{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal ","title":"'Tell People Your Goals!': The Secret To Accomplishing Anything - Cliff Weitzman","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":8772,"description":"Have you ever wondered how CEOs manage to pull off the impossible and achieve their wildest dreams? Do you have goals that seem so huge you don't think you'll ever accomplish them? Well today's guest is relentless about pursuing his goals, and along the way he has achieved some incredible things. Cliff Weitzman is the founder and CEO of Speechify, the text-to-speech software used by 25 million people worldwide and is growing to rival Audible. Cliff started this company as a student, with the simple mission of making reading more accessible for people with learning differences - and since then the company has gone from strength to strength. This is Cliff's second appearance on Deep Dive, and in this conversation you'll hear all about how Cliff built Speechify from scratch, how to found your own company, and how Cliff sets his goals - and achieves them. Enjoy x Sponsored by Hostinger. Go to https://www.hostinger.com/aliabdaal and use the code ALIABDAAL to get 10% off your own website and domain.Sponsored by Trading 212 - download the Trading 212 app https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI and use the promo code \"ALI\" after signing up and depositing to receive a random free share worth up to £100. This is not financial advice. Investments can fall and rise. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Other fees may apply*. Capital is at risk.📚If you want to increase the number of books you read but you're not sure where to start, then check out my top 100 book recommendations! 👉 https://aliabdaal.com/books-to-live-your-best-life/ Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity! 👉AmazonWebsite(00:00) Intro(00:40) Cliff's journey (13:37) Learning how to code(20:15) How Cliff built his network (41:00) Building Speechify (56:13) Scaling Speechify (1:02:49 How to found your own company (1:11:55) Do you need a work-life balance when starting a business? (1:20:11) Goal-setting (1:33:00) Overcoming challenges (1:33:42) Understanding ADHD (1:44:36)...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Y47bhJ3oWw_ODVzkCVZpKvhWsyMdsWgNVGcTszw1lhM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI0MzY3LzE2NzU3/ODI5MzEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}