Clubhouse App Curtain Call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYNFfgrXTI
Clubhouse can be a lot of things, and it’s a lot of fun when you do it right.
But the reality is that it’s just an app. When I pull back and look at everything with a clear mind, the fact is that you’re all just voices in my head.
The game that I love isn’t Clubhouse — it’s writing.
Clubhouse is a distraction. It’s something that filled a void in my life at a time when I needed it. But it’s not a healthy way to fill that void, and this entire review series put in clear view just how bad of an addiction it is for my life.
My entire life fell at the wayside over the past three months while I clinged to Clubhouse. The deeper I got into it, the worse it got on all ends. I did what I could to make it worthwhile and find the real value beyond all the schills.
Real value can be found, but the process of getting on stage in front of you all through this platform and holding a mirror from myself to spill my heart gave me a lot of answers that all lead to one thing.
I care about everybody, and I have a special place in my heart for creators. But I’ve been losing too much to Clubhouse, and as good as I can be at it, the fact is I can’t afford what it takes to do what I’m doing.
I don’t miss deadlines. I don’t drop the ball. My clients come to me because they know they can depend on me to deliver exactly what they need within a deadline. I always underpromise and overdeliver. It’s who I am.
But in dedicating that time to Clubhouse, all it really did was destroy my life. And there’s no reason for me to put myself through that to play someone else’s stupid game.
I’m uninstalling you Clubhouse, and this is the story of exactly why…
Creator Last Pilot Review: Clubhouse Townall
Holding a weekly meeting is a great way to run a community.
That’s the premise of Clubhouse Townhall, the Creator First idea from Alpha Exploration Co’s Paul Davison and Rohan Seth, the founders of the Clubhouse Drop-In Audio app.
Most companies simply publish a blog and updated terms of service, but Clubhouse wants to be different. In addition to the regular Sunday townhall, he holds a weekly welcome room for new users that he believes is a great help to the community.
As the founders and people in charge of this app, Davison and Seth are wholly responsible for the way things are run. Clubhouse was valuated at $4 billion earlier this year, and I can’t help but wonder if these two noob entrepreneurs are capable of running such a business.
It reminds me a lot of the Silicon Valley TV show on HBO — in it, a fictional tech company called Pied Piper is built from the ground up in Silicon Valley. I’m also reminded of Mythic Quest on Apple TV Plus (and I often think of Anu Alturu as Poppy Li).
Davison has a really happy voice that belongs on Leave it to Beaver, and he is always pushing such a high energy sales pitch that I can’t ever trust him. He sounds like a nice guy, but there are just so many bad ideas on display every week in these townhalls.
The Creator First pilot season rated people on how they use the platform, and if that’s how we’re doing this, it’s only fair to flip the tables on you.
Let’s examine Clubhouse’s own Townhall to determine how it compares to the Creator First pilot season finalists.