Bland is the end-to-end platform for enterprises to automate their phone operations: Today, we're announcing our $22 million in funding, as well as our new product "Conversational Pathways".
Noah from Bland here! We are incredibly excited to announce the official release of our "Conversational Pathways" product. 🗺️
Pathways allow you to define and control infinitely scalable and complex conversations. They are versatile and built for enterprises; Reliable, hallucination proof, and secure. Developed using a complex set of interacting voice models, this is our flagship product now being used by Better.com, Sears, and many others.
This launch comes as we emerge from stealth with 22 million in funding, led by Scale Venture Partners. Our angel investors include the founders of Paypal, Twilio, and 11Labs!
We are incredibly excited about a future where AI does the Bland work! Let us know your thoughts below 👇📱
Looks like this platform will take a lot of jobs away. It's the price to pay for innovation. We need to keep moving forward.
Hey Noah , congrats on your new product launch!
Pathways allow you to define and control infinitely scalable and complex conversations. They are versatile and built for enterprises; Reliable, hallucination proof, and secure. its really an amazing product.
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Excellent Execution. About every other dev and his grandmother had this idea. You have done good to birth it from the into the profane. Keep building; the salters will wash away into irrelevance
I stumbled upon this from some ads and honestly, while automating phone operations sounds cool, I'm not sure if companies really need another AI just to handle calls, feels like we're trying too hard to cut out human jobs, on the other hand, $22 million funding means some people think it's worth it, curious to see if it actually delivers on its promises
Congrats on the funding, but isn't automating phone operations kinda old news? Companies like DialogTech and Five9 have been doing similar things for a while, and I wonder if this new product really brings anything fresh to the table, also how reliable and secure can it be if it's using complex voice models that might still get things wrong?
Hey Noah, congrats on the launch this new tool sounds super helpful especially for big companies looks like it could save a lot of time and hassle my only concern is if it might take away some personal touch would love to see how it evolves 🚀
Cool concept Noah, but I gotta say, automation's great till it goes wrong, how do y'all plan to handle screw-ups mid-call and keep it human enough for customers?
As ambitious as the new launch sounds, ai doing all our talking feels like a step back in human interaction, curious to see how it handles nuanced customer requests though, hoping it doesn't become overly robotic.
As someone who stumbled upon this through a friend's recommendation, I'm torn, sure it's cool for big companies, automating calls and all, but aren't we just losing more human touch in business, feels like we're trading convenience for connection, anyone else worried about this?
Noah, great that you got some top backing, but I gotta ask, how are you dealing with potential privacy issues with all those conversations being automated, also do you have plans to make this more adaptable for smaller businesses or is it strictly for big enterprises?
You know, after seeing what you've got, I'm curious about how reliable this will be in real-world high-demand scenarios, I mean, how do you plan to compete with established names like Five9 or Talkdesk, any plans for integrations or unique features that'll set you apart?
Automating phone operations can be a double-edged sword, what happens when the AI trips over complex or sensitive conversations, will it know when to flag things for a human touch, i'm curious about the ethics and security measures in place, great start but lots to think about
Hi Noah, it's exciting to hear about your new product launch and the significant funding you received, however, I'm curious about how secure these conversations really are, especially regarding data privacy and user consent, as enterprises deal with sensitive information every day, I'd be interested to know if you have plans to integrate a more customizable user experience that can adapt better to different industries, thanks!
Wow very ambitious project but doesn't this just sound like companies replacing real human interaction with robots I hope you guys put in the work to make sure it's not just another soulless automation tool startups should avoid falling into that trap, just my two cents
So, you guys got 22 million dollars in funding for automating phone operations, that's quite a feat, but has anyone really thought about how reliable it's gonna be in real-world scenarios, especially with diverse accents and dialects, curious to know how the new 'Conversational Pathways' will handle that, and will there be room for customization or tweaking by us, the users
So this new AI tool's supposed to handle phone operations but honestly, it sounds like something that could create more confusion rather than solve problems, I mean, do we really need more automation in customer service? Hope you guys have a solid fallback plan if it begins to mess up conversations, best of luck though
Thanks for creating a solution that seems tailored to enterprise needs. The advanced features and high-level security are much appreciated
I'd love to know more about how the voice models are trained. Can you customize them to fit specific tones or accents?
It might be helpful to include some case studies or examples of how Conversational Pathways has been successfully implemented in different industries. This could provide valuable insights for potential users
Noah Kravitz