Fullstack Academy YC Application

Summer 2012Acquired

Fullstack Academy went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 batch as a Education 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: Summer 2012
Industry: Education
Team size: 220
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Nimit MaruCo-Founder & CEO
David YangFounder/Lead Instructor

What Fullstack Academy does

Fullstack Academy's JavaScript-driven curriculum immerses you in the latest web technologies including Node.js, React and MongoDB. You bring the energy, curiosity and dedication - we'll provide a world-class environment for becoming an expert software developer.

Fullstack Academy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Fullstack Academy, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Fullstack Academy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Pioneer in immersive code education

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

We build an immersive coding bootcamp focused on teaching modern web development through a JavaScript-driven curriculum. Our program teaches students Node.js, React, MongoDB, and other key technologies by combining rigorous project work with expert instruction. We help motivated people become software developers, even without a traditional CS degree.

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

We live in New York City and Fullstack Academy is based here now.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in New York because it has a strong community of engineers and students hungry to switch into software development. The city's ecosystem provides the right mix of talent and demand for our in-person immersive approach.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Fullstack Academy YC application?

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