AI versus Marshy - Better Surveys - Just Add Voice

I’ve been sharing some pretty cool stuff in this newsletter lately, and today I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind - how to make surveys more effective. I’ve been working on a few projects, and I’ve come across a tool that’s been a game-changer for me. It’s called VoicePanel, and it’s a game-changer for anyone who’s tired of using Google Forms and Survey Monkey. This one is for the research nerds or anyone who is sick to f**king death of Google Forms and Survey Monkey. A conversation about using VoicePanel unfolded on LinkedIn this week: Asking for help If you’d like to have a go yourself - visit here . So what is VoicePanel? A timed Q&A that simply reads out some questions to you and you answer with your microphone in your own words. Simple yet effective It’s easy to answer, and based on what you answer it will steer you in a direction and try and get more details. I’m in hardcore nonprofit research mode at the moment with 3 projects, so I guess the ask was timely. Towards the end of the 8 minutes, it asked me for an example of needing to give clients in this sector more education. I spat out a fairly obvious example and use case about lower tech literacy. It surprised me by asking for another example. This took me off autopilot and forced me to think about my answer and provide another about education time potentially slowing down the speed of innovation and taking action. Nothing will replace the insights you can get from a deep 1:1, but with a tool like this you could scale richer insights that you simply don’t get from survey responses. Imagine having 50 people respond and over half of them telling you that they aren’t proud of the product/leadership/purpose with such a tool. A survey could be designed to get you there too, but a tool like VoicePanel would help you understand the feeling with the potential to dig into it later. Flipping mini AI software Via Indie Hackers . I love the vibe at Indie Hackers. It’s full of people looking for an edge, wanting to build a business, and like testing, making and breaking things. It’s also as rabbit-holey as Reddit, with less fake accounts and snark. Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #38: voice surveys, flipping AI software, and ADHD update