Exclusive Interview: Meet the Makers of SwiftKey

Swiftkey Android Keyboard

On Thursday December 9th, Dan, Stormy, and Chris sat down with the top three executives of the popular keyboard app SwiftKey for an interview. We were able to speak with Jon Reynolds (CEO), Ben Medlock (CTO), and Joe Braidwood (CMO). We asked them general questions, questions about their company, and questions about their technology. This is what happened.

We have split the whole interview into following sections so you can choose which section you’d like to listen to. All files are available for download from SoundCloud if you prefer to listen to them off-line.

Full Interview by bollythewolf

General Questions by bollythewolf

Company Questions by bollythewolf

Tech Questions by bollythewolf

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About the Author

Dan Lesser

I come from the UK, where I have lived all my life. Nice place, but we always get stuff after the USA does, which is annoying. My first entry into the Android world was a T-Mobile G1 that replaced an iPhone (after only six months of owning said iPhone) which was rooted and modded to death (literally, the trackball broke). I now own a Samsung Galaxy S.

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