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Gaurav Misra: Building an AI-Powered Creative Studio (Encore)

Sep 5, 2024

Gaurav Misra, Co-Founder and CEO of Captions.AI and former design engineer at Snap, shares his journey from tech enthusiast to startup innovator. He discusses Captions.AI's unique features like AI-corrected eye contact and multi-language captions that reshape video creation. Misra reveals the surprising discovery of $500k in his Apple account and highlights the innovations transforming video editing, including text-to-video and AI-powered dubbing, projecting an accessible future for creators. His story showcases how tech advancements enhance communication and creativity.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Navigating Transitions in Tech

02:31 • 11min

From Viral Age Guessing to Startup Collaborations

13:33 • 2min

From Data to Design: A Journey of Innovation

15:05 • 19min

The Rise of Talking Videos

34:05 • 21min

Revolutionizing Video Communication

55:13 • 9min

The Future of Video Creation: Innovations on the Horizon

01:03:47 • 2min

Exploring the Transformative Power of AI Applications

01:05:21 • 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. This week, we’re revisiting a conversation with Captions.AI Co-Founder and CEO Gaurav Misra. Guarav 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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