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0:17Subject

I was a police officer for 21 years. I worked seven years in the drug squad, undercover most of that time.

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The hardest part of an interview is the part nobody is helping with.

There are tools to help you prep. There are tools to help you review. But the live conversation, the moment a story is actually being told, has always been on you alone. Until now.

Before
Prep tools, research assistants, question generators.
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During
The live conversation. The most stressful part. The part that makes or breaks the story.
This is where StorySeeker lives.
After
Transcription, summaries, AI notetakers.
Helpful, but the moment has passed.

StorySeeker is the only tool built for the moment that actually matters. The conversation itself.

Whether you've done a thousand interviews or you're walking into your first, you'll never freeze on the next question again.

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Where most interviews stop

"We started the company because we saw a gap in the market. Nobody was solving this problem, so we decided to go for it."

StorySeeker suggests

"What were you personally risking when you made that decision?"

Where StorySeeker takes you

"I remember sitting in my car after quitting my job. My wife was seven months pregnant. I just sat there for twenty minutes. I couldn't go home yet because I didn't know how to say it out loud. That gap in the market wasn't abstract to me. My brother had died because that problem didn't get solved. So I wasn't going for it. I had to."

Every interview makes you sharper.

After every conversation, you'll see exactly where you went deep and where you left story on the table. This isn't just a tool. It's your coaching loop.

Interview Analysis
B+
Strong emotional discovery
You unlocked a powerful mentorship story through Marcus. The "showing up" thread was your strongest moment.
What went well
  • Asked about Marcus specifically at 0:52, which unlocked a story about mentorship she hadn't planned to tell
  • Good pacing. Gave subject space to reflect before following up
Missed opportunities
  • She said "the kids know if you're faking it." That's a values statement, not a story yet. Try: "What does faking it actually look like in a classroom? Have you seen it?"
  • "Play it back perfect." Explore what happened to Marcus after her class. Did music change his life?
Pattern to watch

You tend to move to the next topic when subjects name specific people. Stay with the person. That's where the story lives.

Interview Skills6 interviews analyzed
Overall
35/50
Question Quality
8/10
Follow-Up Depth
7/10
Tension & Stakes
6/10
Active Listening
7.5/10
Recent Coaching Feedback
Elena (Video Interview)Interview35/50Mar 4, 2026
Strength: Active ListeningFocus: Evidence & Concreteness

"When kids know that they have a voice, and when they know they have that ability to change..."

James (Pre-Production)Discovery9/10Mar 5, 2026
Role: Bring back for interviewStrength: Specific, comfortable on camera

"I was always walking on eggshells that, you know, I could be attacked or I could be taken out."

Progress ReportGenerated across 6 interviews
Your strengths
  • Scene-setting questions that produce cinematic, quotable beats
  • Eliciting emotional language. Camera-ready anchors like "walking on eggshells"
Skill trends
  • Question Quality: Improving. Crisp, open framing that elicits origin stories
  • Active Listening: Improving. Repeats language to deepen answers
  • Evidence: Needs work. Missed chances to pull numbers and dates
Practice next

Secure corroboration before ending calls. Ask for contacts, documents, and one concrete number that shows the outcome.

How it works

01

Set Your Story Compass

Tell us who you're talking to and what you're after. Every suggestion is tuned to your story.

Story Setup

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Christine Darch, GIS Specialist, City of Kelowna
Exploring how childhood curiosity about maps led to a career using GIS to solve real community problems. Looking for the emotional connection between artistic wonder and technical impact.
Municipal leaders and GIS professionals
Key themes, angles to explore, things to avoid...
Estimated Duration
60
minutes
02

Stay Present. We'll Coach.

StorySeeker transcribes every word while whispering follow-ups in real time. You never lose a thread, even mid-conversation.

You're always in charge. You're the producer. You're the director. StorySeeker just leans over with one idea.

Live Transcript
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0:17

I taught music for twenty-six years at the same middle school. Every September, new faces. Every June, they'd leave.

0:32

Most people think teaching is about the subject. But it's really about showing up. The kids know if you're faking it.

0:45

There was one kid, Marcus. He couldn't read sheet music, but he could hear a song once and play it back. Perfect.

Transcribing...
AI Coaching

You said Marcus could play anything by ear. What happened to him? Did music change his path?

Previous (1)

Twenty-six years is a long time. Was there a year you almost walked away?

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# Interview: Margaret, Music Education
Date: March 3, 2026 | Duration: 38 min
## Transcript
[0:17] Subject: I taught music for twenty-six...
[0:32] Subject: Most people think teaching is...
...
## AI Coaching Suggestions
1. You said Marcus could play...
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Grow Over Time

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Question Quality
0/10
Follow-Up Depth
0.0/10
Tension & Stakes
0/10
Evidence
0.0/10
Active Listening
0.0/10
Emotional Depth
0.0/10

Your project gets smarter with every conversation.

Every project is a story you're building across conversations. StorySeeker reads every transcript, tracks what you've captured, identifies what's missing, and writes you a focused prep brief before each call. Like an expert production assistant from first pre-production interview to final on-camera sit-down.

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Pre-Call Prep Briefs

Before each interview, get a brief that knows what you've already covered, reviews your planned questions, and tells you exactly what this call still needs.

Pre-Call Prep Brief
Interview 3 of 5
Where You Stand

You've got Maria's origin story and David's institutional perspective locked. Elena's first call gave you her philosophy but nothing from inside the classroom. This call needs to deliver three things: the moment she decided to stay, one real student interaction, and proof that her approach actually changed outcomes.

What You Already Have
Her teaching philosophy: She said "the kids know if you're faking it." You have the line but not the story behind it.
The funding crisis: David confirmed the program was nearly cut in 2019. Elena hasn't told her side yet.
Your Questions, Reviewed
🔥
Promote: "Tell me about Marcus" is your highest-value question. Ask it first while she's grounded.
Sharpen: "What was it like?" is too open. Try: "What did you say to the principal? The actual words?"
⏭️
Skip: "How long have you been teaching?" David already covered this in Call 1.

Project Reports

See who's camera-ready, what gaps remain, and get specific questions to fill them, across all your conversations in one view.

Project Report
4 conversations reviewed

Maria and David are strong fits with specific personal stories. Elena has useful context but still needs one concrete example to feel complete.

Your People
Maria TorresStrong fit

Answered in specific personal examples throughout.

David ChenStrong fit

Clear on his work; one more personal example would help.

Elena VossNeeds follow-up

Stayed in generalities — needs a concrete example.

Gaps: What You Still Need
Elena· One post-program proof moment

"What's one meeting where you did it differently, and what happened?"

Maria· The funding crisis from her side

"When they told you the program might end, where were you and what did you do first?"

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Recording
14:32
Interviewer12:05

You mentioned the community pushed back at first. What changed their minds?

Guest12:18

It wasn't one thing. There was a moment at a town hall where a mother stood up and said her son finally had somewhere to go after school. That shifted everything.

Interviewer13:41

Was she someone you'd spoken to before, or was that completely unexpected?

Guest13:55

I'd never met her. I didn't even know her name. And she just... she just said what I'd been trying to prove for three years. In front of everyone.

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18:42 · SUBJECT

I opened the restaurant with twelve hundred dollars and a recipe my grandmother never wrote down. Just showed me once.

19:15 · INTERVIEWER

What would it mean if that recipe disappeared?

AI COACHING

She showed you the recipe once. What else did she only show you once?

Twelve hundred dollars. Was there a moment you almost didn't open?

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