Shaun Inman's http://haveamint.com is beautiful.
Ask YC: Projects that inspire you
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#22rememberthemilk.com is pure cream, pardon the pun. It's a perfect example of a tiny, talented team building something people want (and love), without any fuss.
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=puns ;) I can't help but think of this when ever someone says "pardon the pun."
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#23http://www.librarything.com Simple, narrow, single guy for a month (initially), subscription model from day one.
Go LibraryThing! I used to work there and Tim is, indeed, a very inspiring person.
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#24Using http://www.younoodle.com in early 2008 was as exciting as any site I used in years, simply because it was clean, functional, fast, responsive and most importantly allowed me to connect with people I was interested in and led to several meetups.
Web communities are great and all that, but as I get older (sound like an old man even though I am a twenty-something) I actually want to meet people, network, and have deeper more meaningful engagements (...ok ...real-world fun & parties ;) ).
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#25Using http://www.younoodle.com in early 2008 was as exciting as any site I used in years, simply because it was clean, functional, fast, responsive and most importantly allowed me to connect with people I was interested in and led to several meetups. Web communities are great and all that, but as I get older (sound like an old man even though I am a twenty-something) I actually want to meet people, network, and have…
For me, ironically, as it grows it is also starting to lose its lustre through mass adoption leading to lower quality and fewer connections... connectivity activity diluted? new joiners not so interested in engaging as observing? new joiners just joining because everyone else in their school/college is (...and YouNoodle just want mass membership)?
Hence the fact I am getting bored of it but that, however, seems to be true with most sites after the new-and-shiny phase passes.
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#26http://getsatisfaction.com
Because, I can get to learn what people like, dislike, want, need, cry for. It is Feedback 2.0
I am currently subscribed for few feeds for some products on my domain. Very informative.
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#28www.everyblock.com
I can't wait to see how far they progress towards very ambitious goals. Definitely seems like they've got the team to succeed. Also can't wait until they roll out to other cities.
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#29http://www.unfuddle.com
They have an amazing product and keep adding new features (e.g. recently added git support!). Awsome customer service, a person responded to my feature suggestion within 12h.
Most importantly they have a good business model. Most startup's see a problem that needs solving and solve it with no regards to how to make money from it (ad revenue will not make you a millionarie unless your google!). They will ultimately fail. I like companies which actually have a little bit of business acumen and can actually find ways of making money from their product. 37signals is another company that does this well
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#30In terms of sheer inspiration, I'm not sure startups are what do it for me. Stuff like the mars probes is what I want to stand up and cheer for.
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great strides in general science and math inspire me more than startup companies. space travel, deep ocean exploration, etc..
i'm a fans of some startups, but i don't think thats the same as inspiration.
the only exception, i think, is the inspirational kick in the pants you get when someone sells their company and gets rich or reaps some other type of reward/recognition and you think to yourself "i thought of that three years ago!" or somesuch. really makes you want to get out there and innovate.