what do i need before i start?

you only need three things to make your first video.

• a workspace: created for you when you sign up.
• something to make content about: at least one source (an rss feed or your own content) or a single idea you paste in by hand.
• a persona: the character that appears on camera, which takes a couple of minutes to create.

a connected tiktok account is only needed when you want to publish. until then you can still generate and download everything.