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Poliana

Poliana

Poliana was a web application that tried to visualize political influence through data.

  Analytics
  2013- 2015
  Nashville, TN
  Founded by Grayson Carroll, Shawn Whiting, Patrick Cason, Seth Whiting
  Raised $15,000 in 1 round
  Backed by 2 investors

Reasons for Failure

Initially assumed the failure in communication between the government and its citizens was due to outdated or nonexistent technology.

Struggled to find a balance between company vision and creating a cash flow.

Did not talk and listen to people fast enough.

Competitors

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The founders of Poliana have open sourced their code and design assets.

Thank them.

Sources:  The Life and Death of a Political Startup