The future

is personal.

I started Steno.ai because, after 15 years working alongside the world's most influential leaders, I kept seeing the same bottleneck: Time.

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Great leaders can reach millions through content, but they can't be truly present for millions. The relationship stays one-to-many. Helpful, but not personal.

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I believe the next era is different.

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People don't just want to watch or read. They want to talk. Privately. One-on-one. In their moment of need. And authentic conversations lead to the only outcomes that matter: clarity, connection, trust, and commerce.

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That's why we're building hyper-realistic AI Twins that turn a personal brand into a personal relationship at infinite scale.

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Imagine the voice you trust most having an ongoing relationship with every one of their fans. Not a broadcast, but a relationship. A place to ask a question, get grounded guidance, and discover the products they actually use.

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Our mission is to build the future of personal connection at scale through direct 1:1 conversations between millions of consumers and the people they trust most. We help leaders scale not just their business, but their empathy, their wisdom, and their authentic selves.

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Welcome to the limitless version of you.

Arman ASSADI — CEO & FOUNDER

3.8

Messages sent

4.3

Minutes on voice calls

All-nighters building product

Meet our Team

The Team

Bridget Regan

Head of Growth

Paolo Grignaffini

Co-founder & CXO

Ian McCann

Co-founder & CTO

Brian Mills

AI Engineer

Annisa Amalia

AI Success Specialist

Akhil Jacob

Founding Platform Engineer

Arman Assadi

Co-founder & CEO

Values

Mission-first

We are here because we believe the mission matters, and we act like it. We optimize for the long-term success of the mission over comfort, ego, or short-term optics. When trade-offs get hard, we choose what moves the mission forward.

Agency

We don’t wait to be told. We see problems, take initiative, and move things forward with urgency and good judgment. High agency means you create momentum, remove blockers, and make progress even in ambiguity.

Creativity

We value original thinking and the willingness to experiment. We do not confuse “safe” with “smart.” We test ideas quickly, learn fast, and keep what works.

Accountability

We own outcomes. We do what we say we’ll do, by when we said we’d do it, at the quality level required. We are accountable to the mission and to each other, especially when things get hard.

Relentless standards

Good is not enough. We build with care, we sweat details that matter, and we hold a high bar because the market demands it. We would rather ship fewer things than ship mediocre things.

Humility

We put the team and mission before ourselves. We assume we might be wrong and stay open to feedback. We do not care who gets credit, we care that we win together.

Win

We are competitive, bold, and resilient, and we do what it takes to earn victory, not just talk about it. Winning is not ego, it is performance: we deliver results that matter. We win with integrity. No shortcuts that compromise trust, security, or the customer.