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24 alternatives to Lean In

An inspiring call to action & blueprint for personal growth.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lean In launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Lean Startup▲149

   Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Scaling Lean▲74

   Mastering the key metrics for startup growth

   2016 · leanstack.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Lean Product Playbook▲97

   How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Scaling Lean▲103

   Ash Maurya's new book on mastering key metrics for growth

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Motivation Manifesto▲71

   Reclaim your life and find your own personal freedom

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Lean Marketing for Startups ▲66

   Keys to rapid growth: design, development, analytics

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Start Something That Matters▲65

   “A creative and open-hearted business model for our times.”

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Scheduled Balance▲63

   A survival guide for busy mom entrepreneurs

   2015 · vickylashenko.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Design Sprint▲62

    A healthy mash of Lean, Design Thinking and Agile "up front"

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Lean Customer Development ▲98

    Building products your customers will buy

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lean Analytics▲100

    Use data to build a better startup faster

    2015 · leananalyticsbook.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Shortcuts to Success and Happiness▲65

    A step-by-step approach to build a business & thrive

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70

    Practical guide to B2B startups

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Conscious Business▲85

    Building value through values

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Think And Grow Rich▲8

    A motivational personal development and self-help book

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Motivational Interviewing in Health Care▲77

    Understand how to guide behavior change with change talk

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lean Branding▲67

    Build your own dynamic brand that generates conversions

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Generating Buy-In▲67

    Mastering the Language of Leadership

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Focus Framework▲81

    A hands on guide to find product-market fit w/ lean methods

    2016 · thefocusframework.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Failing My Way to Success▲71

    Life lessons of an entrepreneur

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Launching New Ventures▲68

    An entrepreneurial approach

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Action for Long-Term Change▲63

    Lean startup for urban development

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works▲66

    The systematic method for quickly vetting product ideas

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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