{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy Bytes","title":"EP 81: Deren, Dagen and Josh from Firm App","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4185,"description":"Owner relations in oil and gas has been shoved in a corner forever, basically a \"here's your check, don't call me\" situation, and Deren Boyd, Dagen Boyd, and Josh Wright, co-founders of Firm App, are building the platform to fix that. These three started in oilfield safety software with iScout, got acquired by KPA, and now they're tackling the massive gap between operators and their surface and mineral owners with AI-powered multichannel communication. We're talking voice agents with adjustable accents, auto-responding emails, chat widgets that actually work, and an owner-facing app that puts payment info and well data in people's pockets. Plus the OKC crew gives their take on Devon and Expand relocating and what that means for the city.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n\n0:00 Devon and Expand leaving OKC, what it means on the ground\n4:42 What is owner relations and why has it been ignored\n7:18 Timing and the generational shift driving tech adoption\n10:10 How operators have been duct-taping owner relations together\n12:05 The owner-facing app and multichannel approach\n14:38 AI voice agents, email auto-response, and chatbot workflows\n18:15 Building and rebuilding AI architecture every six months\n21:29 Under the hood on voice AI, latency, and conversation nuance\n26:37 School districts, 10,000 page websites, and unexpected use cases\n34:58 The iScout origin story and oilfield safety software\n42:17 Getting thrown in the penalty box and winning work back with data\n46:13 Revenue statements, vendor portals, and what owners actually ask about\n52:24 NAPE plans and the land community\n54:48 Business model and implementation timeline\n55:58 NIL, college athletics, and the dumpster fire\n1:04:36 Dev tools, Claude Code, and the future of SaaS\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_ai\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io\nhttps://www.facebook.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.instagram.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_io\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/KU-rritAkNfd5EDWr8dy4miPzznveey9CXz1zVQDRXc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83ZGMz/NDQxNzEwNTFjZDU3/NmQ4ZmI3ZDU1ZTQ2/Y2U4Yi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}