BuildZoom YC Başvurusu

Winter 2013Active

BuildZoom, Consumer şirketi olarak Winter 2013 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Winter 2013
Sektör: ConsumerHome and Personal
Ekip büyüklüğü: 100
Durum: Active
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2012

Kurucular

David PetersenFounder/CEO

BuildZoom ne yapar

BuildZoom is a better way to remodel. We connect homeowners to the most reliable general contractors in their area and make remodeling simpler, cheaper and more predictable. Our technology harvests public data on every licensed contractor in the United States, including license information, building permits, bond and insurance information and other government records. We use this public data along with private data gleaned from past BuildZoom marketplace interactions to evaluate contractor quality, availability, and fit for each construction project. Our goal is to help project owners arrive at several competitive bids from highly qualified and experienced construction companies to ensure a fair price and a successful project. We build tools to help contractors look their best online, manage their lead pipeline, seamlessly interact with project owners, and compose professional bid proposals.

BuildZoom'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

BuildZoom, Winter 2013 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BuildZoom

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Connect homeowners to reliable contractors

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

We built a platform that uses public data on licensed contractors across the US combined with data from past marketplace interactions to match homeowners with reliable general contractors. Our product simplifies the remodeling process by helping users find vetted contractors, get competitive bids, and manage their projects more predictably.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company would be based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in San Francisco because it's where we live and where there is a concentration of tech talent and potential users familiar with online marketplaces for local services.

Tam başvuruda 21 ek cevap

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference tam sürümde. YC Insights'ta, diğer her YC grubu yanında açmak için ücretsiz bir hesap oluşturun.

Tüm başvuruyu gör

Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

Bu, BuildZoom şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

Hayır. Y Combinator gönderilen başvuruları gizli tutar. Bu bir yeniden yapılandırmadır: gerçek YC form soruları, BuildZoom'in kamuya açık verilerinden (lansman notları, kurucu geçmişleri, ürün açıklaması) yanıtlanmıştır. BuildZoom gibi bir şirketin YC'ye kendisini nasıl sunacağını gösterir, gönderdikleri metni değil.