Today I talked to: Kam Lal, Notetracks founder
Delightful to chat with our sponsor Kamlesh Lal of Notetracks today, and get the VIP tour of some new beta features. The ability to leave voice comments at specific timestamps in audio files is 💯. Giving and receiving creative feedback can be delicate (which is why module 15 of our course is all about that), so hearing a teammate speak vs. reading a typed comment could make the difference between a productive versus painful collaboration. 👏🏾
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The beauty of their platform is bringing the precision of Google Doc-style commenting to audio files — one step closer to the final listener’s experience.
Three reflections from chatting with Kam:
👥 Interview your core/most active customers! As an early-stage entrepreneur, it's easy to over-correct based on negative feedback — but if it's from someone who isn't your ideal customer, that will lead you astray.
🎛️ It's eye-opening and idea-sparking to talk to someone who's approaching your same discipline, but from a different angle. We think a lot about story elements and sound design; at Notetracks they think about lightweight cloud collaboration, but we're both trying to equip audio storytellers to do better work.
🏃🏻♂️ And bring your whole self to work! (Another vote for live calls over email.) Kam's passing comment about his morning run opened up a connection over this shared activity, that instantly transcended three times zones!
Excited to use this latest version of Notetracks in my own production process! And p.s. if you sign up for the course, Notetracks is just one of the exclusive benefits, along with Hindenburg, Shure, and a personal coaching session.
