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Ask HN: who launched something in July?
We've done this a few times before, and I've always found it interesting to learn what new projects have been launched by the HN crowd. So, if you've launched a new project, website, or business in the last month, let us know!
- MattBearman 15y agoI launched BugMuncher (http://bugmuncher.com http://bugmuncher.com) on the 15th July, so far its been well received, and is already profitable! Couldn't be happier with the way its gone so far, and a lot of that is down to the HN community.
- amoore 15y agoThat's a great idea. I haven't seen a similar service. Also, good execution. I'm impressed by how well it seems to work and that's a pretty good site you have there. I'm curious how paypal is working out for you. I always feel it's a bit hokey or something. Do you have plans to use a "real" credit card processor?
- MattBearman 15y agoThanks, PayPal has been fine so far, most people have a PayPal account these days. I would like to move to an on-site, or at least branded, solution at some point though. I've been talking to a start-up for payment processing without a merchant account, which looks promising, but testing/implementing it isn't very high on the to do list as I'm already processing payments ok...
- james_fairhurst 15y agoGreat idea, I'm a web developer and would find it really useful for demoing client projects before launch so they can point out anything they're unhappy with. What have you used to create it out of interest?
- MattBearman 15y agoI built it all in JavaScript with jQuery. No canvas or flash, as I wanted it to be as reliable and cross browser compatible as possible. You're not the first person to want to use it during building a site so a client can give feedback, even though that isn't what I built it for. I find it awesome that people will come up with use cases I hadn't considered.
- shakes 15y agoI launched Twudge Report (http://twudgereport.com/ http://twudgereport.com/). It's a novelty site, but it was a lot of fun to build.
- abeisgreat 15y agoI launched http://www.annotat.in http://www.annotat.in, a site for annotating and sharing links in early July.
- coders 15y agoLaunched Tutkiun Beta List (http://beta.tutkiun.com/ http://beta.tutkiun.com/) in start of July and over 100+ beta sites are already listed there!
- een1bhs 15y agoI partially launched Syncomatic http://www.SyncomaticApp.com http://www.SyncomaticApp.com its only partially launched as wanted a small number of users to make sure it was all OK before making a big deal of it and marketing it everywhere. (And I always find things i wish I had done after launch :-) ) Its a iPhone app that syncs/transfers your camera rolls Photo's and Movie's to you mac over WiFi whilst in the background so you don't have to remember to sync etc. I have an update waiting for approval that fixes a small bug and changes some small UI elements then I'm going to start submitting it to review sites / blogs etc.
- james_fairhurst 15y agoI launched TV Show Tracker (http://www.tvshowtracker.co.uk http://www.tvshowtracker.co.uk) at the start of July, it began as a personal app just for me but expanded it for multiple users as an experiment. Built using CakePHP & the Skeleton CSS boilerplate. Any feedback would be great.
- BrandonMTurner 15y agoWe launched an Android version of our iPhone app (~8M downloads on iPhone). Currently holding steady at #11 in the Health and Fitness category of the marketplace. http://blog.loseit.com/2011/07/25/lose-it-for-android/ http://blog.loseit.com/2011/07/25/lose-it-for-android/
- AppSec 15y agoJust signed up for the site (have a palm pre for at least another month ;-) ).. looks good.. The one thing I would ask is that you have/force https when actually in the app.. Even though it isn't PII -- weight can be a very touchy subject. another thing: in the "Status".. Adding the total protein, carb, fat count for the day would also be great!
- BrandonMTurner 15y agoIt would be nice to have everything in SSL at some point, we just aren't there yet. We only auth across SSL right now. You can use the site in always HTTPS mode with this url for the time being: https://secure.loseit.com https://secure.loseit.com To turn on nutrients go to Settings > Nutrient Preferences Feel free to send any other feedback or bugs my way. brandon+hn@loseit.com
- scottw 15y agoI launched a fake call API (http://www.fakecall.net/ http://www.fakecall.net/) to help polite introverts exit unwanted conversations or meetings. I need someone to make a nice app for it ;-)
- nicksergeant 15y agoCool idea! :) Btw, it's co-worker, not cow-orker.
