Aplicación YC de Magic Instruments

Winter 2016Inactive

Magic Instruments pasó por Y Combinator en el batch Winter 2016 como una empresa de Consumer. 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: Winter 2016
Industria: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Tamaño del equipo: 2
Estado: Inactive
Lanzado: 2015

Fundadores

Brian FanFounder/CEO
Andrew SongFounder
Mark LiebmanFounder/CTO

Lo que hace Magic Instruments

Musical instruments that enable anyone to play instantly, and make it easier and more inspiring to learn. Magic Instruments (YC W2016 and Highway1 F2015) is the maker of the MI Guitar. We design the tools that allow anyone to express themselves by making music. Our mission is to create a world that inspires human connection through music playing. We give people all the joy of playing music. We’re developing a new class of music instruments and the ecosystem around them, starting with our first product, a new type of guitar that anyone can play using an intuitive UI on the fretboard and a mobile app to play your favorite songs, instantly. We also make it technically easier and more inspiring to learn traditional guitar technique. Can't play a guitar? We guarantee you can play this one. The MI Guitar is a new type of guitar that you can pick up and play, instantly. By reinventing the fretboard of a traditional guitar, it simplifies playing so anyone can play their favorite songs at first sight, or create their own original music. You can also play this like the traditional guitar and it gives you a fun and easy way to learn the guitar. Pre-order now at Facebook: Twitter: YouTube:

Aplicación YC de Magic Instruments, reconstruida

Solicitud de Y Combinator

Magic Instruments, batch Winter 2016. Las preguntas reales del formulario, respondidas con datos públicos.

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Company

Company name

Magic Instruments

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

High-tech guitar that anyone can play

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

We're making the MI Guitar, a new type of guitar with an intuitive fretboard and mobile app. It lets anyone pick it up and play songs instantly, while still teaching traditional guitar techniques. The goal is to make music accessible and inspiring for everyone, whether they've played before or not.

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

We live and work in Los Angeles, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're in Los Angeles because it's a good place for hardware and music innovation. Being close to music communities helps us understand players and test our product.

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Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Es esta la aplicación YC real de Magic Instruments?

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 Magic Instruments (notas de lanzamiento, antecedentes de fundadores, descripción del producto). Muestra cómo una empresa como Magic Instruments se presentaría a YC, no el texto que enviaron.

¿En qué batch de YC estuvo Magic Instruments?

Magic Instruments formó parte del batch Winter 2016 de Y Combinator.

¿Quién fundó Magic Instruments?

Magic Instruments fue fundado por Brian Fan, Andrew Song, Mark Liebman.

¿A qué se dedica Magic Instruments?

Magic Instruments makes a high-tech guitar that is easier and more…

¿Cómo leo la aplicación completa reconstruida?

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