What is up everyone? This is Alex Lieberman, co-founder and CEO of Morning Brew.

Welcome back to Founders Journal, my personal audio diary, where I give you the business builder,

the tools you need to think better in order to build better, whether that's building a business,

building a team, or building a new product. Today, I'm going to try something a little bit different.

Normally, Founders Journal episode center on these timeless frameworks, strategies,

and ideas that I believe will be as valuable 20 years from now as they are today.

But there's a new business that is so trendy, so in the startup zeitgeist right now,

that I'd feel remiss to not talk about it for my listeners. And that business is Clubhouse.

The Andreessen Horowitz Back's audio social app that's taking 2021 by storm.

My goal with this episode is to take a timely topic like Clubhouse and share timeless lessons

through the lens of this burgeoning business. So let's get into it.

For those of you who know what Clubhouse is, my hope is that this gives you some new perspective

on the fast growing audio app. For those of you that have never heard of it,

no worries at all. Let me catch you up. Clubhouse is an audio-only social media app that was founded

in March of 2020 by Paul Davison and Rohan Seth. The pair have now raised $110 million.

The most recent round pegging the 11-month-old company at a $1.2 billion valuation.

Here's how I think about Clubhouse. I've heard the app described as a collection of live podcasts.

Some people have called it modern talk radio. But the way I think about it is a little bit more

meta, but it helps me conceptualize it. I think about Clubhouse as a digital high-end restaurant.

What I mean by that is Clubhouse is effectively a collection of tables where high-profile

individuals like entrepreneurs, musicians, and celebrities chat with one another at the table.

And you get to be a fly on the wall at the restaurant listening in on the conversation.

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