Opez YC Application

Summer 2011Inactive

Opez went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 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 2011
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 11
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Paul ChouFounder/CEO

What Opez does

Opez is dedicated to helping you discover exceptional service professionals. But who are these people, you might ask, and what are they like? Well, friends, let us tell you. To us, exceptional service professionals are individuals who consistently exceed your expectations in their line of work because they love what they do and because they love their customers.

Opez's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Opez, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Opez

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Yelp for service pros.

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

We built Opez as a review marketplace specifically for service professionals. It helps users discover and choose exceptional service providers based on honest reviews from real customers. The product focuses on trusted recommendations for home and personal services.

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

We currently split time between New York City and San Francisco. After YC, we plan to base the company where the team is, likely in either city depending on business needs.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York City and San Francisco both offer strong access to service professionals and users interested in our product. This dual presence helps us connect supply and demand more effectively.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Opez YC application?

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