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24 alternatives to Dorm Room Tycoon: Adam Lisagor
How to make a startup video
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Dorm Room Tycoon: Adam Lisagor launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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It starts by building a habit around your product
2015 · its alternatives →
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Behind the scenes of Union Square Ventures
2016 · its alternatives →
- 3LM
2011 · frozenhot.com · its alternatives →
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YC Stanford Class as an Audio Podcast Available on iTunes
2014 · its alternatives →
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2018 · 24hrstartup.com · its alternatives →
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- 8VF
2014 · fflip.co · its alternatives →
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The beginnings and launch of Y Combinator-backed Gigster
2016 · its alternatives →
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Home of the newest and coolest startup videos, updated daily
2014 · its alternatives →
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Proof that you can break into tech from any background
2016 · its alternatives →
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VC Mark Suster talks about fundraising
2016 · its alternatives →
- 14FA
2014 · veed.me · its alternatives →
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2019 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
- 16OV
2012 · twifbook.com · its alternatives →
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I made a post a few days ago asking if any software companies/start ups needed technical video tutorial writers and I had a few very interested and serious respondents email me. I've been looking for something to do with this domain hence I give myself a Christmas present.
2013 · helpknow.com · its alternatives →
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Hey my name is Ivo and I'm a developer and a startup entusiast. My girlfriend was out of the coutry for the weekend and I decided to do something cool like building a startup. I've done a few startups over the years but that's the first I actually released, I would love to hear your feedback on it.
2024 · craftlynow.com · its alternatives →
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http://www.betapunch.com: Sign up / Submit startup, get a unique URL to launch our screen recorder, share the link with your beta sign ups or anybody you want to test your site, they record and upload their video which sends the feedback directly to your startup page. Each startup gets a unique URL to share with testers. Send the URL to them via email or place the URL on your website. For the screen recorder I am tapping into the Screenr.com API. Would love to hear the HN community opinion and if it is something you would use to get usability testing for your own startup. Currently our free…
2012 · its alternatives →
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2025 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
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The idea: what if you could get a “Masterclass”-style experience, but free, using existing YouTube content? So I made OpenCademy — right now it only has two quick startup "courses" (101 & 102), built from curated YouTube clips, all embedded and organized into modules. It’s still early (no accounts, no backend), but it’s bingeable. Would love thoughts on whether this concept feels useful or just... redundant.
Nov 2025 · opencademy.com · its alternatives →
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