Hickory YC Application
Hickory went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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
- Summer 2015
- Industry
- B2BHuman Resources
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Brian TobalFounder/CEO
What Hickory does
We're a fast-growing Y-Combinator (S15) backed startup, based in New York. Hickory is the only training tool focused on retention, turning Sales and Customer Service staff into brand experts. The app predicts when a rep will forget what they’ve learned, and schedules review exercises tailored to their strengths and weaknesses to prevent that from happening.
Hickory's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Hickory, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Hickory
Hickory turns your employees into experts.
We're building a training tool that helps Sales and Customer Service reps retain their knowledge. Our app predicts when reps will forget what they've learned and schedules tailored review exercises to prevent that. This keeps employees expert on the brand and products over time.
We live in New York City and the company will remain based in New York after YC.
We're based in New York because that's where our early customers are and where we can best engage with the sales and customer service teams we train.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Hickory YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Hickory's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Hickory would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Hickory in?
Hickory was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2015 batch.
Who founded Hickory?
Hickory was founded by Brian Tobal.
What does Hickory do?
Hickory turns your employees into experts.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Hickory's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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