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24 alternatives to Bootstrap

Lessons learned building a successful company from scratch

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bootstrap launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out▲70

   How to bootstrap a start-up into a sustainable business

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bootstrap Tools▲218

   Resources for the Bootstrapping Founder

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Traction (Book)▲308

   A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70

   Practical guide to B2B startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Growing a Million Dollar Company▲123

   30+ lessons on startup success & failure

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6BI
   Bootstrappers.io – A community for business bootstrappers▲161

   2014 · bootstrappers.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Traction▲192

   How startups can achieve consumer growth

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Making It Right▲76

   Product management for a startup world

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Tech Entrepreneur's Survival Guide: ▲61

   How to Bootstrap Your Startup, Lead Through Tough Times

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Hardware Startup▲62

    Building your product business and brand

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Startup CEO▲64

    A field guide to scaling your business

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Growth Engines▲95

    How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Single Founder Handbook▲120

    A step-by-step guide for bootstrapped software entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Winning with Data▲107

    Practical handbook on how to leverage data in your company

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Startup Equation▲72

    A visual guidebook for building your startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    High Output Management▲158

    The bible for startup management

    2015 · 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 Hard Thing About Hard Things▲258

    Essential advice on building and running a startup

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Learning To Launch▲228

    Stop failing. Start launching.

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lean Analytics▲100

    Use data to build a better startup faster

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Disciplined Entrepreneurship▲74

    24 steps to a successful startup

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23BI
    Bootstrap In Practice, my ebook for starters▲32

    2013 · williamghelfi.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Founders at Work▲208

    Stories of successful founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →