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The Grammarly–Superhuman Megadeal, plus TWiST 500 chats with LabelBox and Apptronik’s founders | E2146

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Jul 1, 2025
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Jeff Cardenas
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Manu Sharma
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Rahul Vohra
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Shishir Mehrotra
Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly, and Rahul Vohra, founder of Superhuman, dive into their exciting merger, analyzing how this combination aims to revolutionize email and productivity tools with AI. They discuss leveraging Grammarly's vast user base to enhance user experience and make communication more efficient. Additionally, Manu Sharma of Labelbox and Jeff Cardenas of Apptronik share insights on the future of AI-driven tools and humanoid robots, emphasizing their roles in various industries and the importance of data labeling in AI development.
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INSIGHT

Grammarly's AI Productivity Vision

  • Grammarly builds an AI-native productivity suite with apps and agents to enhance workflows.
  • Email is a key focus since Grammarly users most commonly use their tool within email platforms.
ANECDOTE

Founders' Longstanding Collaboration

  • Rahul Vohra shared how Superhuman's idea originated from meeting Shishir in 2017 and mutual appreciation of their products.
  • Their longstanding relationship paved the way for the acquisition and shared vision for an AI native productivity suite.
INSIGHT

AI Agents Transform Email

  • AI agents will seamlessly assist users by reasoning and problem-solving across work contexts, especially in email.
  • Email is essentially a "list of things to do," making it a natural interface to manage agents and workflows.
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