This Week in Startups · April 30, 2026 · 22m 34s

Mastering AI Video Marketing w/ Magnific CEO Joaquín Cuenca Abela | AI Basics

TWiST AI Basics edition with Magnific CEO Joaquín Cuenca Abela exploring how generative AI is transforming video marketing for startups. They discuss building a post-apocalyptic ad for Jason Calacanis in 24 hours that would have previously required months and tens of thousands of dollars. The conversation covers Hollywood's rapid shift from dismissing AI tools to adopting them for productions, the tech stack combining Magnific's upscaler with frontier models, and the future of hyper-personalized advertising with AI generating hundreds of ad variants.

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Novel

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AI-Powered Hyper-Personalized Advertising00:18:43

AI will enable the creation of 100 versions of the same ad tailored to different audiences and platforms, dramatically increasing relevance and reach.

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Highlights

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AI Video Production: 100x Cost Reduction00:07:56

Generative AI reduces video ad creation from months and tens of thousands of dollars to 24 hours with a single person.

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Hollywood's Rapid AI Adoption00:13:14

Hollywood studios have quickly shifted from outright rejection of AI to enthusiastic incorporation in major productions.

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Misc

✧The team created a post-apocalyptic SF ad featuring Jason Calacanis, using AI to generate a dramatic, Mad Max-style version of him in under a day.

✧Magnific, formerly known as Freepik, pivoted from a stock image platform to AI upscaling and video generation.

✧Joaquín mentioned a specific anonymous director running a 600-person production that incorporates AI tools to streamline creative workflows.

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