Calendly throws its hat into meeting note-taker circus

Still, Awotona says there’s big opportunity in automating tasks after the meeting is transcribed.

“There’s a litany of note-takers, and all of them do a great job of recording and transcribing notes. But a lot of work happens after the meetings. And we think that really that’s where the opportunity for our note-takers to be efficient,” he said.

Given that some companies in this space, like Otter and Granola, are facing allegations of violating privacy, Awotona said Calendly’s note-taker will inform users that their meeting is being recorded. The recording assistant sends a message in the chat to inform everyone of its presence and activity, and any user can ask the app to leave the conversation. It can even inform people before the meeting starts that the call will be recorded, thanks to its integration with Calendly’s scheduling system.