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Over the last year @joinClubhouse has taken over my homescreen - it’s magical to drop into a room & discover it’s a masterclass in a topic i always wanted to learn about
— Jon Lai (@Tocelot) January 24, 2021
Excited about the future of social audio and @a16z + Clubhouse! Congrats @pdavison @rohanseth @andrewchen! https://t.co/6WpMhwXLyc
To me Clubhouse mostly proves the value of UGC / PUGC livestreaming. It's just that audio is so low barrier for both creator and consumer. Curious to see how it develops, esp as I've been watching video livestreaming develop for last decade in China tech. https://t.co/G2DhDtRv8d
— Rui Ma 马睿 (@ruima) January 23, 2021
Substack disrupts Medium, Clubhouse disrupts podcasts? Some early Twitter energy in this too. https://t.co/6eZ2XUQAsa
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) January 24, 2021
some good threads asking why Clubhouse is investing in creator monetization ahead of doubling down on Trust & Safety.
— ???☕️ (@hunterwalk) January 24, 2021
Here's my own POV on why their biz model is actually T&S positive. Caveat - while i know some of the people involved, i'm not an investor in the co, etc https://t.co/FOPIvGgYyT
Is having a huge cap table a good thing now? https://t.co/2Ao6JLNPZO
— Jon Shieber (@jshieber) January 24, 2021
Andrew did Substack, now Clubhouse. This man has a thesis. https://t.co/mt6yMsS6M3
— Alex Kantrowitz (@Kantrowitz) January 24, 2021
congrats @pdavison @rohanseth! they’ve truly captured lightning in a bottle. such a deeply social product with new learnings about social software and online discourse. it’s been fun to be along for the ride as an early tester, user, and backer. ?? https://t.co/6BUeCiznSV
— steve (@stevejang) January 24, 2021
Congratulations @pdavison, @rohanseth and the small but mighty @joinClubhouse team for building an audio experience that’s brought millions together and sparked conversations you’d never hear anywhere else. Grateful to be a small part of the journey. ?https://t.co/VLmmC4MKk2
— Kyle Tibbitts (@KyleTibbitts) January 24, 2021
A Clubhouse valuation of $1B is a no brainer. @pdavison (I don't know him) created a new way for audio to be part of the (no pun intended) conversation. I root for him. ?
— Bastian Lehmann (@Basti) January 24, 2021
So excited about the future of social in @joinClubhouse . See you there Monday and Tuesday this week. Congrats @andrewchen ! https://t.co/ZgTvoN6S76
— Vijay Pande (@vijaypande) January 24, 2021
Key sign that the Clubhouse team has a great understanding of current dynamics of social apps are their top priorities on getting funding include
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) January 24, 2021
• creator monetization
• scaling trust, safety & support
• improving ranking & recommendations
Good team.https://t.co/uzVnNKh13G
2M WAU is ? Likely more total people have used Clubhouse than have been diagnosed with Covid in the US (or soon that will be true) https://t.co/1WD6K06jaY
— Sara Mauskopf (@sm) January 24, 2021
We're seeing a new paradigm for social emerge : audio has arrived! https://t.co/8dlA2oXXuA pic.twitter.com/sqyYyv0tG3
— Alexis Ohanian Sr. 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) January 24, 2021
I have known @pdavison since the early Highlight days (still have a T-shirt). Super happy seeing the massive success of @joinClubhouse - at least on my Twitter feed ? Well deserved ? https://t.co/nalKNcbrfU
— Johannes Reck (@JohannesReck) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse: We just raised a ton of money ?
— Sal Rodriguez ? (@sal19) January 25, 2021
Also Clubhouse 15 times a day: Would you mind teaching this person you met once at a conference four years ago how to use our app for free? Thx sweatie
? Announcement: a16z + Clubhouse
— a16z (@a16z) January 24, 2021
We're excited to be working with @joinClubhouse, an audio-first social app. @andrewchen is leading the investment and has joined the board!
