Resultly interview - a faster way to search the web
This week, we've interviewed Ilya Beyrak, founder & CEO of Resultly.
1, Please, tell us about your project
Resultly is a website and mobile app for streaming results. It allows you to easily follow any interest across the entire internet. People use Resultly to notified to the minute that someone posts an iPhone to craigslist or a daily deal site offers a massage for less than 30 dollars.
2, Why did you choose to work on this idea?
I chose to create Resultly, simply because I wish something like Resultly existed. I noticed I wasted way too much time doing the traditional form of search when I wanted to buy a new product. Resultly makes the process more efficient and easier.
3, How long it took you to get from an idea to the MVP?
We never truly developed a MVP. We knew our idea was big and we needed to get past an MVP to attract attention. It took us approximately one year to get to our alpha version to which we started inviting users to try.
4, Are you and your co-founder(s) on a vesting schedule?
I am the sole founder and do not have a vesting schedule.
5, Looking back 6 months, what would you’ve done differently?
We would have started development of our iPhone and Android apps earlier. We have spent a lot of time over the last six months attempting to perfect the app has taken a great deal of our time. We also realized that the app is integral to us having a fully usable product for the masses.
6, What's the single most challenging thing you have to deal with at the moment?
Timelines. A lot of times in coding and development work like we are doing things just end up taking longer then you’d usually like. Making sure that we push new features into production quickly is the biggest challenge, often requiring some long days (and nights).
7, What's the hottest startup these days, and why? (your personal opinion)
Resultly of course (ha ha). if I had to say another one, the Chicago based Belly is really cool. Belly is essentially a loyalty card for small and medium sized businesses. Belly installs iPads at the front desks of restaurants and stores and you scan your phone when you enter and earn points that you can redeem for cool stuff.
Thanks again to Ilya from Resultly for finding the time to do this interview!