Insoshi YC Application

Winter 2008Inactive

Insoshi 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: B2BProductivity
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Michael HartlFounder
Long NguyenFounder

Insoshi's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Insoshi

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Social software for businesses

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

We are building Insoshi, a platform that lets companies set up their own private social networks for employees and teams. It provides tools for communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing within businesses to improve productivity and engagement.

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

We currently do not have a fixed location. After YC, we plan to base the company where we can best focus on product growth and user acquisition.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are flexible on location because our initial focus is on building product and reaching early users. We want to be where we can move quickly and learn the most, whether that's where we live now or wherever YC places us.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Insoshi YC application?

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