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Sean McCarney

Daily Brief by Meco - Personalized podcasts made from your newsletters

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Turn your unread newsletters into daily, personalized podcasts. These AI-generated episodes summarize the key highlights, making them perfect for on-the-go listening or when you're short on time.

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Sean McCarney
Maker
Launching soon!
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Happy Wednesday, Product Hunt! ☀️ I’m Sean, co-founder of Meco, and I’m excited to share our latest feature! Since our last launch, we’ve freed millions of newsletters from cluttered inboxes, and provided readers with an award-winning space for reading, organizing and discovering newsletters. But let’s face it—during busy times, newsletters can still become overwhelming. Our newest feature is our first of many designed to offer a new way to stay on top of your newsletters. It doesn’t replace traditional reading but makes staying informed easier and more enjoyable than ever before. 🎧 Meet Daily Brief 🎧 Imagine starting your day with a 5-10 minute personalized audio briefing, crafted from the newsletters you care about most. This AI-powered personal podcast delivers essential updates, cutting out fluff and repetitive stories—perfect for staying informed on the go, even when short on time. Just tell us what newsletters to include and what time you’d like to receive your audio roundup and we'll do the rest! Daily Brief is available on iOS and web and Android in a few weeks (waiting list)! 🤫 You try it out with a 7-day free trial or enjoy non-personalized audio roundups for free. 📱 How Meco works 📱 Meco is your home for reading and discovering newsletters. You can connect your existing Gmail or Outlook inbox to Meco for a speedy setup or start fresh with a unique Meco email for newsletters. The app is packed with powerful read-it-later tools (AI text summaries, highlighting, link bookmarking), personalization (fonts, themes including dark mode) and organization (connect multiple Gmail/Outlook accounts, groups, filtering). -------- Thank you again for your support on our mission to reimagine newsletter consumption! Any feedback is massively appreciated so we can keep improving Meco! The Meco Team P.S. Thanks to all our users and newsletter partners for making Meco what it is today! Try web reader Download iOS app Android wait list
Pradhumn Vijayvargiya
@sean_mccarney1 would it automatically sync to all the newsletters (trust me there are a lot in my inbox) to identify key information and turn it into voice notes? Seriously this is the kind of thing I was looking forward to
Erim B.Franci
Maker
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Hi @prad_vv , absolutely! Here’s how it works: We have a quick setup process where you select the up to 20 newsletters you want to include in your Daily Brief and choose your preferred delivery time (e.g., 9 AM). Once you complete the setup, you’ll receive your first Daily Brief right away, including stories from the newsletters received in the last 24 hours. From then on, you’ll receive your Daily Brief daily at your chosen time. We also offer an optional push notification as a reminder. AI considers multiple factors to decide whether a story from a newsletter is worth including in your Daily Brief. For instance, it checks how many other newsletters in your inbox mention the same story, assesses its newsworthiness and ensures that it provides valuable insights overall. There are some other minor steps in the determination pipeline. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Joseph Abraham
@sean_mccarney1 Cheers to the team behind this! Wishing you all the best on this new adventure. What are you most excited about with this launch?
Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Massive congrats on the launch, @sean_mccarney1! I'm a big fan of Meco and it's great to see it on the front page of Product Hunt today. Easily the best tool out there to discovering and reading newsletters.
Sean McCarney
Maker
Launching soon!
@owenfar Thank you! With the free version of Meco you can create a new Meco mailbox address, a dedicated address for your newsletters. You’ll also get access to a ton of features that improve your reading experience! Paid includes Daily Brief and inbox integration (and instant decluttering) Hope that helps :)
David Bauer
Congratulations on the launch! I'm curious if you could share a bit more about how this works from a tech perspective. What stack are you using? And what were some surprising realisations you had while developing this feature – things that were much harder than you thought or way easier than anticipated?
Erim B.Franci
Maker
Launching soon!
@davidbauer Hi David, thanks for your comment! We experimented with various open-source models like Mistral and Llama to keep costs down, but GPT-4o-mini arrived just in time! For text summarization and transformation, we rely on OpenAI’s GPT-4o-mini. For text-to-speect we also use OpenAI (best one out there for our use case and scale). For generating artwork, we use Stability AI’s SD 1.6. Some realizations: - The AI landscape is evolving rapidly. You implement a solution, and something better or more cost-effective quickly emerges. - There is no such thing as a perfect prompt; it can always be refined. Having an effective method for evaluating your prompts is essential. - Every model we tested had its own limitations and quirks. While switching between models is relatively easy, we encountered numerous minor challenges to reach this point. - Open-source models are great, but deploying them isn’t straightforward. Many providers offer pay-per-million-token or per-request pricing, which theoretically scales well. However, during our testing, we found that many of these providers either shut down their services or change their terms. - Understanding caching is essential. Our challenge is that all the podcasts we generate are 100% personalised for each user, so they can’t be reused. As a result, we had to implement alternative caching strategies to keep costs under control. - We’ve also come to realise that this is not a one-and-done project; the potential of this technology goes far beyond what we’ve accomplished so far. Moving forward, we’ll introduce many new personalisation options, such as prioritising or deprioritising specific topics, selecting different voices, choosing the length and much more!
Yanlin Wu
