:09.0	We kind of saw that one come in, kind of built Fathom for the coming kind of AI revolution. We kind of saw that one coming and kind of Bill Fathom for the coming kind of
1:12.6	AI revolution. We've raised a good bit of money at this point and things are going pretty well.
1:18.2	I'm pretty happy. We've won a lot of awards. I've got one behind me here on G2 or like the highest
1:24.4	satisfaction product on G2 for AI no takers.
1:29.9	Same thing at the Hubtop marketplace, the Zoom marketplace.
1:31.8	So just having a lot of fun.
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