# Varun Puri on Transforming Communication with Yoodli's AI

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Published: 2026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Michael Bernzweig chats with Varun Puri, co-founder of Yoodli, a revolutionary AI platform for improving communication skills. Varun shares his journey from working on special projects at Google to identifying a gap in accessible communication coaching. He talks about how Yoodli's AI role play simulator is being used in various contexts, from public speaking to sales training, and the surprising applications that emerged. Varun also discusses the challenges and advantages of venture funding and how it fueled Yoodli's growth.

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