About StoryBytes
Transforming idle moments into meaningful reading experiences through interactive fiction and choose-your-own-adventure stories.
Our Story
StoryBytes was born from a moment of exhaustion. After yet another late-night session of mindless doomscrolling through social media, founder Tallis Salamatian made a New Year's resolution: to reclaim his screen time and replace it with something more meaningful.
The goal was simple—read more long-form content. But as someone who has navigated dyslexia throughout his life, Tallis knew that traditional books weren't always the easiest path. He needed something engaging, something that would hold his attention the way social media did, but actually leave him feeling fulfilled rather than drained.
That's when the memory resurfaced: those beloved choose-your-own-adventure books from childhood. The excitement of reaching a decision point. The thrill of wondering what would happen if you'd chosen differently. The way those books made reading feel like an active experience rather than a passive one.
There was just one problem—there wasn't much modern content in that genre. So Tallis did what any entrepreneur would do: he decided to create it himself. Using AI to adapt classic public domain works like Sherlock Holmes into interactive experiences, he created a few stories and realized others might enjoy them too.
With a background in technology startups and product development—and leveraging the emerging world of AI-assisted coding—StoryBytes went from idea to reality. What started as a personal solution to doomscrolling became a platform designed to help everyone transform their idle moments into adventures.
Meet the Founder
Tallis Salamatian is a serial entrepreneur and project manager with over a decade of experience building and scaling technology ventures. His journey spans aerospace technology, IoT devices, government operations, and now digital publishing.
Before StoryBytes, Tallis served as CEO of NuPromethean Technologies, where his graphene nanostructure research was selected as one of just 10 global NASA iTech companies, presenting at the 2019 Space Symposium. He also founded BaziFIT Inc., developing patented IoT fitness technology (U.S. Patent No. 10,575,759).
His experience includes managing $2B+ in state and federal funds as Budget Manager for the Colorado Division of Housing, consulting for startups across AR/VR, FinTech, and SaaS, and even teaching entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Tallis holds an MBA from Clark University in Marketing & International Business and a BA from UC Santa Cruz in Business Management & Economics. He's also the author of "The Savvy Entrepreneur's Business Handbook" and hosted 30+ episodes of "The Savvy Entrepreneur" on Longmont Public Media.
Based in Longmont, Colorado, Tallis is passionate about community leadership, serving on the City of Longmont Airport Advisory Board and as an aerospace grant judge for OEDIT. StoryBytes represents his vision of using technology to make reading more accessible and engaging for everyone.
Our Mission
"To replace mindless scrolling with meaningful reading by making interactive stories as easy to reach as social feeds—and twice as rewarding."
We believe that the same technology that often traps us in endless scrolling can also free us. Interactive fiction offers the engagement and bite-sized satisfaction that keeps you coming back, but leaves you feeling accomplished rather than empty.
StoryBytes exists to prove that screen time doesn't have to be wasted time. Every commute, every waiting room, every five-minute break is an opportunity for adventure—if you have the right content at your fingertips.
What We Believe
Reading Should Be Active
The best stories don't just happen to you—they involve you. When readers make choices, they become invested in outcomes. That investment transforms reading from passive consumption into active participation.
Accessibility Matters
Not everyone connects with traditional books the same way. For people with dyslexia, ADHD, or simply busy lives, interactive fiction offers a different path to the joy of storytelling—one that works with how your brain actually processes information.
Authors Deserve Fair Treatment
We offer transparent revenue sharing with no upfront costs. Authors keep 70% of their story sales and share in subscription revenue based on reader engagement. Great stories should benefit their creators.
Technology Should Serve Creativity
AI isn't replacing authors—it's empowering them. Our tools help writers create branching narratives that would be impossibly complex to manage by hand, while ensuring every word still comes from human creativity and intention.
StoryBytes Today
We're a young platform with big ambitions. Here's where we are on our journey.
Join the Adventure
Whether you're looking to escape doomscrolling, find a new way to enjoy stories, or share your own interactive tales with the world, StoryBytes is here for you.
Follow our progress and upcoming features on our public roadmap.