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24 alternatives to Smartbomb

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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. Smartbomb launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities ▲73

   Curated selection of the best tools available

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Badass: Making Users Awesome▲104

   Insight into what makes certain offerings shine (book)

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter▲96

   How today's smartest businesses grow themselves

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tubes▲54

   A Journey to the Center of the Internet

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Winning Isn't Normal▲53

   Meditations on the art of ass-kicking

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Frugal Innovation (AMA Today at 3PM)▲147

   How to do more with less

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pod Castaway▲73

   My search for Podcasting fame and fortune

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Sketchbook Project▲87

   A crowd-sourced library of Sketchbooks

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Idea Makers▲58

   Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cool▲67

    How the brain's hidden quest for cool drives our economy

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    How We Listen Now▲63

    Essays and conversations about music and technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Brand Sense▲63

    Sensory Secrets Behind the Stuff We Buy

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Pelican Books▲66

    Smart books for smart people

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cheap▲95

    The high cost of discount culture

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Decoded▲62

    The science behind why we buy

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ask Me Anything Book▲128

    A collection of the best reddit AMA's

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Everything Bad is Good for You▲85

    How today's popular culture is actually making us smarter

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Litographs Book Club▲84

    Thoughtful book recommendations from indie booksellers

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Google Guys▲64

    Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    #GIRLBOSS ▲103

    From eBay to 100 million dollar empire

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21BD
    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Smarter Screen▲57

    Get better at online sales

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Buck Books▲76

    Never pay more than a buck for a book ever again

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Creativity Challenge▲63

    "A go-to read for the creative genius in every one"

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →