The Incredible Double Interview: Superhuman and Robinhood | E2090

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 (1:12:06) Investment experiences with Robinhood (1:13:35) Navigating company valuation fluctuations (1:15:03) Influences on Vlad Tenev and new Robinhood desktop product (1:22:02) 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 Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Links from this episode: Check out Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/ Check out Superhuman’s blog post that details all of the new features Rahul went over in the demo: https://blog.superhuman.com/the-next-superhuman-ai/ . Check out Robinhood Legend: 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 Thank you to our partners: (10:25) Lemon.io . Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (20:52) Northwest Registered Agent. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today! (29:47) Vapi. Go to Vapi.ai and use code Twist200 to get $200 in credits