2. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Global
communication
Humans better than
machines
New sources
of income
Global network for on-demand
remote interpretation
3. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Inclusive of
Any Language
GrĆ¼Ćgott
Hello
Hola
ģė ķģøģ
ććć«ć”ćÆ
ciĆ obonjour
160+
languages
1,000
language pairs
as of today and growing rapidly every day
5,000
members
4. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
ā£ Only informal uses
ā£ No guarantees
ā£ Discovery of new talent
ā£ Only simple uses
ā Demonstrated skills
ā” Optional Donations ā” Entry-level rates
Yellow Belt Purple Belt
we make a clear distinction
ā Trained & experienced
ā Credentials veriļ¬ed
ā£ Business uses
ā” Premium rates
Black Belt
community of multilinguals professional interpreters
5. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Beneļ¬ts of interpreting remotely
with Babelverse
Flexibility: on your own schedule
manage date & time periods when youāre available
Lifestyle: the universe in your backyard
work from anywhere, for clients around the world
Independence: your choice
no restrictive contracts, accept or refuse assignments
6. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
real-time matching
of users & interpreters
Connect
ļ¬rst-come
ļ¬rst-serve
Match
notify handful of best
available matches
Request
choice of tier of
service, language
pair, etc
8. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Evolution: Remote Conferences
Traditional
ā On-site
ā Limited number of languages
ā High costs (booth, hardware,
travel & accommodation)
Babelverse Powered
ā Remote
ā Unlimited languages
ā Use-your-own device
ā More aļ¬ordable
9. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Virtual Booth
ā Agenda & speaker info beforehand
ā Watch & listen to live video
ā Presenter slides when available
ā Remote booth mates
ā Switch about every 30 min
ā Monitor & collaborate
ā Choose preferred booth mates
10. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Innovation: Global Remote Audience
Conferences can be streamed live in multiple languages,
for people otherwise unable to attend, let alone understand
11. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
US Senate
Real world Babelverse Experiments
International Startup
Festival, Montreal
TechCrunch Disrupt NY
Partnership
Live broadcast in 12 languages
LeWeb Paris Partnership
Live-stream French & Spanish
Beta Launch at The Next
Web Conference,
Amsterdam
State of the Union
Broadcast in 70 languages live
12. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Innovation:
Video Voice-Over
ā¦ Recording interpretation for later playback
ā¦ Video content in countless languages
ā¦ Potential impact larger than subtitles or dubbing
ā Accessible to people who canāt read (blind or illiterate)
13. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Revolution:
on-demand interpreter in your pocket
Democratising interpretation
ā¦ On-demand, connection in under a minute
ā¦ For business or pleasure
ā Aļ¬ordable around the world
āno english? Āæhablan espaƱol? franƧais peut ĆŖtre?
call upon your babelverse friend! they speak the language...ā
14. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Per-duration pricing
Letās talk business.
ā
Fair trade approach
formula calculates rates
based on cost of living
ā
Interpreters receive 70% of revenue
15. ā¦ Visit babelverse.com/rates for rates calculator
ā¦ Varies depending on language pair and type of service
ā¦ Not set in stone: open to market feedback
(from interpreters & clients)
Introducing today: How much?
ā£ 3x minimum wage
ā£ 1.5x average income
Purple Belt
ā£ 6-9x minimum wage
ā£ 3-4x average income
Black Belt
16. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Purple Belt Black Belt .Black Belt .
Liaison
for 10 min
Liaison
for 20 min
Simultaneous
for 4 hours
English - Spanish
English - French
Swedish - Japanese
Japanese - Hindi
Hindi - Urdu
$5.40 $21 $340
$7.10 $28 $440
$7.50 $30 $470
$3.50 $14 $221
$1 $4 $62
Introducing today: How much?
Note: Stated in USD - rates as of June 15th 2013 - subject to change
17. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Letās talk tech.
āMove fast and break things.
Unless you are breaking stuļ¬,
you are not moving
fast enough.ā
Mark Zuckerberg
Founder of Facebook
āIf you are not embarrassed
by your ļ¬rst version, youāve
launched too late.ā
Reid Hoļ¬man
Founder of LinkedIn
āPermanent Betaā
19. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Kurzweilās Law of Accelerating Returns
The rate of technological change tends to increase exponentially.
Whenever a technology approaches some kind of a barrier,
a new technology will be invented to allow us to cross that barrier.
Nielsenās Law of Internet Bandwidth
High-end usersā internet connection
speeds double every year
20. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
I already have my own clients.
Why should I be on Babelverse?
What payment methods and currencies to you support?
What about fees?
Do I get a booth mate?
How long am I expected to interpret?
What are the conditions for
remote conference interpreting?
If I work on Babelverse, do I have to sign an exclusive
agreement or commit to certain hours or schedules?
How do I get assignments?
Can I turn down an assignment?
Does the platform conform
to industry standards?
Find it at babelverse.com/black-belt-faq
22. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
āMulticulturalism 2.0ā
āThese guys are genius. Babelverse
introduces Web 3.0.ā
āwonderful, useful & humanitarian project.ā
āI think they're going to go ballistic!
Unlocking massive untapped potential!ā
āexceptionally ambitious.ā
āin love with babelverseā
ācould be a dent in the universeā
People are crazy about it!
So letās make it happen!
āThe world is changing and I love it! :)ā
āLOVE this idea. please crush it...ā
Love what babelverse is doing!
āTruly EXTRAORDINARY.ā
āCongratulations on a revolutionary product!
I'll be using on my next trip...ā
23. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
Introducing today: Babelverse Ambassadors
hundreds of language lovers around the world, to multiply the impact of Babelverse
ā Rewards according to impact
Spread the word
Advise on local languages & cultures
Scout for new talent & help with peer review
Raise awareness of interpretation in press globally
Beta-test new solutions and iterations
Join the movement!
25. babelverse.comTwitter: @babelverse Email: founders@babelverse.com
ā Participation is your choice
Introducing today:
āInterpreters Without Bordersā
Volunteering opportunities in your languages,
areas of expertise and interests
Want to help people and potentially save lives?
ā In case of natural disaster or other emergency crisis
ā Help crisis response teams to communicate
Want to make a diļ¬erence in the world?
ā Help nonproļ¬t organisations better communicate
and spread knowledge about their causes