It's only a fun side project; if Crunchbase is missing something useful (one suggestion was already made today) then I probably will add it - so there might be a use.
Thanks. It needs a bit of work but is getting there.
> What differentiates you
The ui? :) But seriously Im not really aiming to compete unless people really like it. Just a side project to play with in my spare time - and hopefully it will be a useful tool alongside those sites.
I added my project, though i would recommend either a phased sign up sheet, (step 1, step 2,...) with multiple forms, possibly some javascript validation before you submit the form, or don't refresh the form data after it submitted (why do i need to re-enter in everything instead of just what had an error). Possibly a get satisfaction or other feedback widget so you can get user feedback quicker.
Why do the revisions use a "global" incrementing id for their public-facing revision number? It may be more user friendly to make a per-startup revision number so they're in chronological order (as in, "Initial revision, revision 1, revision 2" instead of showing "Initial revision, revision 13, revision 14".) I was confused by that particular aspect when I first saw it.
A friend of mine did something similar for Austrian startups: http://www.startupwiki.at/ (in German, but it's basically a short summary for every company, information on where to get funding, and so on)
Might be interesting to add regional filtering to your project?
seeing reddit in this list, i wonder to myself: at what point is a startup no longer considered a startup? when is it better to start using "startup" in past tense?
I would change your ordering of the recents. Looks like when you update your entry you go back up to the front. Definitely could be abused. Overall I like it.
I was thinking something like this would be great.
Keep getting a few people ask where they can find co-founders.
I'll point them at this now :) Well done.
Yes but I question what function it serves and whether that function outweighs the drawback of potentially discouraging some people from participating. The last thing a new site needs is obstacles to user involvement and I would imagine your geek audience could be more sensitive to online privacy issues than, say, the more general audience of Wikipedia where this practice was first ingrained. Just my two cents.
It's in much better shape now and someone suggested I submit it again. Please jump in and help out listing startups!
(inspiration was hnstartups.com which sadly ended up full of spam)