Point API YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Point API went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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 2018
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 5
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Lambert ChuFounder/CTO

What Point API does

Point stores things you send over and over again and helps you re-use them instantly. Point can store ANYTHING, including long email templates, links, images, and emojis! When you want to re-send your pitch, support ticket resolution, or even just a Calendly link, Point makes it easy to find and reuse it so you never have to type it out again. No need to search for your favorite emoticon anymore...¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Install our Chrome Extension to use Point anywhere on the web:

Point API's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Point API, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Point API

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Store and reuse things you send repeatedly

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

We built Point, a tool that stores anything you send frequently - emails, links, images, emojis - and helps you find and reuse it instantly. It works through a Chrome extension that integrates into your workflow so you never have to retype or search forever for that quick snippet or link again.

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

We live and work in New York City and Cambridge, MA. After YC, the company would remain based in these locations, as our team is distributed across both cities.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We started in New York and Cambridge because that's where the founders live. Our product serves users on the web everywhere, so location is more about where we can build best. Having team members in two ecosystems strengthens our perspectives and access to talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Point API YC application?

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