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Ask HN: What is your startup?

54 points by akos ↗ HN
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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nodemaker
http://www.nodemesh.net - Although I am the only person working on it, I could use some traction!
stollercyrus
Thank you for making HackerNode. It's a great app.
stingraycharles
Just a little feedback, but I had to go to the AppStore page of HackerNode to find out what Nodemesh actually is. Although I'm still not sure what the relation between Nodemesh and hackernode is exactly. It's a company that develops iOS apps?
chuhnk
Agreed, I have no idea what it does when coming to the home page which makes me want to leave. Maybe a couple of sentences would help with context.
nodemaker
Yeah basically its a cluster of apps that I want to link together in the future. But thanks for the feedback. I do need to work on the website.
tzaman
We're launching https://codeable.io in monday

= Get your WordPress customized, updated or installed by a qualified expert in a matter of minutes.

endtwist
It would be exceptionally helpful if you put your email address in your profile, too (in the "about" section).
austinbirch
+1, I was just on my way to suggest this also.
akos
added my email.
enoptix
http://www.serpi.co

Serpico is the SEO/Backlink Intelligence product that we just launched. Feel free to contact me at the email in my profile.

buro9
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.

silenteh
About to launch BagPix: http://bagpix.com

An easy and quick way to share products you have, want or like with your friends, family and the whole world

Additionally I am working on an way to comunicate securely via text messages and phone calls.

Irene
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.

hammett32
www.d-inspire.com collaboration, task & project management
stormen
http://www.listnerd.com

Listnerd is a kind of Pinterest for lists. Users can create, share and explore interesting lists about the stuff in their life they care about. The lists are social, so your friends can vote on and add items to your list. It's a democratic approach to list making. We launched the site on the 15h of November, so we could use the exposure :)

dmgrow
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.

tarr11
I like that you can try it without signing in.
dmgrow
Thanks. The instant demo converts quite well. If you have a product where it makes sense to do it, I'd recommend it.

There's a significant segment that doesn't want to provide an email address just to try something quickly to see if ts the right fit.

6thSigma
I've been using your product for awhile now. I love it! Keep up the great work.
dmgrow
Great to hear! If you have any feedback, please let us know. Any killer features missing in your opinion?

We have got some big and fun things coming in the next few months.

6thSigma
I can't think of any missing features that we have run into. We have used it mostly for collaborating database designs. Can't wait to see what you guys have in store!
daveid
https://artistsnclients.com

Artists&Clients lets you quickly hire an artist to create a customized artwork for you (most often digitally). And for the other side, it's a tool that lets artists manage these art commissions.

Yrlec
https://degoo.com - we offer free online backup in exchange for sharing some of your hard drive space.
svmegatron
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.

derwiki
Launched http://www.cameralends.com/ last weekend for peer to peer camera gear loaning. Not sure I'd call it a 'startup', but it's a service I'm actively working on and trying to grow.
deutronium
That sounds really handy, but what happens if someone damages your lens?
derwiki
Right now the lenders are friends of mine, and they understand that I will personally comp them if there is any damage. I realize that won't scale, but it doesn't need to yet -- I'll worry about it if/when it becomes a problem.

Still trying to figure out how to do this :) so any and all feedback is welcome!

TravisLS
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.

tarr11
Pretty cool - seems similar to clipboard.com though
thisjustcamein
Really cool. I'd need to be running it to see notes that someone else has made on a web page?
TravisLS
You should be able to see other users' highlights and notes on pages even without signing up. We made sure to include this in case you'd like to share your annotated pages on Facebook, email, etc.

Click on a few of the bookmarks in this collection and you should be able to see my highlights if you want to try it out: https://annotary.com/collections/33/startup-marketing

akos
Yeah, looks nice. One question: how does it differentiate from Diigo.com?
TravisLS
We're differentiating through our focus on social and collaborative features. Groups, collections, following users, and a personal bookmark feed all make it easy to share research with a group, or discover bookmarks and highlights from others in our network with similar interests.
akos
Nice, will definetaly write about it!
akos
So far...I love the startups guys. Will definetaly dig into most of them for writing a story.

Also it would be useful if you could add your twitter account in the comments!

zizee
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.