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24 alternatives to Harvard Innovation Labs' The Other Side - Maria Thomas, former CEO of Etsy

Maria Thomas shares her journey to success

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Harvard Innovation Labs' The Other Side - Maria Thomas, former CEO of Etsy launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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SaaStr 078: Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO @ The Muse▲61
You have to make customers uncomfortable in the early days
2016 · its alternatives →
2
Harvard Innovation Labs: The Other Side Podcast with Stéphane Bancel▲53
Following a plan to become a chief executive
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Smart People Should Build Things: Christine Hunsicker, CEO at Gwynnie Bee▲64
On disrupting the apparel industry in an untapped market
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Angel Insights: Sara Thomas @ Maven Ventures▲53
Wha to look for in early stage consumer startups
2016 · its alternatives →
5
The Twenty Minute VC: Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO @ The Muse▲72
How to win the fundraising game and navigate VCs
2016 · its alternatives →
6
DN FM — Randy Hunt▲54
On true user-empathy and lessons learned growing Etsy
2016 · its alternatives →
7
Smart People Should Build Things: Megan O'Connor and Sam Gimbel, Co-Founders of Clark▲56
On side hustles and disrupting private education
2017 · its alternatives →
8
Passive Income for Designers #008: Aaron Epstein's Advice for Building a Successful Creative Market Shop▲63
The CEO of Creative Market talks making great products.
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Smart People Should Build Things - Katia Beauchamp, Co-Founder & CEO of Birchbox▲73
Katia on creating the mold for subscription box services
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Nextt Experiments▲86
A community for open and permissionless innovation
2017 · its alternatives →
11
Female Founder Stories▲136
A collection of interviews with Y Combinator’s female alumni
2014 · its alternatives →
12
Shopify Masters - Building an Advisory Board w/ The B. Side Founder▲54
How Tiffany Tibbot built her Advisory Board from Scratch
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders - From Havard to the Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg▲88
From Harvard to the Facebook—How it all started
2015 · its alternatives →
14
Smart People Should Build Things: Charlie Kroll & Sallie Krawcheck, Co-Founders of Ellevest▲61
On the high cost of the gender investing gap
2017 · its alternatives →
15
Smart People Should Build Things - Interview with Ellen Chilemba, Founder & Director of Tiwale▲55
Remarkable young entrepreneur changing lives in Milawi
2016 · its alternatives →
16
Effective Altruism Funds▲163
Do more good with an evidence-based charity portfolio 💡 📈
2017 · its alternatives →
17
Time, etc.▲92
Assistants for entrepreneurs
2014 · its alternatives →
18
Smart People Should Build Things - Olga Vidisheva, Founder & CEO of Shoptiques.com▲62
On being the first non-tech Y Combinator founder!
2016 · its alternatives →
19
Female Innovators at Work▲73
The untold stories of 20 inspirational women in tech
2016 · its alternatives →
20
How I Built This: Sara Blakely, CEO of Spanx▲65
How a pitch in a ladies room changed Sara's life
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Hello Tech Pros: The Past, Present and Future of Women in Technology▲69
Brandy Semore on the Gender Gap in tech
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line▲64
Tech companies solving problems through products, not people
2016 · its alternatives →
23
The Influencer Economy▲84
Creators and Entrepreneurs talking about the next big thing
2014 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Amanda Moskowitz, CEO & Founder of Stacklist, Co-Founder of Nine Naturals▲64
On having 'more than one foot' in two different companies
2016 · its alternatives →

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