370: How to Build a Billion-User App

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prerna Gupta is a serial entrepreneur who entered the tech spotlight when her Songify app hit #1 in the app store. She’s gone on to co-found several startups focused on music, dating, and short stories, and in 2011</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fast Company</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">named her one of the most influential women in technology. She hasn’t slowed down since.  </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gupta is currently the CEO of Telepathic Inc., which developed the Hooked app. Hooked boasts a list of star-studded investors including Lebron James, Steph Curry, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Fox, and more. They’re betting on Gupta to disrupt the entire story industry. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We chatted with Gupta about some of her biggest entrepreneurial lessons to date, including: </span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How capitalizing on your success may not look like the typical path</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why taking an unexpected path could lead to your next innovation </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How putting yourself out there can create life-changing opportunities</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why you should use an inner barometer to measure the merit of your own ideas</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why resilience is key to finding success in the founder life</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><br /> <br /> Who do you want to see next on the podcast?</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wait, there's m