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YC-Backed Referly Acquires LaunchGram, Eyes Ramen Profitability
- petekistler 14y agoCongrats Andy! Will your day-to-day change now after the acquisition?
- SparksZilla 14y agoThanks! Everybody says this in an acquisition, but I honestly could not be more excited to join the Referly team. One of the biggest reasons why is that my day-to-day will, and already has, changed quite a bit. While we remain devoted to maintaining and improving LaunchGram, I'll be doing a good amount of work on the Referly product as well.
- mkoble11 14y agoCongrats to LaunchGram & Referly! Danielle, you are a huge inspiration!!! :D
- thesis 14y ago"Ramen profitability" in a news headline? I've seen it all now.
- codex 14y agoThe company would be profitable now if not for the several cases of Ramen needed to pay for the acquisition.
- Nemisis7654 14y agoOut of curiosity, how will this affect the other members of the LaunchGram team?
- SparksZilla 14y agoGreat question. Zach, our CTO, has joined another company for (not public yet). Carrie, our designer, is currently freelancing and is booked out for several months.
- Nemisis7654 14y agoAwesome. I'm glad to hear everyone is doing well. Congrats again.
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- jtreminio 14y ago"Only LaunchGram’s CEO Andy Sparks is coming on with the acquisition, but Refer.ly plans to keep LaunchGram alive." Does this mean all of LaunchGram's employees are let go?
- SparksZilla 14y agoThis is another great question. Our team (this is Andy) was very small. My other two co-founders, who I still live with, have decided to move on to other projects. Zach, our CTO, is now working with another company (not public yet), and Carrie, our designer, has booked several months worth of freelance work. The important thing is: everybody is employed and happy.
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- studiosam 14y agoA YC company buying a 500 company, YC is always on top =)
- SparksZilla 14y agoTouché =)
- niels 14y agoIt's funny how some people can spin a story.