- MattBearman 15y agoClick the cow-orker link to see what the mean ;)
- veyron 15y agocan you leverage google voice instead of twilio, using asterisk or some other pbx if necessary?
- bartonfink 15y agoI've done that by setting an alarm on my phone before a conversation I expect could get awkward. It got me out of a couple of unpleasant dates before I met my wife. Unfortunately, my in-laws aren't so easily shaken.
- poissonpie 15y agothis is awesome....it's kind of crying out for a bookmarklet....or maybe a "tech news aggregation site" front-end that fires off the "call" request after a small delay.....that way you can politely open a browser to pontificate over some fancy new gadget when said cow-orker sidles up to you...and all of a sudden...."oops excuuuuuse me, I have to take this call"
- damoncali 15y agoLaunch is too strong a word, as is MVP, but I threw this up on a server last week: http://tabengine.com http://tabengine.com
- jeffbozek 15y agoI launched Coffee & Domains (https://www.coffeeanddomains.com https://www.coffeeanddomains.com) for domain name registration and management. It has some decent traction so far and the current users seem to really like it. I'm currently working on an API and iPhone app to try to make it even more appealing.
- geekfactor 15y agoI soft-launched Flixxed (http://www.flixxed.com http://www.flixxed.com) which I like to call the "illegitimate love-child of Groupon and Netflix". I've been meaning to post it as a Show HN, but I guess I've hesitated because it's pretty basic. Please let me know what you think and sign up if you like movies.
- dicroce 15y agoI created a website that allows people to create their own trail mix, visually (so you can see what it looks like before you order) and then buy it.... http://www.trailmyx.com http://www.trailmyx.com
- Bostwick 15y agoI released Drop and Give Me, an android app that does fitness challenges and bodyweight strength training measured with your phone. http://bostwick.github.com/DropAndGiveMe/ http://bostwick.github.com/DropAndGiveMe/
- lperrin 15y agoI launched Radioline, a Mac app to listen to FM stations and Internet radios. It's on the Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/radioline/id448958286?mt=12 http://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/radioline/id448958286?mt=12
- meric 15y agoJust a side project... TextbookCentral (http://textbook.asia http://textbook.asia) Used textbook website with every course from each of many universities, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong only.
- rationalbeaver 15y agoI launched http://practicalinterviews.com http://practicalinterviews.com, where I'm posting my interviews with entrepreneurs, business owners and creative folks of all sorts. I'm still working on my recording setup, to say nothing of my interviewing techniques, but at least it's out there. :) P.S. I'm looking for interviewees, so if any of you would like to discuss your newly launched apps, let me know.
- blazzar 15y agoGive me a shout if my stuff is interesting to your audience
- louhong 15y agoI would be curious to find out (on average) how long it took everyone to launch their projects.
- MattBearman 15y agoBugMuncher was 2 weeks of evenings and weekends, around 80 hours in total from idea to lanch. Since then there's been at at least another 100 hours in tweaks and updates.
- louhong 15y agoThat's awesome. Thank you.
- Mizza 15y agohttp://OmniQRCode.com http://OmniQRCode.com was the result of a 2-man, 5-hour HACKBLITZ - http://i.imgur.com/uYgoO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/uYgoO.jpg - plus about a week and a half of one to two hour fix/finish/polish sessions.
- Mizza 15y agoWe launched http://www.omniqrcode.com http://www.omniqrcode.com - QR code redirects for all mobile devices, with analytics!
- singer 15y agoI launched a web service that sends out weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service via email, text message, or phone. http://www.WeatherWatcherAlerts.com http://www.WeatherWatcherAlerts.com
- stephencelis 15y agoI launched a new version of my Mac app, which brings basic CloudApp/Droplr functionality to a Dropbox or Imgur account: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slingshot/id436819784?mt=12 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/slingshot/id436819784?mt=12
- symptic 15y agoLaunched FriendFury (http://friendfury.com http://friendfury.com), a side-project to help similar Twitter users discover each other. We built in a Tweet Roulette feature to @message a random person who shares your interest and break the ice.
