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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company50%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 50% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Ray Wang@RuiCromwellFounder/CEO · FlickF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Zoey Zhang@ZoeyZ1004Founder · FlickF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Isabella SunFounder · Short StoryS19Consumer · San Francisco
- Samuel HoffstaetterFounder · Short StoryS19Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Ray WangFlickFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/RuiCromwellZoey ZhangFlickFounderFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/ZoeyZ1004Isabella SunShort StoryFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States120—Samuel HoffstaetterShort StoryFounderSummer 2019ConsumerSan Francisco, United States120—
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Samuel Hoffstaetter
Founder·Short Story
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size120
BatchSummer 2019
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
BIO
I'm the cofounder and CTO of Short Story. I also invest in YC companies and try to be as supportive as I can. In college, I co-founded a startup that sold textbooks to students across 117 campuses. Before Short Story, I worked at Tower Research and Waymo.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Short Story
Modern ecommerce for petite women
IndustryConsumer
Websiteshortstorybox.com
Team size120
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2019
Co-foundersIsabella Sun
