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24 alternatives to It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it
The complete book: A founder
This is a book documenting one founder's four-year journey to selling their startup. It's written for entrepreneurs and business founders interested in understanding the realistic timeline and process behind a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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How I built, marketed, and sold a side-project in 3 months
2020 · nscode.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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It started after reading Stephen King's "On Writing" where he likened the art of writing as the unearthing of an archeological site after you stumbled upon a unique bone of a story. His advice was to choose a domain you are deeply intimate with. For me, I've been a struggling startup founder for 15 years—enough material to inspire a novel. A 1,000-word writing exercise turned into a complete 125k-word manuscript over the course of a year. In year 1, I learned the sheer joy of unencumbered creative flow and authentic expression. A similar flow I used to get from coding (and more recently vibe…
Jun 2026 · blockchainednovel.com · its alternatives →
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How-to guide for building your startup from the ground up
2018 · startup-playbook.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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Zero To Founder▲222A book to help you build profitable products
2023 · upen.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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This took me 3 years to finish. (It is 100% self-published, not endorsed by Google.) So… I wrote a book. It’s a different book with a unique approach. It’s not a novel or a technical book. It’s a biography, a company’s biography. My hope is that it serves two purposes: to inspire founders and to captivate interior designers. It all started three years ago. My wife and I were discussing interior design for our living room and she brought up what beautiful coffee table books should we have. After looking at her favorites I realized there’s nothing like this for tech startups. Digital products…
2024 · damaia.com · its alternatives →
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30+ lessons on startup success & failure
2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
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http://lookingbackaretrospective.posterous.com I've posted this before while it was still in progress, but the final chapter has been added, and so I wanted to submit it one final time, for people to be able to read the work in it's entirety. This is the true story of one developers life while he worked for a start-up that never got more than a few feet off of the ground before a pitiful crash and burn. It spans nearly 4 years, and focuses mainly on the people and events that helped to define the work. It's very much a personal memoir, and not at all a dive into what kind of role our stack…
2011 · lookingbackaretrospective.posterous.com · its alternatives →
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Hi, I'm Luke. A few days ago, I published my e-book called "How I Made My First Sales in 14 Days." All the knowledge I put there comes from: - my own product, Pages.Report - many networking calls with much more experienced founders - analyzing indie hacker projects I would love to hear some feedback from you.
Nov 2025 · lukcode.com · its alternatives →
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Keep Going▲84A book on how to create award-winning apps in 12 months
2021 · mtrostyle.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Free book by Steli Efti from Close.io
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
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Free book to help startups and sales reps close better deals
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · salesforfounders.com · its alternatives →
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I’m done. I’m bowing out of the startup rat race.
2017 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
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Bloggie▲72Your business should have its own blog, but you're too busy
2022 · bloggiebeta.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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A startup tell-all from a 10-year serial entrepreneur
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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No-VC Reports▲181Build a startup in 6 months by reading 5-min reports
2020 · flexiple.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · giveit100.com · its alternatives →
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World's largest library of tools and resources for founders
2021 · foundersbook.co · its alternatives →
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An honest book about entrepreneurship & making money online
2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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