- vaksel 15y agoI soft launched http://seoagencies.com http://seoagencies.com - essentially connects people to quality SEO companies. I figure since there are so many crappy SEO companies, there might be some demand for getting proposals from good ones.
- dshipper 15y agoI launched http://domainpolish.com http://domainpolish.com - to get user feedback from on-demand focus groups powered by MTurk, and http://tiggerlovesdevs.com http://tiggerlovesdevs.com - an open-source command-line based task management utility for programmers
- ChrisFolta 15y agoWe just launched the public Alpha for http://DealTracker.co http://DealTracker.co in Chicago - A new and simple way to view all daily deals in your area. We are currently working on additional features and adding in a wider range of deal providers. Any feedback is always greatly appreciated!
- migrochefort 15y agoIt's not a big project , nor something successful. It's a tool that was (and still is) supposed to help people find the Google+ profile of people they follow on Twitter (http://migrat.us http://migrat.us).
- drcode 15y agoI launched http://automatoon.com http://automatoon.com
- dshipper 15y agoWhat kind of traction have you seen? I think it's a great product.
- drcode 15y agoThanks- I think so too. The underlying technology is unique and lets you do things that would be very difficult in any other way. I am getting pretty good foot traffic, but the tool needs more TLC to attract a larger audience. Unfortunately my day job has ramped up and I haven't been able to spend the time on it I need- I may look around for a partner at some point to make sure automatoon can develop into a profitable product like I think it can.
- vpdn 15y agohttp://tastytum.com http://tastytum.com - One week event in Berlin to match hosts and locals over food. Assumption is that an event like this might be less scary compared to AirBnB style of renting your flat away. If someone is in Berlin and interested to host, would love to hear from you! Others that are also trying in that field: - Housefed - GrubWithUs: http://www.grubwithus.com http://www.grubwithus.com Housefed tries to build up a community first before getting into hosting meals (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2379797 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2379797). We go the opposite road and try to validate our assumptions as fast as possible. I believe we can (in)validate many assumptions while extracting lots of information by running a one week experiment, which also doesn't cost us much either. Feedbacks so far mostly through friends, but also reaching out to people on twitter (e.g: https://twitter.com/#!/lorenbaxter/status/96319791110946816 https://twitter.com/#!/lorenbaxter/status/96319791110946816)
- effektz 15y agohttp://mmjrevu.com http://mmjrevu.com We launched for the medical marijuana community, and specifically giving patients a way to access their medical information and purchase history from the dispensaries and collectives they visit.
- erikpukinskis 15y agoNice. Planning on monetizing it with the DEA?
- effektz 15y agoSee: WeedMaps.com, mmjmenu.com, StickyGuide.com, Leafly.com. Monetization != Ads. If you have clients in states that MMJ is legal, then I guess you have a business.
- twistedanimator 15y agoI launched http://justthetops.com http://justthetops.com. It's a very simple site that remembers the top 10 posts for various subreddits on reddit.com.
- derwiki 15y agohttp://github.com/causes/suggestomatic http://github.com/causes/suggestomatic Open source item based collaborative filter used for 'Causes you might like' feature on Causes.com. This project was built specifically with large scale data sets (approaching 1 bn input records) in mind.
- sebastianhoitz 15y agohttp://suplify.me http://suplify.me Helps your company organize communication with your customers over email, Facebook and Twitter. Launched to public beta :)
- dejv 15y agoI launched this little project: http://notationtraining.com http://notationtraining.com It is very simple and fast way how learn to read sheet music notation.
- iisbum 15y agoI launched a small side project Follow Trial (http://www.followtrial.com http://www.followtrial.com) as a way to manage my following list on Twitter. Closing in on 150 users (free) in just over a week.
- raivo 15y agoMVP at http://www.exercisesatwork.com/ http://www.exercisesatwork.com/ Get an exercise that you can do at work mailed to you Mon-Fri.
