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24 alternatives to Smart People Should Build Things - Evan Brandoff & Zubin Teherani, Co-Founders of LeagueSide

On connecting youth sports teams with corporate sponsors

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 - Evan Brandoff & Zubin Teherani, Co-Founders of LeagueSide launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Smart People Should Build Things - Dave Finocchio, Co-Founder & CEO of Bleacher Report▲98

   On giving sports fans what they want

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   Valleyball▲191

   early prototype of a fantasy VC league

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   Growbot for Microsoft Teams▲132

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   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Draft Smarts 2.0▲145

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   Smart People Should Build Things: Dan Bloom, Co-Founder of Slope and 2012 VFA Fellow▲57

   On joining the software big leagues

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   Hello Tech Pros: Building the Next Generation of Superheroes▲60

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   Smart People Should Build Things: Erik Schreter, Co-Founder & CEO of Venwise▲67

   On building support groups for founders

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   VC Flair▲219

   A fantasy VC league

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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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    Gibbon 2.0▲197

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    Guilded – build and organize online gaming teams▲70

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    Growth Everywhere - The Building of a Crossfit E-Commerce Business▲60

    Interview with FringeSport Founder Peter Keller

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    Headlines▲109

    Helping teams stay connected as they grow

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    SmartUp▲87

    A mentoring and business simulation app by Founders Forum

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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

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    The League 2.0▲89

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    Founders Grid▲77

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    Team of Teams▲78

    ML driven young co-founders match and equities distribution

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    Smart People Should Build Things: Brad Svrluga & Ben Sun, General Partners at Primary VC▲62

    On what it takes to build a VC firm

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    Smart People Should Build Things: Toby Hervey, General Manager & Founding Team Member at Pager▲54

    On the value of persistence

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    Vulcun▲86

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    The League▲79

    Date. Intelligently.

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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

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    The Pitch - 35: Infraspeak—Facilities Management via NFC Tags▲85

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