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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. A startup ideas generator using GPT-2 and descriptions of YCs startups launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   StartUp - Disorg Chart▲105

   The conclusion of the StartUp mini season about Gimlet

   2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

2. 2SI
   Startup Idea Generation Guide▲9

   2019 · startupadvice.xyz · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Y Combinator Startups▲159

   An Interactive Database

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Traction - 12: Gabriel Weinberg▲55

   A Framework for Startup Traction & Pitfalls to Avoid

   2015 · nextview.vc · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Opstarts▲138

   Scenario planning for startups

   2014 · opstarts.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Startup Network▲118

   Predicting successful startups using AngelList data

   2014 · prediction.startup-network.org · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Generate startup ideas based on HN comments▲164

   Generate startup ideas on a particular topic, based on insights from Hacker News comments.

   2023 · hn-ideas.tjcx.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Startup Blink▲102

   The Global Startup Map

   2014 · startupblink.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Startup Equation▲72

   A visual guidebook for building your startup

   2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    EconTalk - Sam Altman▲66

    StartUps, venture capital, and Y Combinator

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Seaworthy - 1: Mitigating the Risk of Startup Ideas▲56

    Strategies, methods, tools and tactics to start validating

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Analyse Asia - 89: Asia Startup Ecosystems with Kevin McSpadden▲56

    Discussion of Asia startup ecosystems

    2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lean Marketing for Startups ▲66

    Keys to rapid growth: design, development, analytics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15IF
    Ideas for startups▲6

    2016 · ideasforstartups.appspot.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AP
    AI powered startup and project name generator▲5

    2021 · namebatao.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Startup Chat 148: Parallel entrepreneurship▲58

    Want to run multiple startups simultaneously?

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Global Startup Movement: Steve Dimmick, Doopoll▲56

    The Welsh startup scene

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19VA
    Visions – An Idea Log Based on Y Combinator▲7

    2016 · getvisionsapp.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Global Startup Movement - From Seed to Series A with Nepal's CloudFactory▲60

    Uncovering stories from entrepreneurs and VC's worldwide

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Global Startup Movement: Singapore's AI startup Revolution▲53

    Uncovering stories from entrepreneurs and VC's worldwide

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Analyse Asia 98: The India Startup Ecosystem with Ashish Sinha▲52

    Discussion on the India Startup Ecosystem & unicorn founders

    2016 · blcw.me · its alternatives →

23. 23AT
    A tool for startups to create product roadmap▲7

    2020 · getshipit.com · its alternatives →

24. 24NL
    Natural Language Processing API for Startup Companies▲8

    2016 · esapi.intellexer.com · its alternatives →

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