Candidature YC de Magic Instruments

Winter 2016Inactive

Magic Instruments a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Winter 2016 en tant qu'entreprise Consumer. Ci-dessous : ce que fait l'entreprise, qui l'a fondée, et sa candidature à YC, reconstruite question par question dans le vrai formulaire YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2016
Secteur d'activité: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Taille de l'équipe: 2
Statut: Inactive
Lancé: 2015

Fondateurs

Brian FanFounder/CEO
Andrew SongFounder
Mark LiebmanFounder/CTO

Ce que fait 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:

Candidature YC de Magic Instruments, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

Magic Instruments, promotion Winter 2016. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

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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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de Magic Instruments ?

Non. Y Combinator garde les candidatures soumises privées. Ceci est une reconstruction : les vraies questions du formulaire YC, répondues à partir des données publiques de Magic Instruments (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme Magic Instruments se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC Magic Instruments appartenait-il ?

Magic Instruments faisait partie du batch Winter 2016 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé Magic Instruments ?

Magic Instruments a été fondé par Brian Fan, Andrew Song, Mark Liebman.

Que fait Magic Instruments ?

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

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

Créez un compte Round Funded gratuit. La version complète de la candidature de Magic Instruments en 26 réponses, et de chaque autre promotion YC, se trouve dans YC Insights.