I assume that Clubhouse is almost over before it began, like Meerkat before it.
Clubhouse Payments
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#22> 100% of the payment will go to the creator ... Clubhouse will take nothing.
Well imagine if they had an Android app in the first place or earlier right before all the big players started copying them, then it would have been attractive to the users. Right now, what is the point if the invite system is still there.
Another platform can just announce the same thing and they are back to square zero.
> We are excited to see how people use it, and to continue working hard to help the amazing members of the Clubhouse community grow and thrive.
Yet, with no Android app and an increasing amount of competitors copying the hell out of Clubhouse, I can only see this going in the way of Meerkat, Yik Yak and Periscope. (By being shut down)
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#23> To send a payment in Clubhouse, just tap on the profile of a creator (who has the feature enabled) and tap "Send Money". > Enter the amount you would like to send them. The first time you do this, you’ll be asked to register a credit or debit card. > 100% of the payment will go to the creator. The person sending the money will also be charged a small card processing fee, which will go directly to our payment proces…
It's temporary to encourage demand for the feature.
At some point in the future they will have to take some percentage.
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#24> 100% of the payment will go to the creator ... Clubhouse will take nothing. Well imagine if they had an Android app in the first place or earlier right before all the big players started copying them, then it would have been attractive to the users. Right now, what is the point if the invite system is still there. Another platform can just announce the same thing and they are back to square zero. > We are excited t…
How do apps like this survive and grow?
Giants can clone the entire product with a small team.
I'm worried about this exact problem.
Edit: First thought that comes to mind is filing a few patents and then throwing 50% of funding into a lawsuit against the first giant to clone you.
This is traditionally not the way, but with the incumbents so nimble and readily able to pick off good ideas, it seems like it might be the only defense.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pushing the processing cost to the user doesn't imply it's zero-cost for Clubhouse; they're still on the hook for disputes/refunds.
Are they? Presumably if there is a dispute they will just remove the money from the creator.
Yes, But they would incur an additional service charge for that dispute. That’s the worst part about being a merchant. Someone buys a digital product from you, then they file a chargeback. You are then down the original charge plus a fee that can be as much as $25 or more.
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#26I really wonder how this is going to work with the Apple App Store rules on payments. Is the 0% cut so that they can use Stripe? Or is it to bolster their case that they don’t need or want to use Apple Pay? Normally Apple doesn’t like a service offering payments outside of the Apple Pay ecosystem. This seems like a very interesting move.
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#27I wonder how this will compete with things like substack. Will creator support like clubhouse's payments, undermine or enhance things like payments from platforms like substack. I use both for my newsletter: For example my newsletter ProductiveGrowth , weekly stories about productivity, leadership, motivation, and anything else that helps us and our teams grow and be more productive. I don't use either payment option…
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#28Hmm, I see that they use Stripe.
Can someone explain how does this not count as In-App-Purchases?
I would expect Apple to be all over this and apply it's Mafia cut?
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#29> 100% of the payment will go to the creator ... Clubhouse will take nothing. Well imagine if they had an Android app in the first place or earlier right before all the big players started copying them, then it would have been attractive to the users. Right now, what is the point if the invite system is still there. Another platform can just announce the same thing and they are back to square zero. > We are excited t…
How do apps like this survive and grow? Giants can clone the entire product with a small team. I'm worried about this exact problem. Edit: First thought that comes to mind is filing a few patents and then throwing 50% of funding into a lawsuit against the first giant to clone you. This is traditionally not the way , but with the incumbents so nimble and readily able to pick off good ideas, it seems like it might be t…
Giants will clone and make a piece of shit. Apps like this survive by creating a network of people. They do that by creating demand to join the service. How do you do that? Make it invite only, and invite a ton of high profile people and get them using and talking about it, creating FOMO.
The only people who threaten this are Facebook and Twitter. Twitter _actually_ could clone it or buy a competitor. But, look at Twitter’s history of that. They literally KILLED a TikTok by buying it and shutting it down. They are in the process of killing a live video competitor to twitch and youtube called periscope.
Don’t be afraid of The Big Bois.
Re: Clubhouse Payments
#30> 100% of the payment will go to the creator ... Clubhouse will take nothing. Well imagine if they had an Android app in the first place or earlier right before all the big players started copying them, then it would have been attractive to the users. Right now, what is the point if the invite system is still there. Another platform can just announce the same thing and they are back to square zero. > We are excited t…
Android app is coming out in a few days ( as per founder's townhall chat yesterday )