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24 alternatives to Bytes - From BufferBox to Google (Jay Shah, Co-Founder) Part 2

The story behind Google's acquisition of BufferBox

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bytes - From BufferBox to Google (Jay Shah, Co-Founder) Part 2 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Bytes - The BufferBox Story (Jay Shah, Co-Founder) Part 1▲57
Behind the scenes of BufferBox prior to Google acquisition
2016 · its alternatives →
2
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3
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2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →
4
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2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →
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2014 · minbox.com · its alternatives →
6
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A guide to the business logic of the network era.
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2014 · startup.google.com · its alternatives →
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App Guy Podcast : The Story Of ex-Googler's Million Dollar Startup▲62
Rich Pleeth and his struggle with Sup
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Pibox 2.0▲99
The easiest way to communicate and share large files
2016 · pibox.com · its alternatives →
12
Partially Derivative - Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google▲60
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2016 · partiallyderivative.com · its alternatives →
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Butterfleye▲104
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2014 · its alternatives →
14
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2016 · its alternatives →
15
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Part 1 of the journey building the podcast app and platform
2016 · its alternatives →
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Minbox 2▲104
The new standard in file sharing
2014 · its alternatives →
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Work Smart - 18: How Google works smart with Product Manager, Tim Frank▲67
"The culture is very black and white - don't sugar coat"
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
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2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · content.blubrry.com · its alternatives →
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