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24 alternatives to Story in a Bottle - Nick Chirls

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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 - Nick Chirls launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Story in a Bottle - Chris Messina▲112
Creating web standards, the # & now the Uber experience.
2016 · 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 - Hilary Mason▲65
Demystifying computer science for everyday business.
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 - 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 - Albert Wenger▲65
How to fail as an entrepreneur and succeed in VC
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Founders at Work▲208
Stories of successful founders
2015 · foundersatwork.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 - John Gardner▲56
Learnvest's co-founder on going from startup to acquisition.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.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 - 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 - Justin McLeod▲59
Hinge's founder breaks down the digital dating world.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Maker Stories▲301
Discover the stories behind products
2014 · stories.maker.co · its alternatives →
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Mixergy Startup Stories▲328
Learn from 1000+ interviews including the Product Hunt story
2015 · mixergy.com · its alternatives →
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Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship▲127
The startup journey is never smooth or easy
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Founders at Work▲51
Stories of Startups' Early Days
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Innovator's Dilemma▲202
The seminal business book
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Making It Right▲76
Product management for a startup world
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84
A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want
2015 · soundcloud.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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StartupAdventure▲115
A "choose your own adventure" story for startup founders
2015 · its alternatives →
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All In Startup▲62
Launching a new idea when everything is on the line
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Startupland▲118
The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO
2015 · amazon.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.
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