500Friends YC 申请

Winter 2010Acquired

500Friends 在 Winter 2010 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 B2B 公司进行过。以下是：公司做什么、谁创立了它，以及其 YC 申请，按照真实 YC 表格逐题重建。

YC 批次: Winter 2010
行业: B2BRetail
团队规模: 51
状态: Acquired
已发布: 2012

创始人

Hong HuFounder

500Friends 做什么

Merkle Loyalty Solutions, formerly 500friends, is a leader in customer loyalty marketing solutions. Clients depend on us to help them develop and execute a differentiated and impactful customer loyalty strategy that delivers the business results they expect. Merkle Loyalty Solutions is recognized by Forrester Research as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Loyalty Solutions, Q3 2017, and as a Leader and received the highest overall score in The Forrester Wave™: Customer Loyalty Solutions For Midsize Organizations, Q1 2016. The end-to-end loyalty services Merkle Loyalty Solutions offer include: - Strategic consulting - SaaS loyalty platform named LoyaltyPlus™ - Platform integration - Program management and support - Advanced analytics Merkle is a leading data-driven, technology-enabled, global performance marketing agency that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. The agency’s heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive people-based marketing strategies. With more than 4,100 employees, the Merkle team is based in Columbia, MD, with 16 additional offices in the US and 8 offices in Europe and Asia. In 2016, the agency joined the Dentsu Aegis Network. Learn more about Merkle Loyalty Solutions at --- We're hiring! Please check out our openings at:

500Friends 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

500Friends，Winter 2010 期。来自公开数据的真实申请问题解答。

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

500Friends

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The best loyalty and retention marketing partner for CMOs

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

We build LoyaltyPlus, a SaaS platform for customer loyalty marketing that helps retailers design, run, and measure programs that keep customers coming back. Alongside the software, we offer strategy consulting, platform integration, and managed support tailored for CMOs who want clear ROI from loyalty programs.

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

We are based in San Francisco, CA, and after YC we plan to stay here to stay close to key retail and marketing customers and talent.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the hub of marketing technology and retail innovation. Being here connects us to CMOs and marketers who need strong loyalty solutions and gives us access to engineers and data talent specialized in consumer marketing.

21 更多回答在完整申请中

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference 包含在完整版中。创建免费账户即可在 YC Insights 中打开，紧邻每个其他 YC 批次。

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常见问题解答

这是 500Friends 的真实 YC 申请吗？

不是。Y Combinator 对提交的申请保密。这是重建版：使用 500Friends 的公开数据（发布笔记、创始人背景、产品描述）回答真实的 YC 表格问题。它展示了像 500Friends 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

500Friends 是哪个 YC 批次的？

500Friends 是 Y Combinator Winter 2010 批次的成员。

谁创立了 500Friends？

500Friends 由 Hong Hu 创立。

500Friends 做什么？

the best loyalty and retention marketing partner for CMOs.

如何阅读完整的重建申请？

创建免费的 Round Funded 账户。YC Insights 中包含 500Friends 的完整 26 个问题的版本，以及其他所有 YC 批次的公司信息。