商業(yè)團隊6大樣板盤點
Homejoy:水到渠成
????姐弟創(chuàng)業(yè),,風(fēng)投撐腰 ????創(chuàng)業(yè)團隊在發(fā)布產(chǎn)品或拉到投資之前必須得默默無聞、兢兢業(yè)業(yè)干很多年的時代已經(jīng)過去了,。2010年,,Homejoy公司的創(chuàng)始人阿多拉?程與亞倫?程姐弟倆(今年分別是30歲和25歲)帶著一個創(chuàng)業(yè)點子找到了導(dǎo)師項目Y Combinator。雖然這個點子沒能成功,,但是他們卻從Y Combinator那里拉到了足夠的種子資金去繼續(xù)嘗試其他點子。后來隨著他們的家政應(yīng)用Homejoy在2012年流行起來,,安德里森—霍洛維茨基金(Andreessen Horowitz)為他們注入了170萬美元的資金,;七個月后,紅點創(chuàng)投(Redpoint Ventures)和谷歌創(chuàng)投(Google Ventures)又為他們注資3800萬美元,。由于有了大牌風(fēng)投基金的支持,,Homejoy得以組建了一支由經(jīng)驗豐富的業(yè)界高手組成的“夢之隊”,比如該公司的財務(wù)經(jīng)理黛博拉?萊特福特曾供知于游戲巨頭電子藝界公司(Electronic Arts),?!狫essi Hempel |
????A brother-sister startup team cleans up with high-profile backers. ????The era when startup teams would toil together in obscurity for years before launching a product or seeking funding is long gone. In 2010, Homejoy founders and siblings Adora and Aaron Cheung, now 30 and 25, respectively, brought a startup idea to mentoring program Y Combinator. It didn't work, but they left the incubator with enough seed funding to try different ideas. When their software-driven housecleaning business plan caught on in 2012, Andreessen Horowitz led a $1.7 million investment; just seven months later Redpoint Ventures, along with Google Ventures, injected $38 million. Because of its high-profile backers, Homejoy has been able to assemble a dream team of seasoned vets, such as finance director Deborah Lightfoot, who had the same gig at gaming giant Electronic Arts. --Jessi Hempel |
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