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24 alternatives to A16z Podcast: Open vs. Closed, Alpha Cities, and the Industries of the Future

Global overview on which cities & policies. Open vs. Closed

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A16z Podcast: Open vs. Closed, Alpha Cities, and the Industries of the Future launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Planet Money▲153
A podcast covering the global economy
2014 · its alternatives →
2
Context Matters▲102
Podcast on intersection of business, technology & culture
2015 · its alternatives →
3
a16z Podcast: Selling to Developers & Open Source Business Models▲75
What's different about selling and marketing to developers
2016 · its alternatives →
4
This Week in Startups - Ep. 581: The Future of Transportation▲104
Jason chats with Uber, Tesla, and Delivery Hero at the Stoc…
2015 · its alternatives →
5
TIDE podcast - #67 - Working 'open'▲54
Education, technology, and everything in between.
2016 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: On Corporate Venturing & Setting Up 'Innovation Outposts'▲59
How big companies can and should use the Valley
2016 · its alternatives →
7
StartupTalks▲176
A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts
2014 · its alternatives →
8
This Week in Startups - Ep 622: Alec Ross▲61
Great episode with the author of Industries of the Future
2016 · its alternatives →
9
[Array] Podcast▲88
Hacks on AI/ML and data from founders and investors
2018 · its alternatives →
10
Startup Boston Podcast #001: The Preview▲55
Inside the world of Boston startups
2016 · its alternatives →
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a16z - A podcast about podcasts▲140
Discussing podcast discovery & community w/ PH & Roman Mars
2015 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: Banking on the Blockchain▲76
What the future of banks might be
2016 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: The Art of the Regulatory Hack▲59
How can startups "growth hack" in a highly regulated sector
2016 · its alternatives →
14
AppStories▲147
A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.
2017 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: An Economics Take on the Sharing Economy▲68
Future of Work discussion with Arun Sundararajan
2016 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: The Why, How, and When of Sales▲84
Why do we even need sales?
2016 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: Fintech Revolution or Evolution?▲63
Cashless, cardless, walletless, frictionless future
2016 · its alternatives →
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Immutable Podcast▲150
A short, weekly show about design and development
2015 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money▲63
Everything old is new again when it comes to startup ideas
2016 · its alternatives →
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a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O▲62
Innovation or invention?
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Tech.eu Podcast▲97
A weekly show about the European technology scene
2015 · its alternatives →
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Full Stack Radio▲128
A podcast for devs interested in building great products.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Future Is Podcast▲104
A podcast discussing the future of tech, a subject at a time
2015 · its alternatives →
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Rally Banter: Ep. 19 — Appearance vs Reality▲80
Design systems and shipping software vs concept work
2016 · its alternatives →

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