YELLaround.com

YELLaround is the world’s first local message broadcasting platform. It is a location-based newsfeed of all messages (Yells) that are posted within your location radius.

   

We had the pleasure of interviewing the very ambitious and goal-driven Mr. ‘Kyle Case‘; Co-Founder and CEO of the US (Minneapolis, Minnesota)-based start-up “YELLaround” about his Company.

“YELLaround” is an online local message broadcasting platform that travels with you everywhere you go and connects you with everyone in your area.

Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Case’ regarding his start-up company ”YELLaround”;

1. What is it exactly that you do and what “YELLaround” is all about?

YELLaround is the world’s first local message broadcasting platform.

It is a location-based newsfeed of all messages (Yells) that are posted within your location radius.

YELLaround gives individuals, organizations, and businesses the ability to reach every YELLaround user that is near them.

With YELLaround you don’t need to add friends or try to attract followers, you immediately are connected with anyone within a common distance radius.

2. When has “YELLaround” been founded? And what stage is “YELLaround” currently at?

Our startup was founded September 2011. Our startup is preparing for a private beta release focused on the University of Minnesota campus and the Twin Cities in September 2012.

We will expand YELLaround to more cities based on the number of signups we receive on www.yellaround.com.

Once a city has reached the signup threshold we’ve established, then we will release YELLaround in that city, so sign up today!

3. What is “YELLaround”’s business model and how does it work?

Our company is focused on growing our user base and creating a great experience for our users.

We believe too many startups are focused on making money instead of creating products that users love.

Revenue is a result of making great products.

We believe there is an opportunity for YELLaround to eventually move to a freemium model that would allow advanced features for business and power users that are interested in high performing Yells.

4. How did your team meet? And who in your team does what?

Trong and I met when we worked together at a previous job.

We started YELLaround as a hobby project and began to spend more and more time on it until it became a reality.

I am responsible for user experience, testing, and business tasks within YELLaround.

Trong is responsible for development and technology decision making.

5. What, exactly, makes you different from existing options, what will make your product and/or service stand out in the marketplace? In other words what’s unique about you and what’s new about what you make?

YELLaround is unique because its a newsfeed that is follows you everywhere you go.

When you travel to a new city, your Twitter followers and Facebook friends don’t come with you.

With YELLaround, you could be traveling in a completely new city and feel like you know exactly what is happening and what is on the minds of everyone there.

You don’t have to check in to every restaurant or bar.

You just pull up your newsfeed or mapview and see what places are most talked about on YELLaround.

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