๐ง Welcome to Episode 111 In this episode of the Localization Fireside Chat, I sit down with ๐ Veronica Hylak โ product strategist, AI builder, and co-founder in the language tech space. She's also the creator of Hey AI , the YouTube vlog with 7M+ views that makes sense of complex AI topics for real-world users. We tackle one of the most persistent myths in tech: that translation is a solved problem. Spoiler alert โ itโs not. Veronica brings sharp insight from launching over 40 SaaS and AI platforms across Fortune 500s, U.S. government, and startups to explain why 52% of users uninstall apps due to bad localization โ and why plugging in an API is not a strategy. ๐ก What youโll learn in this episode: โ
Why Silicon Valley thinks translation is solved and why thatโs dangerous โ
How bad localization breaks user trust โ
What โtranslation as a featureโ gets completely wrong โ
Why content tiers and cultural nuance still matter โ
What product teams must understand before they scale globally ๐ข Connect With Us: ๐ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iX ๐ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/localization-fireside-chat/id1688770183 ๐ฐ Blog: https://www.robinayoub.blog ๐ผ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/ ๐ฉ Email:
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