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David Holz

David Holz

Midjourney founder

Founder of Midjourney, the image-generation service that grew rapidly through Discord-first distribution. Previously co-founded Leap Motion. Vocal proponent of AI as creative augmentation rather than replacement.

current Founder, Midjourney
past Co-founder, Leap Motion

Strategy positions

Techno-optimismendorses

Technology and markets solve risks faster than regulation creates them

Argues image-generation AI extends human creativity rather than replacing artists; frames Midjourney's mission as democratizing visual imagination.

AI is like water, it's a powerful element. We are not building it to replace artists, we are building it to be a tool that artists use, like a camera or a paintbrush.
interview-transcriptMidjourney founder David Holz on AI image generation· The Register· 2022· faithful paraphrase

Closest strategy neighbours

by jaccard overlap

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  • A. Michael Spence

    A. Michael Spence

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Stanford economist; Nobel laureate; AI economic effects

  • Aaron Levie

    Aaron Levie

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Box co-founder and CEO

  • Adam D'Angelo

    Adam D'Angelo

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    CEO of Quora; OpenAI board member

  • Adam Jonas

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Morgan Stanley equity analyst; embodied AI and humanoid robots lead

  • Aidan McLaughlin

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    OpenAI scaling researcher

  • Aman Sanger

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Cursor co-founder

Record last updated 2026-04-25.