Paydirt (https://paydirtapp.com) - Time tracking and invoicing.
SerpBook (http://serpbook.com) - Search engine rank tracker.
Mortar (http://mortardata.com) - Hadoop-aaS.
Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
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Re: Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
#142I assembled my 150+ lists list at www.tuneyourstartup.com
Will add the ones suggested here. Thanks for sharing, everyone.
Re: Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
#143Nice list
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#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pivotal is an agile planning tool; JIRA is an issue tracking and classical project management tool. While each can be coerced to the other's function, it's really comparing apples and oranges. I'll admit that JIRA and Pivotal continue to muddy the differentiation with afterthought additions like JIRA's Greenhopper and Pivotal's time tracking. But JIRA is a good tool for issue tracking and Pivotal is a good tool for a…
I still can't read "tool for agile planning" without crying inside my head. We really need "tools" to "implement" "processes" in the spirit of a 6-line manifesto, do we? Sigh.
Aww. Don't cry. It's not a process tool. It's a prioritized to-do list that can track your velocity. Despite being opinionated, it doesn't enforce a process. Though you'll find that if you don't embrace those 6 lines, you'll quickly make a mess inside Pivotal and it will happily let you do so.
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#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
Great list, thank you. For people looking to use apps, please consider the likelihood and impact of one of these companies disappearing overnight. Some of them are tech startups without a sustainable critical mass and they could shut down at any time. If your landing page provider stops providing service, it's probably easy to recover if you have copies of all the email address collected. If your planning and project…
I'd look for companies that are not funded in that case.
Revenue is the important metric. Funding can only delay the inevitable if they do not have revenue. Being funded does not mean you won't have to look for a new vendor in 6 months. Only the runway is a bit longer if the revenue isn't there.
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#146Because you specifically are asking about "services", this is may be slightly off-topic, but I'd be interested in seeing a thread about open-source alternatives as well. When we were first starting out, we used a lot of these services and they were absolutely instrumental to get us going, allowing us to focus on what mattered at the time. But the more we developed our rhythm and workflow, the more we started constant…
Email is not open source?
We use google mail for our business, so no. At some point I'd like it to be, but everyone here seems to really like Gmail's interface. We do at least back up all our email just in case though using gmvault (http://gmvault.org/).
Re: Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
#147Because you specifically are asking about "services", this is may be slightly off-topic, but I'd be interested in seeing a thread about open-source alternatives as well. When we were first starting out, we used a lot of these services and they were absolutely instrumental to get us going, allowing us to focus on what mattered at the time. But the more we developed our rhythm and workflow, the more we started constant…
Any reason you chose RedMine over ChiliProject ( https://www.chiliproject.org/ )? Also, I'd support any effort to collate good self-hosted options for startups.
No particular reason. I just didn't see anything compelling that chiliproject offered over redmine and redmine had greater adoption.
Re: Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
#148Before I found this overview and your comments here today, I started two other similar overviews. One on Quora and the other on Bestvendor. Here they are:- Email
http://www.quora.com/Startups/What-are-some-notable-startups...
http://www.bestvendor.com/lists/startup-tools-for-startups
Here is a copy of my older post on Quora, please take a look at my newer BestVendor list (see link above) as well:
- SETUP
http://www.getdash.com/ (currently down or pivot)
- Claim your brand name
claim.io
Trademarkia
- Workspace and office space
Loosecubes
LiquidSpace
42Floors
- MANAGEMENT
- Business Analytics
Geckoboard
Chartio
- Cloud Aggregation and Unified Activity Streams
Hojoki
Flowdock
Zapier
Otixo
Cloudbot
Refinder
dispatch.io
busyflow.com
300.mg
cloudsnap.com
manybots.com
tractionstream.com
clutchapp.com
jaconda.im
- Business Intelligence
GoodData
- Contractor Management
oDesk
Elance
- Communication
Yammer
Salesforce Chatter
Socialcast
- Coordination, Collaboration
Zoho
Podio
Asana
Trello
Basecamp
Huddle
Planbox
Teambox
Dropbox
- Resource-Planning
Erply
- Human Resources (HR)
Workday (software)
- Social CRM
NimbleCRM
capsulecrm.com
Batchbook
- Cloud integration
SnapLogic
- Expenses
Expensify
- Invoicing
Tradeshift
FreshBooks
- Time Tracking
getharvest.com
toggl.com
- Customer Support
Assistly
Zendesk
Olark
SnapEngage
- Feedback
UserVoice
Get Satisfaction
Intercom
- Content Management
Acquia (Drupal)
- Wiki
MindTouch
- BACKEND
Cloud Hosting
Heroku
Engine Yard
- Database
Cloudera
- Virtualization Skytap
- Storage
Pure Storage
- Mobile Backend
Urban Airship
Parse
- WebSockets
Pusher
- Cloud Telephony, SMS
Twilio
Tropo
- Payments, Billing
Stripe
Recurly
Zuora
Spreedly
Chargify
- Code repository
GitHub
Beanstalk
- API Management
Mashery
Apigee
- DEVELOPMENT
iOS Testing
TestFlight
- Issue Tracking
Pivotal Tracker
Sifter
lighthouseapp
- Monitoring
New Relic
Airbrake (iOS Bug tracking)
Crittercism (iOS Bug tracking)
- DESIGN
Mockups/Wireframes/Workflows
Balsamiq
InVisionApp
Mockingbird
Axure RP
Mockflow
OmniGraffle
Mockup Builder
HotGloo
- MARKETING
MailChimp
SendGrid
Mailjet
- Social Media
Buddy Media
Sprout Social
- Beta Invite / Landing Page Management
LaunchRock
Prefinery
KickoffLabs
- Pre-Launch
UsabilityHub
- Video
Vimeo
Ooyala
- Analytics
Chartbeat
Mixpanel
Optimizely
App Annie
Distimo
- Infographics
Visual.ly
Re: Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
#149Earlier quoted context omitted.
A service I run, PickFu, is popular with entrepreneurs and product designers for quick feedback on ideas and designs. http://www.pickfu.com
How do you guarantee your 50 responses? Where are the responses coming from?
It looks like you have to pay for it so I guess they pay others to get that feedback?
Re: Ask HN: Tools of the trade, 2013 edition
#150LeadsRain (http://leadsrain.com)