This document discusses the growing voice-first market for smart home assistants such as Amazon Echo and Google Home. It notes that major tech companies are investing billions in building out the necessary hardware, software, and services that make up the voice ecosystem. The voice-first device market is expected to grow significantly in coming years, with over 24 million devices shipped in 2017 and a total of 33 million devices in use. The document promotes VoiceLabs as a company that can help define and analyze this emerging market.