RescueTime YC Application
RescueTime went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2008 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 2008
- Industry
- B2BProductivity
- Team size
- 15
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Brian FiocaFounder
What RescueTime does
RescueTime helps you set boundaries, protect focused work time, and achieve work/life balance by shedding light on how you spend your time, improving your focus, and helping you find more time for the things that matter most. We are a distributed company with members spread throughout the United States.
RescueTime's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
RescueTime, Winter 2008 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
RescueTime
Take Back Control of your Time
We built RescueTime to automatically track how users spend time on their computers and devices. It provides detailed reports that help people understand where their time goes, so they can protect focused work periods and improve work-life balance. It's primarily used by knowledge workers and teams who want to increase productivity by setting boundaries and minimizing distractions.
We live across the U.S. but the company is officially based in Seattle, Washington. After YC, we'll continue to operate as a distributed team based out of Seattle.
We are distributed because we want to attract talent from across the country while maintaining a home in Seattle where the company is registered. Remote work lets us stay flexible and efficient without losing our Seattle identity.
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 RescueTime YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from RescueTime's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like RescueTime would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was RescueTime in?
RescueTime was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2008 batch.
Who founded RescueTime?
RescueTime was founded by Brian Fioca.
What does RescueTime do?
Take Back Control of your Time
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of RescueTime's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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