Aplicación YC de Gigster

Summer 2015Acquired

Gigster pasó por Y Combinator en el batch Summer 2015 como una empresa de B2B. Abajo: qué hace la empresa, quién la fundó y su aplicación a YC, reconstruida pregunta por pregunta en el formulario real de YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2015
Industria: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Tamaño del equipo: 51
Estado: Acquired
Lanzado: 2015

Fundadores

Debo OlaosebikanFounder

Lo que hace Gigster

Gigster is democratizing access to software by enabling organizations harness the best teams regardless of where they are in the world. Businesses with access to custom software have thousands of times more leverage than those without. We believe that by democratizing access as well as the ability to build great software we can increase the pace and efficiency of human advancement. Core to our approach is building the best place to work on the internet. We are building the largest network of exceptional engineers, designers, and product managers and making this network available to businesses. We are also using software and insights from thousands of projects to improve the odds of successful outcomes. Gigster is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Redpoint, Marc Benioff, Adam D'Angelo, Michael Jordan and others. Gigster has served well over 1000 customers including multiple F100 companies spanning a range of industries.

Aplicación YC de Gigster, reconstruida

Solicitud de Y Combinator

Gigster, batch Summer 2015. Las preguntas reales del formulario, respondidas con datos públicos.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
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Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Gigster

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Build and manage distributed teams

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

We built a platform that lets businesses assemble and manage custom software teams remotely. Our product connects customers to top engineers, designers, and product managers around the globe and uses data from thousands of projects to improve delivery outcomes. Essentially, we make it easy for companies to get high-quality software built without hiring full-time staff or managing freelancers individually.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based there as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the tech talent, investors, and early enterprise customers are concentrated. Being here helps us recruit the right team, raise capital, and build relationships with businesses that need custom software.

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Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Es esta la aplicación YC real de Gigster?

No. Y Combinator mantiene privadas las aplicaciones enviadas. Esta es una reconstrucción: las preguntas reales del formulario de YC, respondidas a partir de los datos públicos de Gigster (notas de lanzamiento, antecedentes de fundadores, descripción del producto). Muestra cómo una empresa como Gigster se presentaría a YC, no el texto que enviaron.

¿En qué batch de YC estuvo Gigster?

Gigster formó parte del batch Summer 2015 de Y Combinator.

¿Quién fundó Gigster?

Gigster fue fundado por Debo Olaosebikan.

¿A qué se dedica Gigster?

Build and manage distributed teams

¿Cómo leo la aplicación completa reconstruida?

Crea una cuenta gratuita de Round Funded. La versión completa de 26 respuestas de la aplicación de Gigster, y de cada otro batch de YC, está en YC Insights.