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Sep 2024
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Superhuman 2.0: The AI edge, top product...

Jason Calacanis
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Todays show:

Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra joins Jason to discuss the evolution of Superhuman. They delve into Superhuman's onboarding strategy (11:17), live demos of Superhuman's AI features (27:37), and explore AI's impact on team management (52:07), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra joins Jason

(2:02) Rahul Vohra's background and Superhuman's pitch

(6:33) Evolution and early challenges of Superhuman

(9:59) NetSuite - Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning today! Visit https://netsuite.com/twist

(11:17) Superhuman's onboarding strategy and customer feedback importance

(20:55) New features in Superhuman 2.0 and multiplayer email

(26:00) AI's impact on podcast production

(26:16) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(27:37) Live demo of Superhuman 2.0

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(40:08) Importance of documenting conversations and Superhuman for Sales

(44:17) Live demo of Superhuman's “Ask AI” feature

(52:07) AI's impact on productivity and team management

(58:27) AI tools for productivity

(1:07:26) AI's future as a chief of staff and email management

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