Talkito YC Application

Summer 2006Inactive

Talkito 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: ConsumerSocial
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Hovig BayandorianFounder

Talkito's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Talkito

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

A social platform for voice-based conversations

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

We built Talkito as a consumer social product focused on voice interactions. It lets users engage in real-time or asynchronous voice conversations, bridging gaps where text falls short. Our goal is to create a richer, more natural way to communicate socially online via voice.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and would keep the company based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we are rooted, and it remains the best place to remain close to the tech ecosystem, users, and potential partners. The local talent and energy are key for what we want to build.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Talkito YC application?

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