THE PERSON BEHIND VERBAL

A little more listening.
A little more understanding.

Verbal began with a question: could hearing each other’s voices change the way we connect online?

MEET THE FOUNDER

Hi, I’m Kaan.

Founder of Verbal

Kaan is the founder of Verbal and a software developer. He created Verbal to explore how hearing each other’s voices could lead to more respectful conversations and more personal connections.

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Why I built Verbal

I grew up without the internet until my teenage years. Friendship meant making plans and showing up, without a cellphone to rearrange everything. Watching friendships become requests to accept or cancel made me miss that sense of commitment. Online, I saw arguments unfold through text and dating become an endless choice of faces, without less loneliness.

I built Verbal to try something different. Hearing someone’s voice might help us listen with more respect and give each other a chance. What people think, and who they are, matters more to me than appearances. That’s the connection I want Verbal to encourage.

— Kaan, founder of Verbal