Gaurav Misra is the co-founder and CEO of Captions, an AI video creation tool that's making it easier than ever for creators to make amazing content. Before starting Captions, Gaurav worked as a machine learning engineer at Microsoft and later switched things up as a designer at Snapchat. That mix of tech and design experience turned out to be the perfect recipe for building Captions, which is now based in New York, has raised $100 million in funding, and is valued at $500 million.

But here’s the wild part: Captions almost never saw the light of day! The app that’s now helping millions of creators was nearly scrapped before launch. Want to know how it all turned around? Check out the video to hear Gaurav’s story and see how a few key decisions changed everything.

00:00 Intro
00:18 How I Became an Entrepreneur at 16
03:30 First Career in Microsoft and Snapchat
05:24 Success is in the Small Decisions
06:57 The Small Decisions he did 
10:24 How to Win with Quick MVPs and Feedback

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The founder of Captions reflects on his journey from India to the US, dropping out of a PhD program to join a startup, and ultimately achieving success with his video creation company, Captions. He shares insights on risk-taking, small decisions, the importance of rapid testing, and the value of identifying the right user base. Captions grew unexpectedly after introducing a paywall, showing the significance of small choices in business growth.

The App We Almost Deleted-Now a $500M Success | Gaurav Misra, Captions