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24 alternatives to a16z - Secrets, power laws, and technology

Chris Dixon interviews co-author of "Zero to One"

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. a16z - Secrets, power laws, and technology launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Zero To One▲615
Peter Thiel's new book on Startups
2014 · amazon.sg · its alternatives →
2
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58
The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Knowledge Project - with Chris Dixon▲71
Chris Dixon from a16z talks VC and more with Shane Parrish
2016 · fs.blog · its alternatives →
4
Zero to One▲8
A book by Peter Thiel and Blake Masters
2014 · amazon.sg · its alternatives →
5
When To Rob a Bank▲165
New book from the authors of Freakonomics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
a16z Podcast: Banking on the Blockchain▲76
What the future of banks might be
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
7
The Zero-Sum Society▲61
Distribution and the possibilities for economic change
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Freakonomics▲97
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
#FOMOFanz 010: Power of Public Vulnerability and Entrepreneur Collaboration▲55
My interview on Bryan Kramer's podcast The BK Show
2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
10
BOLD Book▲72
New book from Peter Diamandis.
2015 · its alternatives →
11
The Accidental Superpower▲67
A contrarian assessment of American power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
The Supermen▲66
Seymour Cray + technical wizards behind the supercomputer
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Becoming Superhuman: David Heinemeier Hansson▲125
An interview with a real-world superlearner
2016 · becomingasuperhuman.com · its alternatives →
14
Countdown to Zero Day▲64
Edge-of-seat account of malware as a digital weapon in Iran.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Year Zero▲60
the next HitchHiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Startupland▲118
The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Duncan Trussell Family Hour #183: GO with Aaron Frank from Singularity University▲60
Great episode about technology - current and in the future!
2016 · duncantrussell.com · its alternatives →
18
Dark Territory▲69
The Secret History of Cyber War
2016 · fredkaplan.info · its alternatives →
19
a16z podcast - What comes after the smartphone?▲96
a16z’s Benedict Evans & Steven Sinofsky discuss 💻📲-->❓
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
20
Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe▲91
Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Hackers▲75
Heroes of the computer revolution
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
a16z Podcast: The Art of the Regulatory Hack▲59
How can startups "growth hack" in a highly regulated sector
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
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 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
24
BubbleSort Zines▲64
Zines about computer science!
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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