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24 alternatives to Smart People Should Build Things: Kate Ryder, Founder & CEO of Maven

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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: Kate Ryder, Founder & CEO of Maven launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Maven for Desktop▲85
A digital clinic for women
2016 · mavenclinic.com · its alternatives →
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Maven App▲74
A digital clinic for women
2015 · mavenclinic.com · its alternatives →
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Glassbreakers▲186
A peer mentorship community for professional women
2015 · themomproject.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Heather Hartnett & Megan O'Connor of Human Ventures▲87
On preferring referrals over resumes
2016 · 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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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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Design Life - 001: Why We Have a Side Project▲92
Filling the female design podcast gap
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line▲64
Tech companies solving problems through products, not people
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Katia Beauchamp, Co-Founder & CEO of Birchbox▲73
Katia on creating the mold for subscription box services
2016 · its alternatives →
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ManServant▲56
Women's Empowerment and Happiness Expert
2015 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Christine Hunsicker, CEO at Gwynnie Bee▲64
On disrupting the apparel industry in an untapped market
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things: Andrew Lowenthal, Executive Director of Out in Tech▲53
On tech as a lever for social change
2016 · its alternatives →
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I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345
2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →
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Female Innovators at Work▲73
The untold stories of 20 inspirational women in tech
2016 · amazon.com · 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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Female Founder Stories▲136
A collection of interviews with Y Combinator’s female alumni
2014 · femalefounderstories.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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LOLA▲97
A modern approach to feminine care
2015 · mylola.com · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Miki & Radha Agrawal, founders of THINX, Daybreaker, Wild and more!▲66
On building communities and breaking taboos
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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Smart People Should Build Things: Erik Schreter, Co-Founder & CEO of Venwise▲67
On building support groups for founders
2016 · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things - Avi Millman, Founder & CEO of BobbyPin▲66
On walking away from cushy situations to build companies
2016 · its alternatives →
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Effective Altruism Funds▲163
Do more good with an evidence-based charity portfolio 💡 📈
2017 · funds.effectivealtruism.org · its alternatives →
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Smart People Should Build Things▲66
Building a path for entrepreneurs & creating new jobs in USA
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