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24 alternatives to This Week In Startups #638: Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom

Resurrecting the dream of the supersonic passenger airplane

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 #638: Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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This Week in Startups - 629: Hyperloop Tech Co-Founders▲89
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This Week In Startups #640: Steve Case▲73
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Dreamit Ventures #Get2A Podcast: Scaling Businesses with High Touch Services▲56
Founders discuss moving from pilots/early customers to scale
2016 · its alternatives →
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Strongly worded suggestions for startup founders
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This Week In Startups #565: News Roundtable! ▲60
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This Week in Startups #666: Ed Catmull (Part 2)▲65
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2016 · its alternatives →
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This Week In Startups #630 - Keith Rabois▲78
Advice for founders, the rules of innovation & more
2016 · its alternatives →
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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 626 with Wade Foster▲100
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Stretch Goals Podcast #3: Corporate to Startup▲54
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2016 · its alternatives →
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This Week In Startups #622: Jam Session!▲73
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Founders at Work▲208
Stories of successful founders
2015 · its alternatives →
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Founder's Journey Podcast▲108
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2015 · its alternatives →
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year▲86
Talking about product/founder fit.
2016 · its alternatives →
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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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Startup Tuesdays Podcast - #2 - Alexander Koelpin, Partner at WestTech Ventures▲55
Discusses the topic of fundraising for early stage ventures.
2016 · its alternatives →
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StartupAdventure▲115
A "choose your own adventure" story for startup founders
2015 · its alternatives →
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Rocketship.fm▲207
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2014 · its alternatives →
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2016 · its alternatives →
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Five year, two startups and lots of lessons learned
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