Polly
InactivePolly is a social polling app for Snapchat and Instagram stories.
This company has previously operated under “Whale”, “Polly.Fun”, “The Artist Union ( F.K.A Polly/Whale)”, “Polly (formerly Whale)”. A rename frequently marks a pivot in positioning or product — useful raw material for variant ideas.
About
Polly is a fun social polling app for teens. The app allows users to create multiple-choice polls for sharing on Snapchat and other platforms. Polly launched in stealth in August and it quickly became popular among teens, with 20 million people voting over 100 million times across 5 million polls in the past month. In addition to being a casual social tool, Polly can also be used to gather opinions about popular brands. For instance, Polly received thousands of responses from teens on some of its own polls related to topics such as breakfast cereals and Starbucks drinks. Brands and influencers can also create their own polls to gather feedback from consumers.
Founders · 3
I founded Polly (45M+ users) /Whale YC S17 and Audius, a decentralized audio protocol with over 10M MAU.
In 2017, Vicc co-founded Polly, a Snapchat-integrated polling app that participated in Y Combinator’s S17 batch and reached more than 40 million teens worldwide within two weeks of launch. Before Polly, he co-founded Whale, a video Q&A app, alongside Justin Kan. In 2016, he also worked with Marlon Lopez and Saul Lopez to build LooBot, an SMS-based AI assistant that helped people without reliable WiFi access find nearby gender-neutral restrooms and charging stations.
I’m currently building ChatGPT at OpenAI. I previously spent 8 years at Stripe and Notion. Before that, I went through YC S17 and co-founded Polly (used by 45M+ teens) and Whale (short-form video Q&A).
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