Business Is Boring

The AI tool that turns conversations into action

Business Is Boring

Show Notes

What if your meetings, interviews, or coaching sessions could turn themselves into structured insights, ready-to-go content, or instant action points? That’s what Contented AI - a Christchurch-based startup led by Lucy Pink and Hannah Hardy-Jones - is building.

In this episode, we talk about the journey from early idea to functioning product, bootstrapping vs raising, building with intention from Aotearoa, and how the Contented team has carved out a distinctive wedge in the AI space. We also dig into what it means to build a tool that listens and suggests - not just takes notes - and how their users are shaping what comes next.

Join us for a conversation about product-market fit, AI possibility, founder grit, and building global software that still feels human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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