Cliff Weitzman

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{{short description|American entrepreneur}}

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| name = Cliff Weitzman

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| caption = Weitzman, Forbes List, 2018

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| nationality = American

| education = Brown University

| occupation = Entrepreneur

| organization = Speechify Text To Speech

| awards = Forbes 30 Under 30

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Cliff Weitzman is an Israeli-American entrepreneur and the co-founder of Speechify Text To Speech software.{{Cite web |last=Schontzler |first=Gail |date=31 October 2019 |title=Dyslexia advocates stress abilities, not disability |url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/education/dyslexia-advocates-stress-abilities-not-disability/article_96043c35-8b8b-5abc-b87f-74b756404b4c.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106001736/https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/education/dyslexia-advocates-stress-abilities-not-disability/article_96043c35-8b8b-5abc-b87f-74b756404b4c.html |archive-date=2019-11-06 |access-date=2020-01-16 |website=Bozeman Daily Chronicle |language=en}} In 2017, Weitzman was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 list.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/cliff-weitzman/|title=Cliff Weitzman|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}} Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/john-boitnott/how-one-founder-turned-his-dyslexia-into-an-app-th.html|title=This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers)|last=Boitnott|first=John|date=2017-08-29|website=Inc.com|access-date=2020-01-16}} He could not read as a child.

  • {{Cite web|url=http://eastsidemonthly.com/stories/cliff-weitzman-speechify,23473|title=An App for the Future of Reading|website=East Side Monthly|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.golocalprov.com/news/brown-grad-and-forbes-30-under-30s-weitzman-on-overcoming-dyslexia|title=Brown Grad and Forbes 30 Under 30's Weitzman -- On Overcoming Dyslexia|last=Fenton|first=Josh|website=GoLocalProv|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://redwoodbark.org/33216/culture/graduate-creates-app-address-dyslexia-boost-productivity/|title=Graduate creates app to address dyslexia, boost productivity|last=Pritikin|first=Anne|website=Redwood Bark|access-date=2020-01-16}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://engineering.brown.edu/news/2017-01-10/cliff-weitzmans-16-text-speech-app-garners-national-acclaim|title=Cliff Weitzman's '16 Text-to-Speech App Garners National Acclaim {{!}} School of Engineering|website=www.brown.edu|access-date=2020-01-16}}
  • {{Cite web|url=https://www.inc.com/john-boitnott/how-one-founder-turned-his-dyslexia-into-an-app-th.html|title=This Immigrant Founder Taught Himself English--Then Made an App That Helps Others With His Disability (and Speed Readers)|last=Boitnott|first=John|date=2017-08-29|website=Inc.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}

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