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Golden Kitty Awards Winners šš»
Golden Kitty Awards Winners šš»
The 3rd Annual Golden Kitty awards came down to the wire, literally. Multiple categories were nearly tied at yesterdayās cutoff, including:
ā¢ CryptoKitties and Earn.comĀ in CryptoĀ ā
ā¢Ā Tixio and Gmail Unsubscriber in LifehacksĀ ā”ļø
ā¢ Coinbase and Telegram for Breakout ProductĀ š
The most upvoted product of the year, Station held its lead over fan favorite Firefox Quantum to win Product of the Year. This is the first time the yearās most upvoted product is also the winner of the top product category.
Congrats to TelegramĀ for winning Breakout Product of the Year, followed closely by category favorite, Coinbase.
In a shocking twist,Ā Petcubes BitesĀ beat out 2x Golden Kitty Award winner Elon MuskĀ in the prestigious WTF Product category. In response, the Golden Kitty Awards veteran has pivotedĀ The Boring Company'sĀ product (and fundraising strategy) from on-brandĀ Boring Company hats,Ā to less-boringĀ $600 flamethrowers. š„
TheĀ Community Member of the YearĀ isĀ Kevin William David, just ahead of Hiten Shah, Kiki Schirr, and last year's winner, Chris Messina. The Maker of the YearĀ award goes toĀ Pieter Levels, followed by Lisa Dziuba, Mubashar Iqbal, and Jordan Gonen.
Check out the winners in all 16 categories.Ā š
Congrats to all the nominees and makers for building something awesome in 2017. šŗ
ā¢ CryptoKitties and Earn.comĀ in CryptoĀ ā
ā¢Ā Tixio and Gmail Unsubscriber in LifehacksĀ ā”ļø
ā¢ Coinbase and Telegram for Breakout ProductĀ š
The most upvoted product of the year, Station held its lead over fan favorite Firefox Quantum to win Product of the Year. This is the first time the yearās most upvoted product is also the winner of the top product category.
Congrats to TelegramĀ for winning Breakout Product of the Year, followed closely by category favorite, Coinbase.
In a shocking twist,Ā Petcubes BitesĀ beat out 2x Golden Kitty Award winner Elon MuskĀ in the prestigious WTF Product category. In response, the Golden Kitty Awards veteran has pivotedĀ The Boring Company'sĀ product (and fundraising strategy) from on-brandĀ Boring Company hats,Ā to less-boringĀ $600 flamethrowers. š„
TheĀ Community Member of the YearĀ isĀ Kevin William David, just ahead of Hiten Shah, Kiki Schirr, and last year's winner, Chris Messina. The Maker of the YearĀ award goes toĀ Pieter Levels, followed by Lisa Dziuba, Mubashar Iqbal, and Jordan Gonen.
Check out the winners in all 16 categories.Ā š
Congrats to all the nominees and makers for building something awesome in 2017. šŗ
Highlight
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This is a great opportunity to enable a new generation of angels. If you are, or know of female founders that should have their own fund, refer them to: spearhead.co/apply.
Related: 11 Crucial Angel Investing Lessons
This is a great opportunity to enable a new generation of angels. If you are, or know of female founders that should have their own fund, refer them to: spearhead.co/apply.
Related: 11 Crucial Angel Investing Lessons
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