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by d3x 5266 days ago
One of the things that I have noticed about all of your examples is that they are all tools for developers. Do you have any examples of companies that solve real problems for the general consumer?
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pg 5266 days ago
Sure. But he asked for examples of companies working on plumbing.
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peterarmstrong 5266 days ago
Leanpub (self-publishing in-progress ebooks)

[disclaimer: my startup]

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mark_l_watson 5265 days ago
That is pretty nice Peter. I have a few short book ideas and I'll try your service out on one of them.
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revorad 5266 days ago
Dropbox, Airbnb
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zapnap 5266 days ago
Simple/BankSimple, maybe :p.
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