[This is Julia, the OC] We’re not running a spam campaign. Any more info here on what you’re referring to?
We used to make it free to remove the Kapwing watermark, but needed to up our conversion recently to extend runway and fund R&D. Just shot every creative tool in our space leverages watermarks as a conversion lever because it means we can offer most things for free.
I am referring to a recent spate in unusual comments on top posts that link to reaction-image like clips hosted by kapwing.
I'm trying to find some examples, but naturally there's none to be seen as soon as I look.
The comments contain unusual English, perhaps computer generated, and consist of an initial sentence, followed by a quoted hyperlinked sentence linking to kapwing.
I assumed these were an attempt by kapwing, and if that's not the case, I apologise for my accusation.
[This is Julia, the OC] It’s not exactly clear what the end scam will be. Scammers ask for bank info, a photo of your ID, and credit info. Sounds like some sort of identity theft or bank withdrawal situation.
[This is Julia, the IC] In this case, LinkedIn had nothing to do with the scam. The thieves were using my real name and they didn’t create a fake profile for the supposed recruiter, so there’s unfortunately no phony profile to report.
[This is Julia, the OC] 100% agree. At Kapwing, we would never penalize a candidate for verifying a job opening; in fact, we’d likely see it as a positive signal and sign of enthusiasm.
This is a cool version of a suggestive AI product with a great, simple interface for reviewing. Well done -- we admire this type of product at Kapwing, the company I lead.
No, it’s purely based on the Google Sheets/Drive API. Doesn’t require you to install a plugin, just share your sheet with data@datawrapper.de or set it to public and you’re good to go.
tl;dr is that 1) It's a competitive domain, so we felt we needed to grow our team quickly to stay relevant
2) There's a lot of technical challenges with video editing in the browser + cloud, so we needed to be able to hire talented engineers to scale and
3) I believe there's a huge business in empowering creative teams, so we think we can get to venture scale and needed the capital to support that.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I personally believe big ambitions lead to a more interesting journey, as well as having the ability to have more impact at scale. Impressive MRR!
Kapwing is a content creation platform that empowers modern creators and the web's popular online video editor. With Kapwing, creators speed up their workflow with fast tools that work on any device, and creative teams can work together on projects in real time from the browser.
We're looking for a mid-level Product Manager passionate about creators, productivity, and the web to take ownership of the main Studio and help us build the modern platform for content creators and storytellers. This PM will lead a fast-growing team with 8-10 engineers, build powerful, precise, and reliable editing tools, reimagine video editing for accessibility and speed, and craft new workflows powered by AI and web integrations.
Ideal candidate is a design-focused Product Manager excited about joining an early-stage startup in the creators space. Consumer or consumerized-SaaS experience preferred.
We used to make it free to remove the Kapwing watermark, but needed to up our conversion recently to extend runway and fund R&D. Just shot every creative tool in our space leverages watermarks as a conversion lever because it means we can offer most things for free.