Postma: Lensa generated $40 million from AI profile pictures
Danny Postma · Beyond Avatars: How AI is Reshaping Online Identity (Danny Postma and Sinead Bovell) · Apr 24, 2023 · at 21:32
Danny Postma, indie software developer behind AI tools like HeadshotPro, discusses consumer demand for generative AI photo features.
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“I believe Lenza did forty million dollars with that.”
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