Talkable YC Application
Talkable went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2011 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 2011
- Industry
- B2BRetail
- Team size
- 76
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
- Allan GrantFounder/CTO
What Talkable does
Talkable (formerly Curebit) helps online stores increase revenue through referrals by turning existing customers into marketers. When customers check out from a Talkable-enabled store, they are presented personalized deals that they can gift to their friends by posting to Facebook or forwarding a link. The deals give both the the original customer and their referred friends a rebate on their purchase at this store.
Talkable's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Talkable, Winter 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Talkable
Online store referrals.
We built a referral platform that helps online stores increase revenue by turning their existing customers into marketers. When a customer checks out, we show them personalized deals they can gift to their friends via Facebook or sharing links. Both referrer and friend get a rebate on purchases, which drives more sales for our clients.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will be based in San Francisco after YC.
San Francisco is where we are already located and where the largest number of ecommerce tech companies and potential clients are based, so it makes sense to build and grow here.
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 Talkable YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Talkable's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Talkable would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Talkable in?
Talkable was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2011 batch.
Who founded Talkable?
Talkable was founded by Allan Grant.
What does Talkable do?
Online store referrals.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Talkable's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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