Quad YC Application
Quad went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 batch as a Education 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
- Education
- Team size
- 12
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Sagar ShahFounder/CEO
What Quad does
Quad is where college students get things done. Today, over 41% of students drop out, 1 in 3 struggle with time management, and 45% end up underemployed because most solutions are ineffective for the modern student. We built Quad to fix this. Quad enables students to automatically keep track of their daily coursework, chat with their classmates, and get help - all in one mobile platform. Our proprietary technology transforms assignment information traditionally locked inside the syllabus into dynamic and structured data students utilize daily. We believe that technology with the power to engage students on a daily basis has the ability to fundamentally improve student outcomes.
Quad's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Quad, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Quad
Quad is where college students get things done.
Quad is a mobile platform for college students to track their daily coursework, communicate with classmates, and get help. It transforms static syllabus information into dynamic data students use every day.
We live in New York City and San Francisco; after YC the company would be based in those hubs where our team is located.
NYC and SF are where we have our team and user base. Being in these cities keeps us close to students and technology ecosystems.
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 Quad YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Quad's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Quad would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Quad in?
Quad was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2011 batch.
Who founded Quad?
Quad was founded by Sagar Shah.
What does Quad do?
Quad is where college students get things done.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Quad's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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