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Clubhouse

Clubhouse

software
Last discussed Sep 15, 2026

Audio-based social networking app that allows users to participate in live, drop-in audio conversations in virtual rooms.

How Clubhouse compares

2 creators weighed in
invite-only AI assistant agent

Both got early buzz as invite-only products backed by VC hype, but Clubhouse never lived up to its $4B valuation.

2 creators
Greg Isenberg

"It reminds me of Clubhouse, like the early days of Clubhouse. In 2020 there was basically a Twitter Spaces app that was invite only... they ended up raising money at like a $4 billion valuation and it became this thing that got really bi..."

Compared to Instinct AI as a cautionary tale about invite-only hype vs. long-term value

Jordi Hays

"Historically when we've seen consumer products or prosumer products, I'm thinking of Clubhouse or Superhuman, there's somewhat of a question of like the more a VC likes something potentially the less viable it is at a massive scale."

Compared to Instinct's current VC hype cycle

What creators say

Greg Isenberg
mentioned
vs: Compared to Instinct AI as a cautionary tale about invite-only hype vs. long-...

"It reminds me of Clubhouse, like the early days of Clubhouse. In 2020 there was basically a Twitter Spaces app that was invite only... they ended up raising money at like a $4 billion valuation and it became this thing that got really big. That be..."

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Jordi Hays
mentioned
vs: Compared to Instinct's current VC hype cycle

"Historically when we've seen consumer products or prosumer products, I'm thinking of Clubhouse or Superhuman, there's somewhat of a question of like the more a VC likes something potentially the less viable it is at a massive scale."

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Paul Erlanger
mentioned
vs: Compared to BeReal as social apps that failed to sustain momentum; used as le...

"Clubhouse started to take off, was doing really well. Everyone was using it during COVID and they had a very core user base that loved them. But then they started bringing on all these celebrities and it overshadowed the core user base that actual..."

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Vlad Tenev
mentioned

"One of the things that I loved that you did during that period of time was you went on a clubhouse with Elon"

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Joe Rogan
mentioned

"Clubhouse is a big one. That was a big one where people were essentially doing podcasts. Like anybody could just like chime in and talk shit."

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