Notes from the field
Rannly · blog
What we learn building an AI receptionist for Gulf SMBs. Real numbers when we have them, honest when we don't.
5/4/2026 · engineering
Why Speechmatics ar_en is the only Arabic ASR that actually works on Vapi
We tried Deepgram nova-3, Azure Speech, and ElevenLabs Scribe. Only one of them transcribes Arabic without routing it to Hindi. Here's the receipt.
5/3/2026 · case-study
The 14,400 AED math — what one Dubai HVAC contractor lost to missed calls last month
Real numbers from a 12-person AC company in Dubai. 30 missed calls. 60% would-be customers. AED 800 per job. Here's the spreadsheet.
5/2/2026 · launch
Day zero — what we ship before customer #1
Rannly is live as a marketing site, with the actual AI receptionist provisioned by hand for the first 5 founding members. Here's exactly what gets built, in what order, and why.