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Which start-up inspired you most in 2010?
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#12MineCraft
Have to agree with this. Guy had done lots of other work, and just kept plugging away. Then this (an alpha, for those who might have missed that fact) just takes off and he starts bringing in millions.
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#13Foursquare (http://foursquare.com/).
Foursquare's ascension into the mainstream has been incredibly fast & impressive, especially given that on the surface there was little differentiation among all the competing LBS check-in services a year ago.
I think 4SQ is a good case study in the importance of the execution over the idea (a commonly harped on subject in these parts).
4SQ's success also helps to validate NYC as having some distinct advantages for certain types of social media plays.
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#14It's still fresh, but Word Lens blew me and everyone else away this week.
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#15Guestlist (guestlistapp.com) partially because I'm privy to some of their internal numbers and partially because they are some of the nicest guys in the whole Toronto tech scene.
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#16I don't know if they are a startup or an offshoot of someone else's already existing technology, but the group behind WorldLens (QuestVisual) have my votes. Yes maybe I'm saying that in light of this week's release being on my mind, but I think they have some wicked cool technology. Shockingly wicked if I say so myself. Hipmunk would be my vote for second.
They are a startup. It's two guys: Otavio Good and John DeWeese. They built their own technology and aren't an offshoot of someone else's.
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#17Dropbox, because it solves a real problem my family has.
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#18Quora or Groupon.
Quora because it provides an extremely high-quality Q&A community.
Groupon simply because of the crazy growth and insane amount of revenue/profit they generated.
Re: Which start-up inspired you most in 2010?
#19Guestlist (guestlistapp.com) partially because I'm privy to some of their internal numbers and partially because they are some of the nicest guys in the whole Toronto tech scene.
Not sure why this got a downvote -- the question was what startup inspires _you_ the most. Inspiration doesn't have to come from the the biggest players.
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#20HipMunk. They demonstrated that design & UI really matters.