How A Y Combinator Startup Is Born: The Story Of Strikingly(onforb.es)
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How A Y Combinator Startup Is Born: The Story Of Strikingly
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The product is great, but what I think it is much more important is how the persevered after they were initially rejected. Many others would just have called it a day and gone home to a cushy job. They did not, worked hard for many months without knowing if they would be accepted the second time, and they finally succeeded.
I haven't seen anyone that simply quits and leaves a startups because they didn't get into YC. Most just apply to TS, 500S, FF or try to contact angels on their own.
That's like... "Its impressive how you didn't give up after the first girl that you asked out rejected you. You persevered and continued to ask other girls out."
Previous discussion on Strikingly, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5359507
edit: just noticed, the top and bottom of their home page are almost exactly the same. Except for the size of the logo. Interesting.
edit: just noticed, the top and bottom of their home page are almost exactly the same. Except for the size of the logo. Interesting.
The bottom sign up form actually increased our conversion. :)
Really cool behind the scenes story that you for the most part don't get to hear. Everyone's interested in your funding strategy, value prop, etc.. that they forget founders are humans just like us.
onforb.es -> forbes.com.
Why do people continually upvote forbes.com articles? So many ads, and the big ad before you see the article can't be skipped automatically.
Why do people continually upvote forbes.com articles? So many ads, and the big ad before you see the article can't be skipped automatically.
startups with names ending in "ly"
Such a genuine entrepreneurial story!
Why do many YC companies have lame names? Is that cos ya'll can't afford vowels or .com in your names? Serious question.
I can't imagine how PG lives with these lame sounding names.
Ex: Names ending in Libya -
embed.ly
refer.ly
And other just totally dumb stupid sounding, like
FitFu
Notifo
Swagapalooza
Nambii.
AwesomeHighlighter
Youlicit
Mixwit
Wundrbar
iJigg
Talkito
Thinkature
Flagr
Memamp
(all DEAD btw).
Just curious. Don't downvote me cos you hate what I am calling you out on, PG!
I can't imagine how PG lives with these lame sounding names.
Ex: Names ending in Libya -
embed.ly
refer.ly
And other just totally dumb stupid sounding, like
FitFu
Notifo
Swagapalooza
Nambii.
AwesomeHighlighter
Youlicit
Mixwit
Wundrbar
iJigg
Talkito
Thinkature
Flagr
Memamp
(all DEAD btw).
Just curious. Don't downvote me cos you hate what I am calling you out on, PG!
Strikingly is at strikingly.com
I'm biased since my own startup is applying to YC S13 from Korea. We did some research and noticed that in the current W13 batch there are teams from China (Strikingly), from Singapore, etc.
I'm a big fan of what YC does for entrepreneurs, and I'm happy to see that their alumni network is gradually reaching more and more parts of the world. YC might (understandably) not have any plans to expand internationally, but they don't have to if their alumni do it for them.