Genius YC Başvurusu

Summer 2011Acquired

Genius, Consumer şirketi olarak Summer 2011 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Summer 2011
Sektör: ConsumerContent
Ekip büyüklüğü: 101
Durum: Acquired
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2012

Kurucular

Tom LehmanFounder/CEO
Ilan ZechoryFounder

Genius ne yapar

Genius is the world's biggest encyclopedia of music. Powered by its community, in-house creative team, and the artists themselves, Genius serves music knowledge to over 100 million people each month on Genius.com and everywhere music fans connect across the internet. Founded in 2009, Genius began as a platform for annotating rap lyrics. Over the years, it has expanded its mission to include more than hip-hop, and more than just lyrics. Every song has a story that needs to be told, and the biggest names in music - including Frank Ocean, Lorde, and Lin-Manuel Miranda - come to Genius to give the world insight into their art.

Genius'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

Genius, Summer 2011 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Genius

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Music Intelligence

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

We built Genius, a platform that lets users annotate song lyrics with context and explanations. It started focused on rap but now covers all music genres and includes artists contributing directly. Our product organizes music knowledge and surfaces insight around songs.

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

We live in Brooklyn, NY, and after YC we will keep the company based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Brooklyn has a vibrant creative community and a strong music culture, making it the right place for us to work closely with artists and fans.

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, Genius şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

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