Shout YC Application

Summer 2014Inactive

Shout went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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 2014
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2014

Founders

Zachariah ReitanoFounder
Henri SternFounder

What Shout does

Shout is a one-to-one exchange platform that enables its users to post classifieds to sell tickets and reservations. It also has developed an iOS application that enables its users to communicate in real time with the sellers and handle payments online.

Shout's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Shout, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Shout

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Real-Time Classifieds

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

We built Shout to let users post and browse classifieds specifically for tickets and reservations. Our iOS app lets buyers and sellers talk in real time and complete payments online, making these transactions faster and more secure than typical classified ads.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company would be based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York has a dense population and plenty of events where tickets and reservations are in demand. Being here helps us test and improve Shout with real local users.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Shout YC application?

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