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24 alternatives to Permissionless Playbook

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Permissionless Playbook launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Early Stage Founders Playbook▲313

   Actionable marketing lessons for indie-hackers

   2022 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The LinkedIn Inbound Playbook▲485

   Don't chase, attract

   2023 · olenabomko.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Permissionless Academy▲165

   Cohort learning community to build permissionless leverage

   2023 · permissionlessacademy.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Growth Playbook▲296

   15 growth strategies from Dropbox, Stitch Fix, & more

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Startup Playbook▲548

   How-to guide for building your startup from the ground up

   2018 · startup-playbook.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hacking Growth▲414

   The definitive playbook for growing your business

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   UX Growth Playbook▲155

   Grow meaningful in UX

   2023 · uxplaybook.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PermissionLESS - Pamela Lund▲54

   A bias for MFing action.

   2016 · permissionless.com · its alternatives →

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   Playbook▲372

   Dropbox for creatives to see everything, find anything

   2021 · playbook.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Permissionless Academy▲11

    Cohort based course to launch & monetize your personal brand

    2023 · permissionless.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Influence Playbook▲151

    Free email course on how to build an audience online

    2015 · theinfluenceplaybook.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Growth Marketer's Playbook▲142

    How a techstars growth mentor grows startups

    2018 · growthmarketersplaybook.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Playbook▲117

    Mobile Video Micro-Learning for digital skills

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The 1,000,000 Views Playbook▲72

    Free guide on how to master virality as a content marketer

    2020 · loutromans.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Maze x ADPList Scaling Research Playbook▲204

    Democratize product research with advice from 30+ UX leaders

    2022 · maze.co · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Playbook▲88

    The first mobile marketplace for wellness professionals.

    2019 · playbookapp.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Without Permission▲147

    Lessons learned from reddit, hipmunk & YC - in book form!

    2014 · withouttheirpermission.com · its alternatives →

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    Startup Playbook▲22

    Y Combinator's Playbook (by Sam Altman)

    2015 · playbook.samaltman.com · its alternatives →

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    Lean Validation Playbook▲73

    A guide on how to validate your startup idea, quickly

    2016 · leanvalidation.hanno.co · its alternatives →

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    Hack the Bird▲90

    Advanced Twitter playbook for startups and entrepreneurs

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Product Validation Playbook▲90

    Free guide to validate, create and build ideas with no-code

    2023 · nocodejameson.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    The Linkedin Agency Playbook▲64

    A play by play guide to growing your business on LinkedIn

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Play Bigger▲70

    Design the category. Dominate the market.

    2016 · playbigger.com · its alternatives →

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    Orderbook▲59

    Invest in global pre-IPO companies without a broker

    2023 · orderbook.io · its alternatives →

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