What Are The Best Startups Of 2011? #Crunchies

Crunchies logoAs open nominations for the 5th annual Crunchies awards enters its final week (nominate here until Dec 13), it's time to figure out which are the best startups and products of 2011. The Crunchies, which we co-host along with GigaOm and VentureBeat, has 20 categories spanning but the most anticipated awards, the ones we save for last, are Best Overall Startup and Best New Startup of 2011. Last year, Twitter won Best Overall and Quora won Best New Startup. Who will win this year? There are plenty of amazing startups to choose from. In the Best Overall category strong contenders include Airbnb, Dropbox and Square. Best New Startup is a tougher category. Some names to think about here include Pinterest, Turntable.fm, Nest, Codecademy, Getaround, and Warby Parker. Who do you think deserves to be named the best startup of the year? Nominate them on the Crunchies voting site and make your case in the comments below.

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