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24 alternatives to Build

An unorthodox guide to making things worth making

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Build launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Ben Horowitz's Book▲114
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Startup Quote▲239
Awesome founders provide wisdom about making things
2014 · startupquote.com · its alternatives →
3
UX Growth Playbook▲155
Grow meaningful in UX
2023 · uxplaybook.org · its alternatives →
4
Zero To Founder▲222
A book to help you build profitable products
2023 · upen.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
5
Smart People Should Build Things▲66
Building a path for entrepreneurs & creating new jobs in USA
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Smart People Should Build Things: Ben Uyeda, Co-Founder of Zero Energy Design & HomeMade Modern▲60
On building a thoughtful and personally-driven career
2016 · its alternatives →
7
Purpose-built by thoughtbot▲117
Actionable advice to build products that people love
2018 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
8
Product Leadership: How Top Product Managers Launch Awesome Products and Build Successful Teams▲136
"If you build products, you need this book."
2017 · productleadershipbook.com · its alternatives →
9
BUILD▲80
An inside look at what it takes to scale a software company
2016 · openviewpartners.com · its alternatives →
10
Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70
Practical guide to B2B startups
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
400+ Startup Resources▲90
Build startups, side hustles, MVPs frugally
2021 · siddharthshah.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
12
What should I build?▲105
Project ideas for people who are learning web development
2020 · antoniotrajanovski.github.io · its alternatives →
13
Growing a Million Dollar Company▲123
30+ lessons on startup success & failure
2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
14
Makers and Developers▲63
The Business of Making Things for Startup Entrepreneurs
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Create Or Hate: Successful People Make Things▲128
We are all creative — there is a creator in you.
2016 · createorhate.com · its alternatives →
16
How To Build This▲144
A platform for makers to find the right tools
2017 · its alternatives →
17
Build Better Products▲86
Your guide to building successful, user-centered products
2016 · rosenfeldmedia.com · its alternatives →
18
Talk To Your Fucking Customers! (If You Want To Build A Better B2B Startup)▲171
Actionable advice for B2B Startups by Steli from Close.io
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
19
Startup Blueprint▲84
7 Skills for founders, builders & leaders
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Ideas Are Worthless▲147
Like Product Hunt. But for Ideas.
2018 · its alternatives →
21
100 Business Ideas▲87
Starting points to make money in the new economy 🤑
2018 · themission.co · its alternatives →
22
Founders Choice▲132
Sharing the best startups and helping you build your own
2019 · founderschoice.co · its alternatives →
23
The Science of Growth▲84
Why do some startups succeed where others fail?
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The One and Only - "Even if you aren't Oprah Winfrey , 'Be Yourself' is still excellent advice!"▲61
The meaning & value of being real.
2016 · areyoubeingreal.com · its alternatives →

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