The full write-up: https://t.co/vKbOS5eiJR
If Clubhouse can perfect the moderating tools to reduce people interrupting or droning on too long this will be a $100B company. https://t.co/D0zmddq44Q
— Robert Stephens (@rstephens) January 25, 2021
Clubhouse talks about having over 180 investors, and seems happy about it.
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 24, 2021
For many startups, that would be viewed as cap table hell.
I’m excited we invested in Clubhouse.
— D’Arcy Coolican (@DCoolican) January 24, 2021
But I’m more excited that two thoughtful and amazing people are building the future of social. @pdavison @rohanseth https://t.co/riswaQy8F4
Clubhouse adding new features to help creators make money - tipping, tickets, subs - as well as introducing a Creator Grant Program.
— Peter Yang (@petergyang) January 24, 2021
There will be a gold rush of creators to this new platform.https://t.co/24kBTAfysI pic.twitter.com/WvD1c6AGx9
Clubhouse to creators: “we plan to launch our first tests to allow creators to get paid directly—through features like tipping, tickets or subscriptions + we will roll out a Creator Grant Program to support emerging Clubhouse creators” https://t.co/inEPkg1qVY
— Lia Haberman (@liahaberman) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse's weekly active user base *doubled over the last couple of weeks* to 2M. @firstadopter sees it growing into the tens of millions. Here are his observations after months of using and enjoying the service: https://t.co/zV6XexHww3 via @bopinion
— Tara Lachapelle (@taralach) January 25, 2021
Clubhouse is just genuinely fun. I’ve made friends there. How many apps can you say that about? (Ask if you need an invite!)
— Josh Constine - SignalFire (@JoshConstine) January 24, 2021
So congrats to @pdavison @rohanseth & team. Not for the valuation, but for making us feel less isolated. https://t.co/l2jUMN8MAO
Official statement by @a16z on Clubhouse. https://t.co/ctIQLCofrs
— Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) January 24, 2021
Overheard at FB/Instagram HQ:
— Peter Yang (@petergyang) January 24, 2021
“We need to drop everything and build Clubhouse live audio now!”
“But we’re still not finished building TikTok Reels and Zoom Rooms?!”
Ok bad joke but probably true?
Look: good on the @joinClubhouse team, & I wish them great success.
— Chris Strub (@ChrisStrub) January 24, 2021
But I’m not nearly as bullish on Clubhouse as others, including @Mike_Stelzner.
The social media oligarchy is molded in stone (w/Snapchat clinging by a fingertip)
Blab, Peach, Clubhouse: fun while they last. https://t.co/ptKYbyKqBe
“To the famous people who made us cool and credible, we will not give you a percentage in what you helped build but we will allow you to try to make money within our app in turn making our app (that you made cool) more valuable”
— RUSS (@russdiemon) January 24, 2021
this the “here!! now leave me alone” money lmao https://t.co/X6BWjjoP67
".rooms filled with people hosting game shows, recapping NBA games, singing opera, discussing philosophy, meeting other musicians, sharing travel tips, running support groups, & meditating together. They’re hosting daily talk shows, performing stand-up comedy, playing guitar &.." https://t.co/x73QmnIysy
— Bitcoin (@Charts4bitcoin) January 24, 2021
Congratulations to @joinClubhouse on the new funds from a16z and others, plus the 2 million weekly active users. Company confirms scoop from @theinformation. And also acknowledges it's working on a creator program, as cited by @nytimes.
— Ken Yeung (@thekenyeung) January 24, 2021
https://t.co/Ote3rjIXSy
Clubhouse is moving quickly today, but in some ways it feels like our journey started a long time ago. We wanted to take a moment to share our story and tell you a bit more about what's next.https://t.co/rsvnHYlS4b
— Clubhouse (@joinClubhouse) January 24, 2021
pay me $10/hr and i'll join your clubhouse room to just drop Funkmaster Flex bomb noises at critical moments
— ???☕️ (@hunterwalk) January 24, 2021
Also of note: Clubhouse “went direct” - no prebriefed press. The news seems to have been timed to coincide with the weekly ‘town hall’ event in the app.
— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) January 24, 2021
Get ready for the live podcast airings and platform building. https://t.co/SDjyVfNaw9
— Nicolas-Tyrell Scott (@iamntyrell) January 24, 2021
? Some news:
— Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) January 24, 2021
I've led a16z's new investment in Clubhouse and have joined the board. Essay below that covers:
- how I know founders @pdavison @rohanseth
- why we're excited to invest
- how we think Clubhouse is unique - particularly for creators!https://t.co/2t1Uzj2uJ4
I'm not exaggerating when I say that clubhouse changed the trajectory of my life. Extremely grateful for what @pdavison and @rohanseth have built https://t.co/3BW9oZ4sDi
— Austin Green (@AustinGreen) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse just announced it raised a new round of funding, led by Andrew Chen at a16z, and now has 180 investors. No comment on round amount or valuation. https://t.co/EeiHmDJUgq
— Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) January 24, 2021
First heard of Rohan through a viral thread about his daughter & efforts around her health. Inspiring
— Moe (@Mochievous) January 24, 2021
Everything in the works sounds exciting & this caught my attention:
“allow creators to get paid directly—through .. tipping, tickets or subscriptions” https://t.co/NaDPJp2Sfs
Amazing trajectory. The (organic) pivot to scheduled, instead of spontaneous, engagement has helped. Still more to be done on that front, but it already feels more like an audio-only Hopin than a social app. That's a good thing for liquidity. https://t.co/hy7QrInn88
— Sameer Singh (@sameer_singh17) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse, along with a significant amt of SV, seems to have finally discovered the creator economy in the last 9 months. That’s great, but without rolling out robust moderation tools and protections for users you aren’t really serving “creators” at all. https://t.co/yHyY1NxdyN
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) January 24, 2021
It has been such a JOY hustling for @pdavison @rohanseth & the team on the @clfcapital side. We're so proud of what this team has created not only for our network & community, but communities across the globe! Honored to be on this journey with @joinclubhouse, @andrewchen @a16z! https://t.co/11fx3mERd9
— M. Holston-Alexander (@meghalexander) January 24, 2021
something something flying cars cliche
— Sascha Segan (@saschasegan) January 24, 2021
Love to see how VC money goes to duplicative, iPhone-only social media apps which continue to ignore the key problem of moderation and toxicity https://t.co/weTD7ddMVv
I totally think Clubhouse is worth $1B.
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin ⚫️ (@jasonlk) January 25, 2021
The engagement is off the charts, and the comps are worth $40B-$750B.
It's just as a SaaS guy, I still struggle a bit with the exact valuations at $0 in MRR.
Three interesting points from Clubhouse’s Series B announcement:
— Dan Rowden ⚡️ (@dr) January 24, 2021
• 2 million users per week
• Android app in the works
• exploration into in-app payments (“tipping, tickets or subscriptions”)https://t.co/VNUKwkdaBj
That was fast...Congrats to Clubhouse for raising their Series B from a16z!
