📸 AI Basics: Scaling AI Photo Editing to 300M Users 📸 In this episode, @Jason sits down with Matt Rouif (@matthieurouif), Co-founder & CEO of Photoroom — the AI photo app with 300M+ downloads and $50M+ revenue. @photoroom_app From background removal to powering @DoorDash & @amazon, Photoroom shows how startups can win big in applied AI. 📌 What you’ll learn: ✅ Product-Led Growth – How Photoroom scaled from indie sellers to global platforms ✅ User Testing Bravery – Why putting your app in strangers’ hands (aka the “Listening Lab” technique) leads to the best product insights ✅ API Breakthroughs – The “Barbie Movie” moment that unlocked millions of image requests ✅ AI Trust & Safety – Red-teaming, brand safety & avoiding hallucinations in commerce ✅ The Future of Ads – Personalized AI imagery that could literally put you in the ad 🎥 Watch the full episode here ⬇️

We checked out Lume, the viral robot that looks like a lamp! @aaronistan from startup @syncereai joined the show to tell @Alex and @jason about reimagining the home robotics space. Unlike many of the humanoid robots you’ve probably seen around, Lume is a system of “robot lamps” designed to blend into your home decor, only revealing themselves when you need them. The robot arms currently fold laundry, but more applications are on the way. Hear more about it in this TWiST highlight!

Why @Jason says the AI is ALREADY HERE for your job… On TWiST, Jason and @Alex looked at some concerning data and joblessness in New York and made some grim predictions about what’s to come. Hear why Jason thinks unemployment could rise 20% — in the next year alone — as AI continues boosting productivity.