Startup Tools

This collection of startup tools is work in progress. Let me know if you have any suggestions.

General

Dropbox - file syncing and quick backups
TweetDeck - manages multiple accounts
Delicious - bookmarks, great research resource
Github - project hosting, collaboration
Google Apps - free email, calendar, chat, etc for your domain
FreeMind - mind mapping (osx, win, linux)
Project management, Tickets
- Trello – Boards and cards, instant sync (free)
- Pivotal Tracker
- Redmine
Email, Newsletters
- Mailchimp - free plan for 2k subscribers, 12k mails/month
- CampaignMonitor, aWeber
- Sendgrid – smtp service, newsletters
Design, Themes
- Themeforest - buy themes for websites, cms
- 99designs - design challenges
- The Logo C - custom logo, stationary and website design
- CrowdSpring - community design challenges for logos and websites. bit more indy than 99d

Development (General)

Web Development

Feedback
- UserVoice, GetSatisfaction - user feedback and recommendations + voting
- KissInsights - get feedback from live users
- Olark, Meebo – (support) chat for websites
- User Testing, Feedbackify, TestRunnr - test website with real users
Monitoring & Analytics
- Chartbeat - Live visitor count and analytics
- Clicky - Real time web analytics
- Pingdom - Cheap uptime and connectivity monitoring
- AnalyticsRock - Enhanced google analytics interface
- Graphite - System monitoring, graphs (open source)
- New Relic - System monitoring (hosted)
Advertising
- AdWords and Adsense
- BuySellAds
- Chikita
- GumGum – ads in images
A/B Testing
CMS and Services
- WordPress - popular for blogs and simple websites
- Drupal – versatile php based cms
- Disqus – discussions for websites
Forums
- VanillaForums, phpBB
Various
- Bootstrap – css toolkit by Twitter
- html5 boilerplate – html5 ready website template and build tools
More
- CC – Privacy Policies / TOS (TOS generator, Privacy Policy generator)
- What a developer should know before building a public web site
- Suggested readings on html5boilerplate.com
- OWASP Top Ten [security]
- Tools recommendations, by isobar.com

Game Development

Game Engines
- Unity 3D - High end. Desktop, Web, iPhone+Android. Expensive: $4500 for Android+iOS
- libgdx - Android, Desktop [java]
- Corona - Android + iOs. Development in Lua. $350/y
- moai - Android + iOS. Lua based mobile gaming engine + platform (open source SDK), hosted services
- Cocos2d – iOS, Android
- Oolong engine – open source, iOS
- SIO2 – 2d and 3d, iOS + Android + Desktop
- Irrlicht – 2d and 3d, cross-platform (desktop)
- Ogre – 3d, iOS, OS X, Win
- HTML5 gaming engines: Free: RPG JS, LimeJS, Crafty - Commercial: Impact ($100)
3rd Party Services
- player.io, gamooga - datastore, multiplayer, facebook games [flash]
Monetization
- Trialpay - virtual currency monetization [web]
- Super Rewards - in-game services: install apps for in-game points, advertising [Android + iOS]
- tapjoy.com: banner ads, app-of-the-day, offer walls, virtual goods + currency [Android, iOS, WP7]
Advertising
- Mochi Ads - advertising, virtual currency [Flash]
- Game Advertising Online, OpenX, Project Wonderful
Resources
- Forums: indiegamer.com
- Great Lists of Indie Resources (Game Marketing)

Mobile

Hosted Services
- parse.com: Data storage, push notifications (YC S11)
- betable.com: Betting money, gambling
- appsalar.com: Behavioral targeting, optimization and analytics
Advertising
- Mobclix, AdMob, Millenial
- AdWhirl - rotate several ad networks with one sdk
Analytics
- Flurry
- Appfigures - iOS App Store tracking
Promotion
- List of iOS review sites
- List of Android review sites
- Appbackr - app crowdfunding, distribution, revenue-share
- Appia - reach alternative app stores