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Gaurav Misra: Building an AI-Powered Creative Studio

Dec 7, 2023

Gaurav Misra, Co-Founder and CEO of Captions.AI, talks about his journey from being a design engineer at Snap to founding a top-tier AI company. They discuss the rise of talking videos on TikTok, the challenges of app development, and explore the future of video editing and AI applications.

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

Early Experiences in India and Programming

03:15 • 16min

Snapchat's Culture of Innovation

19:19 • 15min

The Rise of Talking Videos and the Impact of TikTok

34:32 • 6min

Early Stages and Pitching to Venture Capitalists

40:12 • 20min

Exploring the Use Cases and Advancements in AI Technology

01:00:19 • 4min

The Future of Video Editing and Creation

01:04:14 • 2min

Exploring AI Applications and the Power of GPT

01:05:47 • 3min

Captions.AI is taking the world of video creation by storm. With features like AI-corrected eye contact and automatic captions in 28 languages, more creators than ever can bring their ideas to life. Captions.AI Co-Founder and CEO Gaurav Misra joined Lightspeed Partner and Host Michael Mignano for a conversation spanning from his days as a design engineer at Snap to finding a surprise $500k in his Apple account.

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(00:00) An intro to Gaurav Misra, co-founder and CEO of Captions.AI

(06:03) Gaurav got an early start in startups

(09:24) Getting a phD in machine learning before it was cool

(12:04) From Lattice Engines to Microsoft to Localytics

(17:26) Making the leap to Snapchat’s elite engineering team

(20:57) Keeping innovation alive at a huge consumer company

(26:48) Being on the ground floor of Snapchat’s major feature overhauls

(30:47) Leaving Snapchat to found a top-tier AI company

(33:48) It all started as a social network

(38:10) The happy accident of the original Captions.AI tool

(44:08) They raised a series A for the social network only to find a $500k surprise

(50:00) Building a text-based video editor from the ground up

(58:25) Beyond the editor - launching the AI-powered Lipdub

(01:04:14) What will video editing look like 5 years from now?

(01:06:52) Is Captions.AI hiring?

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