A Russian Developer Created an Android Version of Clubhouse
It took him one day
Whether they planned it or not, Clubhouse’s founders turned a psychological trick into $1 billion of value. Marketers call it the Scarcity Effect. In a nutshell, the Scarcity Effect makes us place a high value on what’s rare and a low value on what’s available everywhere. For the same reason why gold is more expensive than stone, Clubhouse shines bright in the app store. The invitation-only app that runs exclusively on iPhones is definitely rare. That’s why members love it, and non-members crave it.
The catch? The long wait for the Android version annoyed Grishka, who, unlike many people, could do something about it. So, he did.
Wait, who is Grishka?
He’s a young software developer who worked with Telegram and VK (the Russian version of Facebook). He also runs a blog where he occasionally shares his thoughts about software. If you hit the About Me page, you’ll find the following description.
I’m Gregory. I currently live in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and I’m too lazy to fill this page with something useful about myself.
However, when code is involved, Grishka’s laziness disappears. “I got bored of waiting for Clubhouse on Android,” he tweeted. “So I wrote mine in one day.”
