HOW DO I GET IN?
Currently, the only way to get an invitation is to
score one from someone already on Clubhouse.
It’s still in “beta,” version, like Gmail was in
its early days, when it was a badge of nerd
worthiness to get an account. If you don’t know
anyone who can invite you yet, you may not have
to wait much longer. When Clubhouse first came
out, new members only got two invitations. That
number has now grown to five, signaling that the
app feels ready to broaden its audience. You can
also download the app and get on a waiting list
to be let into Clubhouse.
This is part of the app’s current appeal — like an
exclusive club, only it’s expanding by the minute.
The aura has been magnified by the star power
of early members such as rap star Drake, actor
Jared Leto, actress Tiffany Haddish, and influential
technology figures such as venture capitalist Marc
Andreessen and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Once you have an invitation, you can import your
Twitter profile — or start from scratch — and
then follow people or “clubs” on a broad range
of topics. The app encourages people to use
their real names, though this does not appear
to be enforced. You’ll also need an iPhone —
Clubhouse doesn’t yet work on Android phones
and is not on the web.
WHO MADE CLUBHOUSE?
It was created by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Paul
Davison, based known for a location-driven social
networking app Highlight that Pinterest bought
in 2016, and a former Google engineer, Rohan
Seth. Although it obviously wasn’t planned, they
probably couldn’t have picked a better time to
start welcoming a select few into Clubhouse.