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24 alternatives to Open Book Challenge
Get $100K to build a better Facebook.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open Book Challenge launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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Good tactical book for using social media
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Request For VC▲229Tweet a request for intros, pitch deck advice and more
2016 · requestforvc.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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Raising $1M for your startup outside of Silicon Valley
2015 · its alternatives →
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From Idea to $100,000+ Launch
2015 · trycelery.com · its alternatives →
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If we're experimenting with IPOs, we gotta start big.
2016 · acquired.fm · its alternatives →
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A review of my first 6 months in venture with Arielle
2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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Learn what to do - and what NOT to do - with automated rules
2017 · mutesix.com · its alternatives →
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30+ lessons on startup success & failure
2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
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The future for online journalism
2016 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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The book The Social Network was based on
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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How today's smartest businesses grow themselves
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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