Takeshi "TK" Aida

Founder and CEO, RevComm Inc. · 1 appearance on the record.

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Takeshi Aida founded RevComm in 2017 to develop AI-driven voice and conversation intelligence software, creating its flagship platform MiiTel. Prior to starting RevComm and publishing his 2024 book on voice analysis, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation handling automotive trading, global marketing, and cross-border M&A.

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1 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 4 not checkable as stated how the 5 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

1 prediction · 4 assertions · 3 insights · 8 disclosures · every statement was checked. The prediction and assertions are the 5 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 1 is resolved, and 4 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how Takeshi argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported

RevComm CEO: Gong costs $100 to $140 per user monthly

“And gone, cost you know, hundred to 140 bucks, so.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 5:05 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

How they sound: not measured why? →

We measure speaking style by listening to the audio itself, and a fair number needs at least 2,000 words from one person on tape we have measured. There is too little of Takeshi "TK" Aida on measured tape to publish a rate. This says nothing about how they speak.

What they said16 Episodes1

Everything Takeshi "TK" Aida said on Top Founders that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Insight

TK Aida: Sales reps should match customer speech pacing within 10%

“Pacing means you're supposed to talk plus -10% of the customer because there's a strong correlation between brain speed and speech rate. So if you speak too fast, the customer can understand. And if you speak too slowly, customer is going to get bored.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 3:41 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Assertion Supported

RevComm CEO: Gong costs $100 to $140 per user monthly

“And gone, cost you know, hundred to 140 bucks, so.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 5:05 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Insight

Aida: Early-Stage Founders Must Hire Architecture Engineers First

“And so what early stage founder should find is the architecture engineer who are strong at architecture engineer. Because if the architecture is not well architected, then you have to rebuild in at some point.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 8:55 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Insight

Aida: Non-Technical Founders Usually Chase Application Engineers by Mistake

“Usually business person seeking the application engineer because application engineer is very, very you know, well-known. So the engineer who made this service, right.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 9:14 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida Hired RevCom's First Lead Engineer for $5K Monthly and <5% Equity

“So at first I paid them only, you know, 5000 bucks a month. Yeah. Plus salary plus stock option, right? Yeah, on the five percent equity.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 9:46 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Aida: RevCom can reach over $40M revenue run-rate this year

“Yeah, I think it's doable in, in terms of we are expanding, you know, our you know, market, not only Japan, but also Indonesia will be in the US.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 16:26 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

RevComm CEO: Japanese enterprise clients pay $140 per seat monthly

“But in Japan enterprise customer pays us usually like, you know, 140 bucks per month per ID, including, you know, cold charge and mobile app you know, Options, and also storage options, you know so, 69 bucks it includes two months of recording you know, storag…”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 5:28 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida: 90% of his equity is owned by his foundations

“Most of the share is owned by you know, my foundation. It's called the Think Act Foundation and Takeshi Aida Foundation. So 90% of my share is owned by that foundation.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 7:21 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Aida: RevCom has reached 1,600 customer companies

“We have company, number of company is 1600.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 12:47 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Aida: RevCom average revenue per account exceeds $1,000 monthly

“Yeah, I mean yeah, I mean, average APA, average revenue account is more than a thousand bucks, so.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 13:17 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida: RevCom saw $50M in Series A interest before taking $15M

“I'd like to you know, raise approximately ten million, but you know, for the ten million call 50,000,005 zero million has, you know, knock knock us. So I have to arrange you know, who to welcome, and then end up with one five million.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 14:31 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Aida: RevCom was at roughly $200K MRR in 2020

“It was like approximately 200 K MRR.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 15:14 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida: RevCom does not need to raise more capital

“We don't have to raise money. We are still a capital efficient, so.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 15:50 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida: Only 20% of RevCom sales reps hit their $1M quota

“Only 20%.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 18:18 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida: RevCom net dollar retention is between 100% and 140%

“It's over a hundred percent. It's in between a hundred to a 150. Yeah. ... It's less than one 40.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 18:43 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Disclosure

Aida: RevCom employs approximately 200 full-time staff

“200 people, approximately.”

Takeshi "TK" Aida Jan 10, 2023 ▶ 17:43 Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Gong of Japan Hits $20m Revenue with just $15m Raised! Prime Takeover Target?	Jan 10, 2023	9m

Takeshi "TK" Aida

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