Todays Solution

We built UponAI for us—then realized the whole industry needed it too.

Two years ago, I saw a problem. Jody Gonzales and I needed something better for our own businesses (MyVoIP & StratusDial). We wanted voice AI agents to stay competitive. We checked the market, tested different products, and nothing felt right. Either the price was too high, or the product missed something important.

We had two choices:
→ Wait for someone else to invent a solution
→ Or take the bull by the horns and build it ourselves

We picked the second option. (No surprise there!)

We started by building a tool for our own needs. We wanted AI that works with real phone systems. We wanted simple call transfers, queue awareness, and CRM integration. We wanted something that made our work easier and our customers happier.

But as we talked to our partners and peers, we saw something bigger. Other UCaaS providers needed this too. They faced the same problems. They wanted the same things.

So, our small project grew. We worked with our dev team, listened to feedback, and improved the product together. We built UponAI on what we needed—but also what others like us needed.

Now, UponAI helps more than just us. It brings AI to the telecommunication world. It gives businesses a way to stay efficient, help customers, and keep their brand strong.

Looking back, building for ourselves was only the first step. Building for the industry made all the difference.

I’d love to hear how you have solved a problem that started small but grew bigger than you expected.