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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

I do not regret expanding into various verticals, as it introduced Discord to many new users, contributing to significant business growth.

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Jason Citron, Co-Founder/CEO @Discord: The Untold Story Behind Scaling to 200M Users | E1230

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Jason Citron, Co-Founder/CEO @Discord: The Untold Story Behind Scaling to 200M Users | E1230

11/25/24

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

The breakthrough for Discord's growth came from inviting users to provide feedback rather than just promoting the app, which helped build a community.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

Raising funds for a fast-growing business is easier, but the hardest round for Discord was the Series A, where many investors doubted the potential of the gaming chat app.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

As a second-time founder, I found that previous experiences made certain aspects of building Discord easier, but finding product-market fit remained challenging.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

In the early days, investors rejected our multiplayer game idea because they doubted its potential for success, which ultimately led us to pivot to Discord.

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Jason Citron

04/29/25

@ a16z speedrun

We built Discord with customization capabilities, allowing users to connect to external data sources, which turned out to be beneficial for various applications.

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Jason Citron

04/29/25

@ a16z speedrun

The launch of Discord coincided with the rise of WebRTC technology, which allowed us to reduce friction and improve interoperability in our communication platform.

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Mark Zuckerberg

08/17/16

@ Y Combinator

After turning down Yahoo's offer, we decided to focus on connecting more people, which ultimately led to significant growth.

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Jason Citron

11/25/24

@ 20VC with Harry Stebbings

During a challenging fundraising round, I once offered to return investors' money because I believed in the long-term vision of Discord over short-term gains.

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Jason Citron

04/29/25

@ a16z speedrun

We saw Twitch streamers using Discord, which helped it spread quickly into different aspects of their lives.