Aplicación YC de Headstart

Summer 2017Acquired

Headstart pasó por Y Combinator en el batch Summer 2017 como una empresa de B2B. Abajo: qué hace la empresa, quién la fundó y su aplicación a YC, reconstruida pregunta por pregunta en el formulario real de YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2017
Industria: B2BRecruiting and Talent
Tamaño del equipo: 44
Estado: Acquired
Lanzado: 2017

Fundadores

Nicholas ShekerdemianFounder/CEO
Jeremy HindleFounder/CTO / CPO

Lo que hace Headstart

Headstart (YC S17) uses Machine Learning technology to help employers identify the best-suited talent in the shortest period of time. We provide leading organisations with a solution designed to help them transition away from experience/qualification based screening and towards a more inclusive and effective process which considers personality, behaviours, strengths and motivations. In doing so, Headstart helps companies hire people truly aligned to their values, culture and exact job requirements in a seamless, engaging way. The Headstart process is simple and effective: companies save time and money by finding candidates who meet their exact job requirements at an earlier stage, and job seekers connect directly with businesses through an engaging, reusable 15 minute application form. We ensure a transparent process and initiate productive dialogue, making candidates feel valued and helping companies hire the right people.

Aplicación YC de Headstart, reconstruida

Solicitud de Y Combinator

Headstart, batch Summer 2017. Las preguntas reales del formulario, respondidas con datos públicos.

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Company

Company name

Headstart

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Machine learning for hiring better talent faster

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

We built an ML-driven hiring platform that helps companies screen candidates beyond resumes. Rather than focusing on experience and qualifications alone, Headstart evaluates personality traits, behaviors, and motivations to find candidates aligned with company values and specific roles. Candidates fill out a 15-minute reusable assessment that drives a more inclusive and effective hiring workflow, saving companies time by surfacing better matches early.

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

We live and work in London, England, and plan to base Headstart there after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London has a strong recruiting and tech community, which fits our customer base of employers looking for talent solutions. It's also where we started building Headstart and have local access to early users and the team.

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Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Es esta la aplicación YC real de Headstart?

No. Y Combinator mantiene privadas las aplicaciones enviadas. Esta es una reconstrucción: las preguntas reales del formulario de YC, respondidas a partir de los datos públicos de Headstart (notas de lanzamiento, antecedentes de fundadores, descripción del producto). Muestra cómo una empresa como Headstart se presentaría a YC, no el texto que enviaron.

¿En qué batch de YC estuvo Headstart?

Headstart formó parte del batch Summer 2017 de Y Combinator.

¿Quién fundó Headstart?

Headstart fue fundado por Nicholas Shekerdemian, Jeremy Hindle.

¿A qué se dedica Headstart?

Headstart uses Machine Learning to help companies decide on who to…

¿Cómo leo la aplicación completa reconstruida?

Crea una cuenta gratuita de Round Funded. La versión completa de 26 respuestas de la aplicación de Headstart, y de cada otro batch de YC, está en YC Insights.