Shoutfit YC Application

Summer 2006Inactive

Shoutfit went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2006 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 2006
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Team size: 3
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Chris SmoakFounder

What Shoutfit does

We tried to build a social network around clothing. Also briefly built a search engine for clothing.

Shoutfit's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Shoutfit, Summer 2006 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Shoutfit

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Social network centered on clothing

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

We are building a social network based around clothing where users can share and discover outfits. We also built a search engine to help people find clothing more easily. Our product connects people through style choices and makes it easier to explore apparel online.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and we would be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right tech talent and startup community for us. Being here also puts us close to fashion and social apps, which is key for this product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Shoutfit YC application?

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