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24 alternatives to Dorm Room Tycoon - How to Grow your Startup, Josh Elman

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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. Dorm Room Tycoon - How to Grow your Startup, Josh Elman launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Product Hunt - Josh Elman▲67

   How to Grow your Startup

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dorm Room Tycoon: Adam Lisagor▲77

   How to make a startup video

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dorm Room Tycoon - Andy Weissman▲88

   Behind the scenes of Union Square Ventures

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4. 4
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   Talking about product/founder fit.

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5. 5
   How to Build the Future: Mark Zuckerberg▲461

   The first episode in Y Combinator's new podcast series

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   How To Start A Startup - Paul Graham▲122

   Counterintuitive parts of startups, and how to have ideas

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chasing Product - Episode 35: The Startup-Style Book Launch w/Josh Doody▲63

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   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Hit Reply – Episode 4: Start small▲68

   How to get started at building and launching things

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Traction.VC▲127

   Weekly growth tactics for product-focused entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Breaking Into Startups: Episode 1 - Albrey Brown▲76

    Proof that you can break into tech from any background

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Be Founders▲81

    Find the perfect cofounder.

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Founder Suite▲102

    Tools to get startup sh*t done!

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Growth Kung Fu Interview: How do you successfully apply to an accelerator?▲74

    Asian Startup Growth Stories and Insights

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14. 14
    Go Go Grow It▲74

    Find the right channels to get your startup noticed.

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    This Week In Startups #622: Jam Session!▲73

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Startup Framework▲92

    Suit up your startup.

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    Breaking Into Startups: Episode 3 - Kevin Lee▲62

    Proof that you can break into tech from any background

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

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    Seeking Wisdom: Setting Goals For Your Startup▲61

    Lessons to help accelerate your learning.

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21. 21
    Go For Launch - Hack Your Business Network▲54

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22. 22
    Sit Down Startup Podcast▲81

    Listen to founders and makers on how to startup and grow

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Hack To Start - Episode 93 - Meng To, Founder, Design + Code▲77

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    Knowledge @ Wharton - TechStars' Brad Feld▲66

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