Stackq YC Application

Summer 2009Inactive

Stackq went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2009 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 2009
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Will LiuFounder
Elfred PaganFounder/Entrepreneur

Stackq's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Stackq, Summer 2009 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Stackq

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

A platform for engineering, product, and design teams to collaborate

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

We are building Stackq, a tool that helps engineering, product, and design teams collaborate more efficiently. It organizes workflows and communication so teams can track progress without drowning in emails or meetings.

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

We currently do not have a fixed location; after YC we plan to be based wherever we can best grow the company and connect with early customers and talent, likely a tech hub.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We have no fixed location because this is an early-stage startup. After YC, we want to be flexible and position ourselves where it makes sense to grow and hire.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Stackq YC application?

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