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24 alternatives to Humans of Startups

Sharing the stories of those building the future

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Humans of Startups launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   StartupTalks▲176

   A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Prehype Podcast▲107

   Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unscalable▲94

   A collection of interviews with startup founders.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Backstories▲219

   The stories behind your favorite startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   StartupAdventure▲115

   A "choose your own adventure" story for startup founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Maker Stories▲303

   Discover the stories behind products

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BetaList▲232

    Discover tomorrow's startups, today.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The App Guy Podcast▲204

    Access over 200 startup founder interviews

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    #Startup Chat▲357

    The global startup community, on Slack

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Founders Grid▲77

    The Growth Network For Global Entrepreneurs

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Teamstory 1.8▲97

    A social network for startups & entrepreneurs

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    #FacesofFounders▲72

    Share your photo and story. Redefine who is an entrepreneur.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startups.co 2.0▲208

    Knowledge community of over 1 million startup founders

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Product People ▲239

    Podcast focused on great products and their makers

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Founders at Work▲51

    Stories of Startups' Early Days

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Who Hunt▲187

    Discover the people founding and funding the best startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Employees Only▲201

    Video series with the people behind your favorite startups

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Work In Startups▲143

    Where startups meet rockstar employees

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    StartupBase▲124

    Community of makers & early adopters

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Google for Entrepreneurs▲71

    Bringing together startup communities worldwide

    2014 · its alternatives →

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