Future Unicorn🦄 #204: AppFlowy
Open-source Notion (>28K Github stars)
The Quild Future Unicorn highlights one future of work early-stage startup with statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.
AppFlowy started as an open-source side project built from the ground up by a single developer; afterward, it was maintained by a team of two. Since its GitHub launch in November 2021, it has accumulated more than 28,000 stars. It also has fostered an engaged community of more than 1,500 builders.
Founders: Annie, Nathan (no other verifiable public info on him)
Signals:
Venture-backed experience
Annie was a product manager at Coursera (1+ yrs)
Top company alumni
Annie was a banker at Goldman Sachs (1+ yrs) and a product manager at ByteDance (2+ yrs)
Top university alumni
Annie graduated from Carnegie Mellon University (MS)
Traction
Favorite restaurant at the moment: Ilcha, a modern Korean restaurant. The cured shrimp and fried chicken are divine. The hotpots are amazing too.