Picplum YC Application

Summer 2011Inactive

Picplum 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: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Akshay DodejaFounder

What Picplum does

Picplum is a photo printing service that is the perfect addition to any family with young children. We know parents are too busy to organize their photos, let alone to find the time to print and share them. That's where Picplum comes in - it's the hassle-free way to share your best moments with friends and family.

Picplum's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Picplum

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Simple photo printing for busy parents

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

We built Picplum to take the hassle out of printing and sharing photos for families with young kids. It organizes photos and sends prints to your friends and family so parents don't have to spend time sorting or managing photo albums.

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

We're based in San Francisco, and after YC the company would remain here since our users are local and the startup environment here supports us.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right mix of tech talent and early adopters, especially among busy parents who need what we offer. It's also where we live and work now, so it's logical to build locally.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Picplum YC application?

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