Life & fun · 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. How to Build Community – my 4 years research launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Startup Communities▲241

   How to build communities of entrepreneurs

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   How Design Companies Build Communities▲153

   Community building practices from top design companies

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Community Building on the Web▲86

   Secret strategies for successful online communities

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Backstage Pass▲126

   Actionable ways to build a 10K+ member community in a year

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Community Masters▲553

   The ultimate 377-page community building guide

   2022 · varunmayya.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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   Dorm Room Tycoon - How to Build a Community▲93

   Matt Mullenweg on the ecosystem around WordPress

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Community▲87

   How to cultivate authentic, effective communities

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tribally Community Guide▲178

   How to build a community: guide for startups

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   HiMingle▲256

   Find tools for building community or communities to join

   2024 · himingle.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345

    2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →

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    Community Atlas▲219

    10,000 hrs of community building learnings in one resource

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Rocketship.fm — Building Entrepreneurial Communities▲66

    Entrepreneurial communities and changing the way we work

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Art of Community▲70

    Awesome open source book to manage communities in general

    2016 · artofcommunityonline.org · its alternatives →

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    "Please Hold" #4: Building A Community with Ryan Hoover▲123

    Chatting poop emojis, entrepreneurship, and customer service

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Startup Communities▲76

    Guide to building entrepreneurial communities by Brad Feld

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Growth Everywhere: Building a Culture of Documentation▲59

    Developing the habit of writing out your processes

    2017 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Guide to Community Building▲93

    The Mighty Networks Guide to Building Communities Online

    2016 · mightynetworks.com · its alternatives →

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    Make Space▲71

    A book on creating the space for collaboration

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    SaaS Open Mic - Building a community from scratch with Alex Theuma▲67

    How do you build a community AND conference, from nothing?

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    Flow Club for Communities▲130

    Turn Slack, Discord, Circle into a virtual co-working space

    2023 · flow.club · its alternatives →

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    Loop▲74

    Forging long term communities.

    2022 · loop-landing.typedream.app · its alternatives →

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    Building a Community Around Spinning Tops - AOTK127▲59

    Crowdfunding the ForeverSpin™ Top

    2016 · artofthekickstart.com · its alternatives →

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    SpaceWorks▲98

    The easiest way to build a website for your community.

    2018 · spaceworks.io · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat 151: How to create a winning startup culture▲61

    How to bring the right people together & make them get along

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →