Pedigree Partners with Clubhouse: 20 dogs join Clubhouse room looking for "fur-ever" homes
Y-Combinator founders on GOOD TIME, Facebook releases images of Clubhouse rival, Slack to add Clubhouse feature, Clubhouse removing 'invite-only' feature, Twitter Spaces gets support from Shake
Welcome to this week's news, commentary, discussion and upcoming events on Clubhouse and elsewhere.
News & Commentary
Pedigree partnered with Clubhouse to place 20 dogs into chatrooms last weekend to help them get adopted and talk about the benefits of companionship
This week on The Clubhouse Chronicles features a brief history of Y-Combinator during the GOOD TIME show with founders Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston.
Facebook released images of the company’s Clubhouse rival but informed TechCruch that they are inaccurate of what the feature will actually look like once launched
Slack might add Clubhouse-style audio rooms and Stories says Corbin Davenport
This TechCruch exclusive content discusses some of Clubhouse’s UX challenges as it continues to onboard new users while striving to keep current users active.
Clubhouse co-founder, Paul Davison, informs the public that an Android version of the app will take a couple months to launch and the 'invite-only' feature will be dropped as well
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. has announced that Shake has become the first influencer marketing platform to support Twitter Spaces meaning this will allow influential Twitter users to sell sponsorships for their Spaces and incorporate brand mentions in a given conversation.
Marketing Brew answers the question of whether Twitter Spaces will be able to blend the success of Marketing Twitter with Clubhouse’s appeal as a networking and learning platform
Shaan Puri, a California-based entrepreneur and start-up investor, believes that Twitter Spaces can beat out Clubhouse in the long run due to their already existing huge user base
Lindsey Bartlett says that Clubhouse Is A Networking Haven For The Cannabis Industry
Clubhouse Release Notes & Town Hall Updates
During Sunday’s Townhall, co-founders mentioned that they are accepting applications for the “Creator First” accelerator program until March 31, 2021. You can submit your application in your native language. Sign up here. Also another Clubhouse World Tour (Brazil) will be happening this Wednesday, March 31st at 4:30PM PST. Read more about the most recent townhall here.
No new app updates this week but stay tuned for the next product release which will have more useful tools for Creators. Find the previous release notes here.
Video of the week
How to guides, tools, tips & tricks
Dan Schawbel discusses How to Use Clubhouse to Build Your Personal Brand or Employer Brand: Establish a credible profile, selectively follow people, interests, and clubs, start slow and then grow, be consistent, contribute regularly to expand your network and much more
There are now books about Clubhouse that you can get on Amazon: CLUBHOUSE and Clubhouse Guidebook
Enter apps for chat and group forums with Spore
Charge money for Clubhouse Rooms with Paid Room
Track room stats, browse users and clubs on Clubhouse with ClubHub
Clubdeck is a free Clubhouse client for your desktop, available on Mac and Windows
You can find the full list of social audio tools compiled so far here
Notable people who joined Clubhouse this week
Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys): Multiple Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter whose debut album, 'Songs in A Minor,' went platinum five times over.
Robert Iger (@robertiger): American businessman who is executive chairman, chairman of the board, and former CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
Chad Hurley (@chad_hurley): American webmaster and businessman who serves as the co-founder, advisor, and former CEO of YouTube.
RZA! RZA! (@bobdigi): American rapper, actor, filmmaker and record producer. He is the de facto leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
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 Mar 29, 12 PM (PST)
AI Innovators - CEO of Soapbox Labs on Kids & Voice AI
From CONVERSATIONAL AI
w/ Bret Kinsella, Patricia Scanlon
Dr Patricia Scanlon joins Bret to discuss the state of voice recognition for kids. Most ASR fails. We’ll also go into voice & education. 30 min interview followed by questions. Join us on stage.
MON Mar 29, 5 PM (PST)
a16z + Jay Bradner on the future of bio & healthcare!
From A16Z BIO
w/ Jorge Conde, Vijay Pande, Marc Andreessen, Vineeta Agarwala, Jay Bradner, Julie Yoo
This is a16z’s Clubhouse room to discuss the future of bio & healthcare. Our special guest is Jay Bradner, President of the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR) 🧬 💊
MON Mar 29, 6 PM (PST)
#WomxninTech: Let’s Connect 👩🏽💻 (1 Hour)
From #WOMENINTECH: A SAFE SPACE FOR WOMEN IN TECH
w/ Addy Adewusi, Stephanie Braveheart
A safe space for all womxn in tech to connect on their career and fundraising journeys. Job board for the last 5 minutes! (1 hour)
TUE Mar 30, 11 AM (PST)
From INTERNET OF THINGS
w/ Rob Tiffany
Come learn about the moonshot project and dream team that put IoT on the map shortly after the birth of the open Internet.
