GoodCourse

GoodCourse YC Application

Winter 2023Inactive

GoodCourse went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
Industry
B2B
Team size
8
Status
Inactive
Launched
2022

Founders

  • Chris Mansfield
    Chris MansfieldFounder
  • Omar Mughal
    Omar MughalFounder

What GoodCourse does

GoodCourse is the TikTok-style corporate learning platform achieving 10x better completion rates, training employees on topics like compliance and inclusion.

GoodCourse's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

GoodCourse, Winter 2023 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

GoodCourse

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The TikTok style corporate training platform

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

We built a corporate learning platform that delivers training in short, engaging, TikTok-style videos. It's designed to improve completion rates on essential workplace training like compliance and inclusion by making the content easier to consume and more engaging for employees.

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

We're based in London, England, and plan to keep the company headquartered there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're here because it's where we live and know the market well. London's a global business hub with access to corporate clients who need better employee training solutions.

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 GoodCourse YC application?

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

What YC batch was GoodCourse in?

GoodCourse was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.

Who founded GoodCourse?

GoodCourse was founded by Chris Mansfield, Omar Mughal.

What does GoodCourse do?

The TikTok style corporate training platform

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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