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Products that do what CraftedInChicago.com does

Just a simple directory I built for Chicago tech companies doing great things.

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   Crafted in Chicago▲62

   A directory of Chicago-based startups and design firms.

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3. 3
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6. 6AD
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   Blnkk▲202

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   Beautiful Open▲132

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9. 9AS
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10. 10
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    Represent LA▲128

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    2014

12. 12AC
    Awesomeblog.club – self-hostable directory for small blogs and links▲124

    2020 · awesomeblog.club

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    Wheelhouse▲98

    A directory of productized services

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    StartupShirts.org▲112

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15. 15
    Format▲109

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    CincyScene▲96

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    2016

17. 17IB
    I built a directory of $1M+ in free credits for startups▲5

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18. 18WA
    Wheelhouse – A directory of freelancer-created products▲28

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19. 19AA
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20. 20AS
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21. 21AC
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    Most of the directory or listing services are worthless from a browser's point of view. Your startup(or any listed business) gets lost somewhere buried under categories and sub-categories. So, while these directories do offer a link or two, they really do not provide any value or a good user-experience to a casual browser who simply wants to check out cool startups, quickly find out a bit about them and explore further if interested. I created StartupOnTop to address this very issue and offer a directory that presents startups in a clean, clutter-free manner. It offers a top-down view…

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22. 22PC
    PluginStash.com– Free directory of 'everything' to build your startup▲16

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23. 23BA
    Built a premium directory dedicated to high-quality tools▲7

    This is a previous project I decided to relaunch. There's tons of directories that accept all submissions, but I feel like that just waters down the platform. It also isn't fair for the amazingly built tools and services. I pivoted to a premium-only directory and feel like charging a small fee, while it might take longer to build the portfolio of listed tools, they'll be of much higher quality than other platforms.

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24. 24MA
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