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Ask HN: What is your startup?

54 points| akos | 13 years ago

I am planning to launch a new blog about startups. So I am in hunt for some awesome tech startups that I could write about. I don't want to publish startups that have been on techcrunch, rww, tnw, I want to publish totally new ones and I know HN is the right place to find some.

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[+] dmgrow|13 years ago|reply
My team and I have been working on Lucidchart for a little while now.

https://www.lucidchart.com

It's an HTML5 diagramming and wireframing app. We've had some coverage but are still in the early stages in this billion dollar per year industry. Happy to set you up with an interview with one of our founders.

[+] 6thSigma|13 years ago|reply
I've been using your product for awhile now. I love it! Keep up the great work.
[+] tarr11|13 years ago|reply
I like that you can try it without signing in.
[+] zizee|13 years ago|reply
Authic is a secure, brandable authentication service that provides nice authentication screens / flow for your web app, allowing you to concentrate on what makes your app unique.

http://Authic.com

Our MVP does all the standard authentication forms/functionality/ We also make it really easy to hookup social signin with a number of popular providers.

On our roadmap is functionality for group/role manangement and turning your app into a paid subscription service using stripe.

We've launched our closed beta and are looking for a few more beta user developers to get our MVP tight before a wider real launch.

p.s. Please excuse our marketing pages - they are attrocious :-(

Right now we are concentrating on pushing out functionality / changes as requested by our beta developers.

[+] Irene|13 years ago|reply
http://Aurametrix.com

Aurametrix is an analytics engine driven by knowledgebase of everything related to health. It makes connections between your specific symptoms or measurements and your weather, air quality, food, exercise, and any kind of activities.

[+] buro9|13 years ago|reply
Microcosm is a platform for forums, discussion boards.

http://microco.sm/

We're funded by our users (we already own some forums).

London based, but if you're in SF we'll be passing through first week of Feb if you're into having a beer at Zeitgeist.

[+] myWordBiLLY|13 years ago|reply
We launched a physical product - inspired by the AirBNB cereal box story: The WordBiLLY.

http://www.WordBiLLY.com

What's a WordBiLLY? They are custom-crafted Word Sculptures of your favorite Word/City/Name or Quote. We also make Twitter ID signs - swag for the home and/or office.

We manufacture each BiLLY here in the United States and hand-finish the pieces in our garage before shipping (yes! an American garage company!)

WordBiLLY is a design company focused on creating modern specialty goods in the area of lifestyle products. We are a couple of college seniors at UNCC in Charlotte, NC and we launched this product in the summer of 2012 to pay for our technology startup.

Would love to hear feedback/ product ideas!

[+] thaumaturgy|13 years ago|reply
http://qatab.com/

It's not mine, it's a project of one of the guys in my area. Embed a tiny little tab on your site, and users can easily send you feedback about problems with your site. His software automatically collects information about the user's browser, environment, and configuration, saving you the hassle of trying to figure all that out on your own.

He's done a really nice job on it. We ended up using it on the site for our recent hackathon, and found it was also an easy way to post a quick message to the webmaster about an update.

[+] akos|13 years ago|reply
Looks nice!
[+] svmegatron|13 years ago|reply
http://www.actionshotsapp.com

Action Shots lets online retailers easily collect, moderate, and display photos of real customers using their products.

We're also moving to help news organizations enable safe user submitted content. The moderation system keeps editors in control while enabling the person on the scene to quickly submit photo content.

[+] Yrlec|13 years ago|reply
https://degoo.com - we offer free online backup in exchange for sharing some of your hard drive space.
[+] TravisLS|13 years ago|reply
https://annotary.com

It's a social bookmarking / annotation service for the web. Highlight web pages, take notes, share with colleagues and friends. We're just about to launch a collaboration toolset for businesses and organizations. Happy to chat more about it - my email is in my profile.

