Hipmunk YC 지원서

Summer 2010Acquired

Hipmunk은(는) Summer 2010 배치에서 Consumer 회사로 Y Combinator를 거쳤습니다. 아래에는 회사의 사업 내용, 창립자, 그리고 실제 YC 양식에 맞춰 재구성한 YC 지원서가 있습니다.

YC 배치: Summer 2010
산업: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
팀 규모: 51
상태: Acquired
출시됨: 2012

창업자

Adam GoldsteinFounder/CEO

Hipmunk의 사업 내용

Hipmunk is making travel planning simple and delightful. The site and mobile apps save you time by comparing top travel sites so you don't have to. The unique display makes it easy to visually compare results and choose what's best for you. Hipmunk brings in travel options ranging from commercial flights to trains to charter flights and accommodations ranging from large hotels to home and apartments rentals through Airbnb and Homeaway. Users can find less agonizing flights with the innovative flight search “Agony” sort, as well as the best hotels and home rentals with the hotel search “Ecstasy” sort. Hipmunk is one of TIME Magazine’s “50 Coolest Websites,” TIME Magazine’s “50 Best Smartphone Apps,” Travel + Leisure’s “Best Websites of 2012,” Budget Travel’s “Top 10 Most Useful Websites,” and Inc.’s “Best Booking Website.” Co-founders Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman were named to Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s “Top Tech Entrepreneurs,” Forbes “30 Under 30” and Inc.’s “30 Under 30” lists. The company launched in 2010, is based in San Francisco, and has funding from IVP, Ignition Partners, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Webb Investment Network, Quest Hospitality Ventures, and several angel investors.

Hipmunk의 YC 지원서, 재구성됨

Y Combinator 지원

Hipmunk, Summer 2010 기수. 공개 데이터를 기반으로 작성된 실제 지원 질문.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hipmunk

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Flight and hotel search made simple

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

We built a travel search site and mobile apps that compare flights, hotels, and home rentals from multiple top sources. Users can quickly find options that minimize the usual travel search agony by sorting results with unique metrics like our "Agony" sort for flights and "Ecstasy" for hotels. We prioritize saving users time and making comparisons visual and intuitive so they can pick the best option without sifting through chaos.

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

We live in San Francisco, and Hipmunk will be based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where the travel tech community, potential investors, and talent are concentrated. Staying here lets us iterate quickly and hire people familiar with travel and consumer tech.

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Hipmunk의 실제 YC 지원서인가요?

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