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Today’s show: Jason interviews Rahul Vohra, CEO and founder of Superhuman, and Vlad Tenev, CEO and co-founder of Robinhood. This is a packed episode featuring founder tips, fun stories about how Superhuman and Robinhood got their start and much more!

Timestamps:

(0:00) Episode teaser(2:13) Product market fit and founder journeys(3:25) Jason's investment in Superhuman and market positioning(5:14) AI's role and features in Superhuman(10:25) Lemon.io. Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist(14:37) Targeting users and competitive advantages(22:23) Evolution and new features of Superhuman

(20:52) Northwest Registered Agent. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(24:37) Tackling spam with Superhuman's AI(27:05) Custom auto labels and email classification(29:47) Vapi. Go to Vapi.ai and use code Twist200 to get $200 in credits(32:03) Superhuman's auto reminders and drafts(34:14) Vlad Tenev and the origins of Robinhood(39:31) Product design philosophies of Robinhood and Superhuman(49:29) Scaling design principles and investment decisions(52:31) Subjectivity in product design(55:14) Customer feedback in product development(1:00:00) Superhuman's subscription model and customer acquisition(1:05:11) PR strategies and news hijacking(1:08:33) Robinhood's waitlist and viral moments(1:12:06) Investment experiences with Robinhood(1:13:35) Navigating company valuation fluctuations(1:15:03) Influences on Vlad Tenev and new Robinhood desktop product(1:20:11) Diversification of Robinhood's business(1:22:02) Company resilience and employee reorganization(1:25:52) Crypto regulation and startup mentality(1:30:05) Investment trends among Robinhood users(1:31:12) Retail benefits for startups and capital raising challenges(1:34:04) Accreditation for private investing and solutions

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Links from this episode:

Check out Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/

Check out Robinhood Legends: https://robinhood.com/us/en/legend/

Article “How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product Market Fit**”:** https://review.firstround.com/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/

Check out Rick Rubin’s book: https://www.amazon.ca/Creative-Act-Way-Being/dp/0593652886

Article on Bezos and Washington Post: https://www.newsweek.com/bezos-makes-big-change-washington-post-opinion-focus-endorsed-musk-2036618

Media Bias Chart: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart

Check out “Working Backwards” book about Amazon insights: https://www.amazon.ca/Working-Backwards-Insights-Stories-Secrets/dp/1250267595

Check out Rahul’s article on acquisition: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rip-mailbox-founders-how-stop-worrying-love-being-acquired-vohra/

Follow Rahul:

X: https://x.com/rahulvohra

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahulvohra/

Follow Vlad:

X: https://x.com/vladtenev

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vlad-tenev-7037591b/

Follow Jason:

X: https://twitter.com/Jason

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

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