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24 alternatives to Smart People Should Build Things: Brad Svrluga & Ben Sun, General Partners at Primary VC

On what it takes to build a VC firm

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: Brad Svrluga & Ben Sun, General Partners at Primary VC launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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VC Flair▲219
A fantasy VC league
2015 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: David Helgason, Founder @ Unity 3D▲66
Building a $bn business & getting funded by Sequoia
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and VC▲211
Must read if you want to raise money for the first time
2015 · its alternatives →
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Signal▲290
Connect with the right VCs
2017 · its alternatives →
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Insights.vc▲201
Bite-sized insights for founders
2015 · its alternatives →
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Venture Stories▲249
A new podcast taking you inside the world of venture capital
2017 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: Ben Lerer, Managing Partner @ Lerer Hippeau Ventures▲63
Avoiding FOMO and developing pattern recognition
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Jon Stein, Founder & CEO of Betterment▲63
Technology to transform our relationship with our finances
2016 · its alternatives →
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VC Club▲130
The Venture Capital community on Slack
2015 · 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 Boost VC Podcast▲94
Learn about emerging tech from leading figures in the space
2018 · its alternatives →
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Traction.VC▲127
Weekly growth tactics for product-focused entrepreneurs
2014 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC (podcast)▲286
Learn about venture capital, startup funding and the pitch
2015 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: Andy Rachleff, Founder @ Benchmark & Wealthfront▲65
What makes the best CEO & board member
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: Peter Pham, Co-Founder @ Science Inc▲61
Why the battle between entrepreneurs & VC is unfair
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: Sarah Guo, Investor @ Greylock▲70
Why conversational will be the next big thing?
2017 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Charlie Kroll & Sallie Krawcheck, Co-Founders of Ellevest▲61
On the high cost of the gender investing gap
2017 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: Brad Burnham, Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Union Square Ventures▲66
Co-founding USV with Fred Wilson & the future ahead
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Twenty Minute VC: Ryan McIntyre, Co-Founder @ Foundry Group▲63
Fundamentals To Creating A Successful Venture Partnership
2017 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Erik Schreter, Co-Founder & CEO of Venwise▲67
On building support groups for founders
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Signal 2.0▲102
Find & connect with the right VCs
2017 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Ben Uyeda, Co-Founder of Zero Energy Design & HomeMade Modern▲60
On building a thoughtful and personally-driven career
2016 · its alternatives →
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Product Hunt Maker Stories - Matt Mazzeo▲120
Future of VC, breaking into tech/VC, & more
2016 · its alternatives →
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Seedcamp: Christoph Janz, Managing Partner at Point Nine Capital▲71
An in-depth conversation about investing in SaaS companies
2016 · its alternatives →

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