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24 alternatives to Founders at work

Curated collection of 150+ YC Startup Founders Stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Founders at work launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · foundersatwork.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   From Startups For Startups▲393

   50+ Hours of curated Interviews & podcasts

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Founders at Work▲51

   Stories of Startups' Early Days

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   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 →

5. 5
   Founder Finds▲582

   Weekly habits & productivity hacks for bootstrapped founders

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year▲86

   Talking about product/founder fit.

   2016 · startupsfortherestofus.com · its alternatives →

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   Founders at Work▲26

   Book of Founders Stories by founder of YC

   2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Startup School for Future Founders▲510

   YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders

   2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →

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   Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days▲12

   Interviews with Founders of Famous Technology Companies

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    0-to-Startup▲188

    Idea to prototype in 30 days by an on-demand workforce

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    The 25 Days of Ideas▲398

    Free resources for coming up with startup ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12WB
    We built our startup in 100 days▲147

    2013 · giveit100.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Founders launching startups on Twitch▲265

    One day. Hundreds of livestreamed startups. Cash Prizes.

    2018 · 24hrstartup.com · its alternatives →

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    Founders at Work Stories of Startups' Early Days▲5

    launch approaches / delay launch / write more code / repeat

    2017 · link.springer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Mixergy Startup Stories▲328

    Learn from 1000+ interviews including the Product Hunt story

    2015 · mixergy.com · its alternatives →

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    Founders at Work▲12

    Stories of Startups' Early Days

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Tech for Founders Gazette▲90

    Tech insights for founders

    2023 · newsletter.moein.tech · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Founder Institute Report▲150

    Insights from 15K+ founders & 4000+ alumni across 180 cities

    2019 · 10.fi.co · its alternatives →

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    Female Innovators at Work▲73

    The untold stories of 20 inspirational women in tech

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Growing a Million Dollar Company▲123

    30+ lessons on startup success & failure

    2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →

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    The Working Lunch 👻▲166

    Daily resources for startup founders

    2015 · theworkinglunch.co · its alternatives →

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    Entrepreneur's Musings▲183

    Personal lessons of an entrepreneur shared weekly

    2020 · flexiple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup Series eBook▲100

    Interviews with 25 startup founders

    2014 · startupseries.co · its alternatives →

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    Founders' Book 2.0▲105

    World's largest library of tools and resources for founders

    2021 · foundersbook.co · its alternatives →

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