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24 alternatives to The Jay & Farhad Show: The End of the Era of Optimism

The current negativity in the tech industry

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Jay & Farhad Show: The End of the Era of Optimism launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
The Age of Optimists▲60
Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame
2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →
2
The Jay and Farhad Show - Is Apple Doomed?▲74
Apple and what they need to fix
2016 · feeds.soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
3
Reboot podcast▲205
CEO's discuss psychological challenges w/ Jerry Colonna
2015 · reboot.io · its alternatives →
4
Hello Tech Pros: The Anxiety of Failure▲55
In IT careers
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
5
Product People ▲239
Podcast focused on great products and their makers
2014 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →
6
The Jay and Farhad Show - The Tech Industry: Tech Bubble or Tech Bust?▲69
Chatting with YC President Sam Altman about the tech bubble
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
7
Temper▲64
Improve customer satisfaction over time
2014 · suncake.com · its alternatives →
8
Inside Podcasting▲126
Curating the resurgence of the spoken word
2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →
9
Hello Tech Pros: Celebrating Disagreements and Diversity in the Tech Industry▲54
Paula Paul on People
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
10
Planet Money▲153
A podcast covering the global economy
2014 · its alternatives →
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Oversubscribed - #4: The Future of AI, #RIPTwitter, and Content Monetization with Mark Johnson▲75
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
The Specularity - The Future of Work▲56
UX, automation, the death of the career track, and much more
2015 · specularity.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
13
Ubiquity▲64
Plan Better. Save More. Retire Happy.
2015 · myubiquity.com · its alternatives →
14
Realifex▲91
Personal diary for positive change
2015 · realifex.com · its alternatives →
15
Full Stack Radio▲128
A podcast for devs interested in building great products.
2015 · fullstackradio.com · its alternatives →
16
Hello Tech Pros: The Avoidance of Leadership▲56
The 4th dysfunction of a software team
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
17
ReplyAll - #52 Raising the Bar▲72
A look into the diversity problem in tech
2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
18
HaH▲55
A humorous look at the state of journalism.
2014 · its alternatives →
19
The Influencer Economy▲84
Creators and Entrepreneurs talking about the next big thing
2014 · its alternatives →
20
Traction (from NextView) Gotham Alpha # 5: NYTech's Diversity Gap▲60
The problem of diversity in the local tech workforce
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
21
Planet Money - Bubblelicious▲66
Are we in a tech bubble? Planet Money’s take.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Oversubscribed - #2: Intermodal Media and Dealing with Founder Depression▲67
Tech, startups & media w/ Jason L. Baptiste and Ben Parr
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
23
Freemium Economics▲89
A nuts and bolts guide to Freemium
2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Hit Reply – Episode 0: Yet Another Startup Podcast?▲80
How we went from 0 launches in 5 years to 9 in the last 2
2016 · hitreply.co · its alternatives →

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