Startup Review: DealQue, Out For A Ride, GrowsOnYou, TrackMyPeople, LiveAutographs

Below are five of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending May 17, 2008. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

DealQue – Cheap Social Shopping

Who doesn’t like deals, especially in declining economic times like these? DealQUE (pronounced ‘cue’) specializes in finding the best deals the internet has to offer. Almost. DealQUE is part bargaining hunting and part social network. It works through its community of users who submit deals they find and share it with the community at large. Each submitted deal is given a rating and placed on cue, depending on how it scores. The best and hottest deals get front page listing.

Out For A Ride – Social Network for Bike Riders

Out For A Ride is a social network for bicycle aficionados that allows them to connect with each other when they aren’t out on the road. Along with allowing bikers to connect and plan biking dates together, the site also has an extensive user profile that amongst other things, allows users to add their bikes, gear, routes, rides and stats. The Bikes section of the profile allows users to add all of the bikes that they own, review them, and keep track of how many miles they have ridden on each one.

GrowsOnYou – Community For Green Thumbs

Do you have a green thumb? Want to share your gardening expertise with fellow plant lovers? Grows on You is a community for gardeners where they can share their gardening tips and learn from other community members. Grows on You has many fun features for gardeners. Gardeners can catalogue their plants and see if other users have the same plants in their garden. To accompany your garden catalogue users can upload photos of their garden.

TrackMyPeople – Time Management for Managers

TrackMyPeople is a free program for Windows and Linux that allows managers to easily track their time and their employees’ time. It helps managers and other administrators to compare totals, project time, and employees’ attendance. The program is web-based and therefore accessible from anywhere, and password-protection and automatic backups keep the data collected secure.

LiveAutographs – Live Proof

How do you know that your favorite athlete really signed your t-shirt, unless you where there is person? You really don’t know unless you get your autographs at LiveAutographs.com. At LiveAutographs.com you can see your celebrity sign your merchandise because it is done live. At LiveAutographs.com you can choose from celebrities in sports, TV, film, music and more. Once you have found your favorite celebrity you can choose what type of merchandise you want signed.