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24 alternatives to How to Get What You Want
A short primer for ambitious people (book)
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 Get What You Want launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A recommendation tool to find your next book
2017 · whichbookshouldiread.com · its alternatives →
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Powerbooks▲104Bite-sized Knowledge for Entrepreneurs
2014 · powerbooks.strikingly.com · its alternatives →
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Learn to design, code, and market your startup
2015 · blackfriday.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Practical guide to B2B startups
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Getting Real▲234The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.
2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →
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Paperboy▲174A collection of articles to help build your startup
2015 · paperboy.fm · its alternatives →
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A developer's guide to launching a startup
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The $100 Startup▲136Reinvent the way you make a living, do what you love
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Free book for founders and sales reps selling to large orgs
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
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Book Video Club▲137Quick video summaries of the top business books for startups
2015 · its alternatives →
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Teaching you what it takes to be an entrepreneur
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Book Seer▲100Enter a recently read book & the seer gives recommendations
2015 · its alternatives →
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Interviews with 25 startup founders
2014 · startupseries.co · its alternatives →
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How to find, hire, keep and nurture creative talent
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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