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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. 2
   Recode Replay - Sundar Pichai▲96

   Why Google can beat Apple and Amazon - Code Conference 2016

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Acquired Episode 17: Waze▲63

   Ben and David navigate Waze’s $1B+ acquisition by Google

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Minbox 3▲233

   The next chapter in file sharing

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5. 5
   What would google do?▲64

   A guide to the business logic of the network era.

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Graphite – A decentralized and encrypted Google Docs alternative▲330

   2018 · graphitedocs.com · its alternatives →

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   Google for Entrepreneurs▲71

   Bringing together startup communities worldwide

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9. 9
   App Guy Podcast : The Story Of ex-Googler's Million Dollar Startup▲62

   Rich Pleeth and his struggle with Sup

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OnHub▲249

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    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11IB
    I Built Darwin Mail as a Google Inbox Replacement▲218

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12. 12
    Pibox 2.0▲99

    The easiest way to communicate and share large files

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Partially Derivative - Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google▲60

    VR, interactive news apps, and the future of data journalism

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Butterfleye▲104

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    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
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    Minbox 2▲104

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    Collections, a fast multiple-account Google Docs client for Mac▲196

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    Startupland▲118

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20. 20
    a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O▲62

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21. 21
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    2017 · its alternatives →

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