Live Episode! Clubhouse: Paul Davison and Rohan Seth

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Guy Raz | Wondery

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4.8 • 31.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

After selling both of their social app companies and rethinking their day jobs, Paul Davison and Rohan Seth knew they should not get into the volatile business of social media again. Despite exploring more practical ideas in other industries, they were found themselves drawn to the potential of live social audio, and decided they had to build another social app. What they didn't know was that, as they launched Clubhouse in March 2020, a global pandemic would create a new market of people looking for virtual spaces to connect. Today, despite issues with chat moderation, an invitation-only launch and increasing competition from established media companies, Clubhouse has continued to grow and now has over 10 million users. This interview was recorded live as part of a virtual event in April 2021.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to how I built this early and ad-free on Amazon Music.
0:07.0	Download the app today.
0:09.0	When you leave home, can you ever really go back?
0:12.0	Made a version!
0:13.0	Soccer legend Leo Messi and I both left Argentina as kids.
0:17.0	You know you're that piece of a puzzle that doesn't fit anywhere.
0:20.0	To so many immigrants, football is a way to reconnect.
0:23.0	Listen to the last cop in the embedded podcast feed
0:26.0	to hear the latest collaboration from MPR and Fuduro Studios.
0:30.0	So today we're releasing a special live episode of the show.
0:35.0	It's my conversation with Paul Davison and Rohan Seth,
0:38.0	co-founders of the social media app Clubhouse.
0:41.0	I spoke with Paul and Rohan back in April for how I built this live event
0:45.0	that we did on Clubhouse.
0:47.0	Now, if you don't know what Clubhouse is, that may be because you choose to ignore news.
0:53.0	And that's okay, no judgment.
0:55.0	Basically, it's a social media app, but in audio format.
0:59.0	Clubhouse allows people to gather in audio chat rooms to discuss anything
1:03.0	from sports to politics to networking.
1:06.0	And currently, the app has over 10 million users.
1:10.0	Clubhouse launched in March of 2020 just as the pandemic began shutting things down.
1:16.0	The timing couldn't have been better since there was a newfound demand for people
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