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24 alternatives to Japan Venture Show - 18: How to find your business idea and get started

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Japan Venture Show - 18: How to find your business idea and get started launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
How to Build the Future: Mark Zuckerberg▲460
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2
Stretch Goals Podcast #3: Corporate to Startup▲54
How we made the transition from corporate world to startup
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3
Influencer Economy - 72: Farbod Shoraka of BloomNation with Ryan Williams ▲70
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4
The Startup Catalyst: Ep. 04 - Rechung Fujihira, CEO and CoFounder Box Jelly▲54
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2016 · sultanventures.com · its alternatives →
5
Entrepreneur Network▲55
Jenny Griffiths - SnapFashion Founder/CEO
2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Disrupting Japan - 32: Why Japan Will Thrive on Disruption▲80
Removing Gatekeepers, Enables Startups
2015 · disruptingjapan.com · its alternatives →
7
Hack To Start - EP 91 - Marc Gingras, CEO, Foko (prev. Tungle)▲60
Marc talks about how to build B2B products
2016 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →
8
Analyse Asia 87: From DeNA to 500 Startups in Japan with James Riney▲68
500 Startups, DeNA Capital & Japan Startup Ecosystem
2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →
9
Ramen▲130
A whole new way to start up your startup
2014 · ramen.is · its alternatives →
10
How to Start a Startup - 6: Growth (Alex Schultz)▲62
Facebook's VP of Growth shares insights
2015 · howtostartastartup.co · its alternatives →
11
Startupland▲118
The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Zen Founder - 34: The Secret Strategies of Successful Co-Founders▲53
Sherry interviews Ian Schoen of the Tropical MBA Podcast
2015 · zenfounder.com · its alternatives →
13
Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year▲86
Talking about product/founder fit.
2016 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →
14
The Global Startup Movement - Slush CEO Marianne Vikkula▲53
The story behind Slush and the Helsinki Startup Scene
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
15
Pinch▲81
Employee sharing between like-minded startups.
2015 · its alternatives →
16
Live The Questions - From Teaching Jiu-Jitsu to Building a Lasting B2B Brand▲55
A conversation with Uberflip's Hana Abaza
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
17
Startup Tuesdays Podcast - #2 - Alexander Koelpin, Partner at WestTech Ventures▲55
Discusses the topic of fundraising for early stage ventures.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
18
The Global Startup Movement: Mark Quezada▲60
The resurgence in Hawaii's startup scene
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
19
FoundersGyan▲50
Inspiring Entrepreneurs
2015 · foundersgyan.com · its alternatives →
20
The Twenty Minute VC - 96: Dharmesh Raithatha, Partner @ Forward Partners▲67
How to come up with a kickass startup idea
2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
21
This Week In Startups #622: Jam Session!▲73
Startup founders share best practices for e-commerce
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
22
Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71
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2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
This Week in Startups - Ep 667 with Tomasz Tunguz▲73
Using data to transform business
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things; Conversation with Martin Keen, Founder & CEO of Focal Upright Furniture▲61
from designing shoes to chairs—standing isn't the answer
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