TellFi
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
TellFi was a Y Combinator-backed startup (TwoSixty Inc.) in San Francisco offering 'Google Voice for companies': a simple web-based virtual phone system for small businesses. Freelancers and shops got professional-sounding features — automated extensions, voicemail (with transcription), call forwarding, call scheduling and conference lines — without an IT setup. Plans cost $10–$70 per month, backed by Yuri Milner and SV Angel's Start Fund, with about 50 early customers.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Launched
TellFi launches in February 2011 out of Y Combinator as a web-based phone system for small businesses.
- Canada expansion
TellFi expands into Canada with a free year of service for Canadian numbers, picking up around 100 early subscribers.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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