Where are they now?

Good morning! It’s so cold that I replaced my morning coffee with a morning hot chocolate.

Anyway, here’s some news: 

🤖 Microsoft has launched a pro plan for its Copilot AI assistant. 

🚜 Starlink has a new partnership brewing – with John Deere.

☑️ OpenAI has a plan to combat misinformation in the 2024 elections.

🏆 The Golden Kitty Awards are like the Oscars of Tech and you can vote for your favorite products now.

It’s day two of Golden Kitty Award season. Today is a great day to dive deep into AI. We have not one, but four categories this year.

Voting is now open for AI Product, AI Features, AI Model, and AI Infra. 

In keeping with the spirit of celebrating all things makers and products, let’s turn back the clock. We're taking a look at some of last year's winners and where they are now. 

Polywork won a Golden Kitty Award for Creator Economy. Initially launched almost as a LinkedIn alternative with a specific focus on collaboration, it has now pivoted to being a site builder for professionals and creatives. The team launched Polywork AI in 2023. 

Appwrite won a Golden Kitty Award for Developer tools. It’s an open-source backend server that provides the core APIs needed to build web and mobile applications; similar to Firebase. The team went on to launch Appwrite Cloud in 2023. 

Amie won a Golden Kitty Award in the Best Designed category. It’s a productivity app that prides itself on being joyful to use. It’s currently in closed beta, and invites are sent out on a weekly basis. It raised $1.3 million from investment firm Creandum back in May 2023.

That’s just a taste of some of the 2022 Golden Kitty winners. Last year's Best in AI winner was ChatGPT... we think you know how that one turned out...

If you want to take a trip down memory lane, check out our Hall of Fame. Who will emerge to take the crown this year? You tell us. 

• MeetLink creates a custom landing page for all of your meetings. 
• CNDO is a new social network for influencers to interact with fans.
• HabitStreak helps you build habits, track your progress, and hit goals.

• Podsqueeze 2.0 lets you repurpose your podcast clips more easily. 
• Commit Art turns your Git commits into a work of art.
• Ubique is an AI tool for generating sales videos at scale.