Prism Labs YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

Prism Labs went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
Industry: ConsumerJob and Career Services
Team size: 5
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Adam BrecklerFounder/Problem Solver in Chief

Prism Labs's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Prism Labs, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Prism Labs

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Job search tool matching candidates to roles

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

We built a platform that analyzes job openings and candidate profiles to improve matching accuracy and reduce the time people spend applying for jobs. It's designed for job seekers frustrated by volume and poor fits, helping them find better opportunities faster.

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

We live in San Francisco, and after YC we would keep the company based here to stay close to the tech ecosystem and potential users.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the center of consumer tech and recruiting innovation. It's where early adopters and partners are, and where we have our team and network.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Prism Labs YC application?

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