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500 Startups Adds 21 New Companies
- WasabiVentures 15y agoNice mention for Paul.
- parane 15y agosome really silly names...
- samstokes 15y agoAgreed: HelloWorld?
- cglee 15y agoThat was one where I thought it made a lot of sense.
- parane 15y agoagree, the rest, really silly.
- friendstock 15y agoyes, it's perfect for a developer-oriented website
- teh 15y agoRoughly 1/3 of them are a front page with an email box. Nice way to check for interest.
- jjm 15y agoThis tells me that they're still in the problem/solution discovery process. Which further tells me they don't have 'traction' or any of the metrics Dave McClure usually looks for (pirate metrics, http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/startup-metrics-for-pirates-long-version http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/startup-metrics-for-pir...). Would that be 'Idea stage'? I could be 100% wrong and then some, but would very much like to know, and how they got funding...
- friendstock 15y agoOne of Dave's stated investment principles is to invest (at a lower valuation) BEFORE product-market fit or traction. I think it's normal in incubator/accelerator programs for some startups not to launch their product publicly before demo day. Admission to the accelerator program is based on strong recommendations from the 500 Startups mentor network, and then a meeting with the 500 Startups core team.
- scottkrager 15y agoAppGrooves - personalized app discovery BugHerd - site down update:js embed widget for website/design changes/feedback Cardinal Blue - photo/chat collaboration Culture Kitchen - cooking classes targeting lower-income immigrant women DailyAisle - online wedding planning HelloWorld - auto-generated Github resume Kibin - online editing marketplace (essays, resumes, etc) LaunchBit - interactive ebook to launch a minimum viable idea (for non-programmers) LaunchRock - Viral Launching soon widget Ovia - online video interviewing Scoopola - 1/2 price last minute concert/theatre deals Snapette - photo sharing for fashionistas (bags/shoes) StoryTree - capture & preserve family memories online Tout - email templates Vayable - deals and guides to experiences around the globe VidCaster - Video websites Volta - A/B testing for outbound phone calls VVall - Photo capture with memory analytics? Welcu - online event planning Zerply - LinkedIn 2.0
- arfrank 15y agoBugherd, last time I used it, did a js embed widget for website/design changes/feedback. May have changed, but it was a neat idea then.
- scottkrager 15y agoThanks, updated.
- ares2012 15y agoI love the description "LinkedIn 2.0"
- dotBen 15y agoIs Bugherd pronounced "buggered" (as in the British saying for something that is f*cked up?)
- toast76 15y agoWe're Aussie, I'll let you draw your own conclusions ;) Site is up btw. Not sure why it was unresponsive. Investigating....
- arepb 15y agoVolta is the one on here I'm most interested in checking out when it's up. They are doing AB testing for outbound phone.
- scottkrager 15y agoAgreed, of that list I signed up for them and then was already using Tout. I love A/B testing websites, why not sales calls?
- fido 15y agoThanks! I'll be accepting users later this month. Send a message to patrick at getvolta and I'll be in touch.
- seto28 15y agoThere are only 20 companies listed.
- pclark 15y agoHow are they doing visas?