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He Got 300,000 Followers With AI Videos of Himself: Exactly How He Does It
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- The Edward Show
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- Jun 18, 2026
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Summary
E1080: Sarvesh Shrivastava grew a new Instagram account from zero to almost 300,000 followers using AI videos of himself. He has not recorded a single video for that account. The face is AI. The voice is AI. The scripts come from his existing ideas, Loom videos, 𝕏 posts, and team research. The editing is handled by his team. And the account has reached millions of views per month. Sarvesh breaks down exactly how the system works. We talk about: - How Sarvesh grew to almost 300,000 Instagram followers with AI videos - Why he started with a new account instead of using his personal Instagram - How he uses HeyGen to create an AI avatar of himself - How he uses ElevenLabs to clone his voice - Why he still uses human editors instead of trying to automate everything - How his team hides imperfect AI moments with B-roll, screen recordings, and fast edits - The three-second rule his editors use for short-form videos - Why most viewers do not notice or care that the videos are AI-generated - How he structures the team behind the account - How he uses Claude to turn Loom videos, Twitter threads, and past content into new video scripts - Why generic AI scripts usually fail - How to make AI scripts sound more like you - Why he recommends using your own past content as the source material - How he is testing long-form AI videos - Why editing is still the hardest part to automate - How often he posts - Why he does not use a VPN to post - What changed when he shifted from general business content to SEO content - How YouTube Shorts helped grow his YouTube channel - Why YouTube videos can also rank on Google - How descriptions and keywords help videos show up in search - Why local business owners, agency owners, and camera-shy founders should pay attention The main workflow: - Record…