Machine Minds Episdoe 61 | Building the Future of Real Time Audio & Video | Russ d'Sa
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Oct 25, 2024 
Russ d'Sa, Founder and CEO of LiveKit, explores the evolution of real-time audio and video technology. He shares his journey from launching startups to creating an open-source platform transforming communication across industries like healthcare. The discussion highlights how LiveKit enables seamless interactions, the integration of AI in enhancing connectivity, and the importance of teamwork in building tech communities. Russ reveals his vision for the future of human-computer interaction and how these advancements will reshape our connectivity landscape.
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Early Entrepreneurial Journey
- Russ d'Sa began startups right out of college and joined Y Combinator's fifth batch in 2007.
- LiveKit started as an open-source side project that rapidly impacted emergency dispatch centers within weeks of launch.
Real-Time Infrastructure As An API
- LiveKit provides the underlying real-time audio/video infrastructure as an API for developers.
- It lets any app capture, transport, and reconstitute camera and microphone data to create instant presence.
Why LiveKit Was Different
- Existing RTC stacks were built for small meetings and lacked flexibility for novel use cases and mobile scale.
- LiveKit differentiated by being open source, mobile-first, and handling large-scale, non-meeting scenarios.