The Insider Story of Houseparty with Ben Rubin & James Currier
Key Points
- Ben Rubin and his team's journey with House Party showcases the importance of product pivots, perseverance, and the ability to recognize when a business model is not sustainable despite user growth.
- Creating products that resonate with users often involves embracing authenticity and iterative thinking, as well as being open to the natural evolution of ideas rather than forcing features.
- The emotional connection to the product and the vision behind it, rather than the pursuit of money or fame, is a driving force for successful founders and can lead to products that significantly impact millions of users.
This is the insider story of Houseparty. In the last two months, the video app has grown 1600% to become the #1 social app in 82 countries, including the U.S., with hundreds of millions of users. Its success, however, has been many years and trials in the making.
In this episode, early investor & advisor James Currier joins Ben Rubin, the Founder of Houseparty to share the insider story of how the product went from zero-to-one to ubiquity.
It’s the real story that most founders never get to hear. This episode is about the ups and downs of building Meerkat & Houseparty, and about his new work communications network, /Talk (Slash Talk). This is a masterclass in product, pivots and perseverance that every Founder will benefit from.
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Transcript
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