Today in First Time Founders, Ed Elson speaks with Shreya Murthy, CEO and co-founder of Partiful, to talk about how the company survived the pandemic, why pushing boundaries has been important for its growth, and what the path to monetization looks like. Subscribe to our new Markets YouTube channel: @ProfGMarkets Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:59 Interview with Shreya Murthy 01:04 What is Partiful? 01:49 How has Partiful exploded into a cultural phenomenon? 03:29 Why do people use Partiful and not other messaging options? 05:53 Why did you start Partiful? 08:45 Are screens the main cause of loneliness? 10:28 What got you interested in starting Partiful? 13:06 What was it like to start Partiful? 14:26 What happened to Partiful during Covid-19? 19:07 Ad Break 20:28 Was it hard to raise money during the pandemic? 24:08 Did Partiful explode during the summer of 2021? 26:34 What makes Partiful better than other similar products? 29:57 How is the Partiful team beating the competition? 33:08 Is there a downside to trying out whatever you want? 35:55 Could other companies learn something about Partiful? 37:55 Ad Break 38:07 When will Partiful be monetized? 42:00 Was OpenAI right to put ads in ChatGPT? 43:49 What does Partiful look like in 5 to 10 years from now? 46:40 What have you learned from starting Partiful? 49:30What can you tell people that want to start something but don't know what? 50:57 Credits Subscribe to The Prof G Pod on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ob5psT... Want more Prof G? Check out everything we're up to at https://profgmedia.com/ #business #news #tech #finance #stockmarket #profg #scottgalloway #edelson #entrepreneur #founder #ceo #partiful