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24 alternatives to Famous First Websites
Timeline of what popular startup sites looked like at launch
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Famous First Websites launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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How the frontpages of famous startups changed over time
2015 · bakztfuture.github.io · its alternatives →
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First Search▲1,093The world's best startup advice, curated and searchable.
2017 · review.firstround.com · its alternatives →
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Startup Launch List▲1,251Articles you need to read before launching a startup.
2015 · startuplaunchlist.com · its alternatives →
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Timelines of Twitter, Pinterest, Slack & other startups
2015 · its alternatives →
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The original logos your favourite startups launched with
2018 · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m super excited to share my weekend project here and I really hope you find it inspirational and useful. I've spent most of Bank Holiday weekend here in the UK (Memorial day weekend for those in the US) going through Wayback machine and Web archive to create a timeline of how popular startup websites have evolved over time since their launch. As the (now) famous quote from Reid Hoffman goes: "If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you have launched too late." Hope this helps inspire more founders to just get out their and start building. I'm going to…
2021 · its alternatives →
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Feature timelines from some of our favorite products
2018 · producttimelines.com · its alternatives →
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Product Front▲144I've launched on Product Hunt, Beta List, Peer push and similar platforms but the problem is they only show top 5 on on first page view you have to click "see more" and scroll to see the next 10 products, also total products are up to 100+ especially product hunt, usually people don't scroll that deep if your product is above top 20 you're much likely invisible and buried down the list, On top of that, paid Ads occupies 30 - 40% of the screen, what about the small startups and solo makers who just getting started and wants to get their first users and don't have budget to advertise? It's…
Feb 2026 · productfront.tech · its alternatives →
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Readership.fyi▲184Discover the best free tools for startup founders
2023 · stumbleagain.substack.com · its alternatives →
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Cohortfolio▲11715+ landing page inspiration for your next cohort
2021 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →
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Get some insights on incredible startups
2020 · openstartuplist.com · its alternatives →
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Guess the Growth▲153Can you match famous startups and their growth tactics?
2021 · its alternatives →
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StartHawk 2.0▲144Make your cofounder search as easy and effective as possible
2020 · foundercloud.com · its alternatives →
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StartupTile▲74Discover startup launches from all over the web, everyday
2022 · startuptile.com · its alternatives →
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