Pieter Levels
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Yeah, avatarai.me. Well, now it's forwards to Photoi because it pivoted. Got it. But this was more like cheesy thing. So this is very interesting because this went so viral. It made like, I think like 150K in a week or something. So most money ever made. And then big, this is very interesting, the big VC companies like Lenza, which are much better at iOS and stuff than me. I didn't have iOS app.
Yeah, avatarai.me. Well, now it's forwards to Photoi because it pivoted. Got it. But this was more like cheesy thing. So this is very interesting because this went so viral. It made like, I think like 150K in a week or something. So most money ever made. And then big, this is very interesting, the big VC companies like Lenza, which are much better at iOS and stuff than me. I didn't have iOS app.
They quickly built an iOS app that does the same and they found technology. And it's all open technology, so it's good. And I think they made like $30 million with it.
They quickly built an iOS app that does the same and they found technology. And it's all open technology, so it's good. And I think they made like $30 million with it.
They quickly built an iOS app that does the same and they found technology. And it's all open technology, so it's good. And I think they made like $30 million with it.
They became like the top grossing app after that.
They became like the top grossing app after that.
They became like the top grossing app after that.
I think it's amazing, honestly. And it's not like... You didn't have like a feeling like, oh, fuck. No, I was a little bit like sad because all my products would work out and I never had like real fierce competition. And now I have like fierce competition from like a very skilled, high talent, like iOS developer studio or something that... And they already had an app.
I think it's amazing, honestly. And it's not like... You didn't have like a feeling like, oh, fuck. No, I was a little bit like sad because all my products would work out and I never had like real fierce competition. And now I have like fierce competition from like a very skilled, high talent, like iOS developer studio or something that... And they already had an app.
I think it's amazing, honestly. And it's not like... You didn't have like a feeling like, oh, fuck. No, I was a little bit like sad because all my products would work out and I never had like real fierce competition. And now I have like fierce competition from like a very skilled, high talent, like iOS developer studio or something that... And they already had an app.
They had an app in App Store for, I think, retouching your face or something. So they were very smart. They add these avatars to there. It's a feature. They had the users. They do a push notification to everybody. We have these avatars. Man, I think they made so much money. And I think they did a really great job. And I also made a lot of money with it.
They had an app in App Store for, I think, retouching your face or something. So they were very smart. They add these avatars to there. It's a feature. They had the users. They do a push notification to everybody. We have these avatars. Man, I think they made so much money. And I think they did a really great job. And I also made a lot of money with it.
They had an app in App Store for, I think, retouching your face or something. So they were very smart. They add these avatars to there. It's a feature. They had the users. They do a push notification to everybody. We have these avatars. Man, I think they made so much money. And I think they did a really great job. And I also made a lot of money with it.
But I quickly realized it wasn't my thing because it was so cheesy. It was like kitsch, you know? It's kind of like... me as a Barbie or me as a, you know, it was too cheesy. I wanted to go for like, what's a real problem we can solve? Because this is going to be a hype. This is going to be, and it was a hype, these avatars. It's like, let's do real photography.
But I quickly realized it wasn't my thing because it was so cheesy. It was like kitsch, you know? It's kind of like... me as a Barbie or me as a, you know, it was too cheesy. I wanted to go for like, what's a real problem we can solve? Because this is going to be a hype. This is going to be, and it was a hype, these avatars. It's like, let's do real photography.
But I quickly realized it wasn't my thing because it was so cheesy. It was like kitsch, you know? It's kind of like... me as a Barbie or me as a, you know, it was too cheesy. I wanted to go for like, what's a real problem we can solve? Because this is going to be a hype. This is going to be, and it was a hype, these avatars. It's like, let's do real photography.
Like, how can you make people look really photorealistic? And it was difficult. And that's why these avatars worked because they were all like in a cheesy, you know, Picasso style. And art is easy because you interpret the, the, all the problems that AI has with your face are like artistic, you know, if you call it Picasso.
Like, how can you make people look really photorealistic? And it was difficult. And that's why these avatars worked because they were all like in a cheesy, you know, Picasso style. And art is easy because you interpret the, the, all the problems that AI has with your face are like artistic, you know, if you call it Picasso.
Like, how can you make people look really photorealistic? And it was difficult. And that's why these avatars worked because they were all like in a cheesy, you know, Picasso style. And art is easy because you interpret the, the, all the problems that AI has with your face are like artistic, you know, if you call it Picasso.