Why Did Y Combinator Delete "DocuSign 2.0" from Its RFS?

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2 points·waldopat··3 comments

Yesterday, I discovered that on April 30, YC removed "DocuSign 2.0" from their Request for Startups and removed Michael Seibel's YouTube video. Seems odd, right?

Is e-sign the only industry that can't be disrupted?

I'm not aware of YC removing themes like this. I'd be curious to hear the community's thoughts.

What is it there to disrupt? It's just one more way people sign papers from the name of people who never existed. Adding any sort of proof to it will only increase scams because people will trust it more - so it will be abused more.

Totally hear you. This is what I often say: There's more to e-sign than just the signature part.

What needs disrupting is everything before, during and after signature.

Before: Endless drafting, negotiation, copy/paste aka redundant data entry, templates (or more often lack of templates) During: Weak identity verification, lack of mobile friendliness, little summarization or help with contracts After: Little visibility, poor version control, brittle integrations, compliance gaps and massive data protection issues

I also think it's important to look beyond legal contracts like NDAs or SOWs.

Take healthcare: one of the top reasons for denied claims is errors on patient registration forms. Miss a field like "employer"? Instant denial. That’s not a signature problem. It’s a data problem.

For example, we worked on a benefits project that 5x'd the number of families who received government benefits. The core problem wasn't getting the signatures. It was streamlining the data and making it easier to complete on mobile. These are very real problems and the e-sign industry isn't bringing any innovation.

But my company is!

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