Application YC di Parakey

Summer 2005Acquired

Parakey ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Summer 2005 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: Summer 2005
Settore: B2BInfrastructure
Dimensione team: 2
Stato: Acquired
Lanciata: 2012

Cosa fa Parakey

Parakey was founded in early 2006 by Blake Ross and Joe Hewitt of Mozilla/Firefox fame. Little has been revealed about what Parakey will actually do, but it has been touted as both a platform and set of applications that will merge the desktop environment with the Web. It has also been described as a Web-based operating system. Great emphasis has been placed on Parakey's potential to make tasks on the computer more intuitive for the average Joe. Parakey was acquired by Facebook on July 19, 2007. Sequoia Capital seeded Parakey's operations in early 2005.

Application YC di Parakey, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Parakey, batch Summer 2005. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Parakey

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Web-based platform merging desktop and internet

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

We're building Parakey to blend the desktop with the web by making computer tasks more intuitive and web-native for average users. It acts like a web-based operating system that simplifies managing files and apps online, bridging the gap between traditional desktop environments and the internet.

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

We live in Mountain View, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We want to stay in Mountain View because it's where we are now, where we have our network, and where the tech ecosystem supports our work.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Parakey?

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