So many many start-up websites to read – and not enough time to read them all but stick these into your bookmarks and read them this weekend, and drop down your thoughts in the comments:
- http://onstartups.com/
- http://www.killerstartups.com/
- http://venturebeat.com/
- http://thestartupist.com/
- http://www.venturebin.com/
(The photo is from a photoshoot from Neonpunch this week, thought you'd all like to see some different photos!)
you know what catches the eyes
If Techcrunch can do it so can we! 😉
I think what is missing from that is a HK based list of startups.
One of the things Posterous should be setting up is static pages, blogrolls and contributor profiles so that it can be a real competitor to WordPress and Moveable Type. Until we move to one of those platforms we will just have this as a basic blog. I can start a new thread and you can list all the startups you know in HK.
Yea, no static page is a pain.There’s a workaround: http://www.isimplyblog.com/how-to-add-pages-to-posterous-blog/169/But the pages won’t be pick up by search engines because it’s private.
I’m thinking about putting together a livepool site of HK startups. I guess a basic wiki would work for this. Give a place for local startups to connect, investors to check out what is up and coming, and perhaps a job market.
I was going to set that up on Ning.com this weekend. It has everything you said and a forum and connects easier. A Ning.com community will take about 10 minutes to set-up. We can have the RSS of this blog fed into that as well.
Actually, I started to set it up on Ning, but I didn't see a good way of it representing companies. They are very geared towards individuals.
I just set it up – looks good: http://startupshk.ning.com/You can add your start-up under “Groups”
How about Google Group/Site?
I tried Google Group before – its a bit messy and not very good looking. The Ning has very customizable UI’s and many easy add-ons.
I'm still not convinced Ning allows for something like companies that are editable by either the owners of the company or the site admin. I poked around a bit and couldn't find any way to do that. I guess what I've got in mind is something similar to CrunchBase.
Ning Groups kind of does it, but not really.
Ooh, juicy article on Ning: Ning Exposed – Tech Company Scams its Clients
not a big fan of ning just because it’s 1 extra thing for me to checki just want to check email, rss feeds, facebook and twitter and be done with my life!
I suppose we can just host our own profile page, and link from the sidebar?
Yep, that is what I'm leaning towards. I can hack something like that together from a basic cms/wiki. I'd be surprised if I can't find something that already has it built in.
Just a crazy thought.. Since it seems to be so much pain for us. Maybe we could use this as an exercise for ‘starting’ a mini startup. Gather whoever’s interested and “build something people want”. I could see how it’s beneficial for anyone who wants a taste of the whole startup cycle.
Fair enough. I'd be game, as I can see the value in it.
When is the Punster coming back to HK? In time for our next meeting?
Punster is here and not much jet lagged (to my surprise)! Heard Timzai said next meeting is Dec 21? Early morning or late night works best for me.
10:30am early enough? 😛
Check your Facebook – you are the Guest of Honor 😉