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24 alternatives to This Week In Startups #565: News Roundtable!

Robert Scoble (Upload VR) & Iain Thomson (The Register)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. This Week In Startups #565: News Roundtable! launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   This Week in Startups - 642: News Roundtable▲89

   Bots, VR, and Twitter with Veronica Belmont and Dave Mathews

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Inside VR & AR - Episode 0▲102

   A new podcast all about VR & AR, hosted by Robert Scoble

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   This Week in Startups - 629: Hyperloop Tech Co-Founders▲89

   Making the dream of high-speed travel a reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   This Week In Startups w/ Harry's co-founder Andy Katz-Mayfield▲91

   e-commerce expertise & science of customer acquisition, etc

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   This Week in Startups - Ep 603 with Chris Sacca▲142

   Chris and Jason talk Shark Tank, Twitter, and politics

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Twenty Minute VC (podcast)▲286

   Learn about venture capital, startup funding and the pitch

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Crunch Report▲169

   Daily roundup of startup news with @sarahlane

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Going Deep 175 - Robert Scoble on AR & VR▲82

   Tech blogger talks Apple, AR/VR and HoloLens.

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Seedcamp Podcast▲118

   A weekly podcast from Europe's leading Acceleration Fund

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    This Week in Startups - 582: News round up with Ryan Hoover and Carmel DeAmicis▲106

    News roundtable w/ Ryan (Product Hunt) and Carmel (Re/code)

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Interviewed▲189

    A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    This Week In Startups #685: Shots CEO, John Shahidi▲73

    John Shahidi on evolving Shots from a selfie app to content

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The @VRScout Report Ep. 39: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲62

    Discover the best in VR/AR news

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NTMY - 4: Ryan Hoover▲138

    A chat about how Product Hunt started, VR and "hooverboards"

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Prehype Podcast▲107

    Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    WakingApp Realities▲126

    Easy DIY AR / VR content creation platform

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    This Week in Startups▲80

    Real learning, no script BS w/ Jason Calacanis

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    reddit's upvoted podcast▲190

    A reddit podcast for all the stories behind the stories

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Founders at Work▲208

    Stories of successful founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    This Week in Startups - Ep 600 with Eric Ries▲101

    Jason chats with the man behind the Lean Startup movement

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The @VRScout Report Ep. 26: Weekly VR/AR News Wrapup▲58

    Discover the best in VR/AR news.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Unscalable▲94

    A collection of interviews with startup founders.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    This Week In Startups #622: Jam Session!▲73

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