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Lisha Li: Lessons on Creating Consumer AI Products from Creating Generative Games with Rosebud AI

May 16, 2024

Lisha Li, Founder of Rosebud AI, discusses creating consumer AI products through generative games. Topics include her career spanning academia, acting, and venture capital, lessons learned from developing AI products, and the evolution of Rosebud AI including stock photos and the viral app TokkingHeads.

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ANECDOTE

Lisha's Diverse Background

Lisha Li's background spans academia, venture capital, and acting.
Her diverse experiences have shaped her approach to building consumer AI products.

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Blending Art and Science

Blending art and science is crucial for founders.
Startups require both the science of product design and the art of building engaging experiences.

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From Academia to VC

Lisha Li transitioned from academia to venture capital after completing her PhD at UC Berkeley.
Witnessing AlphaGo's success inspired her to shift her focus from pure math to applied deep learning.

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This week on Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano talks to Lisha Li, Founder and CEO of Rosebud AI. Rosebud AI allows users to generate video with a few simple prompts by leveraging AI for every aspect of game design. Lisha shares her diverse background from academia to venture capital and acting, leading up to the inception of Rosebud. Michael and Lisha talk about lessons learned when developing consumer AI products and the different iterations of Rosebud AI and its evolution including stock photos and the viral app TokkingHeads.

Lisha is the Founder and CEO of Rosebud AI. She is a former principal at Amplify Partners. Lisha completed her PhD at UC Berkeley focusing on deep learning and probability applied to the problem of clustering in graphs. While at Berkeley she also did statistical consulting, advising on methods and analysis for experimentation and interpretation, and interned as a data scientist at Pinterest and Stitch Fix. She earned her Master of Science in Mathematics at the University of Toronto, with Highest Distinction advised by Prof. Balazs Szegedy in the area of Graph Limits.

Episode Chapters

(00:00) Introduction to Lisha Li and Rosebud AI

(00:47) Lisha Li’s Career: Academia, Acting, VC, and AI

(07:54) The Genesis of Rosebud AI: Creating a Creative Consumer AI Product

(12:14) Navigating Game Development with AI

(17:43) Democratizing Game Creation with Rosebud

(31:20) Building Rosebud's AI-Powered Platform

(35:56) Looking Ahead: The Future of AI in Gaming

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