Cyrus Estavillo

Mintly 1.0 - Clone ads from the biggest companies in the world

We built Mintly to make ad creation feel less like a chore. Upload a product photo, pick a template inspired by top-performing ads, and Mintly generates polished image or video ads in seconds—copy, branding, everything.

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Peter Buchroithner

Great idea. How long does it take to copy an ad? And for what industries is this useful?

Mintly

@peterbuch Hey Peter. It takes 60-90 seconds to copy an ad. Mintly is especially valuable for industries that sell directly to consumers, like beauty, wellness, e-commerce, home goods, food and beverage products, etc.

We shine best when you have a physical product to sell, and we're working to make things even better for service based businesses as well. You can generate your first ad for free so feel free to give it a try!

Cyrus Estavillo

@peterbuch Hi, so it takes about 60 seconds to create a static ad and 2-3 minutes to make a video ad. We could make the generation faster for static ads but we do a lot in our backend to ensure the product label stays as true as possible to the original!

The industries that work best for our product currently are any businesses with a physical consumer good, ie clothing brands, beverages, makeup and beauty, etc.

Soon we'll be adding features like AI UGC and creating a workflow around Veo 3 to make it simple to create commercials which will allow service based businesses to benefit as well :)

Nitesh Padghan
💎 Pixel perfection

Gave Mintly a quick try with one of my product shots and it actually came out way better than I expected.

Im usually super picky about this stuff but the vibe felt pretty spot on without me having to tweak much.

Def gonna mess around with it more later.

Mintly

@nitesh_padghan Hey Nitesh! Super happy to hear about this. Feel free to set up a 15 minute call with us so that we can learn more about how to make your experience better! You'll even get $15 worth of credits with us for your time. You can find more details in the chat section on usemintly.com :)

Cyrus Estavillo

@nitesh_padghan Thank you! I'm happy that you got great results with it :) If you have any feedback we have a Slack where you can text us directly and you can even set up a 15 minute call with us and we'll pay you $15 for your time and feedback. We have a lot to grow and improve upon so any feedback would be amazing

Moaz Ahmad
Wouldn't there be any copyright issue? Can it also be customized a bit after creation of the ad creative?
Mintly

@moaz_ahmad Great question! All the ads in our reference library are provided purely as style inspiration, and our users are responsible for ensuring the final creative doesn’t infringe anyone’s copyright. And yes, once you generate an ad you can tweak any element in our AI photo editor to make any additional edits. We will also be adding in a manual photo editor soon.

Cyrus Estavillo

@moaz_ahmad Great question! We only use the ad template as inspiration - we analyze the layout, product placement, text placement, and vibe. From there the "cloned ad" is generated completely from scratch with your product, logos, colors, brand voice, etc allowing it to be completely safe from copyright.

As for customization, we have an ai photo editor which is really good at altering photos with whatever changes or new text you like! Soon, we're going to refine this even more so that you can move the product around yourself, rewrite or add text, etc manually which will allow for even more fine grained control.

Jeremy Daniels
💎 Pixel perfection

Most tools I’ve tried focus too much on design and forget usability. This one felt pretty balanced. I appreciated that it didn’t overwhwlm me with too many options, but still got the job done.

Mintly

@jeremy_daniels Love to hear this! Usability is our #1 priority. We want our product to be so simple that I could hand it to your grandma and still have her quickly figure it out. Thanks for the feedback, Jeremy!

Cyrus Estavillo

@jeremy_daniels Thank you, thats our whole goal! With Mintly we wanted to make the workflow not feel like work at all:

- Can't think of a good creative? Just find one you like and copy it
- Don't know how to make a good prompt? We write it for you!

You also have the option to add your own template or write your own prompt if needed 😊

Brandon Rubinshtein
Launching soon!

Does it directly integrate with ad managers? It would be great not only to duplicate an ad but also to see how it performs compared to other creatives.

Scaling ad spend successfully is every company's #1 goal. Great work @cyrusestavillo - product looks super clean

Mintly

@brandonshtein Thanks for the kind words! Direct ad-manager integration is one of our next big features. Soon you’ll be able to launch campaigns right from Mintly, view performance metrics in our dashboard, and A/B test your new creatives side-by-side to zero in on top performers without ever leaving the platform. It’ll let teams iterate on their marketing faster than ever before.

Cyrus Estavillo

@brandonshtein That’s exactly where we’re headed. Soon you’ll be able to analyze your top-performing creatives and your competitors’ best ads, then generate new variations designed to scale winners even further. Coming very soon :)

Brandon Rubinshtein
Launching soon!

@cyrusestavillo can't wait, will be following the journey - congrats on the successful launch!

Sayyid Ali Aljufri⚡

they validate we used it haha

Mintly

@sayyidalijufri I think you meant to call us valid so yes haha thank you.

Hanyi

the video cut off right before the result :)

Cyrus Estavillo

@hanyi1 The result is attached as the last image! Generation just takes about 60 seconds so didn't want the video to drag on too long haha

Germán Merlo
Yeah Cyrus! Taking the best of those who’re doing great is a bulletproof strategy. Glad to see you helping on that. All the best here
Mintly

@german_merlo1 Thanks Germán! All art is inspired, and it is always great to take inspiration from what works. We think Mintly will be a game changer for businesses!

Sayak Gupta
Craazy! Congrats on the venture. Also the product seems great. Top performing ads inspired by top performing ads!
Van de Vouchy

How do you address concerns that relying on pre-made, top-performing ad templates could make ads look less original and too similar to other brands’ ads?

Mintly

@vouchy Hey Van. Every template in Mintly is just a starting point and a reference to draw inspiration from. Our users are in the driver’s seat to tweak fonts, colors, layouts, imagery, and of course swap in new products or taglines until it feels 100% on-brand and uniquely your own. You can also upload your brand kit (logos, palettes, CTAs) to help ensure that every ad automatically reflects your unique style. Ultimately, all of the ads in our reference library are purely style inspiration, and it’s up to our users to ensure the final creative is original and copyright-safe.

Ethan Nakamura

I am interested that I will study this today.

Jack Wills

Mintly helps you clone ads from top global companies for inspiration and faster ad creation great for marketers and creatives.

Fedja Bosnic
Launching soon!

Looks pretty cool - will give it a spin! Congrats on the launch!

Mintly

@fedjabosnic Thank you, Fedja. Excited to see what you think!

Ayush Agarwal

Very interesting. Just tried it and it created a great ad copy. Can see multiple products being built inside Mintly and some really useful ones. Kudos.

@cyrusestavillo Let me know if I can cover the product on LinkedIn for my audience. Many of my network folks are in marketing and keep creating content/ads for their daily work.