Jan 31, 2021
Ali Shah is the Founder of TapeReal, a social networking
app where you can record and only engage through audio
and video.
Ali comes from a technology background and has started
five companies, but he experienced a transformational
journey in South America that took him to where he is
today. He realized when we personally connect with
others, we improve our mental health, feel a sense of
belonging, and strengthen our relationships. Traditional
social media has erected barriers between humans, and
hijacked our natural way of communication. Texting,
posting memes/links, sharing filtered images does not
bring us closer as human beings, nor does it allow us to
meaningfully connect with each other. Traditional social
media has made us less accountable to each other. We
need to return to a pure and natural way of
communication, enabled by this new technology that is
prevalent in our lives i.e smartphones.