There were a lot of stellar startups at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC last week, and unfortunately, there could only be one set of finalists and one winner. Of course, that doesn’t mean that those companies that didn’t make the final heat aren’t worthy of some love.
The Daily followed the entrepreneurs behind three Disrupt NYC battlefield competitors, SpotOn, Spenz, and Madbrook Publishing through their unique experiences at Disrupt. They came by plane, train, and automobile, fought some nerves, endured some ups and downs, but in the end were exposed to a host of eyeballs and launched successfully.
While judges were tough on some of the companies, the entrepreneurs gained some valuable feedback, and will no doubt use that advice to achieve future fame and glory. From butt art on the iPad to location discovery and spending tracking, these three companies proved that you don’t have to take home the Disrupt Cup just to be noticed.
Check out TechCrunch’s coverage of the three startups live from Disrupt NYC below:
How Do You Get Kids To Learn? Have Them Draw Butts On The iPad
Spenz Wants To Help You Track Spending Habits And Stick To A Budget
SpotOn Shows What You Should Do And Who You Should Do It With
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Fondu (formerly SpotOn) was a community for sharing bite-sized reviews about places to eat and drink. Users wrote a short review of places they visited and gave it a rating of 1-4 “petals” that got pushed to their followers in the community. After launching SpotOn as an NYC only beta at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC in May, the team spent a lot of time refining the recommendation engine and testing with users. Based on extensive user feedback, the team decided to...
Spenz is a FREE app that helps you easily track your spending while helping you save money on what matters to you. Here are 7 awesome things about Spenz: 1) Bank Integration: Automatic entry of your debit and credit transactions into Spenz 2) Free: Spenz is free, you gotta love that 3) Personalized Deals: Get deals based on what you buy and where you are 4) Lightning Fast Cash Inputs: Input your cash expenses in seconds 5) Custom Budgets: Categorize your spending the way YOU...
Madbrook, a 2011 NYC Disrupt Battlefield company, is building an immersive art, education, and entertainment platform that launched with their first brand, Everything Butt Art. Everything Butt Art uses a silly and immediately engaging approach to encourage creativity. The printed books, “Everything Butt Art at the ZOO” and “Everything Butt Art on the FARM” are available nationwide. “Everything Butt Art in the CITY” and “Everything Butt Art under the SEA” will be released April 1, 2012. Everything Butt Art’s first iPad app...
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