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Superhuman's secret to success: Ignoring most customer feedback, manually onboarding every new user, obsessing over every detail, and positioning around a single attribute: speed | Rahul Vohra (CEO)

23 Mar 2025 20 published claims 2 attributable people
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01 / evaluation

And initially, I simply felt happier, occasionally even more euphoric, coming out of a really great meditation session. But over time, I found that my ability to focus was increasing, I could hold attention on something for much longer.

“And initially, I simply felt happier, occasionally even more euphoric, coming out of a really great meditation session. But over time, I found that my ability to focus was increasing, I could hold attention on something for much longer.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

02 / belief

The way Sean initially benchmarked the number was via email surveys. I think email surveys work just fine.

“The way Sean initially benchmarked the number was via email surveys. I think email surveys work just fine.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

03 / belief

Reflecting back on what I imagine this conversation would look like, a lot of contrarian thinking and attention to detail. I think that's exactly what it was.

“Reflecting back on what I imagine this conversation would look like, a lot of contrarian thinking and attention to detail. I think that's exactly what it was.”
Speaker
Lenny Rachitsky
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

04 / prediction

For example, I often get emails from people who are interested in working at Superhuman, and I would normally reply to that candidate, and I would let them know that the team will take a look.

“For example, I often get emails from people who are interested in working at Superhuman, and I would normally reply to that candidate, and I would let them know that the team will take a look.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

05 / belief

For example, Superhuman for sales, our multiplayer and collaboration features, how we think about the enterprise, AI is its whole thing.

“For example, Superhuman for sales, our multiplayer and collaboration features, how we think about the enterprise, AI is its whole thing.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

06 / commitment

A lot of CEOs think they need to spend time on hiring or org building. And you intentionally, I will spend time on product and marketing design.

“A lot of CEOs think they need to spend time on hiring or org building. And you intentionally, I will spend time on product and marketing design.”
Speaker
Lenny Rachitsky
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

08 / belief

I want to come back to something that you mentioned that I kind of didn't come back to, and I think is really core to what you just shared, which is word of mouth being so important.

“I want to come back to something that you mentioned that I kind of didn't come back to, and I think is really core to what you just shared, which is word of mouth being so important.”
Speaker
Lenny Rachitsky
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

09 / belief

What's the most pivotal moment in your career, in your life? I learned the real secret behind virality.

“What's the most pivotal moment in your career, in your life? I learned the real secret behind virality.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

10 / belief

Since then, it has shaped so much of what we do at Superhuman and so much of how I think about growing brands.

“Since then, it has shaped so much of what we do at Superhuman and so much of how I think about growing brands.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

12 / recommendation

There's this lesson here of as a founder, if you're just feeling like, I don't know, depleted or just like not don't have the partner you want, you could bring someone on that could be that person.

“There's this lesson here of as a founder, if you're just feeling like, I don't know, depleted or just like not don't have the partner you want, you could bring someone on that could be that person.”
Speaker
Lenny Rachitsky
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

13 / commitment

We can't start thinking that way because at what point do you stop second guessing yourself?

“We can't start thinking that way because at what point do you stop second guessing yourself?”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

14 / evaluation

Also not to act at all really on the feedback that the not disappointed people are giving you because they're so far from loving your product that they are essentially a lost cause.

“Also not to act at all really on the feedback that the not disappointed people are giving you because they're so far from loving your product that they are essentially a lost cause.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

15 / prediction

Now, had I known that we'd amassed most of LinkedIn's active users onto one app, I would have sold it for far more. But the actual pivotal moment was really who I got to work with because I reported to LinkedIn's head of growth, Elliot Schmuckler, and he was responsible for scaling LinkedIn from 25 million members to, when I joined, north of 250 million members.

“Now, had I known that we'd amassed most of LinkedIn's active users onto one app, I would have sold it for far more. But the actual pivotal moment was really who I got to work with because I reported to LinkedIn's head of growth, Elliot Schmuckler, and he was responsible for scaling LinkedIn from 25 million members to, when I joined, north of 250 million members.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

16 / preference

Yeah, well, I strongly believe that we should make business software like we make games because when we make products like we make games, people find them fun.

“Yeah, well, I strongly believe that we should make business software like we make games because when we make products like we make games, people find them fun.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

17 / prediction

It was incumbents. And I also knew that incumbents generally struggle with speed because by definition, they have massive scale and usually entrenched architecture.

“It was incumbents. And I also knew that incumbents generally struggle with speed because by definition, they have massive scale and usually entrenched architecture.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

18 / evaluation

OK, we're going to come back to that because I think that is there's so much to learn about how you think about product and how you think about building the company that builds the product.

“OK, we're going to come back to that because I think that is there's so much to learn about how you think about product and how you think about building the company that builds the product.”
Speaker
Lenny Rachitsky
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

19 / recommendation

That's where you just we will make this the focus speed, speed, speed. And I think that maybe the lesson there is just you pick the thing that you think will most differentiate you, make you significantly better than what's out there.

“That's where you just we will make this the focus speed, speed, speed. And I think that maybe the lesson there is just you pick the thing that you think will most differentiate you, make you significantly better than what's out there.”
Speaker
Lenny Rachitsky
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast

20 / evaluation

Because of that, we're very confident in saying that Superhuman is the best email tool on the market, and that we're building it for high-performing teams and high-performing individuals.

“Because of that, we're very confident in saying that Superhuman is the best email tool on the market, and that we're building it for high-performing teams and high-performing individuals.”
Speaker
Rahul Vora
Publisher
Lenny's Podcast
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