Every once in a while someone asks me about software companies to work for in the Seattle area that aren't Microsoft, Amazon or Google. This is the first in a series of weekly posts about startups in the Seattle area that I often mention to people when they ask me this question.
Jott is described as voice-powered, hands-free messaging and to do lists on the front page of the site. Jott is primarily a voice to text service with two main features
- You can call 1 877 568 8486 and leave a voice memo that is converted to an email and sent to your email address.
- You can call 1 877 568 8486 and leave a voice memo that is converted to an email or SMS text message and sent to one of your contacts
I don't have much use for the first feature but the second is quite useful for sending text messages while in traffic instead of trying to futz around typing with T9.
The founders of Jott are John Pollard and Shreedhar Madhavapeddi who are both ex-Microsoft folks. I worked with Shree briefly as part of the MSN Windows Live Messenger server team before he left Microsoft. He was a smart guy and someone I regretted not working with more before he left the company.
Press: Seattle Times on Jott Networks
Number of Employees: 5
Location: Fremont, WA
Jobs: jobs@jott.com, current open positions are for a VP of Marketing and a Software Development Engineer