Move Loot YC Application

Winter 2014Inactive

Move Loot went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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: Winter 2014
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 51
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Ryan SmithFounder/CTO

What Move Loot does

Move Loot offers a much-needed service to individuals buying and selling used furniture. There is currently no option in the market that optimizes your time and money while offering this unique user-friendly experience. We realize that in order to avoid the hassle, you end up buying new... harming your wallet and the planet! Move Loot solves your dilemma by creating an online marketplace where users can post furniture to sell, find furniture to purchase, and select delivery personnel to complete the process. Imagine online shopping meets ride-sharing meets an ice cream sandwich!

Move Loot's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Move Loot, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Move Loot

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Convenient, economical used furniture marketplace

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

We built an online marketplace where people can sell and buy used furniture easily. Users post furniture for sale, browse listings, and then select delivery personnel to handle pickup and drop-off. It's designed to save time and avoid the hassle that normally makes people buy new furniture instead of used.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where our early users are. The local market is perfect for testing logistics and marketplace features relevant to urban furniture buyers and sellers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Move Loot YC application?

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