Inscrição YC de Podium

Winter 2016Active

Podium passou pela Y Combinator no batch Winter 2016 como uma empresa B2B. Abaixo: o que a empresa faz, quem a fundou e sua inscrição para a YC, reconstruída pergunta por pergunta no formulário real da YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2016
Indústria: B2BRetail
Tamanho da equipe: 1000
Status: Active
Lançada: 2015

Fundadores

Eric ReaFounder/CEO
Dennis SteeleFounder

O que Podium faz

Podium is the all-in-one AI-powered lead management and communication platform used by more than 100,000 businesses to acquire and convert new customers. At the forefront of Podium’s innovation is its AI employee, who ensures businesses respond to leads instantly, anytime of the day or night - significantly increasing lead conversion rates and revenue. Podium helps businesses obtain more reviews, rank higher on Google, and consolidate lead channels. Businesses can call and text customers from the web and/or mobile app, send payment links, drive repeat business through bulk messages, and more - all managed and delivered from one easy-to-use dashboard. Additionally, with Podium’s AI Employee and automations, businesses can efficiently handle customer inquiries seamlessly across all communication channels, providing timely and accurate responses that drive sales. Podium’s innovative work has gained recognition on top industry lists, such as Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies. Podium was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Lehi, Utah. It is currently backed by Accel, Summit Partners, GV (formerly Google Ventures), and Y Combinator.

Inscrição YC de Podium, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

Podium, lote Winter 2016. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Podium

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Get more leads. Make more money.

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

We built an AI-powered lead management and communication platform that helps businesses get and convert more customers. Our product centralizes messaging channels like calls and texts, automates lead responses with an AI employee available 24/7, and helps businesses collect reviews and drive repeat sales - all managed from one dashboard.

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

We live in Lehi, Utah, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Lehi is where we started and built our early customer base. It's cost-effective and gives us access to a growing tech talent pool, so we plan to keep the company headquartered here after YC.

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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Podium?

Não. A Y Combinator mantém as inscrições submetidas em privado. Esta é uma reconstrução: as perguntas reais do formulário da YC, respondidas a partir dos dados públicos de Podium (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Podium se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.

Em qual batch da YC Podium esteve?

Podium fez parte do batch Winter 2016 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o Podium?

O Podium foi fundado por Eric Rea, Dennis Steele.

O que o Podium faz?

Get more leads. Make more money.

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

Crie uma conta gratuita no Round Funded. A versão completa de 26 respostas do application do Podium, e de todos os outros lotes do YC, está no YC Insights.