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Opinion
Calacanis: Clubhouse is irrelevant
“I think it's irrelevant. I'll be, I don't want to dunk on founders, but I think that they .”
Jason Calacanis Aug 28, 2021 ▶ 10:48 E44: USA's Afghanistan embarrassment, China's new algo laws, future of robots + Italy recap!
Disclosure
Jason Calacanis invested in Callin after being blocked from investing in Clubhouse
“I'm a minor investor, but I'm happy to be alone for the ride, and I will promote the shit out of this app once it's out there since Clubhouse blocked me from investing.”
Jason Calacanis Jul 2, 2021 ▶ 7:27 Leaked tapes: Sacks vs. Jason origins | All-In After Party on Callin
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Clubhouse reached a $4B valuation with zero revenue
“But at the same time, their valuation over 18 months Went from a hundred million in their seed when they had like three or 4000 users to a billion to four billion in the last round of financing for a company with zero revenue.”
Jason Calacanis May 22, 2021 ▶ 51:21 E33: Apple’s hypocrisy, America fails math, crypto’s regulatory correction, Clubhouse, UFOs & more
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks says Twitter offered $4B to acquire Clubhouse and was rejected
“Well, they got a, they got an acquisition offer from Twitter for four billion, and they turned, they did this.”
David Sacks May 22, 2021 ▶ 51:53 E33: Apple’s hypocrisy, America fails math, crypto’s regulatory correction, Clubhouse, UFOs & more
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Twitter Spaces was a rushed product built to counter Clubhouse
“Twitter Spaces was really a rush job at Twitter. They did that in reaction to Clubhouse.”
Jason Calacanis May 26, 2023 ▶ 6:45 E130: DeSantis's Twitter Spaces, debt ceiling, Nvidia rips, state of VC, startup failure & more
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Clubhouse valuation reached $4B with zero revenue
“Clubhouse went from a hundred million to four billion with no revenue.”
Jason Calacanis Nov 13, 2021 ▶ 1:01:18 E55: Valuing crypto projects, Rivian worth $100B+, inflation: causes and corrections and more
Assertion Partly supported
Calacanis: Clubhouse downloads dropped from 9.5M in Feb 2021 to 922K in April
“And they had in, you know, two million downloads in January, 9.5 million in February of this year, and then came crashing down 2.7 million in March and 922 in April.”
Jason Calacanis May 22, 2021 ▶ 51:08 E33: Apple’s hypocrisy, America fails math, crypto’s regulatory correction, Clubhouse, UFOs & more
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