Top Startups That TechCrunch Missed

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19 points·morefranco··5 comments

I'm certainly not one to think TC is awesome but I only recognized one name on the list (PushBullet) and that's strictly b/c they posted something here on HN yesterday (that I didn't even read). I'm hardly representative of "the world" but I'd guess that I'm probably fairly indicative of your average 35-45yo male in the US. So did TC miss these or is the author just trying to make a sensational headline? I'm going with the latter.

Calling some of these "startups" is just silly also. Name Mesh - it's a combo of a domain name generator/finder and a coupon finding site. Is anyone surprised that NameMesh wasn't picked by TC for a spotlight/piece?

Getting TC publicity is near impossible unless you're announcing something big like funding or a major partnership deal, or you're already being backed by a big player / VC / Investor, etc...

Sensational Headline? Isn't that what most headlines on HN are anyway?

There are a lot of hardworking guys and gals out there bootstrapping their startups working full-time jobs that aren't able to spend all their time applying to accelerators or pitching to VC's to attract the likes of TC. I've always enjoyed 37 Signals: Bootstrapped and Proud. So personally, I find it neat to read about these startups. I use a few services that got their start on this list. Pareto could be attributed for the difference in tastes.

Here's a link to domain name generator covered by TC. http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/need-a-new-name-for-your-we...

Startups start with some innovation, usefulness and gradually builds upon it.

I think you're wrong. See this interview I had with the editor of techcrunch: http://www.startupplays.com/blog/qa-why-bootstrapped-startup...

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