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Julia Hartz says Reddit's IPO valuation is justified by real-life community demand
“I'm not surprised that Reddit's going out at the valuation they're going out at, because I see it play out in real life in a way that's absolutely skyrocketing.”
Julia Hartz predicts Gen Z will simply switch to Instagram if TikTok is banned
“It's all, they'll just go to Instagram. They'll just spend more time on Instagram. That's not, it's not, like, it's really not gonna change their lives.”
Julia Hartz says niche is the new mass in post-pandemic live events
“Niche is the new mass. So people are absolutely wanting to be in more highly curated experiences that map to those groups that they found on Reddit.”
Julia Hartz says nobody wants to meet their future partner on dating apps
“But no one wants to meet on an app anymore. No one wants to meet their future partner on an app. They want to go be not so much at a bar hanging out meeting, or I met Kevin at a wedding. They want to be doing something they love and finding love at the same ti…”
Julia Hartz says gamified childhoods leave young workers expecting instant job promotions
“But it's that leveling up that then lands them into the next level, the next unlock, then lands them into the job market, and they don't know what, they're like, where's my unlock? Where's my promo?”
Julia Hartz says parents must reparent their own smartphone habits before helping kids
“The second thing is, in order for us to help our kids, we have to reparent ourselves on smartphones.”
Julia Hartz says hosting in-person gatherings is the best way to influence
“It's not the best way to make money, but it's the best way to influence is getting people together in real life.”
Julia Hartz says Meetup lacked a commercial angle to become the Etsy of gathering
“Had they stuck with it, they probably could have become more of the Etsy of gathering, but I think what they lacked was a commercial angle.”
Julia Hartz notes over 75% of Gen Z report suffering from loneliness
“We also know that Gen Z is saying over 75% of them are saying they're suffering from loneliness.”
Julia Hartz admits it is difficult to make substantial profit in event ticketing
“I think it's hard to make a lot of money in ticketing.”
Julia Hartz says speed dating organizers are entirely overhauling their event formats
“So we're seeing these creators who have been in the past matchmakers or speed dating organizers. They're actually changing their format completely.”
Julia Hartz says live event discovery is inherently harder than traditional e-commerce
“The discovery of events is hard because it's not askew. It's an ephemeral thing that happens. You don't go to it alone. So I buy shoes on Instagram post-temp, but I'm not going to go to an event alone, you know, that often post-temp. You have to coordinate wit…”