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February 4, 2025 48 mins

Amit Jain is the cofounder and CEO of Luma AI, an AI platform to create realistic looking videos. They're backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Amazon, and AMD. He was previously at Apple where he worked on VisionPro.

Amit's favorite book: Skunk Works (Authors: Ben R. Rich, Leo Janos)

(00:01) Introduction
(00:26) How Can AI Models Generate Realistic Videos
(02:38) The Current Landscape of Video Generation
(06:16) Teaching AI Models the Laws of Physics
(09:47) Founding Luma: Deciding on the First Product Version
(12:56) Validating Market Need & User Feedback
(16:42) Key Learnings from Ray 1 Before Launching Ray 2
(21:24) Growth Hacks That Moved the Needle
(24:27) From Zero Users to Today: The Growth Journey
(27:53) Building a Community Around Luma
(30:57) Luma’s Technology Stack & AI Infrastructure
(36:42) Biggest Technical Challenges in Building Luma
(39:24) The Future of Video Generation & AI's Role
(41:54) Rapid Fire Round

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Where to find Amit Jain:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gravicle/

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Where to find Prateek Joshi:

Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com 
Website: https://prateekj.com 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-91047b19 
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