Pretty Instant YC-Bewerbung

Winter 2015Acquired

Pretty Instant durchlief Y Combinator im Winter 2015-Batch als ein Consumer-Unternehmen. Unten: Was das Unternehmen tut, wer es gegründet hat und seine Bewerbung bei YC, Frage für Frage im echten YC-Formular rekonstruiert.

YC-Batch: Winter 2015
Branche: ConsumerHome and Personal
Teamgröße: 3
Status: Acquired
Gestartet: 2014

Gründer

Ben Maitland-LewisFounder/CEO
Chris CaveFounder/COO - YC W15
Douglas E. RogersFounder
Chase McAleeseFounder

Was Pretty Instant tut

Pretty Instant was a Y Combinator-backed marketplace for professional photography and videography in the U.S., active from 2012 to 2020. Acquired by Snappr in 2021, the company served over 3,500 brands and non-profits, handling logistics, staffing, editing, and delivery. It became a go-to solution for companies seeking streamlined visual content creation nationwide. They also invested the roaming photo-booth experience that instantly sent branded photos to guests and contact info to CRMs. Services included photography and videography for Events, Portraits, Real Estate, Product, Food, and more. Photographers were thoroughly vetted 1099 contractors, ensuring quality and reliability. Pretty Instant aimed to simplify hiring processes for businesses needing professional visual content.

Pretty Instants YC-Bewerbung, rekonstruiert

Y Combinator Bewerbung

Pretty Instant, Winter 2015 Batch. Die echten Fragen des Antrags, beantwortet aus öffentlichen Daten.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Pretty Instant

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Inventor of the first roaming-photo booth + pro photography platform

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a marketplace and platform that connects businesses with vetted professional photographers and videographers across the U.S. Our product handles everything from booking and logistics to staffing, editing, and delivery. We also created a roaming photo booth that sends branded photos instantly to guests and syncs contact info to CRMs - streamlining event photography.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work from Boston, MA and remote locations. After YC, we'd stay based in Boston and maintain remote team members.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Boston has a strong tech and startup community, and it's where our team lives. Remote work has been part of our DNA, allowing us to access talent and clients nationwide.

21 weitere Antworten in der vollständigen Bewerbung

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Ist das die echte YC-Bewerbung von Pretty Instant?

Nein. Y Combinator hält eingereichte Bewerbungen privat. Dies ist eine Rekonstruktion: die echten Fragen des YC-Formulars, beantwortet aus den öffentlichen Daten von Pretty Instant (Veröffentlichungsnotizen, Gründerhintergründe, Produktbeschreibung). Sie zeigt, wie sich ein Unternehmen wie Pretty Instant bei YC präsentieren würde, nicht den Text, den sie eingereicht haben.

In welchem YC-Batch war Pretty Instant?

Pretty Instant war Teil des Y Combinator Winter 2015-Batches.

Wer hat Pretty Instant gegründet?

Pretty Instant wurde von Ben Maitland-Lewis, Chris Cave, Douglas E. Rogers, Chase McAleese gegründet.

Was macht Pretty Instant?

Inventor of the first roaming-photo booth + pro photography platform

Wie lese ich die vollständige, rekonstruierte Bewerbung?

Erstelle ein kostenloses Round Funded Konto. Die vollständige 26-Antwort-Version der Bewerbung von Pretty Instant, und jede andere YC-Kohorte, findest du in YC Insights.