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Life & fun · November 5, 2011

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A clean directory of awesome startups

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…

A clean directory of awesome startups launched on November 5, 2011 with 17 votes, #52 of 264 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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StartupOnTop is a directory for discovering startups with a focus on clean, easy browsing. Rather than burying listings in nested categories, it presents startups first with quick-view summaries so visitors can rapidly learn about companies and decide whether to explore further. The site prioritizes user experience and curation, maintaining an ad-free and spam-free environment by selectively featuring startups rather than accepting all submissions.

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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…

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