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24 alternatives to Smart People Should Build Things: Toby Hervey, General Manager & Founding Team Member at Pager
On the value of persistence
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: Toby Hervey, General Manager & Founding Team Member at Pager launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The Lean Startup▲149Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses
2015 · its alternatives →
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On tech as a lever for social change
2016 · its alternatives →
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2015 · someone.io · its alternatives →
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On side hustles and disrupting private education
2017 · its alternatives →
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A collection of tools to keep the office moving
2015 · its alternatives →
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2014 · opstarts.com · its alternatives →
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Clayton M. Christensen's book on Jobs-to-be-Done.
2016 · its alternatives →
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From two people to 30 people in just four years
2016 · its alternatives →
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New podcast from HackingUI.com
2015 · its alternatives →
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Lessons learned from consulting to creating products
2016 · its alternatives →
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Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences
2015 · its alternatives →
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2014 · workshape.io · its alternatives →
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The Buffer team shares lessons learned about culture + work
2016 · its alternatives →
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