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24 alternatives to The City Cast - SF's Identity Crisis

We discuss SF's big city vs. small town identity+AirBnb Ads

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The City Cast - SF's Identity Crisis launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Real SF Map▲124

   See which friends work close by

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Re/code Decode - Brian Chesky, Airbnb▲102

   Discuss Paris attacks, raising $ and future of hospitality

   2015 · recode.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rally Banter: Ep. 19 — Appearance vs Reality▲80

   Design systems and shipping software vs concept work

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pixelcasts▲77

   Become a Better Designer

   2014 · gurukulmahavidyalaya.in · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Where have you cried?▲91

   Opened-sourced map of where people have publicly cried in SF

   2014 · google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Spectafy▲93

   See what's happening anywhere in SF - powered by community

   2014 · spectafy.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MaxCast - Business Culture in Silicon Valley▲55

   Max and Yalim talk about European founders in Silicon Valley

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The City Awards▲61

   Vote for your favorite places!

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Represent LA▲128

   An interactive map of the LA tech startup community

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Working File Episode 3 — A Thing to be Seen with Satchell Drakes and Jen Mussari▲61

    A discussion about being a designer in the public eye

    2016 · workingfile.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    WeAreLATech▲137

    The 1st Podcast Focused on LA Startups

    2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Robot Overlordz Ep 269 - A Cloudy Future▲55

    Interview about Cumulus, the cyberpunk novel set in Oakland

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tripcast▲162

    A living travel journal for your friends back home.

    2014 · tripcast.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Prehype Podcast▲107

    Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

    2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Surkus▲75

    Crowdcast an event based on people's location & interests

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tech In Boston Podcast▲73

    Learnings from people building companies in Boston

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Brandcast▲117

    End-to-end web design platform for professional designers.

    2017 · sites.design · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Devcasts▲68

    Hand picked developer screencasts.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    #FacesofFounders▲72

    Share your photo and story. Redefine who is an entrepreneur.

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    O'Really Radar — Airbnb's Design Approach▲72

    Katie Dill on designing for seven billion people

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ShareWhere▲72

    Anonymous local interaction about the places in your city

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Thoroughly Considered - #1: Introductions▲61

    For our first episode we introduce you to Studio Neat and O…

    2015 · relay.fm · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MaxCast - Lost in Translation▲62

    Max and Yalim talk about startup storytelling

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    #FOMOFanz 010: Power of Public Vulnerability and Entrepreneur Collaboration▲55

    My interview on Bryan Kramer's podcast The BK Show

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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