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24 alternatives to IDEO Futures - Jake Knapp + John Zeratsky from Google Ventures

Sprint: design, prototyping, and testing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. IDEO Futures - Jake Knapp + John Zeratsky from Google Ventures launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
IDEO Futures - John Lilly, Greylock Partner▲85
Blitzscaling, productivity tools + design in VC
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
The Design Sprint▲181
An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures
2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →
3
Future² #85: The Future of App Development with Buzinga's Logan Merrick▲61
From two people to 30 people in just four years
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
IDEO Futures - Jane Chen of Embrace Innovations▲54
On optimism, entrepreneurship and surfing
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
Opstarts▲138
Scenario planning for startups
2014 · opstarts.com · its alternatives →
6
Kiip Platform▲113
The ‘Surprise & Delight’ Engagement Platform
2014 · its alternatives →
7
Google for Entrepreneurs▲71
Bringing together startup communities worldwide
2014 · startup.google.com · its alternatives →
8
Building The Future: Episode 30 with David Idell▲53
Building startups, meeting founders, pivoting and hackathons
2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
9
Apptopia▲76
Competitive intelligence for the mobile app economy
2014 · its alternatives →
10
Pre▲141
Pre makes anybody an operator.
Mar 2026 · its alternatives →
11
IDEO Futures Episode 32: Kanyi Maqubela from Collaborative Fund▲58
The power of gratitude to intentionally experimenting in VC
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
StartUp - 2: Matt Mazzeo▲78
Is podcasting the future or the past?
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
13
Nextt Experiments▲86
A community for open and permissionless innovation
2017 · its alternatives →
14
Building Nexcast Part 1: Schooled by Silicon Valley▲74
Part 1 of the journey building the podcast app and platform
2016 · its alternatives →
15
a16z Podcast: Innovation vs. Invention at Google I/O▲62
Innovation or invention?
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
16
Nextt▲20
The first accelerator for ideas
2016 · its alternatives →
17
The Startup Catalyst Podcast - Omar Sultan, Founder and Managing Partner at Sultan Ventures▲61
Omar's investing heuristics, ecosystem development and more!
2016 · sultanventures.com · its alternatives →
18
Founders and Friends: Patrick Sullivan of 2600hz▲58
Bootstrapping to Startup Success
2016 · kruzeconsulting.com · its alternatives →
19
Founders Grid▲77
The Growth Network For Global Entrepreneurs
2014 · its alternatives →
20
FoundersGyan▲50
Inspiring Entrepreneurs
2015 · foundersgyan.com · its alternatives →
21
Test & Code: Ep.18 - Joe Stump of Sprintly▲52
Testing in startups
2016 · pythontesting.net · its alternatives →
22
Under the Radar - 1: Adapting to the market▲66
A new podcast for independent app developers
2015 · marco.org · its alternatives →
23
Interview with Peter Diamandis (XPrize)▲71
What our future will look like once AI outsmarts humans :)
2017 · theartofcharm.com · its alternatives →
24
Future Squared - Episode #61: Singularity University's Pascal Finette▲56
Moonshots, corporate innovation, partnering with startups
2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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