Vettly – AI voice agent that conducts first-round interviews

Name: Vettly – AI voice agent that conducts first-round interviews
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Author: priest12345

by priest12345·Feb 25, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●●●BangerSolve My ProblemSlick

Automates 40% of recruiter workload; Claude+ElevenLabs pipeline handles flow that plagued Paradox, Pinecone.

Strengths

•Solves real recruiter pain (30-min screens per candidate per role) with structured, bias-reducing format
•Natural voice generation avoids robotic tone; single-question pacing is UX detail most tools miss
•Free tier ships today with transparent pricing; solo founder clear on hard technical problems solved

Weaknesses

•Hiring automation already crowded (Paradox, Pinecone, HireEZ exist) but Vettly's voice+scoring angle is fresher
•Success depends on candidate adoption of self-serve scheduling link—no data on drop-off rates shown

Post Description

Solo founder here. Built Vettly after spending too many hours on repetitive phone screens.

How it works: paste a job description → AI generates a custom interview plan → candidates self-schedule via a public link → AI voice agent conducts a structured interview → you get a full transcript + scored report.

The hard parts: - Getting the AI to ask exactly one question at a time (not dump 5 at once) - Making the voice feel natural, not robotic - Keeping scoring auditable and bias-free

Free tier live — would love brutal HN feedback on the approach.