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Applied for the first time this round (S11) with http://interstateapp.com http://interstateapp.com and have been invited for an interview.
by sim0n 16y ago
Applied for the first time this round (S11) with http://interstateapp.com http://interstateapp.com and have been invited for an interview.
- ed209 16y agocongrats, I think you're just about the nearest startup to me (I'm in Leamington) - so I'm "routing" for you! (pun intended)
- sim0n 16y agoOh cool! I was also based in Coventry myself for a year prior to working on Interstate :) Thanks, aha!
- lyime 16y agoLooks slick! Good luck.
- bdclimber14 16y agoThis looks like a fantastic app. How much traction do you have?
- sim0n 16y agoWe've had about 1100 invitation requests so far (we've done no advertising yet) and our monthly growth rate (page views) is actually averaging 100% at the moment which is great. We've also got some great companies already using the app such as Virb, MediaTemple, The Next Web, Dailybooth, Squarespace and many others :)
- pdaviesa 16y agoCongrats on the interview! Interstate looks very cool, I can already see how the roadmap feed would improve my life and that of my developers!
- pdaviesa 16y agoOne question I do have, what advantage do you feel Y Combinator gives you over going straight to round A funding? It looks like your product is fairly mature with existing traction and customers. Perhaps connections in the valley?
- sim0n 16y agoMost definitely the advice of the alumni and the connections which YC would give us. We value the network we'd receive as a result of YC as much higher than the actual investment.
- pdaviesa 16y agoMakes sense, are you considering relocating to the bay area permanently?
- sim0n 16y agoIf we can get a Visa then we'd like to, yes (doesn't have to be the Bay Area though). Most of our users are US based so being there ourselves would make things a lot easier.
- pdaviesa 16y agoBest of luck, the bay area is awesome and you can't beat the weather, cultural diversity, and proximity to great geography (beaches, mountains, Monterey/Carmel, Mendocino, etc). Make sure you guys spend at least a couple of days exploring if you do make it out here this summer!
- sim0n 16y agoWe've already booked an apartment for 2 weeks in the Mission District of SF for the interview and to see some of our friends at companies based there. Looking forward to really getting to see SF - I've wanted to go for years!
- pdaviesa 16y agoIf you get the chance, you should swing down to Palo Alto and check out Stanford University. It's the birthplace of silicon valley, the campus is beautiful, and if you're lucky you'll catch some co-eds frolicking in the fountains :)
- pstack 16y agoIf you told me the idea, I'd say it was needlessly entering an already crowded market, but when you actually see it laid out -- it's fantastic. You have a great concept and a slick presentation. If I ever have multiple people working on one of my projects alongside me, I already know where I'll be looking for this service. Congratulations on this. I have no doubt that it's going to be big!
- sim0n 16y agoThanks so much! It's honestly amazing to hear you say that, we're super excited to see where we can take Interstate :)
- robryan 16y agoLooks interesting, I signed up for an invite.