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Five Start-Ups I LOVE that are Crushing it....

Bernie J Mitchell

18 Jul 2014 — 7 min read

I know there might be bigger, faster, stronger and more hip stuff going on, but for me this is where the fun is.

I have seen these guys start, grow, fall over, get back up and - unlike many Start-Up founders - they LISTEN.

1. The Food Assembly - Supported OuishareFest in France and they opened here at 90 Mainyard in the canal side restaurant in our coworking space, they connect food producers with customers and organise a weekly event to pick up your order and meet the people that make your food.

2. Grub Club - is what people like me who would LOVE to own a restaurant but can't stomach the stress have been waiting for. I LOVE Olivia's intention and energy, they are waiting to close their next funding round and then they'll be really cooking on gas!

3. Nimble - I have been a huge believer in this groovy CRM since November 2011 after I realised I had bitten off more than I could chew with Salesforce. The founder Jon is the Godfather of CRM after starting Goldmine in the late 80's - (I am testing the LONG awaited iphone App now - I LOVE it more than ever.)

4. Loomio - I have followed for nearly a year now and we have just started using it. This is a true 'people buy why you do it not what you do' app - for me it eliminates the need for bull shit meetings* and enables 'decisions' to move projects forward.

5. Publicate - is the app that enabled me to embed the links below - Chris has worked really hard in the last two years to get feedback (he asks very smart questions) this is the latest version of his idea and I am very very very very sure he has cracked it this time.

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Grub Club connects foodies with new and creative Chefs across London. A Grub Club is like a restaurant but a lot more...</p> <h5><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://grubclub.com/" target="_blank">read more »</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pub_block " style="width: 50%; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> <div id="1427" class="pub_block_inner" style="padding-bottom: 66%; padding: 20px; overflow: hidden;"> <div class="block_img_holder"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://www.loomio.org/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 100%;" src="https://appbeta.publicate.it/resources/content_images/embedly/medium/loomio-collaborative-decision-making-16166-1.png" alt=""/></a></div> <div class="block_text"> <h3 class="editable" data-chars="65" data-block_id="1427" data-item="block_title"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://www.loomio.org/" target="_blank">Loomio | Collaborative Decision-Making</a></h3> <p class="editable" data-chars="140" data-block_id="1427" data-item="content">1. Talk things through Start a discussion on any topic, and bring in the right people. Share diverse perspectives and develop ideas...</p> <h5><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://www.loomio.org/" target="_blank">read more »</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; height: 1px; text-align: center;"/> <div class="pub_block " style="width: 50%; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> <div id="1428" class="pub_block_inner" style="padding-bottom: 66%; padding: 20px; overflow: hidden;"> <div class="block_img_holder"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://www.nimble.com/product-tour/?utm_expid=24648163-9.B5BToY9RTx2W6cuc-5QqsA.0&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nimble.com%2Fproduct-tour%2F" target="_blank"><img style="width: 100%;" src="https://appbeta.publicate.it/resources/content_images/embedly/medium/product-tour-nimble-16160-3.jpg" alt=""/></a></div> <div class="block_text"> <h3 class="editable" data-chars="65" data-block_id="1428" data-item="block_title"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://www.nimble.com/product-tour/?utm_expid=24648163-9.B5BToY9RTx2W6cuc-5QqsA.0&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nimble.com%2Fproduct-tour%2F" target="_blank">Product Tour | Nimble</a></h3> <p class="editable" data-chars="140" data-block_id="1428" data-item="content">In the morning, Nimble greets Jack with a couple of opportunities to engage and a birthday not to be missed. A handful of Stay in Touch...</p> <h5><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://www.nimble.com/product-tour/?utm_expid=24648163-9.B5BToY9RTx2W6cuc-5QqsA.0&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nimble.com%2Fproduct-tour%2F" target="_blank">read more »</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pub_block " style="width: 50%; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"> <div id="1429" class="pub_block_inner" style="padding-bottom: 66%; padding: 20px; overflow: hidden;"> <div class="block_img_holder"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3160 size-medium" src="https://berniejmitchell.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/9895334046_4c88983fb4_o.jpg" alt="9895334046_4c88983fb4_o" width="300" height="300"/></div> <div class="block_text"> <h3 class="editable" data-chars="65" data-block_id="1429" data-item="block_title"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://publicate.it/" target="_blank">Publicate</a></h3> <p class="editable" data-chars="140" data-block_id="1429" data-item="content">Publicate makes it easy to bookmark and organise all your favourite content in one place, where you decide what to share and what to keep...</p> <h5><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #6e6e6e;" href="https://publicate.it/" target="_blank">read more »</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both; height: 1px; text-align: center;"/> <div style="clear: both; height: 1px;"/> </div> <div class="clr" style="clear: both;"/> <div class="col_l" style="float: right; width: 160px; margin: 20px 20px 0 0; color: #6e6e6e; font-family: 'Oxygen', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"/> <div class="col_r" style="float: left; width: 100px; margin: 20px 0 0 20px; color: #6e6e6e; font-family: 'Oxygen', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <p><em>Created using,</em></p> <p><a href="https://appbeta.publicate.it"><img src="https://appbeta.publicate.it/resources/images/banner_logo.png" alt=""/></a></p> </div> <div class="clr" style="clear: both;">(*most meetings are a waste of time - not to be confused with MIRL which is great)</div> </div> </img></div></body>

Five Start-Ups I LOVE that are Crushing it....

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