Robinhood VP of Product on Prediction Markets, AI-Native Investing Tools, and Social Trading for the Next Generation Abhishek Fatehpuria E293

Robinhood posted $4.5 billion in revenue in 2025, up 52% year-over-year, while growing its Gold subscriber base 58% to 4.2 million paid members. Abhishek Fatehpuria, VP of Product at Robinhood, joined the platform as an intern in 2016 and has built the brokerage business from a single-product equities app into a multi-product financial platform. This episode is a detailed look at how Robinhood structures product thinking at scale — without sacrificing the UX moat that made it win in the first place. What you'll learn: How Robinhood uses two leading indicators, net deposits and Gold subscriptions, to measure long-term customer commitment before revenue shows up Why treating legal and compliance partners as product owners, not blockers, is the unlock for shipping fast in a regulated market The "barbell strategy" for UX: design for the newest user and the most advanced user simultaneously, and let the middle take care of itself How the early-stage ideation sprint has compressed from 4–5 weeks to 2–3 days with AI tools Why Robinhood Social is built on verified identity and real trades — and what that unlocks for the future of retail investor relations Key takeaways: Paid subscriptions aren't just a revenue line — they're the connective tissue that drives multi-product adoption across a platform Pride is a scalable quality standard: when teams enforce it themselves, quality and speed stop being in conflict AI embedded into workflows moves faster than AI bolted on as a standalone feature Credits: Host: Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Guest: Abhishek Fatehpuria Social Links: Find out more about Product School here Follow our Podcast on TikTok here Follow Product School on LinkedIn here

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Robinhood VP of Product on Prediction Markets, AI-Native Investing Tools, and Social Trading for the Next Generation Abhishek Fatehpuria E293 is an episode from The Product Podcast by Product School.

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This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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