I went to two meditation retreats with the Art of Living Foundation.
The 101 retreat was held on campus at Google, and I had a blast.
The 201 retreat was held at a retreat center north of SF. Not as fun, super challenging, but still a rewarding experience.
Net-net: while I'm glad I did it, I don't need to signup for more meditation retreats. One reason is because I got what I needed out of it (i.e. I know how to meditate on my own). The other reason is I discovered that meditation is effective in soothing anxiety about the future. It's more important, in my case, to make sense of the past (aka stop ruminations). Therapy and journaling have been significantly more effective, than meditation, in addressing those needs.
It's very clever for Superhuman to target that group. They're wealthy, influential, and will come in handy when its time to raise.
Outside of the VC segment, seems like most first-hand accounts I've read -- startup CEOs and journalists -- report that they've ended the subscription because the $30/mo. fee wasn't worth it, given the number of free alternatives.
This makes me wonder: does Superhuman have a target demographic outside of the ultra-rich?
I was thinking why a programming class can't be run online, but I imagine the local component is important to help students secure jobs in the students' hometown.
That is, there might be more interesting distinguish factors, but he was limited to education, position, and years of experience?