- brandoncordell 15y agoGreat question amoore. I'd like to know what technology stacks you guys are using to launch with. Being a developer, now learning 'dev-ops' that's always something that's interested me. Do you guys launch with a server that's good enough to get by until your user base increases or do you launch with a beefy server from the start.
- MPiccinato 15y agoI launched Had That Beer (http://www.hadthatbeer.com http://www.hadthatbeer.com) into private beta. Going great so far! Use code "showhn" if you want to signup (http://www.hadthatbeer.com/signup?c=showhn http://www.hadthatbeer.com/signup?c=showhn)
- brandoncordell 15y agoLooks great. I'm not a beer drinker myself, but my co-worker is a beer lover. I've passed the link on to him, you probably have a user for life ha. One suggestion, I would have liked to have seen some auto-complete/suggestions when typing in a beer/brewer/place at the top. Great job!
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- mattholling 15y agoI launched http://www.vidergy.com http://www.vidergy.com - a "Pandora for video" site. It was mentioned on GigaOM, but sadly it was a subscription only piece. I just launched it about 2 weeks ago, and I am trying to figure out the best things to do now to market/develop the product.
- krisrak 15y agoLaunched http://instalookApp.com http://instalookApp.com, iPhone App to find Instagramers and Instagram photos around you are anywhere in realtime. Email instalook@gramfeed.com for promor code to download app for free
- sim0n 15y agoWe (BakedCode - YCS11) launched Interstate which is a project management tool that provides a way for businesses and developers alike to plan and share their development progress.
- mx12 15y agoA friend and I launched a chrome plugin/bookmarklet for recommending songs for turntable.fm at http://www.turntaste.com http://www.turntaste.com. It also gives you a list of rooms that are similar to your current room, and shows the top songs played in those rooms.
- makethetick 15y agoI opened up http://affililink.com http://affililink.com for user feedback. Have had it in private beta for a while but now accepting sign ups. Currently working on my marketing to gain new users.
- geekfactor 15y agoNot sure you're going for type-in traffic, but that is a lot of i's and l's.
- makethetick 15y agoIt's the words 'affiliate' and 'link' combined - 'affililink'
- amoore 15y agoWe launched http://ElectronicMedicalRecords.com http://ElectronicMedicalRecords.com in an effort to store and manage medical records for small medical practices.
- michaelaiello 15y agoThe team here at http://www.lifeensured.com http://www.lifeensured.com launched (http://www.netclosehq.com http://www.netclosehq.com) which helps families recover online accounts of the deceased.
- herval 15y agoWe launched Novelo's site and spanish version of the app (getnovelo.com)!
- poissonpie 15y agoI launched http://www.placeguitar.com http://www.placeguitar.com - a placeholder image service in the style of placekitten, but with guitars! I also launched a grammar application of iPhone that's in review. Don't know if it counts as a launch but I rededicated an old domain to be my blog and put a fresh coat of paint on the stylesheet. http://twentyeighttwelve.com http://twentyeighttwelve.com
- blazzar 15y agoI soft launched http://www.reviewport.net http://www.reviewport.net - a service to enable Photographers and Designers to get free and private feedback on their portfolio. I am working on the expert reviewer section now before a full launch in about 2 months.
- superted 15y agoI launched http://tubufy.com http://tubufy.com, which is a web app that lets you create music video channels from spotify, mog and last.fm playlists. Working on reaching out to potential users right now. Building is easy, marketing is hard!
- eugenijusr 15y agoWe launched an online service for people investing in stocks called Portfolio Numbers http://www.portfolionumbers.com/ http://www.portfolionumbers.com/ It's an risk analysis tool that helps you calculate your stock portfolio risk based on historical data and statistical methods.
- jayfuerstenberg 15y agoI launched KEYBOX and KEYBOX lite (http://www.jayfuerstenberg.com/keybox/ http://www.jayfuerstenberg.com/keybox/) to protect people's privacy and security. It's only been one week since launch but so far the reception is pretty good and I'm getting a bit of a fan base!