Bloom (YC X25) hat dies direkt geteilt
Less than a year ago, I asked my cofounder to take a bet on a crazy idea. Tonight, that idea is on a billboard in Times Square. Our journey didn’t start with Bloom (YC X25). Before YC, Sirian Maathuis and I were torn between staying with Fireview or starting from scratch. We had long, emotional calls, trying to decide what mattered more: improving what we had, or building the tool we always wished existed. (as you can see in the call’s screenshot) It was January 15th, 2025. I had spent the Christmas holidays building a few promising prototypes, and the Y Combinator deadline was just three weeks away. I was so obsessed that during one call with Sirian that day, I said: “We’re at a shift that maybe happens once or twice in a generation: Most people who’ve never coded would be thrilled just to see a button on a screen they built themselves. I just can’t stop thinking about it. I think I’ve got the Bloom virus!” That’s how I convinced Sirian Maathuis to take the leap and go all in on this idea. Our goal was simple: let anyone turn an idea into a working app in minutes. Y Combinator believed in that vision — and now we’re in Times Square. Bloom (YC X25) was born from urgency. We wanted to move faster than we could explain our ideas. That’s why the billboard says, “This ad took longer to make than your next app.” We meant it LITERALLY Have an idea that keeps you up at night? Tell me below — I’ll send you free credits to build it.