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title: "S1 E5: Integrating Video Chat with Children's Books"
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# S1 E5: Integrating Video Chat with Children's Books

Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders — S1 E5: Integrating Video Chat with Children's Books | Alvaro Sabido (Caribu) Press Play to Listen While You Browse S1 E5: Integrating Video Chat with Children's Books | Alvaro Sabido (Caribu) Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders 0:00 37:16 1× A born creative, Alvaro Sabido loves to travel and continuously be learning. His engineering background led him to love anything with an engine, and having worked in a diverse set of companies through consulting, IT, radio and media, he became a natural problem solver, interested in innovating to make things better. When seeing a picture of someone in the military holding a book up to a webcam, attempting to read to their child back home, he set out to create a solution to integrate a video chat and a children’s book – and what would eventually be called Caribu. Today’s sponsor: Hackbright Academy ( https://hackbrightacademy.com ) Links: caribu.com linkedin.com/in/alvarosabido/ twitter.com/sabidosan tokbox.com/ firebase.google.com/ facebook.github.io/react-native/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts ! Amazing tools we use: If you want the best publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm . Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast . Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE! Credits: Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart , Co-produced and edited by George Mocharko . Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts , Google Play , Breaker , YouTube , or the podcasting app of your choice. Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Advertising Inquiries : https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By