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24 alternatives to D2C Start-up Guide

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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. D2C Start-up Guide launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
MAKE Book: The Indie Maker Handbook▲1,372
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3
The Landing Page Cookbook▲512
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2017 · yourlandingpagesucks.com · its alternatives →
4
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5
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Dozens of templates, articles & videos to help you grow
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6
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7
The Startup Playbook 2nd Edition▲211
Founder-to-founder advice on how to create & build a startup
2020 · startup-playbook.com · its alternatives →
8
Growth Hacking Kit 2.0▲281
400+ resources, checklists & templates for startup growth
2023 · its alternatives →
9
Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70
Practical guide to B2B startups
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
StartupClass.co▲300
YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course
2014 · startupclass.co · its alternatives →
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I wrote a guidebook on everything I know about applying to Y Combinator▲177
2012 · guidetoyc.com · its alternatives →
12
Zero To Founder▲222
A book to help you build profitable products
2023 · upen.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
13
Product Design Guide for Startups▲129
Learn to design app that reach business goal and users needs
2021 · uptech.team · its alternatives →
14
Business Starter Kit▲139
Free must-have books and tools for business owners
2018 · visme.co · its alternatives →
15
Starting & Sustaining: Second Edition▲118
Build and launch a web app with less pain and fewer mistakes
2018 · its alternatives →
16
It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it▲208
The complete book: A founder
Feb 2026 · derekyan.com · its alternatives →
17
Startup Kit▲136
300+ growth resources, tools and counting
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18
Start With A Side-Project▲170
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2020 · nscode.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
19
Startup Deck▲126
290+ curated tools & resources for startups & entrepreneurs
2021 · its alternatives →
20
Enterprise Sales For Startups▲184
Free book for founders and sales reps selling to large orgs
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
21
The Art of The Start 2.0▲111
How to launch & make your new product or service a success
2015 · guykawasaki.com · its alternatives →
22
Simplified Entrepreneurship E-Book▲73
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23
The Startup Equation▲72
A visual guidebook for building your startup
2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →
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Starting + Sustaining▲92
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