Wesley Tian says Canva's AI headshot product is 'terrible'
Wesley Tian · 1st-time founder grows AI headshot app from $0 to $10M ARR in 2 years—with no funding. | Wesley T... · PMF Show · Apr 24, 2025 · at 29:53
Wesley Tian, founder of Aragon.ai, discusses competitor rankings on Google search for AI headshots.
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“And Canva's product is terrible, by the way. They have a free product, but it takes a few seconds, but the output doesn't even look like you.”
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