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24 alternatives to The Information's 411 — Many Hats

Reed Albergotti discusses Nest and its struggles

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Information's 411 — Many Hats launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Jay & Farhad Show - The Trouble at Nest▲85

   Talking about the struggling business, Nest

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Smart Home Show - On Tony Fadell and Nest▲58

   A look at what's wrong with Nest

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84

   A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Startup Valuation Nest▲350

   Check startup valuations and multipliers in your industry

   2020 · unicorn-nest.com · its alternatives →

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   O'Reilly Hardware - Rob Coneybeer on Nest and the next big things for hardware startups▲53

   Why Nest was compelling in 2010; watching robotics and VR

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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   Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71

   A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unscalable▲94

   A collection of interviews with startup founders.

   2015 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

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   Apitronics▲75

   Nest for Farming

   2014 · apitronics.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Business Systems Explored #010: Michael E. Gerber, The E-Myth▲63

    Exactly why small businesses & startups fail

    2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ngenic▲60

    The Google Nest of Scandinavia

    2015 · ngenic.se · its alternatives →

12. 12
    This Week in Startups - Ep 667 with Tomasz Tunguz▲73

    Using data to transform business

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The New Killer Apps▲64

    How Large Companies Can Out-Innovate Startups

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Business Model Time▲100

    The startup lifecycle, in a wall clock

    2015 · society6.com · its alternatives →

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    Growth Everywhere - Bookkeeping Mistakes Most Startups Make▲58

    Chatting with LessAccounting owner Allan Branch

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    The Pitch - 35: Infraspeak—Facilities Management via NFC Tags▲85

    Felipe pitches his SaaS/IoT startup to Christie Pitts

    2016 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →

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    FarmLogs▲118

    Data Driven Farming

    2014 · bushelpowered.com · its alternatives →

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    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · themuse.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    How to Start a Startup - 6: Growth (Alex Schultz)▲62

    Facebook's VP of Growth shares insights

    2015 · howtostartastartup.co · its alternatives →

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    Hatch▲125

    The app that loves you back

    2014 · hatchpet.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat - 100: How to Make Meetings More Meaningful▲58

    How to structure meetings and share information

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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    Hatching▲31

    The product podcast from Need/Want

    2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    The Pitch - 33: Birdi—Smart Smoke Detector▲69

    Mark pitches his startup to Carl Fritjofsson & Greg Castle

    2016 · thepitch.show · its alternatives →

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