500Friends YC 지원서

Winter 2010Acquired

500Friends은(는) Winter 2010 배치에서 B2B 회사로 Y Combinator를 거쳤습니다. 아래에는 회사의 사업 내용, 창립자, 그리고 실제 YC 양식에 맞춰 재구성한 YC 지원서가 있습니다.

YC 배치: Winter 2010
산업: B2BRetail
팀 규모: 51
상태: Acquired
출시됨: 2012

창업자

Hong HuFounder

500Friends의 사업 내용

Merkle Loyalty Solutions, formerly 500friends, is a leader in customer loyalty marketing solutions. Clients depend on us to help them develop and execute a differentiated and impactful customer loyalty strategy that delivers the business results they expect. Merkle Loyalty Solutions is recognized by Forrester Research as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Loyalty Solutions, Q3 2017, and as a Leader and received the highest overall score in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Loyalty Solutions For Midsize Organizations, Q1 2016. The end-to-end loyalty services Merkle Loyalty Solutions offer include: - Strategic consulting - SaaS loyalty platform named LoyaltyPlus™ - Platform integration - Program management and support - Advanced analytics Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. The agency’s heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. With more than 4,100 employees, the Merkle team is based in Columbia, MD, with 16 additional offices in the US and 8 offices in Europe and Asia. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network. Learn more about Merkle Loyalty Solutions at --- We're hiring! Please check out our openings at:

500Friends의 YC 지원서, 재구성됨

Y Combinator 지원

500Friends, Winter 2010 기수. 공개 데이터를 기반으로 작성된 실제 지원 질문.

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Company7
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Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

500Friends

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The best loyalty and retention marketing partner for CMOs

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

We build LoyaltyPlus, a SaaS platform for customer loyalty marketing that helps retailers design, run, and measure programs that keep customers coming back. Alongside the software, we offer strategy consulting, platform integration, and managed support tailored for CMOs who want clear ROI from loyalty programs.

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

We are based in San Francisco, CA, and after YC we plan to stay here to stay close to key retail and marketing customers and talent.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the hub of marketing technology and retail innovation. Being here connects us to CMOs and marketers who need strong loyalty solutions and gives us access to engineers and data talent specialized in consumer marketing.

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500Friends의 실제 YC 지원서인가요?

아닙니다. Y Combinator는 제출된 지원서를 비공개로 유지합니다. 이것은 재구성된 것입니다. 실제 YC 양식 질문에 500Friends의 공개 데이터(출시 노트, 창업자 배경, 제품 설명)를 기반으로 답변했습니다. 500Friends과 같은 회사가 YC에 어떻게 자신을 소개하는지 보여주며, 그들이 제출한 텍스트는 아닙니다.