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24 alternatives to How to Start a Startup - 2: Ideas, Products, Teams, and Execution

Sam Altman gives lecture #2 of this great series

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 Start a Startup - 2: Ideas, Products, Teams, and Execution launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   How To Start a StartUp - 20: Later Stage Advice▲10

   Sam Altman returns to wrap up the series

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Startup Challenge ▲108

   A learning game for Startup Class by Sam Altman

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How To Start A Startup - Lecture 14: How To Operate (Keith Rabois)▲58

   The priorities of a startup CEO

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   How to Start a StartUp - 19: Sales and marketing▲61

   Tyler Bosmeny, Michael Seibel, Qasar Younis, Dalton Caldwell

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Startup Playbook▲164

   Written by Sam Altman & Illustrated by Gregory Koberger

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   How to Build the Future: Mark Zuckerberg▲461

   The first episode in Y Combinator's new podcast series

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   How To Start A Startup - Paul Graham▲122

   Counterintuitive parts of startups, and how to have ideas

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Start Small, Stay Small▲66

   A developer's guide to launching a startup

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Startup Playbook▲16

   Written by Sam Altman

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Startup Equation▲72

    A visual guidebook for building your startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hatching – How do we come up with product ideas▲84

    A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70

    Practical guide to B2B startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Building The Future: Episode 30 with David Idell▲53

    Building startups, meeting founders, pivoting and hackathons

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Making It Right▲76

    Product management for a startup world

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CS183B - Startup Class▲376

    Stanford class taught by Sam Altman & guest speakers

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Learning To Launch▲228

    Stop failing. Start launching.

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    High Output Management▲158

    The bible for startup management

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Startup Playbook 2nd Edition▲211

    Founder-to-founder advice on how to create & build a startup

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    YC Startup Class▲230

    A live, one-hour class by Sam Altman on Platzi

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hatching – Launching A New Company!▲71

    A podcast about the inner workings of Need/Want

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hit Reply – Episode 4: Start small▲68

    How to get started at building and launching things

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    How To Start a Startup - Lecture 1: Why To Start A Startup (Sam Altman and Dustin Moskovitz)▲9

    Sama Altman, President of YC, kicks off this amazing series…

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hello, Startup▲76

    A programmer's guide to building products, tech & teams

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    EconTalk - Sam Altman▲66

    StartUps, venture capital, and Y Combinator

    2015 · its alternatives →

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