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Introducing the new Startup Genome UI
We got a grant. As Darkwing Duck would say, "Let's get dangerous."
Startup Genome began as a side project for Dave and myself about two years ago. We talked to hundreds of startup community builders around the world, learned what they needed to help their local communities, built a product, grew our curator network to over 300 and slowly improved Startup Genome when we had free time on nights and weekends.
Today I'm excited to share that thanks to a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, we're taking Startup Genome to the next level!
I'm now full-time on Startup Genome.
The multi-talented Geoff Wood, former COO of Silicon Prairie News, will be joining full-time to handle our content strategy, build our curator network, help with product and also do what he does best: geeky operational stuff.
Our lead developer Chris Taulborg has been focused on building the new version of Startup Genome over the past three months.
We partnered with GoodTwin to build a new professional design and brand identity, which we quietly launched just a few days ago.
We're laser-focused on helping startup community builders.
You know who you are. You are the hackathon organizers, the Startup Weekend organizers, the managers and mentors at local accelerators, the brave souls who opened a coworking space in your city, the Startup Digest curators, etc. You are a special breed of altruistic people, yet you have very little support.
Our mission is to build tools that help you do what you do better: educate and connect local entrepreneurs + measure and grow your local startup community.
In addition to redesigning the entire UX, we worked with GoodTwin to create a sophisticated new brand. What do you think?
For those of you building with the Startup Genome API, here's a smaller, sleeker way to cite Startup Genome as a source:
Find more logos in several formats here.
We gave the community pages an entirely new look and we merged the "map" and "list" views into one digestible experience.
The filters now slide-out from the left so they get out of your way. Filters now include industries, organization type, founded date, number of employees (from LinkedIn), amount of investment raised and a toggle to show only companies that are hiring.
Sort companies by web traffic, social media data, number of employees, amount of venture capital raised, and date founded. It's a great way to see which companies are growing quickly.
User profile pages got a new look too.
Every city, state and country has a statistics dashboard. Click on all the graphs - they're interactive.
Everything is responsive. Use Startup Genome on your tablets and smartphones.
Get your community's map started or help the curators in your city make your local map even better.
Today I'm excited to share that thanks to a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, we're taking Startup Genome to the next level!
I'm full-time + Geoff Wood
I'm now full-time on Startup Genome.
The multi-talented Geoff Wood, former COO of Silicon Prairie News, will be joining full-time to handle our content strategy, build our curator network, help with product and also do what he does best: geeky operational stuff.
Our lead developer Chris Taulborg has been focused on building the new version of Startup Genome over the past three months.
We partnered with GoodTwin to build a new professional design and brand identity, which we quietly launched just a few days ago.
Our focus
We're laser-focused on helping startup community builders.
You know who you are. You are the hackathon organizers, the Startup Weekend organizers, the managers and mentors at local accelerators, the brave souls who opened a coworking space in your city, the Startup Digest curators, etc. You are a special breed of altruistic people, yet you have very little support.
Our mission is to build tools that help you do what you do better: educate and connect local entrepreneurs + measure and grow your local startup community.
Brand refresh
In addition to redesigning the entire UX, we worked with GoodTwin to create a sophisticated new brand. What do you think?
For those of you building with the Startup Genome API, here's a smaller, sleeker way to cite Startup Genome as a source:
Find more logos in several formats here.
New design
We gave the community pages an entirely new look and we merged the "map" and "list" views into one digestible experience.
The filters now slide-out from the left so they get out of your way. Filters now include industries, organization type, founded date, number of employees (from LinkedIn), amount of investment raised and a toggle to show only companies that are hiring.
Sort companies by web traffic, social media data, number of employees, amount of venture capital raised, and date founded. It's a great way to see which companies are growing quickly.
User profile pages got a new look too.
Every city, state and country has a statistics dashboard. Click on all the graphs - they're interactive.
Everything is responsive. Use Startup Genome on your tablets and smartphones.
Build your community's map
Get your community's map started or help the curators in your city make your local map even better.
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