Get ready for a fresh take on adulthood: the messy, ever-evolving set of tasks and life admin most of us wish someone else would just handle. In this episode, Sherveen sits down with Genevieve Bellaire, founder & CEO of RealWorld, an AI-powered platform that helps you organize everything from your health insurance and taxes to your TSA PreCheck and friends’ birthdays—all in one place. Think of it as your digital co-pilot for “adulting,” whether you’re figuring out health benefits at a new job or finally tackling that 401k rollover you’ve been putting off.

From defining what “adulthood” even is in 2024, to harnessing generative AI for a membership-based consumer app, Genevieve shares why solving this multi-category problem requires a holistic approach that goes way beyond finance alone. They also get into hard-learned lessons on fundraising a “non-existent category,” building (and pivoting) a product in real time, and how the new wave of AI tools is suddenly making the impossible—“automating” big chunks of your life—feel entirely within reach.

If you’ve ever scrambled to find a missing insurance card, juggle 10 different health apps, or wished you had a personal assistant for everything from your taxes to your dentist appointments, this conversation is for you.

This is Episode 018 of The Sherveen Show!

We cover:

Emerging Adulthood: Why real adult responsibilities start at different ages for different people, and the growing “quarter-life crisis” trend.

Creating a Category: Genevieve’s fundraising journey for an app that handles all of adulthood—from work and finance to health and “fun stuff.”

AI & Automation: How generative AI, autonomous agents, and OCR have drastically accelerated RealWorld’s roadmap, making truly automated life management possible.

Onboarding Challenges: Why even “15 minutes to upload your docs” can feel like a barrier—and how RealWorld is leveraging user behavior (and AI) to solve it.

Consumer Behavior: Delaying marriage and homeownership, switching jobs every 18 months, and how these trends create even more complexity for 20- and 30-somethings.

Membership & Monetization: Building a direct-to-consumer subscription product that aims to eventually be your single trusted vault for every important life document and reminder.

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In this episode…

We explore the new frontier of AI-powered “life management” apps and what it really takes to unify everything—finances, healthcare, government paperwork, everyday errands—into one streamlined, user-friendly platform. You’ll hear hard-won founder insights on building trust with consumers, establishing brand credibility, and why success depends on owning the user’s context in a way ChatGPT alone can’t do. If you’re juggling endless to-do lists and dreaming of an automated, organized future, you don’t want to miss this conversation.

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adulthood, adulting, RealWorld, Genevieve Bellaire, membership product, AI-powered platform, personal finance, health insurance, frequent flyer programs, automation, generative AI, OCR, user onboarding, product-market fit, venture capital, consumer SaaS, brand trust, user experience, The Sherveen Show

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