01 - The Accident

Can you turn thousands of free users into paying customers? This episode covers a big turning point for Good Tape, as the team was looking for another co-founder and planned its growth by bootstrapping.In this episode:Bringing on a co-founderLaunching paid subscriptionsSigning up 1,500 paying customersCaring about data securityHearing from happy customersFeaturing: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Tav Klitgaard, Lasse Finderup, Alex Sabour, Mads Olrik, Fie Dandanell, Lea Korsgaard, Marie Nørgaard, Stinne Jensen, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

What happens when a weekend hack changes how journalists work? This episode uncovers how a developer, a Danish newsroom, and a Slack thread sparked the idea that became Good Tape — an AI transcription tool.In this episode:Facing the pain of manual transcriptionDiscovering Whisper on GitHubBuilding the first prototype and transcriptWatching journalists’ jaws dropShowing the CEO what it could doFeaturing: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Mads Olrik, Fie Dandanell, Tav Klitgaard, and Lea Korsgaard, Alex Sabour, Sebastian Winther, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

Can a handful of tweets turn a scrappy side project into the talk of the Danish media industry? This episode tells the story of how a duct-taped AI transcription tool spread like wildfire — long before the product was ready.In this episode:Finding the name Good TapeDemoing the prototype in a barLaunching with a handful of tweetsExperiencing unexpected tractionFeaturing: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Tav Klitgaard, and Lea Korsgaard, Sebastian Winther, Marie Nørgaard, Stinne Jensen, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

Behind all the AI? Humans. Real humans. This episode dives into how, alongside a powerful tool, Good Tape built a culture that puts people first, and why staying small, weird, and human became their superpower.In this episode:Hiring and growing the teamMoving into a new officeLetting a robot send you homeBuilding a people-first cultureStaying small on purposeFeaturing: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Tav Klitgaard, Lasse Finderup, Alex Sabour, Ýmir Gyðuson Gíslason, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.

Tape Happens is a narrative-driven, four-part mini-series about Good Tape, a company that never planned to exist, but grew to 2.5 million users worldwide in just two years.Across four episodes, you'll hear how a scrappy prototype became a real product, how a handful of tweets sparked hundreds of fans overnight, and how a small, mighty team built a great product and a great place to work.Featuring: Jakob Steinn Sturluson, Lasse Finderup, Tav Klitgaard, Mads Olrik, Fie Dandanell, Lea Korsgaard, Sebastian Winther, Alex Sabour, Ýmir Gyðuson Gíslason, Marie Nørgaard, Stinne Jensen, and Seraina Silja Hürlimann.