Scoutzie YC Application

Summer 2012Inactive

Scoutzie went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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: Summer 2012
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Jaigouk KimFounder
Kirill ZubovskyFounder/Chief Scout

What Scoutzie does

Scoutzie is the best way to find the right designer for your project. We connect top designers from around the world with customers seeking professional design services. -------------------------------------------------- Finding the right person to help you solve a problem shouldn’t be about knowing that person in your circle of acquaintances. The world is getting more and more connected. Everyone should have access to the world’s talentpool. Scoutzie connects you to designers with proven portfolios. We enable you to collaborate directly with some of the best design talents that the world has to offer. We are an exclusive community where each of our members is represented solely through the merits of their work.

Scoutzie's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Scoutzie, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Scoutzie

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Curated community to find top mobile designers

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

Scoutzie is a platform that connects clients with proven mobile designers worldwide. Customers post projects and browse curated designer portfolios, allowing direct collaboration with talent selected solely on the strength of their work.

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

We currently live in Palo Alto, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in Palo Alto because it puts us in the middle of the startup ecosystem, close to potential customers and partners. Staying here after YC makes sense to maintain those connections.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Scoutzie YC application?

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