Discord, Spotify, and LinkedIn to join the Social Audio Competition
Emerging social audio competitors, the "Feminine Clubhouse", Calvin Harris and Emil Nava dropping an NFT together, Iran Foreign Minister and NYC Mayoral candidates join Clubhouse
Welcome to this week's news, commentary, discussion and upcoming events on Clubhouse and elsewhere.
News & Commentary
TechCrunch shares that Discord is launching new Clubhouse-like channels for audio events
The Verge announces that Spotify is launching its own Clubhouse competitor to focus on live music, cultural, and sports conversations
TechCrunch announces that LinkedIn confirms they are working on a Clubhouse rival - "Creator" mode
ScreenRant compares live audio features of Clubhouse vs Discord Stage Channels
The Verge discusses how much harder it will be for Clubhouse to defend their platform as an increase in competitors are emerging
New Clubhouse competitor, Quilt, has been dubbed the "Feminine Clubhouse" and aims to promote conversations around self-care
This week on The Clubhouse Chronicles, Calvin Harris and Emil Nava share stories about the process involved in making some of their big hits as well as the NFT they are dropping together
TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, Equity, talks about how Clubhouse will create billions in value but capture none of it
Rolling Stone talks about how Clubhouse can be a powerful way for musicians, designers and other creatives to connect with one another
Iran's Foreign Minister joins Clubhouse in attempt to defend China Deal
The Clubhouse Chronicles: How to become an angel investor - best practices, common mistakes, and commentary from a real angel investor on GOOD TIME show
Elizabeth Kim writes that New York City mayoral candidates have joined Clubhouse to connect with voters during the pandemic
Forbes reports on How Clubhouse Is Providing New Social Media Marketing Opportunities
Scott Duffy from Entrepreneur explains the 6 Steps to make a 5-Figure Income on Clubhouse
Clubhouse Release Notes & Town Hall Updates
During Sunday’s Townhall, the highlights mentioned by the Clubhouse Twitter page stated that they have fixed the issue with 'room start' notifications which no longer have a delay. The founders also announced that they just hired a new Head of Policy, whose primary goal is to refine the community guidelines & policies to empower creators. The "Creator First" Accelerator program application is now closed with over 5000 applicants to review. You may find the full thread here.
No new app updates this week but there are 3 new releases going live soon. New features support Club admins, including featuring upcoming shows on club profiles, easily inviting people to attend events, and more. Find the previous release notes here.
Video of the week
How to guides, tools, tips & tricks
Captivate Your Discord Community with Stage Channels
A Reddit user created a clubhouse profile decoration app called Clubing only available on the App Store.
Coming Soon: ClubProfile - a Clubhouse profile generator that generates an optimal Clubhouse profile and saves you time
You can find the full list of social audio tools compiled so far here
Notable people who joined Clubhouse this week
Justin Bieber (@justinbieber): Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Jack Aitken (@jaitkenracer): British-Korean racing car driver who last competed in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Campos Racing.
Josh Gudwin (@joshgudwin): Four-time Grammy-winning mix engineer, record producer, vocal producer, and musician, as well as a veteran of the U.S. Marines.
Scott Adams (@scottadamssays): American artist and creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of several nonfiction works of satire, commentary, and business.
Nicholas Christakis (@nachristakis): American sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity.
Andrew Watt (@thisiswatt): American record producer, singer, and songwriter.
Maya Wiley (@mayawiley): American lawyer, professor and civil rights activist who chaired the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board from 2016 to 2017. Before that, Wiley served as counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Gregory Hein (@aldae): American artist, songwriter, and producer.
Mohammad Javad Zarif (@/unknown): Iranian career diplomat and academic. He has been foreign minister of Iran since 2013.
Recommended events coming up on Clubhouse
We realize that it's impossible to curate events on Clubhouse as every user has their own preferences. Additionally some of the best events are not scheduled and are created ad-hoc. With all that said, the list below includes what stood out for us and should appeal to a wide range of people. If there's anything you think we missed out, feel free to contact us.
MON Apr 5, 9 AM (PST)
How To Raise Global Citizens And Sovereign Individuals.
From CAFÉ BITCOIN
w/ Daniel Prince, Scott Sibley, Vlad Stan, Garrett Smiley 🙂
Join Once BITten host Daniel Prince and Bitcoin entrepreneurs who are building online educational services!
MON Apr 5, 11 AM (PST)
Freelancing as a business: Graphic Designers
From COLLARGIG
w/ Xeun Badejo
We would be talking about the business of freelancing for graphic designers, dos and donts and tips to improving your value to freelance clients.
MON Apr 5, 3 PM (PST)
Bitcoin with Tim Draper & friends
From SATOSHI ROUNDTABLE
w/ Bruce Fenton
Join Tim Draper, Larry Dvoskin and some techies and Bitcoiners to talk about the future.
