Genius YC 申请

Summer 2011Acquired

Genius 在 Summer 2011 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 Consumer 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: Summer 2011
行业: ConsumerContent
团队规模: 101
状态: Acquired
已发布: 2012

创始人

Tom LehmanFounder/CEO
Ilan ZechoryFounder

Genius 做什么

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 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

Genius，Summer 2011 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

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.

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 Genius 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 Genius 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 Genius 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

Genius 是哪个 YC 批次的？

Genius 是 Y Combinator Summer 2011 批次的成员。

谁创立了 Genius？

Genius 由 Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory 创立。

Genius 做什么？