Outset YC Application
Outset went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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
- Summer 2023
- Industry
- B2BAnalytics
- Team size
- 30
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Aaron CannonFounder
Michael HessFounder
What Outset does
Outset offers AI-powered user interviews to conduct qualitative research. Traditional surveys are fast but lack depth while live interviews produce high quality data but are slow and expensive. Outset uses LLMs to lead interviews and synthesize results so researchers get high quality data 100 times faster.
Outset's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Outset, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Outset
AI-powered user interviews
We built Outset to run qualitative user interviews powered by large language models. Instead of slow, expensive live interviews or shallow surveys, our tool conducts automated interviews that capture deep user insights quickly and synthesizes results into actionable reports. Researchers at B2B companies use it for market research and product feedback, getting high-quality data around 100 times faster.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here.
San Francisco has the talent and early customer base we need. Staying here keeps us close to users and the AI developer community central to building Outset.
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 Outset YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Outset's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Outset would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Outset in?
Outset was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch.
Who founded Outset?
Outset was founded by Aaron Cannon, Michael Hess.
What does Outset do?
AI-powered user interviews
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Outset's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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