Pramod Sharma - Founder of Napkin AI Talks Simplifying Visuals for Presentations

The Casey Adams Show

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Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Casey Adams interviews Pramod Sharma, the founder and CEO of Napkin AI, discussing his entrepreneurial journey from Osmo to Napkin AI. Pramod shares insights on the importance of graphics in communication, the challenges of building a startup, and the significance of user feedback in product development. He emphasizes the need for conviction in pursuing ideas, the lessons learned from the acquisition of Osmo, and the evolving landscape of AI technology. The discussion also touches on the dynamics of raising capital and the value of small, agile teams in driving innovation.

Learn more: www.napkin.ai

00:00 Introduction to Napkin AI

03:07 The Genesis of Napkin AI

05:56 Pramod's Journey: From Google to Osmo

09:08 The Conviction to Start Osmo

12:01 Early Influences and Passion for Physics

14:54 The Move to the U.S. and College Experience

17:47 Osmo's Growth and Acquisition

21:04 Lessons Learned from Building Osmo

23:59 Fundraising Insights and Building a Product People Love

26:24 The Importance of Finding Champions for Your Idea

28:17 The Story Behind the Name 'Napkin'

31:51 User-Driven Development: Lessons from Launching Napkin

36:34 The Power of Small Teams in Startup Success

39:15 AI's Role in Personal Efficiency and Creativity

42:24 Looking Ahead: The Future of Visual Quality in Graphics

44:30 Personal Growth Through Startup Challenges

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0:00.0	All right, welcome back to the Casey Adams show. Today I'm joined by Promote Sharma, the founder and CEO of Napkin AI. Promote, thank you so much for going on the show today.
0:13.1	I'm glad to be here. Absolutely. Well, first off, I'm not only very impressed by what you've built, but I know you are, you've been a multiple
0:22.0	time founder, and I know that your startup Napkin AI recently, fairly recently came out of
0:27.7	stealth. And before we dive in, I'd love for you to give a quick high level of what
0:30.6	napkin AI is before we really dive into your story, the product, and everything that you're working
0:34.7	on. Sure. So the idea behind Napkin AI is whenever we are giving a presentation, writing blog post
0:43.3	or a LinkedIn post, graphics are always a big part of that experience.
0:50.4	And so it takes a lot of time to come with the right graphic.
0:54.3	And Napkin is essentially trying to make it easier for you to create the right graphic.
0:58.9	And the way it works is it takes your text.
1:00.7	So, for example, let's see you're writing blog post.
1:03.3	You can copy paste your whole blog post text, paste into napkin, press your button,
1:09.4	and it will give you a couple of different graphics
1:11.6	that are ready to go.
1:13.4	You can pick it from, you can customize them after the effect.
1:17.2	And the idea is, is graphics are really powerful as a communication tool.
1:22.5	And we want everyone to use them a lot more than that happens right now.
1:29.8	I love that. That's really cool. And I think, too,
1:34.8	just the idea of graphics, especially on social, like they bring such a different level of emphasis to storytelling and everything. And I know just on the site and kind of seeing what the product is and
1:39.8	the testimonials, like there's so many great use cases for it as you guys lay out. And that's incredible.
1:46.5	Yeah. I think one of the things that we have seen is graphic done well, it's like a
1:51.9	shortcut for communication. Yeah. Or convincing somebody, getting somebody excited. Because it just,
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