Start-ups people talk about in San Francisco

Posted by Jaan on March 2nd, 2011 | Add your comment

Which startups do people talk about right now here in the microcosm of San Francisco’s SOMA district? I’m glad you asked. In no particular order, and with some of my personal opinion thrown in, the wholly unscientifically compiled list…

Klout – Smart partnerships and a $8.5 million round of funding is proof the team have moved beyond their humble beginnings.

Chute – New startup from @gregarious. Photos and mobile, but done differently. The problem they solve is real and the alpha I’m testing looks promising. Worthy of the buzz.

Plancast – Talked about for a while now. Essentially, if it’s not on event hub Plancast it’s not happening. IMHO Plancast has replaced the official SXSWi site to keep track of all the shenanigans that kick off in Austin on Friday.
Update: Plancast just released their unofficial SXSW event guide.

Hashable – Connect with, remember and introduce people you meet. I’m guessing Hashable are hoping that maybe just maybe they’ll be this year’s Twitter. For that to happen the value proposition and initial experience needs improving.

Soundcloud San Francisco – Doing the free agent boot strapping thing full on with their new SF office located at a coffee shop in the Mission. Brilliant.

Skweal – Helping retailers receive negative feedback from people away from the eyes of other people. Doesn’t excite me at all.

Instagram – Yes, still. Not surprising as everybody uses it all of the time.

Spotify – Us Swedes get one in here too. Despite some ranting negativity about Spotify’s delayed US release there is no doubt that the American peoples are very excited about it.

What will we be talking about in a few weeks time? Probably a slightly different group of startups. Ah, the fickleness!