Building @OpusClip (AI × video) | AI Grant ‘23 | @UCBerkeley (CS ‘14) | Forbes 30U30 (‘19) | prev: @LinkedIn, @Totango

San Mateo, CA
Joined March 2011
Before we hit $10M ARR, we spent months building a product nobody wanted. In 2022, we built an AI livestreaming tool. 3 months after launch, we only had 200 users. We were literally paying people to use it. When we stopped paying, they left. But those users loved ONE feature: turning long videos into short clips. So we pivoted and built @OpusClip. 7 months later: $10M ARR and 5M signups. Now we're starting again with agentic video editing. We see the opportunity, but haven't found PMF yet. We figured it out once. Can we do it again? Here's what our internal AI Producer can create 👇 Try out the beta product today: producer.opus.pro/
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@OpusClip is dropping a few beats at #SFTechWeek this week. Come hang with us! Oct 6 · 2:30–4:00 PM 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 Our Cofounder & CTO @jayofopus on what earns attention when everyone can create. Oct 9 · 9:00 PM–2:00 AM 𝗢𝗢𝗢 — 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 Actual beats. Founders, builders, and a night on the dance floor. Oct 11 · 10:00 AM–6:00 PM 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜-𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 Co-hosted with #Codex. Show us what you can build & design with your taste. See you there. RSVP links in the comments 👇
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We got a fun challenge from the Botez Sisters: take their raw footage and see what we could turn it into with @OpusClip AI Producer. Here’s the before & after 👇 And apparently this exact before & after was shown on stage at VidSummit in front of 1,000+ creators?! 👀 Not a bad 5 minutes of editing :) #opusclip #videoediting #aiagent #vidsummit
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OpusClip is now available in @ChatGPT! Clip, edit, and schedule videos for social media, across platforms in one conversation.
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Opus 5.5 is insane. But without the right prompt, they all start to look the same. So we open-sourced 43 launch video templates for Claude Code and Codex. I used one to make this video. My agent did it in one shot. Comment "OPUS" and I will send you the links.
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My first employee interviewed me for my first podcast episode. We talked about the beginnings of building a company that now has 20 million users, feeling alone, and being scared of failing the people who trust me. This is the most raw I’ve ever been online. Stay tuned for future episodes. 🎙️
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My first employee interviewed me for my first podcast episode. We talked about the beginnings of building a company that now has 20 million users, feeling alone, and being scared of failing the people who trust me. This is the most raw I’ve ever been online. Stay tuned for future episodes. 🎙️
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200 creators. 30+ retro TVs. One Clip Wall. 📺 Created LA brought the creator world and Hollywood together for the first time. At our booth on the Walt Disney Studios lot, we met incredible creators and industry leaders from Disney. Using the OpusClip MCP, we organized and produced hundreds of high-quality clips at a scale that would have otherwise been a logistical nightmare. It was the ultimate test of our own product. The wall drew a crowd as creators interacted with their content and rediscovered videos from as far back as 15 years ago. Their reactions showed us that the moments we surfaced truly mattered. An insane experience we will not forget. Thanks @Youshaei & @Disney for putting together such an unforgettable event for creators! 🔥
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“You need to get quantity to make quality” 🔥 We interviewed @jennyhoyos at Created in LA!! Her talk was also amazing, stay tuned!
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"Hollywood moves like a cruise ship, Creators move like a Life Boat" 🔥 We interviewed @airrack at Created in LA
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I met the CEO of @Disney. After nearly 30 years at Disney, Josh D’Amaro now leads a company that inspires billions. Disney has pioneered storytelling and innovation for generations, and it was inspiring to see the company making space for creators in a crowded entertainment industry. At @OpusClip, we have worked with large enterprises and some of the world’s biggest creators. One story can contain many moments that speak to different audiences. When it is clipped, repurposed, and framed in new ways, those moments have a chance to be discovered. Disney’s belief in the power of storytelling connects deeply with our mission to help creators share their stories on a wider scale. Thanks @Youshaei his team and @Disney for putting together such an incredible event! Cheers to next year. – at Burbank, CA
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I built a Grok Bot that automatically clips content for you. Send it a URL and wake up to clips already posted on X, TikTok, YouTube, Reels, and LinkedIn. Every clip scored for virality, reframed with speaker tracking, captioned in your brand template, titled to stop the scroll. Comment "BOT" and I'll send it over + FREE credits (must be following) 👇
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While waiting for Codex Astra to reset, I made a fine cut of my boss @opusyoung ’s public YouTube talk 😂 Original: youtube.com/watch?v=V5tG4Icl… Any guesses how I made it? These two videos looks totally different
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I made this video with just one prompt 😋 It’s great for people who don’t know how to use AE or aren’t familiar with motion design terminology!
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this entire video was generated with code btw even the sound effects. it’s getting crazy out here saw a huge jump in quality after fable 5.1 and got-6 astra came out
Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT. Drop in raw footage, and chat with AI to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music and SFX. Powered by GPT-6 Astra.
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I’ve been a creator for 8 years and waited this long for this level of AI video editing. Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. I dropped in raw footage, gave it simple directions, and it: > Added my text, fonts and colors > Sourced and added real image references > Made it look like my editing aesthetic > Added music and nailed the pacing All without me touching the timeline. 😤 Feels surreal.
Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT. Drop in raw footage, and chat with AI to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music and SFX. Powered by GPT-6 Astra.
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OMG. As a content creator who hates editing… GPT-6 Astra + @OpusClip AI Producer might be my new favorite combo 🤯 We just launched the AI Producer ChatGPT plugin, and the quality jump with Astra is pretty wild. Same raw footage. Completely transformed. And yes, this entire video was edited by Astra + AI Producer 👀 Try AI Producer ChatGPT Plugin now: producer.opus.pro
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I run an AI video company. I prompt like my mom. “Make it fancy. But elegant. You know what I mean.” The AI did not know what I meant. Honestly, neither did I. I’ve been waiting 4 years for this type of conversation to go differently. Introducing @OpusClip AI Producer for ChatGPT, powered by GPT-6 Astra. Drop in raw footage and chat to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music, and SFX. Then keep refining until what’s on screen matches what’s in your head. Even if your head started with “fancy, but elegant.” I’ve never seen AI video editing this precise. Huge props to the team for bringing this to life so quickly. They spent years getting better at AI. I’m still saying “make it pop.” Try AI Producer ChatGPT Plugin now: producer.opus.pro/ We're still in beta mode, so please be patient with our agent and let me know your thoughts!!
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Introducing AI Producer for ChatGPT. Drop in raw footage, and chat with AI to add captions, B-roll, motion graphics, music and SFX. Powered by GPT-6 Astra.
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I got tired of watching other founders' launch videos look better than mine. So I built motion templates for Codex and Claude. Paste the prompt, get the video. I'm open-sourcing them as I go, and I'd love feedback from other builders. Comment "launch" and I'll DM you.
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