— Todd Goldberg (@toddg777) January 24, 2021
It's been exciting to watch them iterate from Talkshow to the hottest consumer social app in years. https://t.co/eyeKGyGRwF https://t.co/2KYsgMMLJI
I love Clubhouse - an amazing place to learn and a replacement for a bunch of IRL social events. AC says it best - "It soon became obvious to me, as my time in the app reached more than a dozen hours a week, that Clubhouse is something special." Go @pdavison and @rohanseth! https://t.co/IIHGdl6uam
— David George (@DavidGeorge83) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse announces new features coming soon including:
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 24, 2021
- Monetisations tools for creators such as tipping, subscriptions and ticketshttps://t.co/MCzNj1W4MZ pic.twitter.com/6D4JHf6rO0
Highly unusual — in the best possible way — for a social app to talk about trust and safety investments *and* creator monetization in a Series B fundraising post. It’s all easier said than done, but glad Clubhouse is taking both more seriously over time.https://t.co/TChPWoehbb
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) January 24, 2021
This is twice in the past week that Clubhouse has specifically called out the real estate industry's adoption/usage of its app. https://t.co/M9xR9tUCr1
— Matt McGee (@mattmcgee) January 24, 2021
A backstory on how Clubhouse came to be, this is a post folks should archive https://t.co/YER0d90P7p
— Josh ???? (@JoshuaOgundu) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse is super interesting for the future of audio conversations and podcasts. It had 2 million people using it last week, and an Android app is on the way. The race is now on for how quick Twitter Spaces can copy it (Instagram stories / Snapchat) https://t.co/Y33QBJcZzH pic.twitter.com/7h595Q6Dql
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) January 24, 2021
has anyone built a soundboard app for Clubhouse. or rented themselves out as a foley artist for hire? @msg https://t.co/FOPIvGgYyT
— ???☕️ (@hunterwalk) January 24, 2021
After just a few times on Clubhouse I see why it’s taken off so quickly ?? - very excited for @a16z to double down on our investment here and congrats to @pdavison @rohanseth and my partner @andrewchen!! https://t.co/Y6LB2BADcg
— Kathryn Haun (@katie_haun) January 24, 2021
So help me god if bored venture capitalists and columnists make Clubhouse into a thing that we are meant to care about https://t.co/Uv6SVYhreO
— noah kulwin (@nkulw) January 25, 2021
Why Clubhouse is special & deserves its $1B valuation:
— Josh Constine - SignalFire (@JoshConstine) January 24, 2021
It’s a new social graph, the talk graph, where you follow different people than on Twitter or Insta. It’s a more personal, unscripted way to get to know public figures and peers you care about.
Off-camera = intimacy. 1/
Some details and thoughts on the @joinClubhouse funding. https://t.co/CgNQLfdSP9
— Dan Primack (@danprimack) January 25, 2021
So glad @a16z is partnered with @joinClubhouse!
— Judy Savitskaya (@heyjudka) January 24, 2021
I have been very pleasantly surprised by what a great platform clubhouse can be for talking about science. Have already learned from a few really interesting scientists like @EganPeltan, @bwhite5290, for example. https://t.co/ZtKw85NbCe
Instagram just finished changing all the tabs around and now they need to find room for a Clubhouse clone.
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) January 24, 2021
Clubhouse is interesting on so many levels:
— Anish Acharya (@illscience) January 24, 2021
1 First large scale social product with a biz model that’s aligned with users (tipping, paid events etc)
2 Structurally healthier culture bc people can share context and build empathy
3 Encourages exploration and openness vs tunnels https://t.co/v8i54FLoco
Oh wow. In the announcement for new round of funding, @joinClubhouse says it’s working on a system to get creators paid. Subscriptions, tipping etc. https://t.co/jC4Hl14e41 pic.twitter.com/nn7a5JsMBt
— Navjosh (@Navjosh) January 24, 2021
the full blogpost is very good, and worth a read.
— Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) January 24, 2021
"We will also be using a portion of the new funding round to roll out a Creator Grant Program to support emerging Clubhouse creators."https://t.co/UjE94gGOMC
Here’s Clubhouse’s announcement of its new funding round. Some very Twitch-y and Substack-y things coming: “tests to allow creators to get paid directly” and “a Creator Grant Program to support emerging Clubhouse creators.” https://t.co/4goP6XWmyi
— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) January 24, 2021
In a weekly town hall for users, Clubhouse’s cofounders confirm they have raised a new round from a16z
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) January 24, 2021
⁃ will make a creator grant program
⁃ 180 total investors in the co.
⁃ 2 million weekly active users
⁃ $ will be used to hire more people, build infra https://t.co/HkC3Phwag2
Answer: about 12 hours. ?https://t.co/7xAiDc9nKx https://t.co/IgxJsjl0SV
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) January 24, 2021
Believe it or not but I bet you could still take on Clubhouse & win. Early innings.
