????姐弟創業，風投撐腰

????創業團隊在發布產品或拉到投資之前必須得默默無聞、兢兢業業干很多年的時代已經過去了。2010年，Homejoy公司的創始人阿多拉?程與亞倫?程姐弟倆（今年分別是30歲和25歲）帶著一個創業點子找到了導師項目Y Combinator。雖然這個點子沒能成功，但是他們卻從Y Combinator那里拉到了足夠的種子資金去繼續嘗試其他點子。后來隨著他們的家政應用Homejoy在2012年流行起來，安德里森—霍洛維茨基金（Andreessen Horowitz）為他們注入了170萬美元的資金；七個月后，紅點創投（Redpoint Ventures）和谷歌創投（Google Ventures）又為他們注資3800萬美元。由于有了大牌風投基金的支持，Homejoy得以組建了一支由經驗豐富的業界高手組成的“夢之隊”，比如該公司的財務經理黛博拉?萊特福特曾供知于游戲巨頭電子藝界公司（Electronic Arts）。——Jessi Hempel

????A brother-sister startup team cleans up with high-profile backers.

????The era when startup teams would toil together in obscurity for years before launching a product or seeking funding is long gone. In 2010, Homejoy founders and siblings Adora and Aaron Cheung, now 30 and 25, respectively, brought a startup idea to mentoring program Y Combinator. It didn't work, but they left the incubator with enough seed funding to try different ideas. When their software-driven housecleaning business plan caught on in 2012, Andreessen Horowitz led a $1.7 million investment; just seven months later Redpoint Ventures, along with Google Ventures, injected $38 million. Because of its high-profile backers, Homejoy has been able to assemble a dream team of seasoned vets, such as finance director Deborah Lightfoot, who had the same gig at gaming giant Electronic Arts. --Jessi Hempel