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24 alternatives to This Week in Startups - 599: Marco Zappacosta of Thumbtack

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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 - 599: Marco Zappacosta of Thumbtack launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   This Week in Startups #663: Jason Lemkin▲75

   Indicators of hyper-growth SaaS & investment strategies

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   This Week In Startups #640: Steve Case▲73

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   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Jason talks scaling strategies, pitching & traction tactics.

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Traction.VC▲127

   Weekly growth tactics for product-focused entrepreneurs

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   This Week in Startups - 505: Josh Elman, product master (ex Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook)▲67

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   This Week in Startups - E597: The “Godfather of SaaS” Jason Lemkin▲95

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   This Week In Startups - Ep 626 with Wade Foster▲100

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   This Week in Startups -644: Accelerator Panel 500 Startups, StartX, Powerhouse▲77

   Dave McClure, Emily Kirsch, Cameron Teitelman, Joel Spolsky

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    Startupland▲118

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    Launching a mobile platform, Change Politics, and...

    2016 · feedproxy.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Advice for founders, the rules of innovation & more

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    #nntech: Ep. 2 - Johan Lilja CEO of the much-hyped Stockholm startup Universal Avenue▲56

    How to scale and Johan's advice for entrepreneurs

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    The Global Startup Movement: Steve Dimmick, Doopoll▲56

    The Welsh startup scene

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Jason chats with the man behind the Lean Startup movement

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    Lessons learned showed Noah what he truly he excels at...

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    Founders discuss moving from pilots/early customers to scale

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    Facebook's VP of Growth shares insights

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