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24 alternatives to Playing Lean

Board game for Startups - on Kickstarter

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

1. 1
   Playing Lean▲104

   A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Startups of SF board game▲68

   Settlers of Catan for Startups

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Startup Challenge ▲108

   A learning game for Startup Class by Sam Altman

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Happy Mitten - 3: Board Games, Business, and Jamey Stegmaier▲55

   Picking Jamey's brain about Kickstarting board games

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Happy Mitten - 27: Board Games, Business, and Michael Coe of Gamelyn Games▲51

   Reflections on an epic Kickstarter campaign for a tiny game

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   One Slide Deck▲71

   A startup/TED Talk inspired improv game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Startup Game▲117

   How do you startup?

   2023 · pushtostart.tv · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lean It If You Mean It▲64

   Testing lean startup methodology IRL!

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Startup Monopoly▲16

   A game for wannabe startup entrepreneurs.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Validation Board▲72

    Test Startup Ideas Without Wasting Time or Money (By Lean)

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Crowd Loot▲114

    Product Hunt for Kickstarter Projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pitch Envy▲146

    A gallery of startup pitch decks

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Running Lean▲144

    An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Playtest▲89

    Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Starter for kickstarter▲66

    An unofficial android app for kickstarter

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Betabook▲82

    The portable whiteboard for the digital age (Kickstarter)

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Experiment Board▲127

    Free tool & method for testing startup ideas

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Kick Cards▲84

    A deck of cards help startup businesses shine

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Startup Founder Playing Cards▲112

    Card deck featuring startup founders (pre-launch)

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Castbacker▲88

    Kickstarter for podcasts

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Startup Tarot▲137

    An entertaining card game created for founders by founders

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Oh Hi▲79

    A logic game

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Pitch Deck▲76

    A game about making ridiculous pitches for startup ideas.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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