Turning Alexa for Business into a business with Bob Stolzberg

Today, we’re following the story of the inspirational Bob
Stolzberg of VoiceXP, and giving you some deep insights into how
you can turn Alexa for Business into a business.


In this episode, Dustin and I are getting into the detail of how
VoiceXP came to be, how Bob almost made $14,500 profit from his
first Alexa Skill, why voice is such a big opportunity and how he
turned Alexa for Business into a business.


We’re also discussing the features that come with Amazon Alexa
for Business and some example use cases taken from Bob’s
experience, as well as plenty of other areas such as:





Selling to corporate clients

The difference between a skill builder and a business

The risk of using amazon alexa in business

Security concerns and DR compliance

The risks that corporate clients face and mitigations

The importance of being a Amazon partner

Private vs public skills

Locking down devices

Use cases and future use cases

Reporting and analytics

Agnostic roadmaps

The hard work required to start a startup


Our Guest

After spending 20 years working in the enterprise IT field, Bob
Stolzberg founded VoiceXP, the voice first company that
helps businesses create efficiencies and increase productivity
through voice. Bob and his team work with enterprise clients and
SMEs to implement Alexa for Business within organisations. From
designing and building specific skills for clients, to the full
implementation of the devices and platform.


Bob’s experience of the enterprise IT environment gives him a
unique understanding of the corporate IT world, the kind of
people that make purchasing decisions and the kind of risks or
concerns IT professionals will perceive with new technology
platforms such as this. He’s managed to overcome those concerns,
mitigate those risks and build a thriving business that’s just
joined one of the top startup accelerators in the
US, Capital Innovators.


Bob’s an immensely engaging and passionate guy, and offers some
amazing guidance and pointers for anyone looking to turn voice
into a business. This is a truly inspirational listen.



Links

Visit the VoiceXP website

Follow Bob on Twitter

Listen to the VoiceFirst.FM podcast featuring Bob

Check out Dustin's book: Voice applications for Alexa
and Google Assistant



 



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