349: 1 Billion Downloads, Kim Kardashian, and The Future Of AI: PicsArt’s Hovhannes Avoyan

The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

Nathan Chan

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

When his 10 year old daughter was upset by negative comments posted about her artwork, Hovhannes Avoyan decided to do something about it. Almost a decade later, over 1 billion app downloads and 150 million active monthly, PicsArt has become a global movement. Before founding PicsArt, Hovhannes Avoyan was already a successful entrepreneur with five startups that he sold to Lycos, Bertelsmann, GFI, TeamViewer, and HelpSystems. With a strong understanding of the market, scaling, and what it takes to build a viable business, it’s no wonder that PicsArt raised over $45m capital and now boasts partnerships with the world’s biggest influencers like Kim Kardashian. In this inspiring interview hosted by Nathan Chan, Avoyan discusses the importance of creating a safe space for creative expression, why community matters for a business, the future of AI and its place in design and art, and why he believes failure is part of success.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, before we get started with today's episode, I just want to share some really,
0:04.4	really exciting news with you. We've just launched our newest show officially on the founder
0:09.7	podcast network. It's called From Zero to Founder. And as you know, on this podcast, we interview
0:15.0	some of the greatest entrepreneurs of our generation. However, in this new series, we're doing
0:19.7	things a little differently.
0:21.5	We're working with actual students in our community who have done some of our paid
0:26.4	programs who are deep within the process of building their very own successful business.
0:32.0	These are the founders of tomorrow who have stood where you are or where you might want to go
0:37.1	in the next year or two.
0:39.0	And they're on their way to building the business of their dreams.
0:42.5	This podcast is hosted by our community manager, Molly Flynn, and we're showcasing some
0:47.5	truly incredible stories, which I know I've heard from you guys.
0:52.0	You want to hear from more founders that are in the trenches from everyday people like
0:56.4	you or I.
0:56.9	So go check out from Zero to Founder on all major podcast platforms.
1:01.9	We'll also leave a link in the bio of all of our show notes.
1:06.3	All right.
1:06.9	That's it from me.
1:08.0	Now it's jumped to the show.
1:09.1	I hope you enjoy this episode.
1:10.9	This is episode number 349 with Havanais of Ayan of the Founder Podcast.
1:19.3	What you need is thirst.
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