Synthesia Co-Founder | The Future of Hollywood, YouTube & AI Content

In this episode of Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future, we sit down with Victor, the co-founder of Synthesia, arguably the biggest technology company you haven't heard of yet. Synthesia is making video creation completely AI automated, and they recently made headlines by becoming the fastest-growing unicorn in the United Kingdom. Victor joins us to celebrate a massive milestone: raising 200million in a SeriesE round led by GoogleVentures(GV), bringing the company to a 4 billion valuation. We dive deep into the journey of building an AI-native company long before the world was talking about ChatGPT, and what the future holds for the "attention economy". Key Topics Discussed: • The Mark Cuban Cold Email: How Victor and his team found Mark Cuban’s email address in a Sony hack data dump • The Evolution of AI Video • Hiring "Diamonds in the Dirt": Why Victor avoids "rockstars" from big-name tech logos • The Future of "AI-Native Video • Europe vs. Silicon Valley • Geopolitics & Denmark About Victor and Synthesia Synthesia was founded on the idea that AI would reduce the marginal cost of creating content to zero. What started as a research paper by a Stanford professor has turned into a platform that allows average office workers to generate professional videos in seconds, bypassing the need for expensive cameras and studios. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to stay updated on the founders and technologies shaping the jobs of the future! ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? hello@jobsofthefuture.co Sponsor the show or Partner with us: sunny@jobsofthefuture.co Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Dong

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