Application YC di Fobo

Summer 2011Acquired

Fobo ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Summer 2011 come azienda Consumer. 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: Summer 2011
Settore: ConsumerHome and Personal
Dimensione team: 2
Stato: Acquired
Lanciata: 2012

Founder

Ryan MickleFounder
Ed McManusFounder/CTO

Cosa fa Fobo

FOBO is a local marketplace for selling consumer electronics. FOBO offers users a new way to sell goods via mobile app. It gets rid of all the hassle that is usually associated with local marketplaces and makes it ultra-simple and ultra-fast to do so. The app guarantees sellers will get a certain price for their devices and will be paid upfront, and ensures that their product is sold fast - within 97 minutes.

Application YC di Fobo, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Fobo, batch Summer 2011. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Fobo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Sell to people nearby.

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

We built a local marketplace mobile app that lets people sell consumer electronics quickly and easily to buyers nearby. It removes the usual hassles of local marketplaces, guaranteeing sellers a certain price, upfront payment, and ensures the device sells fast - usually within 97 minutes.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company would be based there after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Francisco because it's a tech hub with early adopters who understand local marketplaces and mobile commerce. Staying here keeps us close to product feedback and potential partners.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Fobo?

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 Fobo (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Fobo si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.