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24 alternatives to "Please Hold" #4: Building A Community with Ryan Hoover

Chatting poop emojis, entrepreneurship, and customer service

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. "Please Hold" #4: Building A Community with Ryan Hoover launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Twenty Minute VC - Founders Friday with Ryan Hoover, Founder & CEO @ ProductHunt▲103

   Relationship building, habits and the future for PH

   2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hatching - Launching Emoji Masks▲68

   A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   NTMY - 4: Ryan Hoover▲138

   A chat about how Product Hunt started, VR and "hooverboards"

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Let's Talk: The Anchor Podcast - Ryan Hoover talks Role Models▲72

   The ⚓community discuss people who helped shape their lives

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Ownfeedfrom $1/mo▲140

   A social feed of people who need your product

   17d ago · ownfeed.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Slack▲128

   A platform for team communication

   2014 · slack.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   EconTalk with Russ Roberts: Interviewing Ryan Holiday▲66

   The role of ego in biz our personal lives, and history

   2016 · econtalk.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Y Combinator Startup School Radio - Ep. 15: Ryan Hoover & Harry Zhang▲121

   YC partner, Aaron Harris, chats with Product Hunt's Ryan Ho…

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Prehype Podcast▲107

   Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tung▲96

    A social podcast player

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71

    A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Hustle Episode 60: Imagine an Army of Friend Bots (with Chris Messina)▲20

    Open source, conversational UI and contextual design

    2017 · funsize.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PostHang▲71

    A real-time, collaborative tumblr

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Analyse Asia - 62: Product Hunt with Ryan Hoover▲88

    Ryan Hoover shares the story Product Hunt with Asia

    2015 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Babble▲92

    A more personalized social network

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    VC Club▲130

    The Venture Capital community on Slack

    2015 · thevc.club · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Designing Conversational Interfaces▲86

    An introduction to creating compelling chat applications

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Wolf Den - 90: Ryan Hoover of Product Hunt▲83

    Ryan joins Adam Sachs to talk about the podcast industry

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Primeloop▲135

    Turn Social Engagement into New Customers

    2014 · clipppr.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lovable Growth Tools▲106

    From building your app to growing it, in one chat

    9d ago · lovable.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Social Animal▲130

    Find influencers, get deep insights and content inspiration.

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Mixergy - How to build an engaged community online.▲6

    Ryan Hoover explains Product Hunt and the future

    2015 · mixergy.com · its alternatives →

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    Slack▲93

    Platform for team communication

    2015 · slack.com · its alternatives →

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