Hello and welcome back to Equity, the startup business podcast where we unpack the numbers and nuances behind the headlines.

This is our Wednesday show where we focus on one person, reflect on their work and unpack the rest. This week Natasha interviewed Cleo’s Chief Commercial Officer and former CEO, SJ Sacchetti.

Statistician

We talked about almost every topic most founders and CEOs are too afraid to talk about: ego, setting boundaries, stepping down and becoming a “statistician,”.

Why the company needs to succeed without you.

We’re talking about failure—or at least the fear of it—and really where things go wrong when we talk about how success is celebrated in tech.

It’s a deep episode and I’m nervous for you all to listen to it.

As always, I’ll be back with the whole Equity crew on Friday, but in the meantime you can keep up with us on Twitter @EquityPod.

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This week Natasha interviewed Cleo’s Commercial Director, SJ Sacchetti.

We talked about almost every topic most founders and CEOs are too afraid to talk about: ego, stepping down and becoming a “statistician,” and why the company needs to succeed without you.

There are already plenty of automatic editing and cropping tools out there, from big names like Adobe and generative AI startups like QuickVid.

It wouldn’t be accurate to say they’ve reached mainstream use (or even that they’re ready for it), but the idea is certainly in circulation.

Based in Tel Aviv, GlossAi sets itself apart by creating a sort of middle ground between pure generated stuff and intelligent trimming of your existing video.

The problem they want to solve is the large volume of webinars, presentations.

Interviews that more or less disappear into the ether once they’re fully published on something like YouTube.

If you simply made the site available in its entirety on one platform, you could split it across multiple platforms and media formats.

Helping to achieve reach and a greater return on investment for your production costs.

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