Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#1

Post by gaia-forming » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 3:32 PM UTC

What's some of your favorite innovative startups lately?

I like the approach that RethinkDB is taking with their SSD DB technology.

* = Doesn't have to be YC

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#2

Post by pclark » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 3:41 PM UTC

dropbox. still.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#3

Post by blender » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 3:59 PM UTC

cloudkick, I think those guys did a great job.

Delivered something of value, freemium business model that I believe will work extraordinarily well for them.

My hat is off to them! Just wish I would've thought of it first.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#4

Post by hynek » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 3:59 PM UTC

Dropbox

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#5

Post by behe101 » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:00 PM UTC

Spotify. I tend to listen to it while working, and it's great I can listen to my music even when I don't have access to my library.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#6

Post by gaia-forming » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:02 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #2

dropbox. still.

I agree, Dropbox is a really nice startup; really polished.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#7

Post by gaia-forming » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:02 PM UTC

blender wrote: post #3

cloudkick, I think those guys did a great job. Delivered something of value, freemium business model that I believe will work extraordinarily well for them. My hat is off to them! Just wish I would've thought of it first.

I guess it's about execution every time, and yeah, they execute well.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#8

Post by mrduncan » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:06 PM UTC

280 North for re-inventing how web apps can be developed.

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#9

Post by bdmac97 » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:07 PM UTC

Heroku...

After that I'm a bit partial to launchly but that's probably because it's mine. :-)

Re: Ask YC: Your favorite startups lately

#10

Post by christonog » Fri, Aug 07, 2009, 4:08 PM UTC

I'm really finding Evernote a great tool for syncing my daily to-do lists.