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24 alternatives to Note To Self: When Silicon Valley Takes on Elementary School

What kind of education you can create with $100 million?

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Note To Self: When Silicon Valley Takes on Elementary School launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Curious▲116

   15,000 lessons in tech, biz, DIY and more. Grow your skills.

   2015 · curious.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Future Investor▲121

   A course on investing using new online platforms

   2014 · futureinvestor.co · its alternatives →

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   MakeSchool Gap Year▲170

   Learn product dev, CS theory and intern at a tech startup

   2014 · makeschool.org · its alternatives →

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   Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us▲122

   Raising $1M for your startup outside of Silicon Valley

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Tuition.io▲71

   Student Loans Made Simple

   2014 · tuition.io · its alternatives →

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   Founders School▲85

   Online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship

   2014 · entrepreneurship.org · its alternatives →

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   Backstories▲219

   The stories behind your favorite startups

   2015 · backstories.io · its alternatives →

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   The Silicon Valley Stable▲72

   Silicon Valley stereotypes and GIFs in a quiz

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Lambda School▲238

   A full Computer Science education - free until you get a job

   2017 · bloomtech.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Give It 100▲112

    Learn something for 100 days

    2014 · giveit100.com · its alternatives →

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    Educate Yourself #002: Dr. Bror Saxberg▲54

    The future of education and EdTech

    2016 · educate_yourself.blubrry.com · its alternatives →

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    AltSchool▲92

    School, reimagined.

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Educate Yourself #001: Anya Kamenetz▲55

    The Future of Learning and EdTech

    2016 · educate_yourself.blubrry.com · its alternatives →

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    University of Reddit▲155

    Learn 1,000's of new things, from reddit

    2014 · ureddit.com · its alternatives →

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    Teachery▲124

    Create and sell beautiful online courses in minutes

    2015 · teachery.co · its alternatives →

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    Valley Speak▲94

    Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Openfolio▲154

    Sharing economy comes to personal investing

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Open Book Challenge▲38

    Get $100K to build a better Facebook.

    2018 · openbookchallenge.com · its alternatives →

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    Paperpreneurs ▲77

    Paper Dolls of Famous Entrepreneurs. A Palo Alto kid's dream

    2015 · paper-entrepreneur.launchrock.com · its alternatives →

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    100 Dollar Education▲4

    Learn how to build a career in tech for less than $100

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    ss▲85

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    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Kidfund▲104

    Turn sharing into savings for your children

    2017 · kidfund.us · its alternatives →

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    Wall Street Survivor▲77

    Financial education via really well-designed MOOCs

    2014 · wallstreetsurvivor.com · its alternatives →

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    CodersTrust▲81

    Microfinance for talents

    2015 · its alternatives →

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