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Growth · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Growth Everywhere - Ryan Blair Took ViSalus from $6M in Debt to $624M in Revenue by Using Challenge Marketing launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1IQ

    Quick background: I used to code. Studied it in school, wrote some projects, but eventually convinced myself I wasn't cut out for it. Too slow, too many bugs, imposter syndrome — the usual story. So I pivoted, ended up as an investment associate at an early-stage angel fund, and haven't written real code in years. Fast forward to now. I'm a Buffett nerd — big believer in compound interest as a mental model for life. I run compound interest calculations constantly. Not because I need to, but because watching numbers grow over 30-40 years keeps me patient when markets get wild. It's basically…

    Jan 2026 · calquio.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2SP

    Several years ago, I had a client whose salespeople were using Excel to generate sales proposals. This was inefficient and the resulting documents looked awful, so I developed a new process for them using a no-code platform. It featured a web form that was tied to a workflow engine, and a fancy PDF got emailed to the customer to sign. When the client loved the solution, I knew I was on to something. However, the no-code platform wasn't very customizable, so I decided to rebuild the process as a SaaS product. The client's CTO wanted in and we became cofounders. Today, we passed the…

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    One key ingredient that lead to $27,000 MRR

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Raising $100m From Sequoia Capital

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Insights for entrepreneurs navigating the M&A process

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Former Salesforce Director of Sales, Aaron Ross

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The only fund you get to spend your stonks money

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Ben & David venture into semis with two hallmark Apple deals

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Do VCs really hustle enough & why Chris Sacca is like Yoda?

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    He's trying to stay stealth, this growth makes it hard.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    An deal so wild & crazy, they had to do it again. And again.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Building a $bn business & getting funded by Sequoia

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Raising a fund is raising a $25m seed round with no product

    2016 · its alternatives →

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