The Athletic YC Başvurusu

Summer 2016Acquired

The Athletic, Consumer şirketi olarak Summer 2016 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Summer 2016
Sektör: ConsumerContent
Ekip büyüklüğü: 600
Durum: Acquired
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2016

Kurucular

Alex MatherFounder/CEO
Adam HansmannFounder/COO

The Athletic ne yapar

The Athletic is a direct-to-consumer digital sports media company committed to helping subscribers experience storytelling in a whole new way. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, The Athletic has over 600 full-time employees and covers more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams in the US, Canada and the UK. The Athletic’s newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth articles along with more than 120 podcasts and premium video content. The Athletic is a remote-friendly company as we have offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, and Melbourne.

The Athletic'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

The Athletic, Summer 2016 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

The Athletic

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Subscription sports media.

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

We build The Athletic, a subscription-based sports media platform delivering in-depth stories and coverage of professional and college sports teams. It's aimed at fans frustrated with superficial coverage, offering detailed, well-reported journalism and exclusive podcasts and video.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company is based there with remote offices in Los Angeles, London, and Melbourne.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the talent and media connections we need. Our remote model lets us cover teams in the US, Canada, and UK effectively.

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, The Athletic şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

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