GetGoing YC Application

Summer 2012Inactive

GetGoing went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 batch as a Consumer 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: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
Team size: 11
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Alek VernitskyFounder/CEO
Alek StryginFounder/COO
Ilya GluhovskyFounder/CTO and Vice President of Engineering

What GetGoing does

GetGoing is a travel technology company simplifying the business of travel so that our partners can focus on running their core business. Our travel search, booking, and advertising solutions seamlessly integrate complex technology and award-winning product design to serve the modern consumer and increase profitability for our partners. Our clients include Fortune 500 corporations, travel management companies (TMCs), airlines and hotel chains, incentive management companies, and online retailers.

GetGoing's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

GetGoing

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Transparent opaque airfare and hotel booking

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

We are building an airfare and hotel booking site that balances price transparency with business needs. Our product serves corporate clients and travel partners by simplifying travel booking with a proprietary "transparent opaque" model that helps partners manage yield and customers get better deals without sacrificing margin.

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

We live in Redwood City, CA and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose Redwood City because that's where we all live and can collaborate closely. It's also where much of the travel tech ecosystem lives, which helps us stay connected to partners and customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real GetGoing YC application?

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