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24 alternatives to Smart People Should Build Things: Andrew Lowenthal, Executive Director of Out in Tech

On tech as a lever for social change

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Smart People Should Build Things: Andrew Lowenthal, Executive Director of Out in Tech launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Next Society▲73
Network Smarter
2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →
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The Sociable▲93
Documenting how technology transforms societies
2017 · sociable.co · its alternatives →
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Social Cops▲63
Powering world's decisions through data from the grassroots
2014 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Megan O'Connor and Sam Gimbel, Co-Founders of Clark▲56
On side hustles and disrupting private education
2017 · its alternatives →
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The Intern - 7: The Priority Problem▲65
Betaworks CEO John Borthwick on diversity in tech
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Gibbon 2.0▲197
Make your team smarter: Share knowledge with your colleagues
2015 · gibbon.co · its alternatives →
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Digital Good Times - 43: Mikkoh of Yik Yak▲53
On the growth of Atlanta's creative and tech communities
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Daniel Chait, Co-Founder & CEO of Greenhouse▲60
On revolutionizing hiring through tech
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Jessica O Matthews, Founder & CEO of Uncharted Play▲69
On harnessing kinetic energy to change the world
2016 · its alternatives →
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Maketechhuman - Leila Janah and Luis Von Ahn, Agents of Change▲66
Interviews with founders on how technology impacts humanity
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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DataKind▲69
A nonprofit connecting data workers and social orgs
2014 · datakind.org · its alternatives →
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Good Audience ▲92
Build an audience the smart way
2014 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Wiley Cerilli, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Good Uncle▲58
On seeing windows in a windowless building
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Matt Brimer, Co-Founder of General Assembly and Daybreaker▲71
On creating more mischief in the world
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Ben Young and Frederick Kukelhaus, Co-Founders of Hugo & Hoby▲61
On bringing furniture design & manufacturing back home
2016 · its alternatives →
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Love Your Work w/ David Kadavy – The Behavioral Revolution (Not The Information Revolution)▲56
How technology can shape behavior
2016 · delivery-edge.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism▲56
How machines effect humans in our hyperconnected world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in the Digital Vortex▲67
How technology is shaping the future of human labor
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Bea Arthur, Founder & CEO of In Your Corner▲61
On making a space for online therapy
2016 · its alternatives →
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Gum▲123
The social network of things
2015 · its alternatives →
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Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future▲67
Information technology will transform capitalism
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Toby Hervey, General Manager & Founding Team Member at Pager▲54
On the value of persistence
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Nadia Boujarwah, Co-Founder of Dia&Co▲68
On inspiring radical self acceptance
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93
Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences
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