Preserve your family's yarns and disappearing slang
Older Australians are watching classic insults like 'drongo' disappear from younger generations, eroding a core part of national cultural identity
YarnVault lets older Australians record spoken stories ('yarns') using traditional slang. The platform transcribes the audio with Australian accent support, automatically detects and tags classic slang terms, and creates a searchable family cultural archive that can be shared with children and grandchildren.
Australians over 40 who value traditional slang and cultural heritage
Combines oral history preservation with slang archiving. Fine-tuned speech-to-text for Australian accents, automatic slang tagging, and beautiful family sharing features designed specifically for non-technical seniors.
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Simple in-browser recording with pause/resume and re-record options
High-accuracy transcription using models tuned for Aussie English
AI identifies and links classic slang terms within transcripts
Beautiful timeline and searchable library of all family yarns
Granular permissions to share specific yarns with family members
Find all yarns that use a particular classic term like 'drongo'
Turn family yarns into downloadable illustrated books
Generate short summaries and key themes from long recordings
Option to anonymously contribute yarns to public cultural archive
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| display_name | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| invite_code | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| group_id | uuid | Yes |
| title | text | No |
| audio_url | text | No |
| transcript | text | Yes |
| duration_seconds | int | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| is_public | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| yarn_id | uuid | No |
| term | text | No |
| context_snippet | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/yarnsCreate new yarn with audio upload
/api/transcribeTrigger transcription job for uploaded audio
/api/yarns/searchSearch yarns by keyword or slang term
/api/familyInvite members to family group
3 yarns per month
20 yarns per month
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 95 | 9% | $250 | $3,000 |
| Month 6 | 1,420 | 14% | $3,250 | $39,000 |
Record your yarns the way you actually speak them. Our AI captures every 'drongo' and 'fair dinkum' so your grandchildren can hear your voice and your culture.
Partner with three large Probus clubs and two RSL branches by offering free Heritage accounts for all members who record at least one yarn in the first month. Present at two senior citizen technology days in Brisbane and Melbourne. Offer free transcription service to active members of 'Australian Oral History Society'.
Strong emotional storytelling mission
US-centric, no slang detection or Australian accent support
Specifically built for Australian cultural preservation with slang intelligence
Huge genealogy platform
Text and document focused, weak on spoken stories and slang
Voice-first design with automatic cultural tagging
Unique dataset of transcribed Australian spoken yarns with verified slang usage creates training data advantage for future AI features. Strong network effects within families.
Significant improvements in speech-to-text accuracy for non-American accents, combined with aging Australian population wanting to leave legacies before it's too late.
Poor transcription accuracy on strong regional accents
Use Deepgram's Australian model with user correction feedback loop to improve over time
Low technical comfort recording audio
Create extremely simple one-button interface and offer phone support for setup
Privacy concerns around family recordings
Strong privacy defaults, granular sharing, and clear consent flows
Success: 75% of participants complete a recording and express strong interest
Success: Average 2.5 yarns recorded per active user and positive NPS over 40
Success: 800 registered users and $2100 MRR by day 60
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