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Re: Ask HN: Founders of failed startups, what are you doing now?

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Post by gezelremy » Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 8:22 PM UTC

bsenftner wrote: post #29

Between '02 and '15 I was pioneering Automated Actor Replacement / Deep Fakes, but for streaming entertainment services advertising. I had a working system based on neural nets in key locations of a traditional VFX film pipeline, capable of global scale (125K 30-second video clips per hour, each with a unique person inserted as a key "actor".) Picture yourself in a pizza or car ad. However, my tech being ready in '08…

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Re: Ask HN: Founders of failed startups, what are you doing now?

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Post by berkeshire » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 5:24 AM UTC

Mobile apps startup almost a decade ago, for 2 years. Failed. Joined a FAANG company, initial months were depressing - narrow scope, cog in the wheel, shoddy culture.

On the plus side, the interviews were a breeze due to the depth I had built up on the tech side in my startup, and I had instant street-cred every time I talked to new coworkers.

Experience as a founder was very valuable due to the much bigger picture that I could see most of the time and easily switch my thinking hats from tech to product to business, and add value to most discussions, even with executives.

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