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Peopling

Practice difficult conversations before they happen

Productivity
Online Learning
Career

Most managers learn to have hard conversations by having them badly. Peopling gives you a private space to practice.AI-powered voice roleplay for the conversations that actually matter: the feedback you've been avoiding, the alignment talk you keep rescheduling, the 1:1 that's quietly going sideways. Built by a coach who's worked with engineers and managers across Stripe, Netflix, Roblox, Headspace, and more. Less theory. More reps.

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Coaching changed how I show up at work. I want that for everyone — not just the people lucky enough to have a great manager or mentor. That's Peopling.

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Congrats on the launch Kent!! This is a fantastic idea ⭐ - I've been looking for something similar to help coach me out of saying filler words in my sentences, perhaps this could be an expansion!

Really like that this is voice-based and not just text chat. There's something about actually saying the words out loud that builds the muscle memory for real conversations. The custom persona feature is smart too - every difficult conversation has a specific person on the other end with their own style.

As a solo founder, the hardest conversations aren't with employees -- they're with churning customers or partners where you need to push back on scope. The voice roleplay angle makes this way more realistic than just reading a script. Does the AI adapt its pushback based on how the conversation is going, or does it follow a fixed scenario?

This is a brilliant idea! I think this is particularly great for those new to leadership positions and aren’t yet comfortable or skilled in these conversations. Is there a way to input the behaviours/attitude of the person users would be having the conversation with, so the AI can adapt to match that energy?

Isn't this the same as https://drobinin.com/apps/murmur/ that was promoted here too a few days ago ?

I love the concept, but will Peopling adapt to real-time feedback and emotions during a conversation, or is it strictly pre-scripted scenarios?

Congrats on the launch and the product! It seems super helpful, and I really appreciate that you took what worked for you and turned it into a product for everyone to have access to it 🙌

As an introvert, I used to rehearse conversations in my head, this product changes that.
You don’t have to keep everything in your head anymore, just show up more confidently.

Introverts will definitely get this. 🙂

This is a good idea – esp. when you are an introvert like me and had to come up with 5 possible scenarios and answers to each of them. Now, you do not have to retain everything in your head but split parts. 😅 introverted people know :D