Grammarly is now Superhuman! CEO Shishir Mehrotra explains the rebrand | E2201
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Acquisitions vs. Partnerships: Platform Expansion
Shishir outlines the mix of partnering and selective acquisitions (like Coda and Superhuman Mail) to expand platform surfaces.
Today’s show:
*Why rebrand an app with 40 million daily active users?
On TWiST, Grammarly CEO Shishir Mehrotra swings by to explain why he’s renaming his company after the mail app he just purchased, Superhuman.
Plus he’s giving us a first look at the startup’s new AI assistant, Superhuman Go, digging into their new agent-centered strategy, looking ahead at the potential for AI job displacement, and more.
Jason and Alex also talk about our new nuclear deal with Westinghouse and Japan, OpenAI’s conversion and what it means for Microsoft, 1x’s tele-operated Neo-bot for chores, and much more!
Timestamps:
(00:07:56) Jason is headed to Tokyo, and NOT just for skiing this time!
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(00:12:21) Untangling this US government-Japan-Westinghouse deal for nuclear power… and why nuclear power is SO important
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(00:20:04) Why Jason says sabbaticals and 4 day work weeks are for established brands, not startups
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(00:33:01) Will income inequality become a concern, even for the wealthy? Jason says YES.
(00:37:29) Shishir Mehrotra from Gram— NO WAIT, Superhuman! joins us to talk name changes
(00:38:16) Using Grammarly as a model for the new AI assistant, Superhuman Go.
(01:08:39) Nvidia shot past $5 TRILLION in value… How is no one freaked out about this?!
(01:14:52) OpenAI executed their conversion… but Jason says “public benefit corporation” status is pretty meaningless
(01:25:02) Checking out the Neo robot from 1x… he wants to help you with chores and he’s for sale!
(01:32:09) Uber’s speeding up its self-driving plans
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