Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman
Nationality	American
Education	Brown University
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Organization	Speechify Text To Speech
Awards	Forbes 30 Under 30

Cliff Weitzman is an Israeli-American ^[1] entrepreneur and the co-founder of Speechify Text To Speech software. ^[2] In 2017, Weitzman was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list. ^[3] Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate. ^[1] He could not read as a child. ^[4]

Owner of the word-stream platform, which was found to have stolen thousands of works of fanfiction, and was attempting to profit from these works. ^[5]

References

1. Boitnott, John (2017-08-29). "This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers)". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
2. Schontzler, Gail (31 October 2019). "Dyslexia advocates stress abilities, not disability". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
3. "Cliff Weitzman". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
4. • "An App for the Future of Reading". East Side Monthly. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
   • Fenton, Josh. "Brown Grad and Forbes 30 Under 30's Weitzman -- On Overcoming Dyslexia". GoLocalProv. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
   • Pritikin, Anne. "Graduate creates app to address dyslexia, boost productivity". Redwood Bark. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
   • "Cliff Weitzman's '16 Text-to-Speech App Garners National Acclaim | School of Engineering". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
   • Boitnott, John (2017-08-29). "This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers)". Inc.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
5. Minkel, Elizabeth (2024-12-31). "The Endless Appetite for Fanfiction".