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We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. What apps should go in it?

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Re: We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. What apps should go in it?

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post #15

> Mockups: Photoshop (or Pixelmator for really tight budgets) Only thing with Pixelmator is it's Mac only (unless I missed fine print somewhere). You might not have Macs laying around if you're on a really tight budget. Gimp might be good to throw out there since it's free and works on multiple platforms.

I use http://mocksup.com for mockups, clickable and connectable.

Re: We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. What apps should go in it?

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post #23
post #14

Why MediaTemple specifically? Is there something they provide more/better than other hosts to make them so much more popular among webdevs and creatives? I've tried to figure out how people justify their higher price relative to other hosts like Dreamhost on the simple hosting end to VPS.net on the hither end... I'd really be interested in any insight any MediaTemple users have! Edit: I should mention that I recently…

I know that MediaTemple is very cozy with the design community. Other than that, I can't glean much from their web site that would separate them from other hosting providers. I am curious for any insight on this as well!

After taking a look at them, the only thing I could find that set them apart was cost... They're _much_ more expensive...

Re: We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. What apps should go in it?

#39
A few that I swear by:

github http://github.com for source control and wikis

sendgrid http://sendgrid.com or Amazon SES for email

mogotest http://mogotest.com for browser testing

recurly http://recurly.com for managing recurring payments

tender http://tenderapp.com for support / help desk

linode http://linode.com for hosting or Amazon EC2

mocksup http://mocksup.com for quick and easy mockups

clicky http://getclicky.com for analytics

zerigo http://www.zerigo.com for dns and monitoring

AWS http://aws.amazon.com S3, EC2, and everything else :)

Re: We’re creating a “Startup toolbox”. What apps should go in it?

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post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I know that MediaTemple is very cozy with the design community. Other than that, I can't glean much from their web site that would separate them from other hosting providers. I am curious for any insight on this as well!

After taking a look at them, the only thing I could find that set them apart was cost... They're _much_ more expensive...

That's all I've figured out myself. Too bad no MediaTemple users have commented ... I'd honestly like to know what keeps people using them at their price!
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