Congrats on the launch! I've collected countless newletters unread and Meco must be the most useful tool to transform these newsletter into podcast! With Meco, I can make use of the time to work! I wonder whether I can add a text file on Meco? Look forward to your response!
Shuai Guan
t's perfect for those of us who want to stay informed but are always on the go. I love the idea of starting my day with a quick audio briefing.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@shuaiguan Thanks Shuai - glad you love the concept!
Dmitrij Kurilo
Sounds like eleven labs on steroids, interesting. I used to put my stuff manually in, eager to try your automatic stuff. Supported!
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@kurilo Thanks for the kind words! We actually share Carrot Care yesterday on our newsletter as we thought it was a cool idea :)
Great product. It helped me reduce the time I spend on reading newsletters without missing out.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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HackerQED
Glad to see such a timesaver, btw, it’s connected to my email account, how can it distinguish what email is a newsletter, and what are my personal mails?
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@hackerqed When you sign up to Meco you have the option to connect your inbox, we'll automatically detect newsletters based on the sender email address and you have the option of which you'd like to add and read in the app. There is also an option to create a Meco inbox email, a new dedicated address to use when signing up to newsletters!
Nikola Djordjevic
Congrats on the launch, @sean_mccarney1 🎉 The Daily Brief feature sounds like a perfect solution for staying on top of newsletters without feeling overwhelmed.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@djordjevic_nikola Really appreciate it Nikola!
Alex Dobrenko
I love this app and love @sean_mccarney1 the man behind it - truly have rarely if ever used such a great tool for reading newsletters it's the best congrats Sean!
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@sashadobrenko Thanks Alex for your continued support on this journey and from someone so respected in the newsletter game!
Lonny Shatzel
Hey there! I’ve always struggled with keeping my inbox clean, especially when it comes to newsletters.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@lonny_shatzel You're not alone there Lonny! Hopefully Meco comes to the rescue here
Jamie Northrup
This is the perfect solution for busy people, you can consume your newsletters while driving, walking, or doing anything else.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@minimalisthustler Thanks Jamie! We're big fans of your newsletter :)
Susil Kora
What kind of customization options are available for the daily updates? Can I adjust the frequency or the type of content I receive?
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@susil_kora That is on the roadmap!
Mitia
Such a timesaver, brilant idea 💡 Who wouldn’t love the concept of transforming newsletters into podcasts? 😁
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@mitia Thanks Mitia :)
Tony Han
This is cool - I have a few newsletters which i don’t need to read everyday , but I still want to consume the content maybe at the end of the week. I recently tried the Google paper to podcast tool, and I can see how this can be even more useful for newsletters. Would be cool to create podcasts for several newsletters and de-dupe content since I sub to a lot of similar newsletters. Congrats on the launch @sean_maccarney1 and team!
Sean McCarney
Maker
Launching soon!
@tonyhanded Thanks Tony! These podcasts can include up to 20 newsletters and it will automatically de-dupe content!
Andy Hwang
Wow, Daily Brief sounds like a game-changer for newsletter lovers! I'm always struggling to keep up with my subscriptions, so a personalized audio summary is brilliant. Sean, I'm curious - how does the AI handle different writing styles across newsletters? And do you have plans to incorporate user feedback to improve the summaries over time? Can't wait to give this a try on my commute!
Erim B.Franci
Maker
Launching soon!
@andyroamer Hi Andy, in our tests, the AI performs significantly better with “News” type newsletters, which we refer to as utility newsletters, compared to long reads. This is because the key information is more straightforward to extract, and the AI doesn’t need to add much extra content. That’s why we encourage users to include News-focused newsletters during Daily Brief onboarding. We also plan to integrate user feedback into both the curation and summarisation processes. We’ll be rolling out various personalisation options, such as prioritising or deprioritising specific topics, choosing different voices, selecting the length, and much more!
Alexander William Hawkins
The Daily Brief sounds like a great way to stay updated without spending hours reading newsletters! Love the idea of an AI-powered personal podcast. Super convenient for busy mornings. Congrats on the launch,can't wait to try it out.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@alexanderwilliamhawkins Can wait for you to give it a go Alexander! Excited to have you on Meco!
David Carter
Love the idea of Meco solving the problem of newsletter overload. That Daily Brief feature sounds super useful for busy folks. Congrats on the launch. Good luck!
Sean McCarney
Maker
Launching soon!
@davidcarter Really appreciate it David!
Tony Carter
Hey Sean! 🎉 Meco has already transformed how we interact with newsletters, and this new Daily Brief feature sounds fantastic! The idea of a personalized 5-10 minute audio briefing is perfect for busy mornings or commutes, delivering just the essential updates without any clutter. The ability to connect existing accounts or create a unique Meco email is incredibly convenient, and the organization and personalization tools make it stand out even more. Kudos to you and the team for continually innovating the newsletter experience. Can't wait to try Daily Brief and see how it fits into my daily routine! 🚀🎧 @sean_mccarney1
Sean McCarney
Maker
Launching soon!
@tony_creator Great to hear Tony! Hope the Daily Brief helps with your daily newsletter routine - excited to hear your thoughts :)
Kaustubh saini
@sean_mccarney1 -Awesome! Looking forward to trying this feature, as it will save a lot of time. :)
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@kaustubh_saini Excited to hear your thoughts Kaustubh!
Wood Peng
Sounds interesting solution. There are really lots of unread news letters need to handle.
Sean McCarney
Maker
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@peng_wood Exactly! happy you like our solution to a common problem :)