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24 alternatives to Startup Boston: Maya Rafie discusses Photography and building a freelance marketplace

The only freelance marketplace just for college students

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Startup Boston: Maya Rafie discusses Photography and building a freelance marketplace launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Maya Rafie and building a freelance marketplace▲58

   Hire College Students for Creative Gigs - Bistara

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   RookieUp▲165

   On-demand mentors for aspiring creatives.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   StartupAdventure▲115

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Startup Snapshot▲261

   Vivid behind-the-scenes startup stories, in photographs

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   #FacesofFounders▲72

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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    Blnkk▲202

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Liberal Arts Techie▲80

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Startupbnb▲195

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Hello Tech Pros: From Palm Pilot Development to Passive Income Businesses▲54

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    StartupSocial▲74

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    2014 · its alternatives →

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Unscalable▲94

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    2017 · we-freelance.com · its alternatives →

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    Deskcamping▲90

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    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Hello Tech Pros: Independent Freelancer to Business Owner▲61

    How to find your first freelance job then scale

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Freshpreneur▲124

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    Digital Digest x Cat Noone - Part 1 (01x08)▲56

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    CoFounder▲97

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