“But at a bigger level, this is a powerful tool for opening up opportunity in the industry, because it shows the network and connections between people, and maybe even offers those who aren’t in the industry a glimpse into who’s making things and a chance to gain access,” he says. “At a surface level, it’s fun to see who makes the apps and sites we use every day, and fun for hackers and creators to be able to list all their work,” explains Dash. The idea, which is described as an “IMDb” for people who make software, is the latest project from ThinkUp’s founders – Lifehacker founding editor Gina Trapani and early blogger and entrepreneur Anil Dash.Įssentially, Makerbase is an editable directory, not entirely dissimilar from the startup directory CrunchBase, but one that’s focused not necessarily on who founded a company, invested in it, or who held executive roles there, but who are the people that are actually building the technology behind some of our favorite online and mobile tools. A new service called Makerbase wants to make it easier for anyone to discover who built some of the most popular websites and apps people use every day.
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