Episode · David Senra · 2026-09-09
Books mentioned on Mati Staniszewski on ElevenLabs, Voice AI & Building the Communication Layer for AI
Mati Staniszewski is the co-founder of ElevenLabs, an AI audio company he started in 2022 with his longtime friend Piotr Dąbkowski.
Mati Staniszewski discussed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is a comedic science fiction classic that follows the absurd misadventures of the last surviving man, Arthur Dent, across a satirical and indifferent universe.
Discussed“In 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,' there's this idea of a Babel fish that you put it next to the ear, and you can understand everything around you regardless of the language they speak.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Ad read Zero to One
“I found one of my all-time favorite quotes when I was reading the book 'Zero to One.' The quote says: 'The single most powerful pattern I have noticed is that successful people find value in unexpected places. And they do this by thinking about business from first principles instead of formulas.'”