Andreas Kromann
Writer

Andreas Kromann

I am a founder in Denmark with 6 years of experience in the speech collection industry

Before founding Spire Light I worked as an independent supplier of speech data for industry leaders in the US, EU and China.

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Posts by Andreas Kromann

For Developers

We built our own speech-to-text API. It took two years.

Spirelight has published its own speech-to-text API. Two years in the making, trained exclusively on internally created, human-validated speech data, and built for complicated speech: accents, crosstalk, noise, and real conversation.

July 21, 2026
For Contributors

How to Actually Make Money With AI (The Options That Pay)

Most make-money-with-AI advice is hype. Here is a skeptical look at what actually pays, what does not, and the low-barrier option the guides skip.

July 5, 2026
For Contributors

Remote Transcription Jobs With No Experience: How to Start

You can start remote transcription jobs with no experience. Here is what the work really pays, the setup that raises your rate, and where the field is heading.

July 5, 2026
For Contributors

Get Paid to Record Your Voice: Real Voice Jobs From Home

You can get paid to record your voice from home, and it is not voice-over acting. Here is what voice recording jobs for AI involve and why accents pay.

July 5, 2026
For Contributors

How to Write a Freelance Proposal That Wins the Job

You found the lead. Now you have to convert it. Here's the proposal structure I use, with the data on what actually closes, plus a fill-in template you can reuse.

June 21, 2026
For Contributors

How to Set Freelance Rates: A Pricing Guide That Pays

Most freelancers price by gut feel and leave money on the table. Here's a cost-plus method to set a baseline rate, research your market, and raise it without losing clients.

June 12, 2026
For Contributors

How to Find Freelance Clients: 9 Strategies That Work in 2025

Finding clients is the hardest part of freelancing. Here are nine concrete ways to land work in 2025, from LinkedIn to referrals to microtask platforms, with the numbers behind each one.

June 10, 2026
For Developers

How to get Danish voice training data for AI models

Discover the best options for obtaining Danish voice training data for your AI models, from open-source datasets to custom collections. Learn how to create a targeted dataset that meets your specific needs.

May 4, 2026