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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.

1. 1
   The Jay & Farhad Show - The Trouble at Nest▲85

   Talking about the struggling business, Nest

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Founder's Cabin▲166

   A weekly publication for founders, entrepreneurs & startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   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 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Maker Hunt▲268

   The knowledge-sharing community for Product Hunt makers

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unscalable▲94

   A collection of interviews with startup founders.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Apitronics▲75

   Nest for Farming

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Product Hunt Maker Stories - Startup L. Jackson▲139

   SLJ talks startups, diversity, and identity

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Business Systems Explored #010: Michael E. Gerber, The E-Myth▲63

   Exactly why small businesses & startups fail

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    This Week in Startups - Ep 667 with Tomasz Tunguz▲73

    Using data to transform business

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Traba▲94

    Inside info on startups in the Bay Area.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Business Model Time▲100

    The startup lifecycle, in a wall clock

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Growth Everywhere - Bookkeeping Mistakes Most Startups Make▲58

    Chatting with LessAccounting owner Allan Branch

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Pitch - 35: Infraspeak—Facilities Management via NFC Tags▲85

    Felipe pitches his SaaS/IoT startup to Christie Pitts

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Growth Everywhere - AppSumo Founder Noah Kagan▲74

    Killing your inner wantrepreneur

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Startr▲156

    "Like Airbnb for Uber." Inspiration for your next startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FarmLogs▲118

    Data Driven Farming

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hatch▲125

    The app that loves you back

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Startup Chat - 100: How to Make Meetings More Meaningful▲58

    How to structure meetings and share information

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Pitch - 33: Birdi—Smart Smoke Detector▲69

    Mark pitches his startup to Carl Fritjofsson & Greg Castle

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    This Week in Startups: #676 w/ Chris Sacca & Matt Mazzeo, Lowercase Capital (Part 1)▲122

    Principles of building startups and investing w/ integrity

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    a16z Podcast: Startups and Pendulum Swings Through Ideas, Time, Fame, and Money▲63

    Everything old is new again when it comes to startup ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

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