BitSample YC Application

Winter 2008Inactive

BitSample went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2008 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch
Winter 2008
Industry
B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Status
Inactive
Launched
2012

Founders

  • Patrick Swieskowski
    Patrick SwieskowskiFounder

BitSample's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BitSample, Winter 2008 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BitSample

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Engineering product sampling tool for B2B

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We are building BitSample, a tool that lets engineering and product teams easily generate, manage, and share product samples and component data to streamline decision-making in B2B environments. It solves the hassle of coordinating physical and digital sample assets across teams.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

n/a

Explain your decision regarding location.

n/a

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BitSample YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from BitSample's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like BitSample would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.

What YC batch was BitSample in?

BitSample was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2008 batch.

Who founded BitSample?

BitSample was founded by Patrick Swieskowski.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of BitSample's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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