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24 alternatives to Salt of the Earth - 1: Spartan Race Co-Founder, Joe De Sena

Spartan will hit 1M participants and 20+ countries in 2015

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Salt of the Earth - 1: Spartan Race Co-Founder, Joe De Sena launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Salt of the Earth - An Olympic Hopeful Googles her way to Business Success▲54

   Stephanie Bruce Rothstein is a founder of Picky Bars

   2016 · saltpodcast.com · its alternatives →

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   Salt of the Earth - Jason Fried▲68

   Jason is the CEO of Basecamp.

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Salt of the Earth - Marty Raney▲56

   Marty runs the Alaska Stone and Log Company

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Alto's Odyssey▲263

   Discover the endless desert. A beautiful game for mobile.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Only One▲134

   A platform to protect the ocean & tackle the climate crisis.

   2020 · only.one · its alternatives →

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   Salt of the Earth - 2: Sheet metal manufacturer, Jim Andaloro▲58

   Over $10M annual revenue making sheet metal products

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Salt of the Earth - Freddy Zeideia, The Falafel King▲61

   Creating a wildly popular falafel cart and restaurant

   2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Salt of the Earth - Luke's Lobster founders▲72

   $30K in initial investment to $10M+ annually

   2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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   Salt of the Earth - 3: Shipyard Brewing Company Founder, Fred Forsley▲57

   Fred founded Shipyard with 400K+ credit card debt

   2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Wine & Design Founder, Harriet Mills▲71

    Harriet's successfully franchised buzzed painting classes

    2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Ashley Albert and Jonathan Schnapp, Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club▲66

    How a shuffleboard club succeeded in Brooklyn

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - 5: Nonpoint founders, Robb Rivera & Elias Soriano▲61

    Nonpoint on being a multi-million dollar metal band

    2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Aaron Draplin▲55

    Aaron designs Field Notes and runs Draplin Design Co.

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Even the Ocean▲61

    An environmentalist platformer about cities and oceans.

    2016 · seanhtch.itch.io · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Episode 0▲66

    Conversations with gritty, hilarious small business owners

    2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Race The Sun▲77

    You are a solar craft. The sun is your death timer

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Paula Varsalona, NYC Bridal Designer▲63

    Missourri small town to one of NYC's biggest designers

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Boxer Turned Fish Salesman▲54

    Joe Ray sells $15M of fish a year

    2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - 12: Michael Miqueli, San Antonio Broker Services▲60

    Building a trucking empire

    2016 · saltpodcast.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - PROBAR - Jeff Coleman and Jules Lambert▲54

    Creating, distributing, and selling a super popular bar.

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    OneHumanRace – Trade your time for charity▲16

    2022 · onehumanrace.io · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Michael Miqueli, Trucker▲4

    Building a trucking empire in New Jersey

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - 14: How Peter Shankman Earned Millions by E-mailing his Friends▲58

    Shankman founded HARO from his living room, with his cat

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    Seaworthy Episode 10: Raising Capital for the First Time▲54

    featuring Drew Wilson of Plasso

    2016 · headway.io · its alternatives →

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