Rahul Vohra: Superhuman users process their email twice as fast
Rahul Vohra · Superhuman's Founder on How to Move Beyond Gamification · Jan 13, 2020 · at 0:28
Rahul Vohra, founder and CEO of Superhuman, cites productivity improvements experienced by users of his email platform during a keynote at the a16z Summit.
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“Our customers get through their inbox twice as fast as before, reply to their important email sooner, and many see inbox zero for the first time in years.”
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