Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to A Google doc with interesting reads for founders
Here it is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T8R91jWhQK9t7IwQGngDDLFavJ2LTNtlntThgQPS0Uo/edit?usp=sharing Feel free to add articles to the suggestions section, and I will review them and add to the document! Any and all feedback is accepted!
This is a curated Google Doc collection of articles and reading materials designed for founders and entrepreneurs. The document allows users to suggest new articles through a dedicated suggestions section, with the… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Google doc with interesting reads for founders launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A few days ago, I responded to a comment by bloggergirl offering to read anyone's web copy and help. I shot off an email hoping for a paragraph or two of feedback on my startup's copy. Instead I received a professional, detailed deck of tons of invaluable well thought out feedback. It must have taken her an entire afternoon. Here's a link to it: http://www.slideshare.net/shereefb/recommendations-for-bettermeans To top it off, this isn't someone with a lot of free time on her hands, she's only days away from launching her own startup (page99test) This community blows my mind!
2010 · slideshare.net · its alternatives →
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2011 · docs.google.com · its alternatives →
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How to build communities of entrepreneurs
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Curated startup reads with a visual treat and insights
2017 · refr.io · its alternatives →
- 6IW
2012 · guidetoyc.com · its alternatives →
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Bringing together startup communities worldwide
2014 · startup.google.com · its alternatives →
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An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures
2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →
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A step-by-step guide for bootstrapped software entrepreneurs
2015 · singlefounderhandbook.com · its alternatives →
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A developer's guide to launching a startup
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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A mobile app business guide for non-technical founders.
2015 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Unauthorized microbiography of tech's greatest entrepreneur
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Foundr V1.0▲98Lessons from the greatest entrepreneurs today by Foundr
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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A visual guidebook for building your startup
2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →
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The female founder's guide to starting your first company
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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I started a newsletter sending out daily startup ideas. After a year, I transitioned to weekly ideas with more in-depth details. I recently posted all of them to the website and made them searchable. Check it out and let me know what you think. By providing more than just an idea, my hope is to help someone start their next business. https://www.startupsfromthebottom.com/
2020 · its alternatives →
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If you're not yet self-hosting or looking to adjust your self-hosting setup, you might find it useful. Edit: The ebook is available now for purchase/download. Earlier beta was mentioned at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40269993
2024 · selfhostbook.com · its alternatives →
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Hey, just wanted to share with you guys and app that I built and deployed in a day with Lovable. So, as a founder I always wanted to have an advisor but my budget would always be less, then on the other hand hand I had Paul's essays on Startup Advice, which I never read because I was busy building stuff. Hence, I built this product which comes into a sweet spot of both at the same time being more reasonable and capable than the alternative. ps: it's running on a reasoning model and tbh I've been able to gather pretty good insights from it. Note to PG: If you're seeing this. I'm your big fan.…
2025 · paulgraham.resurrect.space · its alternatives →
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