#39: Ayush Ranjan, Co-Founder & CEO @ Huddle01 | From a hackathon idea to the leading web3 audio & video communication toolkit

Web3 Talks: Stories & Tips from the Builders

Huddle01 quickly became the leading web3 audio/video communication toolkit. How it all started? What helped them acquire 16k+ users? Why they're so excited about Stage 3 of their development plans? Ayush Ranjan, Co-Founder & CEO of Huddle01, shares a deep backstage perspective of their company.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:38 Special announcement & promo code

2:13 What is Huddle01, what problems does it solve, and how it started thanks to a hackathon

6:58 Why the name "Huddle01"?

7:40 Why they wanted to target the education market, and why they pivoted to a crypto-native audience

9:28 How login via MetaMask & NFT avatars helped them to acquire their first users

12:50 How token-gated meetings helped them to accelerate growth

14:10 How Pudgy Penguins use Huddle01

15:29 What was the process for developing Android & iOS apps & why was the UX challenging

18:10 How long has it taken to build web & mobile apps, and what was the process

20:01 Why they started with a Huddle01 app and now expand to SDK that helps to integrate audio/video chat in other apps and the upcoming Real-Time Communications protocol

25:10 Why is documentation the cornerstone of DevRels, and what's their approach to hackathons, rewarding devs & building micro-communities

28:00 Why it's important to promote your own tech team among developers instead of giving the job to marketers

29:30 Why "minutes spent on meetings "is their most important metric, and what other things do they track

34:22 How Huddle01 Real-Time Communications Protocol can replace AWS & Google Cloud

39:05 Since Zoom is already facing strong competition from Google & Microsoft, how is Huddle01 planning to compete in the long run

42:40 What surprised Ayush the most during the development of Huddle01

45:45 What 4 layers of web3 projects would Ayush consider if he wasn't building Huddle01?

46:53 What are his favorite projects?

49:15 What would he fix with his web3 magic wand

49:48 Where people can learn more about Huddle01