David Ancor

2x exits as founder (@betimeful_app, @makeachampion). Former Olympic judo hopeful.

[Tanay Kothari @tankots]

we just raised another $25M after 10x'ing our ARR in 5 months. the crazy part is this almost never happened.

17 years ago, I watched Iron Man as a 10-year-old kid in Delhi. that night, I pulled my first all-nighter teaching myself to code. not because I wanted to build apps or make money.

because I wanted to build Jarvis.

my parents gave me 1 hour of screen time per day. so I coded in secret, sleeping every alternate night through middle school and high school. built 50+ apps. got a cease and desist from Google at age 12.

all for this one obsession: making computers understand us like humans do.

fast forward to today:

- we've raised $81M total to build the voice operating system
- growing revenue 40% month-over-month this year
- 70% user retention after one year (unheard of in consumer)
- teams at 270 of the Fortune 500 use Wispr Flow daily

our Series A2 was led by @hanstung at @notablecap (who was an early investor in five companies that made it to $100B valuation like Slack, Tiktok, and Airbnb). we also brought on @StevenBartlett as an investor and partner.

but here's what matters more than the money:

we cracked voice input. not transcription - actual understanding. our users hit "send" in under 0.5 seconds without checking. they trust it blindly. that's never existed before.

in a recent benchmark, Wispr came out as 3-4x more accurate than OpenAI, ElevenLabs, and Siri.

and we're just getting started. voice input was step one. now we're building the assistant that actually does things for you.

to my co-founder @SahajGarg6 - there's no one else I'd rather build Jarvis with than my college roommate and closest friend.

to our team pulling all-nighters and shipping magic - you're the reason that 10-year-old kid's dream is becoming real.

we're hiring cracked engineers and growth marketers who want to build the future of human-computer interaction.

the keyboard had a good 150-year run.

time to build what comes next.

PS: like, retweet, and bookmark to get wispr flow for free for 3 months ❤️

— Written with @WisprFlow

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

Plz fix asap @whop @jsharkey @delmo_dev @baked_dev @cnrstvns @_coopergadd @lisanalgaib

I was on https://t.co/Zr9jhT0BSJ

For the love of god, help me 🙏

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@elonmuskADO A

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@andruyeung we're trying!

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@thematt_ross @thesamparr I'm in

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@gjain Hi - looking to connect :)

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So excited to use BeTimeful to post on Twitter without getting distracted!

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@JohnIsBuilding @DaniyalDehleh

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@ckneumann Thanks for the very valuable information @ckneumann

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

@tanjychloe @JustinOngTODAY Hi @tanjychloe, my research showed the same results! The pandemic wreaked havoc on teenager mental health. On top of the negative mental health consequences of social media addiction, it has become a serious problem! Led me to join @DaniyalDehleh to build @BeTimeFul_App!

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

@Trace_Cohen @DaniyalDehleh

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@andruyeung @NYCTechWeek [phone]

[Nir Eyal @nireyal]

The first step to managing distraction is to recognize that it starts from within.

Unless we deal with the root causes of distraction, we will continue to find ways to distract ourselves.

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

@twentyminutevc @mignano I agree it's time for a unique social media experience. BeTimeful is launching a complete revamp of social media experience without building a new platform. Rather we're allowing users to pause, block, and customize their News Feeds! Check it out @BeTimeFul_App

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

@twentyminutevc @jeremysliew @mignano @DaniyalDehleh

[The Twenty Minute VC @twentyminutevc]

“The biggest social platforms in the world are pivoting more to be recommendation engines — and really more like entertainment platforms. 📺

As a result, there’s going to be a vacuum of social experiences…

If ever there was a time for a new start up to emerge..”🚀

-@Mignano

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

@ankurnagpal Lol keep these red flags coming!

[David Ancor @david_ancor]

@paulbz Hi @paulbz That's exactly what BeTimeful is for. We block the News Feed allowing you to get stay connected, not distracted! You can turn the News Feed on when you want to catch up with your friends. Our mobile is launching this week: https://t.co/J44cJWl6wS

[BeTimeful @BeTimeFul_App]

"Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? Interesting Quote from this Article :
There is compelling evidence that the devices we’ve placed in young people’s hands are having profound effects on their lives—and making them seriously unhappy.
https://t.co/KKV3zYuPOt