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Our story

Who we become is of our own choosing.

The belief behind YouWo, and the journey from a 2023 transcription idea to business-outcome agents.

YouWo — 由我. Who we become is of our own choosing. That belief began with helping people capture what they heard. It now guides the systems we build to help people turn knowledge into action.

A beginning in 2023

Our first idea combined accurate transcripts with useful summaries. We built a prototype in 2024, then launched in early 2025 without traction. Focusing on students taught us to find and serve a specific customer.

A broader understanding of context

Recordings were only one source of knowledge. Documents, spreadsheets, databases, CRM systems, images, and video pushed us to build broader data pipelines and retrieval capabilities.

From knowledge to business outcomes

Business pilots in 2026 brought execution into focus. In August, near the end of the NEXT accelerator program, we narrowed our focus to ambitious founders ready to build with new technology. We keep learning, admit mistakes, and connect our work to measurable business results.

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