[+] thisjustcamein|13 years ago|reply
Really cool. I'd need to be running it to see notes that someone else has made on a web page?
[+] akos|13 years ago|reply
Yeah, looks nice. One question: how does it differentiate from Diigo.com?
[+] tarr11|13 years ago|reply
Pretty cool - seems similar to clipboard.com though
[+] devcom|13 years ago|reply
Review Mailer (http://reviewmailer.com/) is a tool for iphone developers. You tell it which apps to watch and every time there is a new customer review for that app (on any app store in the world), it will translate it and email it to you. Simple and useful.

Roger That (http://rogerthat.com.au/) is an Australian catch of the day type eCommerce site that is launching soon. Thought we would try for a niche that is not tech!

I have also started a blog that is going to outline how to build a web app that generates $5000/month. First post is here: http://devcomsystems.com.au/2013/01/the-web-app-challenge-ac... I am happy to do some cross promotion of your website if you are interested. Let me know.

[+] milkers|13 years ago|reply
I have 2 candidates, neither of them are mine but my friends'.

The first one is http://ollaa.com The service lets you share 6 different activities you do most; like eating, drinking, watching, buying etc. It is similar to Path in some aspects. You can connect with one of the cofounders through his site: http://ahmetalpbalkan.com/

The second service is http://gonnasphere.com That is a collaborative to-do list that you can share your gonna's with your friends.

I am not related to any of the services so I might have not explain them well. If anyone is interested they can check them out.

[+] businessleads|13 years ago|reply
http://BusinessLeads.com

BusinessLeads.com lets sales people reach the people they want to pitch to by offering bounties that are paid out directly to whoever connects them with their ideal lead. Crowdsourced business development presents an income stream for anyone with professional contacts who wants to pay it forward while getting paid.

Yes, we know the landing page is no good. But check out the videos and explore the site. Feedback most appreciated.

Recent $2,500 Bounty on Mark Zuckerberg: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4916201

@BizLeadsDotCom

[+] rnochumo|13 years ago|reply
http://www.betapunch.com - we offer a free screen recorded user test for your startup. Of course we provide the option to purchase additional tests too. Get feedback in less than 1 hour from signing up.
[+] degroat|13 years ago|reply
http://smash.ly -- In the about.me/flavors.me space where you create a profile, but in our case we integrate your content in a feed. The idea was spawned by the fact that so many of us have personal domain names that always get outdated, so we built something that uses content you're already creating to make your personal website looking fresh. Here are a couple sample profiles:

http://smash.ly/matt http://degroat.net/

email: chris --at-- degroat.net

[+] akos|13 years ago|reply
This looks very neat! On my list!
[+] jrforbes|13 years ago|reply
Offdesk is a web platform where you can access (and build) all the Web-based tools you need to get stuff done. I've

bootstrapped the project and am gearing up for release in a few months.

http://www.offdesk.net

we leverage the strengths of a social media model and then turn that model inside-out. It's a virtual desktop built around a massive collection of web-based apps,

and the social aspect of the network is shifted to a secondary, supportive role. Welcome to the social worknet.

I'd love to get your opinion on this project.

[+] zeroami|13 years ago|reply
SkillGrind is a marketplace where video gamers can teach other gamers what they know. Teachers can set any price they'd like and can teach whenever they'd like. Lessons are held within our Flash classroom and happen in real-time.

https://skillgrind.com

We handle all of the booking, listing, and payment processing (through our PayPal integration). We support screen capturing software such as XSplit and OBS.

Please excuse the rough edges, I am the only engineer and the list of things to get done is long. :)

[+] guilloche|13 years ago|reply
Torapp guilloche designer is an online graphics editor and it can be used to design very complicated guilloches for security printing. http://www.torapp.info
[+] prostoalex|13 years ago|reply
Did you pivot from a mobile app that would let you run Tor on your phone?
[+] pinda|13 years ago|reply
http://gibbon.co

Gibbon allows you to learn from those who have already reached your desired goal. We enable experts to share their knowledge by creating channels containing articles, books or videos that they found most valuable. By following their channels you have a rare insight in the mind of an expert and you are presented by a curated, high quality, treasure trove of knowledge. We also enable you to further improve your understanding of a subject by discussing it with fellow readers.