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24 alternatives to Smart People Should Build Things: Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line

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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: Nancy Lublin, Founder & CEO of Crisis Text Line launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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: Erik Schreter, Co-Founder & CEO of Venwise▲67
On building support groups for founders
2016 · its alternatives →
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Teamstory▲103
A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs
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Smart People Should Build Things - Interview with Ellen Chilemba, Founder & Director of Tiwale▲55
Remarkable young entrepreneur changing lives in Milawi
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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BetaPage 2.0▲224
Community of Hackers and Makers
2017 · its alternatives →
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Idea Pioneering 1.01▲158
A practical guide on generating hellishly good ideas.
2020 · its alternatives →
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HackToStart▲82
A podcast on interesting people & how they achieve success
2015 · its alternatives →
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Crisis Communications Playbook▲85
What to say when your startup screws up
2015 · 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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planBCD▲68
A platform for crowdsourced Growth Hacking
2014 · its alternatives →
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Gibbon 2.0▲197
Make your team smarter: Share knowledge with your colleagues
2015 · its alternatives →
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Hello Tech Pros: Mining HackerNews for Customers▲60
and building an international SaaS company
2017 · its alternatives →
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GrowthHackers▲259
Hacker news for growth hackers
2014 · 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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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; Conversation with Martin Keen, Founder & CEO of Focal Upright Furniture▲61
from designing shoes to chairs—standing isn't the answer
2016 · 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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Good Audience ▲92
Build an audience the smart way
2014 · its alternatives →
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Blnkk▲202
An online community for crowdsourcing your startup needs
2015 · its alternatives →
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Growth Everywhere - How to Build a Work Culture That Wins Best Places to Work 10 Times▲61
Interview with Intertech CEO Tom Salonek
2016 · its alternatives →
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Growth Hacker TV▲91
Interviews with leading growth people
2014 · 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: 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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