11:45 am — 320 Pioneer Way, Mountain View

YC Partner: So you guys are making a link shortener?

Me: Yes.

YC Partner: Like Bit.ly?

Me: Let’s dive into why Bit.ly is not as good. We built the only link shortener that drives conversion. Bit.ly just shortens your link. We actually allow you to add a call to action to the page that you’re sharing.

YC Partner: So what would be an example use case?

Me: Let’s say I’m running a charity. I can share a CNN article on the Japanese earthquake, and I can actually add a message inside that says “support these victims - donate now” and include a link to my charity.

YC Partner: So you frame the article?

Me: Right.

YC Partner: They don’t do frame breakers anymore?

Of the top 1000 sites, 89% of them have no limitations around iframes. Typically the ones that block it are secured sites like banks, and those are not the typical sites that people share.

Me: Do you have customers? How far along are you?

We launched 7 weeks ago, as of today we have around 700 users, and we’ve been tracking 13% week over week growth.

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