— Suhail (@Suhail) January 24, 2021
Congrats to the @joinClubhouse team on pioneering a new format around interactive audio and making this prediction from 2019 come true!
— Li Jin (@ljin18) January 24, 2021
"Social audio....finally" ?https://t.co/ah77VsNUz5 https://t.co/BvOr1GeNaB pic.twitter.com/JzKpw33L0Y
a16z’s Clubhouse investment is officially announced ? https://t.co/ZXgndgzYoF
— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) January 24, 2021
Paul and co just announced their Series B led by a16z:https://t.co/ItZ3CYsRRD
— Ryan Hoover (@rrhoover) January 24, 2021
I’ve said this before: Clubhouse is the most interesting social product to emerge in the last several years.
They’ve created a new category, eating into Twitter, forums, podcasts, and talk radio. ?
Clubhouse's whole team is getting appropriate accolades for breaking ground with a new social medium, and I want to give a special props to cofounder @rohanseth for everything he's overcome these last few years to get to this moment https://t.co/rPZMq6VJNB
— JD Ross (@justindross) January 24, 2021
I like the idea of tipping & tickets. https://t.co/fZON5OK3A0
— Asia Chloe Brown (@AsiaChloeBrown) January 24, 2021
"Clubhouse could not have come at a better time for social media. It reinvents the category in all the right ways, from the content consumption experience to the way people engage each other, while giving power to its creators." https://t.co/YYFpYOTj8k
— Scott Kupor (@skupor) January 24, 2021
Congratulations to Clubhouse. I always believed you guys would be a great, world changing business. I’m sad I didn’t really get an opportunity to invest but I’ll direct that energy to funding creators on the clubhouse platform. More on that in the future https://t.co/NXZ55xVTIn
— E (@iaboyeji) January 24, 2021
Currently working on a clubhouse audio feature for Nu. and leaving Clubhouse soon. I don't appreciate the fact black folks are still making silicon valley rich - and not our own platforms.https://t.co/MCy4AC0uV2
— Aquarius Maximus (@MaximusAquarius) January 25, 2021
clubhouseが界隈で盛り上がっているので、#INFOHUB 内でも掲載されている記事をご紹介。#a16z がClubhouseに投資した時の話です。海外ソースのキャッチアップがオススメです。
— ビジネス特化のニュースアプリINFOHUB／iPhoneアプリ／スタートアップ・テクノロジー (@infohub_newsapp) January 25, 2021
※どなたか心優しい方、ご招待頂けないでしょうか…？気になる・・
/Investing in Clubhousehttps://t.co/b3JFPH61Wt
?1/ I've spent part of my last few weekends listening in on various Clubhouse convos - some are v fascinating & rich, others are more chit chat (which is ok too). Also just finished reading @andrewchen's piece on why they invested which was insightful: https://t.co/Yqqg3wEyAg
— Kalsoom Lakhani (@kalsoom82) January 24, 2021
2010年くらいにアプリ作ってた時にHighlightのUXがクール過ぎてベンチマークしてたの思い出した。
— Takaaki Itagaki | OAO (@takaaki_itagaki) January 25, 2021
Investing in Clubhouse https://t.co/5if37ALcEh #tech @a16zより
Clubhouse says it’s making an Android app https://t.co/EnUJdr9yzO
— XDA (@xdadevelopers) January 25, 2021
When are we going to stop leasing our social currency for pennies - black folks?https://t.co/vWPm9eHydL
— Tavonia Evans (@cryptodeeva) January 25, 2021
『ClubhouseがAndroid用アプリを開発中』
— だいじろう@海外スタートアップラジオ (@daijirostartup) January 26, 2021
★現在完全招待制でiPhoneユーザーのみ利用できる
★招待枠は2つ、招待以外では参加できないので自分の@以降の名前を予約できる
★クリエイターの収益化機能はサブスク、チップ、チケットの3種類を追加予定#Clubhouse https://t.co/ce4Zqpveh8