She went from IC PM to CEO of $550M AI company Descript in 3 years
Published: December 15, 2025
Duration: 44:31
Today’s Episode
Laura Burkhauser started as an IC PM at Descript, the $550M AI video editing platform.
Three years later, she’s CEO.
She shipped AI features that worked.
In today’s episode, you’ll hear the exact features Laura built, the eval framework she used, and her complete IC → CEO path.
This might be the most actionable career episode you listen to all year.
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