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24 alternatives to VB Engage 031 - Alan Schaaf, $7 investments, and the future of AI

Recorded on stage in front of 1,100 people at Web Summit!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VB Engage 031 - Alan Schaaf, $7 investments, and the future of AI launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   VB Engage 035 - Katia Beauchamp, AI everywhere, and signing 1 million subscribers▲62

   The one with the really bad impersonations

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   VB Engage 033 - Paddy Cosgrave, network effect, and 360 degrees of guesses▲68

   The last one of the year, so we get all "predict-y"

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   OpenAI Universe▲329

   Platform for measuring and training AI agents

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   VB Engage 015 - Peter Dering, Kickstarter, and winning with radical transparency▲64

   Apps within apps, bots, and crowdfunding excellence

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   [Array] Podcast▲88

   Hacks on AI/ML and data from founders and investors

   2018 · its alternatives →

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   The Twenty Minute VC (podcast)▲286

   Learn about venture capital, startup funding and the pitch

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Lattice Engagement▲143

   Engagement surveys combined with performance data

   2018 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Game Of Angels▲146

   A force-directed graph showing key VCs interactions

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Global Startup Movement - Enterprise AI with a Bulgarian backend▲54

   Uncovering stories of entrepreneurs and investors worldwide

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    VentureMap Boston▲161

    A visualization of thousands of startup investments

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    VC Club▲130

    The Venture Capital community on Slack

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Chatbots Magazine Botcast Ep 1 - Chatbots bubble, Slack fund invests, and Cisco makes moves▲98

    We discuss the secret lives of chatbots.

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Great Filter - Episode 1: The DAO▲58

    Are decentralized autonomous orgs the way of the future?

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    O'Reilly Bots - #14 - Richard Socher on the future of deep learning▲73

    Salesforce Chief Scientist/MetaMind founder on neural nets

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    SaaS Open Mic: David Okuniev, Founder of Typeform on Human Experience▲77

    And how Typeform is making things "a little more human".

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Twenty Minute VC: Steve Schlafman @ RRE Ventures▲66

    The gap between seed & series A

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Seedcamp Podcast▲118

    A weekly podcast from Europe's leading Acceleration Fund

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Sketchfab VR trends▲96

    A comprehensive overview on the state of VR

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Investor Hunter▲114

    Connect with investors in minutes not months

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Inside VR & AR - Episode 0▲102

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

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Future² #85: The Future of App Development with Buzinga's Logan Merrick▲61

    From two people to 30 people in just four years

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Going Deep 175 - Robert Scoble on AR & VR▲82

    Tech blogger talks Apple, AR/VR and HoloLens.

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    UX and Growth Podcast – Re-Engaging & Retaining Users▲56

    A deep dive on tactics for keeping users engaged.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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