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Let's Map the Silicon Valley Startups

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Re: Let's Map the Silicon Valley Startups

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pserwylo wrote: post #2

Nice simple, well implemented idea. I have a question which often comes up when I hear about "startups" on HN or in mainstream media. When is a company no longer a "startup"? I know it's been addressed before, and there is no shortage of answers around [0]. But I can't help but think that, given my intuitive understanding, companies such as Atlassian are no longer startups. [0] - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=when+is+a+c…

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Re: Let's Map the Silicon Valley Startups

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Post by jaredsohn »

dabomv93105 wrote: post #9
jaredsohn wrote: post #6

Crunchbase Maps also does this: http://www.crunchbase.com/maps/city/San%2520Francisco

This is only for San Francisco. I think what they are trying to do is to unite all of silicon valley on an easy to use, HTML5 driven user interface. Crunchbase on the other hand, appears to have limited functionality and is sparsely populated. Crunchbase' main product is not its company map, whereas MISV has the potential to build out a platform that can provide real utility for job hunters, investors, interns, etc.

I mentioned Crunchbase maps since that was the first site that I was aware of that did this kind of thing. It is certainly possible to do it better.

>This is only for San Francisco.

I just linked to the SF map (notice the URL); maps exist for other areas, too.

>Crunchbase on the other hand, appears to have limited functionality and is sparsely populated.

Functionality-wise, the sites are pretty similar except Crunchbase maps doesn't list jobs (location-based job search engines do exist, though) and to alter information you need to go to another part of the site. Crunchbase maps obviously looks aged and doesn't even include all data points on the same map so this site is better in that regard.

However, if you include the non-SF maps Crunchbase maps has much more data than this does (at least right now and some of that data may be outdated.) They also offer a RESTful API and might (not sure) allow you lots of flexibility for using that data (worth looking into at least).

Re: Let's Map the Silicon Valley Startups

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Post by ekatz11 »

zbowling wrote: post #10

I know where several startups are located. Wish I could bulk add.

You can. Please email your information(in whichever format you prefer) to sv@mappedinsiliconvalley.com and we will be happy to add them all to the database. Thank you so much and we hope you enjoy the site

Re: Let's Map the Silicon Valley Startups

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Post by adamr »

jmspring wrote: post #15

They show Double Dutch being down here in Santa Cruz, yet it is in the city. Even on the map, they show the address as: 2601 Mission St, San Francisco, CA, So, something is goofy.

Hey, something is going on with the addresses. I am verifying each one and correcting the errors. Thanks for pointing these errors out!

Re: Let's Map the Silicon Valley Startups

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Post by adamr »

RKoutnik wrote: post #5

There's at least three errors on the map: Ludei, Leanplum, and Driveway Software are all listed at 181 Fremont st, the former home of RocketSpace [0]. RS is now at 225 Bush and 180 Sansome. [0] http://rocket-space.com/

Thanks for pointing out the mistakes! Fixing them now.
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