the kontest diary : #mystartupstory
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The Kontest Diary #mystartupstory Kontest is a cutting-edge platform to create contest apps on Facebook, the Web and mobile devices. http://kontestapp.comTRANSCRIPT
The Kontest diary#mystartupstory
kontest
This is Jacinthe BussonShe is a former Art Director
and today Kontest COO
This is Sylvain WeberHe is a former developer,
HTML5 specialist and today, Kontest CEO
July 2007At first, they create tKaap (DareYa in English), a flashmobs and urban challenges platform
Feb. 2008Sylvain leaves Dailymotion to work full time on tKaap
Meanwhile, Jacinthe joins Deezer as an Art Director
March - Jan. 2008tKaap rises with hundreds of challenges every month
Feb. 2009 - Feb. 2010Jacinthe and Sylvain create the company that runs tKaap
They are on all fronts: TV, newspapers, blogs, etc.
Unfortunately tKaap is missing a business model
So they come up with a new idea: Kontest, a platform that helps brands to
create multichannel contest apps.
Jan. 2010Jacinthe leaves her job at Deezer to work full time on Kontest
March 2010 - May 2010As seed fundraising fails, they decide to start without external capital (aka Bootstrapping)
June - Sept. 2010Remember these big companies that started in a garage?
Kontest starts with 3 interns working in their 18m² living room
They launch the first private beta
Oct. 2010As more people are being involved in the project, the office is relocated to Milestone Factory (20m²)
Meanwhile, Sylvain joins Google as a HTML5 Specialist
Kontest V1 is launchedThe first customers love it!
May 2011They need a bigger office so they relocate to Pépinnière Paris Soleillet : 33m²
August 2011Sylvain leaves Google to work full time at Kontest
Sept. 2011They hire their first employees
Nov. 2011Kontest V1.5 is launched (fully HTML5)
Jim Rocket, Kontest awesome mascot, is born!
Kontest V2.0 is released in September 2012
They throw a big party to celebrate!
Feb. 2013They moved for the 5th time: 83m²
A new website is released in March 2013
Today, Kontest turns 3and this is only the beginning
www.kontestapp.com
Thank you!