Everything You Should Know About Clubhouse

A Guide for Those Who Are Just Starting Out

Unless you are totally unplugged, you’ve at least heard of Clubhouse by now. You are probably thinking, “Another social media platform?” As if we weren’t online already too many hours. Too late: the shiny new toy is here,, and it is called Clubhouse!

What is Clubhouse?

Clubhouse is a new audio-only social media platform from Silicon Valley startup, Alpha Exploration Co. led by two founders, entrepreneur Paul Davison and ex-Google employee Rohan Seth and funded by US capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, who valued it at around $100 Million. The platform is currently only on ios and by invite-only as of the time, that I’m writing this article (January 2021) but the company announced they will soon begin work on an app for Android users.

The Clubhouse Terms of Service give a good overview of what it is about:

“Clubhouse is designed to allow users to engage in audio-based conversations with friends and other people around the world.”

Who Is It For?

Everyone over 18! This is still a new, limited-access platform, but the audience is already very diverse…