TUE Apr 6, 2 PM (PST)
🧱Building your personal brand as an entrepreneur 🌱
From PREPARE 4 VC
w/ Jason Kraus, Parna Sarkar-Basu, Mark Hutchins
How do you build your personal brand as an entrepreneur and balance building both your personal and business brand together? Join the conversation!
TUE Apr 6, 6 PM (PST)
From SILICON VALLEY STARTUPS
w/ MichaelDevellano Dev, Xandra Laskowski, Bobby Sharma, Helena Ronis, Shawn Flynn
Xandra Laskowski is an angel investor and startup advisor with over 25 years of experience. She founded OSEA Angel Investors in 2017, a women focused angel investment group in Irvine, California.
WED Apr 7, 2 PM (PST)
The future of wearable tech w/ WHOOP Founder & CEO
From FUTURE NOW
w/ Mena Massoud, Will Ahmed — From captain of Harvard’s varsity squash team to CEO of a multi-billion tech company. I’ll speak with Will and discuss the future of fitness technology. Where are we headed and why should we care?
WED Apr 7, 5 PM (PST)
OnDeck: Feng Zhang on the future of engineering biology
From DNA TIE CLUBFZ
w/ Sri Kosuri, Feng Zhang, seemay chou
This week we will talk w/ Feng Zhang, who’s built a series of revolutionary tech from optogenetics to CRISPRs to diagnose and treat diseases and the challenges that remain in the years ahead. Join us!
THU Apr 8, 8 AM (PST)
From MOVE FAST. BREAK SHIT.
w/ Shannon Lucas, Maggie De Pree
Maggie De Pree, Co-Founder of League of Intrapreneurs and Shannon Lucas, Co-Founder of Catalyst Constellations discuss challenges of being a 🙋🏻♀️ in innovation with ideas not just to survive, but thrive.
THU Apr 8, 3 PM (PST)
UX Industry Hot Takes 🥵 : Explain UX to a colleague
From DIGITAL CAFÉ NETWORKING
w/ Jonathan Martinez, Chris Thoms, Trina, Kim Alban, Jonathan Haines
The last UX Hot Takes room got hot and fiery, we’ve even had UX’ers across different generations (as early as 1994). We’re really just here to talk 💩 and then it becomes a divergence of ideas 💡
FRI Apr 9, 9 AM (PST)
Future of AI and Assistive Tech
From BLIND & LOW VISION
w/ Karthik Mahadevan, Ferkan Metin, Karthik Kannan, Jesse Wienholts
Just the team from Envision, having an open chat about the current trends in AI and what that could mean for the future of assistive tech.
FRI Apr 9, 2 PM (PST)
From THE STATE OF CANNABIS
w/ Susan Soares, Brian Applegarth, Laura Loo Hand, Barbie Sommars, Georgi Gordon, Omar Figueroa, Ali Fakhri
A panel about the importance of appellations of origin, temporary state licences, consumption and other policy that enables cannabis tourism to thrive.
SAT Apr 10, 8 AM (PST)
Cancel Culture In 2021 W/ Mikhaila Peterson, Theo Von
w/ EMILY LYONS, Chris Bivins, Nicole Behnam, Mikhaila Peterson, Carmelia Ray, Tanner Chidester, Amberly Lago, Rob Moore, WOLF x LION, Cassidy Jordin, Nadya Okamoto, theo von
SAT Apr 10, 6 PM (PST)
How does Bitcoin decrease wealth inequality?
w/ Nako Mbelle, Bradley Rettler
“One of the unexpected, underappreciated consequences of this move to Bitcoin could be a closing of the wealth gap.” - Bradley Rettler
SUN Apr 11, 10 AM (PST)
The Canvas in Conversation with Slow Burn
w/ Devin Gilmartin, Michelle Nguyen, Tegan Maxey, Julia Sub
The Canvas Cofounders Devin Gilmartin and Tegan Maxey in conversation with the Cofounders of Slow Burn, Julia Sub and Michelle Nguyen. The conversation will feature artists in their collaborative gallery show at The Canvas Bowery, ANYWHERE BUT HERE. @thecanvasnyc @slowburn_nyc
SUN Apr 11, 4 PM (PST)
From BLACK WOMEN EMPOWERED
w/ Dr. Jacqueline King, Annette Groves, Desiree Bell, Dr. Nekeshia Hammond, Faustina Nkwocha, Sally Nadler, Mary Kurek, Darshan Nicole Willians, Dr Mercy, Dr. Susan
United we win divided we fail. Let’s come to love and support one another. Showcase your business, gifts, talents. We are in this together! Let’s Connect ❤️
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