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24 alternatives to Story in a Bottle - Chris Messina

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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. Story in a Bottle - Chris Messina launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Story in a Bottle - Hilary Mason▲65
Demystifying computer science for everyday business.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Oz Lubling▲63
20 yrs of #UX experience & the neverending design challenges
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Matthew Lieber▲111
Gimlet Media's co-founder Matthew Lieber tells his story.
2015 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Liz Wessel▲59
Living life on her own terms, entrepreneurship & WayUp.com
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Nick Chirls▲70
The changing world of venture for early stage startups.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97
Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot
2016 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Jessica Beck▲67
How starting Alfred offline lead to digital success.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Andrea Syrtash▲60
How one becomes a dating expert & what we all really want.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Inside Intercom Podcast - Chris Messina, Developer Experience Lead at Uber▲112
A chat with Chris Messina about conversational commerce
2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Justin McLeod▲59
Hinge's founder breaks down the digital dating world.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Alexandra Cavoulacos▲69
The Muse's co-founder reviews the challenges of startup life
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Avi Flombaum▲64
What it really takes to learn the art and science of coding.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Jay Parkinson▲93
The struggle to add humanity & tech to the medical industry.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Dennis Crowley▲52
Dan Maccarone interviews Dennis Crowley over a few pints of…
2015 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Meghan Graham▲60
How brands and companies need to modernize their thinking.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Dan Frommer▲59
Can you cover tech and be a part of it at the same time?
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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The Growth Show: Chris Messina▲94
The hashtag's creator is glad he gave it away for free
2016 · music.youtube.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Albert Wenger▲65
How to fail as an entrepreneur and succeed in VC
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Rachel Sklar▲60
How one can truly change the diversity ratio in tech.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Oddysey▲81
A simple way to weave interactive stories
2014 · cartodb.github.io · its alternatives →
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Cork▲124
Turn any bottle into a speaker.
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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MessinaBot▲220
Chris Messina's personal bot! Learn, hunt, schedule, & more
2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →
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Chainy▲62
Connecting creative people
2014 · its alternatives →
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DataMaid▲143
Storytelling for busy people.
2016 · its alternatives →

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