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24 alternatives to Accelerate

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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. Accelerate launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Traction (Book)▲308

   A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Traction▲192

   How startups can achieve consumer growth

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Startup Equation▲72

   A visual guidebook for building your startup

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Learning To Launch▲228

   Stop failing. Start launching.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Groundera▲257

   Indie books by entrepreneurs. 90% are free to download

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   High Output Management▲158

   The bible for startup management

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Growth Engines▲95

   How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Design Sprint▲181

   An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Rocketship Book▲178

   The best startup insights of 2014 from 100+ entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Startup CEO▲64

    A field guide to scaling your business

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lean Analytics▲100

    Use data to build a better startup faster

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Startup Mixtape▲65

    A guide to building & launching a high-growth tech startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lean Pricing▲73

    Pricing strategies for startups

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Traction Book, 2nd Edition▲83

    How any startup can achieve explosive customer growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Starting + Sustaining▲92

    A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    StartupBooks.io▲213

    A curated directory of books for your startup journey.

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Running Lean▲144

    An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Hardware Startup▲62

    Building your product business and brand

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Building Great Startup Teams▲61

    A guide to attracting, hiring and retaining employees

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hello, Startup▲76

    A programmer's guide to building products, tech & teams

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Growth Hacking ▲75

    A how to guide on becoming a growth hacker

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bootstrap▲64

    Lessons learned building a successful company from scratch

    2015 · its alternatives →

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