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If you've ever wanted to invest in a startup, only to find out that you have to be super rich just to get started, there's good news: In 2016 the law changed! Title III of the JOBS Act now allows for equity crowdfunding. This means that everyone (not just the "accredited") can now invest in the next Uber, Snapchat, or hot GIF-making startup. 🔥

Platforms like Kickstarter have been helping companies find early backers as a form of "rewards-based" crowdfunding. But now, new crowdfunding platforms like Republic and WeFunder are letting startups raise money from the public in exchange for equity in the company.

Here are 4 startups currently raising equity crowdfunding on Republic:
• FlipWord: Integrate learning a new language into your browsing 🌐
• Pearachute: Drop into the best kids classes in your city 🤗
• SkillMil: Precision hiring for veterans to get into corporate life 👔
• Ellison Eyewear: A lifetime membership for sunglasses 🕶

Fun fact: "Email" is one of the most common searched queries on Product Hunt. Fortunately, there are quite a few products to help make email less painful.

• See who's opening your emails with Yesware
• Block people from tracking you with PixelBlock
• Make introductions a breeze with Better BCC'd
• Automatically follow up with prospects with If No Reply
• Know the sender's company with Gmail Sender Icons
• Easily change the subject of any email with Rename Email
• Use this minimal site to find the perfect Canned Emails
• Write perfect emails using artificial intelligence with Boomerang

See more useful, time-saving products in this Email Apps collection. 💌

"If you ever need to hide something where it will never be found, I recommend the iMessage App Store" —Casey Newton

When Apple launched the iMessage App Store with iOS 10 there were high hopes from developers. Now we're 6 months in, and the unexplored white space has been conquered by... sticker apps. 😐

Still, don't underestimate a young platform that sits on top of one of the most frequently visited locations, the default iPhone messenger. So with that being said, here are 10 of the best apps for iMessage:

• Instant Translate: Chat in any language right in iMessage
• GIPHY for iMessage: The easiest way to share GIFs in all your txts
• Grammar Snob: Markup your friends' texts like an English teacher
• ETA for iMessage: Easily share your ETA in any conversation
• Momento: Explore your photo album in a completely new way

This is still the best app for iMessage.

You can now apply for a job directly on Facebook! All your embarrassing photos should now be posted on LinkedIn.

Starting today, businesses can post job openings to their Facebook Page. This is Facebook's latest move to get into the workplace, having recently launched Workplace, a Slack competitor.

If you're not sure if you should quit your job and find something new, there's a site for that. If you're looking for the best jobs, here you go. If you're looking to hire top engineers and designers within just two weeks, try A-List. ✌️

This was not a last minute decision.

The truth is, when you base your whole existence around cats wearing Google Glass and a daily leaderboard for discovering popular products, a lot of stuff gets missed.

There's a lot to be learned from projects that didn't reach their full potential, and so, Product Runt exists.