The Human Utility YCアプリケーション

Winter 2015Active

The Human UtilityはWinter 2015バッチでUnspecified企業としてY Combinatorを卒業しました。以下：会社の事業内容、創業者、そして実際のYCフォームで質問ごとに再構築されたYCへの応募内容。

YCバッチ: Winter 2015
業界: Unspecified
チーム規模: 2
ステータス: Active
ローンチ済み: 2014

創業者

Tiffani Ashley BellFounder/Executive Director

The Human Utilityの事業内容

Founded July 2014, The Human Utility (formerly known as the Detroit Water Project) matches families needing help with utility bills to people who want to help through payments directly to utility companies. For over 40 million families in the United States, water and other essential utilities may be unaffordable. In order to afford utilities, families often forgo medication, food, and transportation. The Human Utility's platform divides a bill similar to a loan syndicate expanding the possible number of donors from around the world able to join together to ensure families never lose access to utility service. Donors are matched with a specific family or donate to a universal assistance fund. Later, we use utility data to design interventions addressing the root causes of why people need help with their utility bills with the goal of never having them lose service again.

The Human UtilityのYCアプリケーション、再構築済み

Y Combinator 申請

The Human Utility 様、Winter 2015 バッチ。公開データから回答された、実際のフォームの質問。

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Company

Company name

The Human Utility

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Eliminate water shutoffs through crowdfunded bill payments

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

We built a platform that connects families at risk of water disconnection with donors who pay utility bills directly. Our system breaks bills into smaller shares so multiple people worldwide can fund a single family's utility needs. Donors can pick families or give to a general fund. We plan to use utility data to develop programs that prevent disconnections long-term.

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

We live in Oakland, CA, and have remote team members. After YC, the company will remain based in Oakland with remote work.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Oakland is where Tiffani is located and where we have local connections to water justice issues. Remote work fits our small team and lets us engage supporters where they live.

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よくある質問

The Human Utilityの実際のYCアプリケーションですか？

いいえ。Y Combinatorは提出されたアプリケーションを非公開にしています。これは再構築されたものです。実際のYCフォームの質問に、The Human Utilityの公開データ（ローンチノート、創業者経歴、製品説明）から回答しています。The Human Utilityのような会社がYCにどのようにアピールするかを示しており、彼らが提出したテキストではありません。