Her story
Nicole came to Dave with something he wanted: AI video generation that actually works. She runs Seedance through CapCut with a 1,000 credit monthly subscription. That is not dabbling. That is someone who makes videos for a living and has the tooling to prove it.
Dave did what Dave does when someone has a real capability. He put her in a group chat with Harsh and said, in effect, show us what you can do. That is how the Studio works. No resumes, no pitches. Show the work.
The Studio makes songs constantly. Sally's songs, the Short Bus tracks, all of it. Every song is better with a video, and AI video is how you make a hundred videos without a hundred budgets. Nicole sits right at that intersection: music plus AI video, at production scale.
She is early in the circle, but the signal is strong. Dave does not put just anyone in a group chat with his core people. Nicole earned that seat by having the skill and reaching out.