Descript left Detour when text became the edit
Andrew Mason says Descript began as Detour's audio-tour editor, then spun out with a $5 million seed to let people cut talk-driven media by editing text instead of waveforms.
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He is also the founder and CEO of Descript, an audio and video editing tool powered by machine learning.
Andrew D. Mason is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Groupon, a Chicago-based website offering users discounts on local businesses and scholarships. He is also the founder and CEO of Descript, an audio and video editing tool powered by machine learning.
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