Application YC di Flotype

Winter 2011Inactive

Flotype ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Winter 2011 come azienda B2B. Sotto: cosa fa l'azienda, chi l'ha fondata e la sua application a YC, ricostruita domanda per domanda nel form reale di YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2011
Settore: B2BRetail
Dimensione team: 2
Stato: Inactive
Lanciata: 2012

Founder

Darshan ShankarFounder/CEO
Sridatta ThatipamalaFounder
Eric ZhangFounder

Cosa fa Flotype

Flotype Inc. is a venture-backed company building a suite of enterprise technology for real-time messaging. Flotype takes a unique approach by building developer-friendly technologies focused on ease-of-use and simplicity, while still exceeding enterprise-grade performance expectations. Flotype licenses enterprise-grade middleware, Bridge, to customers ranging from social web and software enterprises to financial and fleet management groups. Other offerings include NowJS, a free, open-source framework, for developers seeking real-time interactivity on Node.js and JavaScript browsers. NowCluster is available for companies seeking scalability and reliability for NowJS applications. Established in 2010 and based in Berkeley, California, Flotype is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, InterWest Partners, and Salesforce.com.

Application YC di Flotype, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Flotype, batch Winter 2011. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Flotype

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Third generation of web apps.

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

We build a suite of enterprise technology for real-time messaging, centered around our middleware Bridge which enterprise customers license. We also maintain NowJS, an open-source framework for real-time interactivity on Node.js, and NowCluster which adds scalability and reliability for NowJS applications.

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

We currently live in San Jose, California and would base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in the San Jose area already, close to key customers and investors. Staying local supports faster iteration and easier collaboration among the small team.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Flotype?

No. Y Combinator mantiene private le application inviate. Questa è una ricostruzione: le domande del form YC reale, a cui si è risposto usando i dati pubblici di Flotype (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Flotype si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.