No Priors Ep. 2 | With Runway ML’s Cristobal Valenzuela
For a long time, AI-generated images and video felt like a fun toy. Cool, but not something that would bring value to professional content creators. But now we are at the exciting moment where machine learning tools have the power to unlock more creative ideas.
This week on the podcast, Sarah Guo and Elad Gil talk to Cristobal Valenzuela, a technologist, artist and software developer. He’s also the CEO and co-founder of Runway, a web-based tool that allows creatives to use machine learning to generate and edit video. You've probably already seen Runway's work in action on the Late Show with S…
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Chapters (12)
Introduction
1:50
Cris’s background and how he doesn’t see barriers between art and machine lear
6:46
How Runway works as a tool
8:36
The origins and early iterations of Runway
12:22
Product sequencing and roadmapping in a fast growing space
15:43
Runway as an applied research company
19:10
Common pitfalls for founders to avoid
22:35
How Runway structures teams for effective collaboration
24:22
Learnings from how Runway built Greenscreen product
28:01
Building a long-term and sustainable business
32:34
Finding Product Market Fit
36:34
The influence of AI tools in art as an artistic movement
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