Joshua Xu is co-founder and CEO of HeyGen -- the fast-growing AI video creation and translation platform. You can upload a video, or create a new one from a script using an AI avatar as your star, and HeyGen will translate it into 175 languages. HeyGen now serves over 40,000 customers and is generating $35+ million in revenue.
Joshua Xu is co-founder and CEO of HeyGen -- the fast-growing AI video creation and translation platform. You can upload a video, or create a new one from a script using an AI avatar as your star, and HeyGen will translate it into 175 languages. HeyGen now serves over 40,000 customers and is generating $35+ million in revenue.
[0:00] Intro
[0:37] HeyGen's Viral Moments
[1:23] Creating Magic with AI
[3:30] The Future of AI in Video Production
[9:29] HeyGen's Use Cases and Customer Base
[13:15] AI Avatars
[25:46] The Future of Content
[26:43] Competing with Industry Giants
[27:16] Innovating for New Markets
[31:24] Enterprise Push: Lessons and Surprises
[33:07] Trust and Safety in AI
[37:03] Fundraising and Financial Strategies for AI Startups
[41:22] Quickfire
With your co-hosts:
@jacobeffron
- Partner at Redpoint, Former PM Flatiron Health
@patrickachase
- Partner at Redpoint, Former ML Engineer LinkedIn
@ericabrescia
- Former COO Github, Founder Bitnami (acq’d by VMWare)
@jordan_segall
- Partner at Redpoint