Application YC di Genius

Summer 2011Acquired

Genius 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: ConsumerContent
Dimensione team: 101
Stato: Acquired
Lanciata: 2012

Founder

Tom LehmanFounder/CEO
Ilan ZechoryFounder

Cosa fa Genius

Genius is the world's biggest encyclopedia of music. Powered by its community, in-house creative team, and the artists themselves, Genius serves music knowledge to over 100 million people each month on Genius.com and everywhere music fans connect across the internet. Founded in 2009, Genius began as a platform for annotating rap lyrics. Over the years, it has expanded its mission to include more than hip-hop, and more than just lyrics. Every song has a story that needs to be told, and the biggest names in music - including Frank Ocean, Lorde, and Lin-Manuel Miranda - come to Genius to give the world insight into their art.

Application YC di Genius, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Genius

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Music Intelligence

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

We built Genius, a platform that lets users annotate song lyrics with context and explanations. It started focused on rap but now covers all music genres and includes artists contributing directly. Our product organizes music knowledge and surfaces insight around songs.

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

We live in Brooklyn, NY, and after YC we will keep the company based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Brooklyn has a vibrant creative community and a strong music culture, making it the right place for us to work closely with artists and fans.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Genius?

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