TUE Mar 30, 5 PM (PST)
Food Sustainability: why is it important for your mission?
From FOOD & JUST TRANSITION
w/ Arturo Garcia, Stacy Loeb, Matthew Hayek, Adam Sud, Rachel Atcheson
Sustainability is no longer a buzzword. How can food companies & policies take concrete, transparent action to tackle the climate crisis? Learn how the latest science can benefit your mission.
WED Mar 31, 12 PM (PST)
r/WallStreetBets Founder Interview - Jaime Rogozinski 🤯
From PRODUCT LAUNCH BLUEPRINT
w/ SAMIT PATEL, Tara Nolan, MATT ANDREWS, Alexa Dagostino, Nick Bradley, Debbie Shannon, The Joint Venture Expert, Vishaal Hindocha, WOLF x LION, Jordan Belfort, Jaime Rogozinski, Tai Lopez
Hear the story behind the GameStop short squeeze that caused losses on short positions in U.S. firms topping US$70 billion in a few days in early 2021.
WED Mar 31, 5 PM (PST)
Startups & Pitch Decks w Caya, CEO @ Slidebean & YouTuber 🔴
From FOUNDERS CLUB
w/ Shawn Kung, Páraic McLean, Steve Barsh, Caya
🎥📈🖥 Caya, CEO of Slidebean & YouTuber with over 17 Million views & 260k followers, speaks to Steve from DreamIt Ventures about Pitch Decks, YouTube, & much more after their new YouTube video.
THU Apr 1, 11 AM (PST)
Advice and Encouragement from OGs
From OG CLUB
w/ Francine Hardaway, Geoff Cook
We've sold our businesses and aren't selling anything else. Well, I'm giving $KARMA coins to some lucky people and talking about social tokens and small business. AMA about business.
THU Apr 1, 5 PM (PST)
From GEN NEXT
w/ Mikayla Schultz, Mariam Kay, Alexa Hacopian, Emma Hartley, AMBER FAROOQUI, Claudia Ovejero Pham, Ranjana Iyer
Come join us to talk all things mental health! Therapy, self-care & more. Share you story and learn tips to better your mental health! 🧠💕
FRI Apr 2, 8 AM (PST)
The founders reinventing clean beauty for good. 🌱💙♻️
From FAB FASHION & BEAUTYTECH
w/ Odile Roujol, Dr. Elsa Jungman, Laurence Caisey, Kerri Moore, Jenni Baum-Minkus, Romain Gaillard
San Francisco Paris Berlin, women in science, beauty influencers, the female founders fighting for more transparency and building global champions. Let’s share best practices
FRI Apr 2, 1 PM (PST)
Clubhouse Live Concerts Day Party 🎉 Live Music & More
From OG CLUB
w/ LéChris Williams, Miss SuperNerd, Ed Nusbaum, Dylan Chambers, Natalie Gelman, Ashley Picanza, DAVE FENLEY, Caitlin Charters, Candace Morris
CHLC - Come join the party 🎉 🎈 IG: @clubhouseliveconcerts IG: @chlc.club
FRI Apr 2, 5 PM (PST)
From BLIND & LOW VISION
w/ Matt Ater, Dominick Petrillo
The challenges and experiences of sports wagering while being blind or low vision. What apps work? What sports do you bet on? bet MGM, fan duel sports book, draft kings sports book, William Hill, points bet, etc.
SAT Apr 3, 9 AM (PST)
Humane & Effective Performance Mgt
From ORGANIZATION-CULTURE
w/ Anna Mamalaki, Aaron Schmookler
An exchange discussion on how to have human and effective performance management that will retain high engagement for the people while ensuring organizational efficiency.
SAT Apr 3, 10 AM (PST)
From CARVE OUT TIME FOR ART
w/ Marissa Huber, Tia Forbes, Isadora Stowe, Erica Ando
Bring a Question or Road Block related to art or biz or related for a Mini Creative Think Tank Session to cross-pollinate ideas! I invited friends from a range of backgrounds to help! 1-2PM EDT All creatives welcome!
SUN Apr 4, 11 AM (PST)
PsychCrunch Disrupt| Making an EHR for Psychedelics and TMS
From SPHERE
w/ Dr. Carlene MacMillan, MD, Lucia Huang, Owen Muir, MD, Michelle Bernabe, RN
The founders of Osmind, a new EHR for psychedelic medicine and interventional psychiatry, will join us to talk measuring outcomes and keeping patients and psychiatrists happy with great tech.
SUN Apr 4, 12 PM (PST)
From CLIMATE CRISIS CLUB
w/ Sweta Chakraborty, Jillian Semaan, WordNinja, Brittany DeGirolamo, Jeremy McKane, Daniela Fernandez
Let’s jump into the ocean! What we know...so much of what we don’t, and how ocean innovations and technology can contribute to the circular economy and job creation.
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