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24 alternatives to Salt of the Earth - Jason Fried

Jason is the CEO of Basecamp.

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 - Jason Fried launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Inside Intercom – Jason Fried, CEO, Basecamp▲62

   Jason talks product strategy and modern workplace culture

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Salt of the Earth - Marty Raney▲56

   Marty runs the Alaska Stone and Log Company

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Louder Than Words - Jason Fried▲64

   Basecamp's Founder on bypassing perverted growth for profit

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Salt of the Earth - Aaron Draplin▲55

   Aaron designs Field Notes and runs Draplin Design Co.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Salt of the Earth - Freddy Zeideia, The Falafel King▲61

   Creating a wildly popular falafel cart and restaurant

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Salt of the Earth - Allison Robicelli & the No Pants Economy▲57

   A whiskey-fueled rise to success

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Salt of the Earth - An Olympic Hopeful Googles her way to Business Success▲54

   Stephanie Bruce Rothstein is a founder of Picky Bars

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Salt of the Earth - Bravado Spice - Two funny guys built a hot sauce company▲55

   Bravado Spice gets in 300+ retailers, starting with a tweet

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Salt of the Earth - Paula Varsalona, NYC Bridal Designer▲63

   Missourri small town to one of NYC's biggest designers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    This Week In Startups - Ep 626 with Wade Foster▲100

    Jason and Zapier CEO/Co-founder on the future of work

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    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 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    AngelList Radio - Jason Calacanis▲91

    The best way to allocate capital at the seed-stage

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    One Knight in Product▲103

    Inspiring conversations with passionate product people

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Growth Everywhere - Zapier CEO Wade Foster▲69

    Chatting about building a company remotely, growth & more

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Growth Everywhere - How Zapier CEO Wade Foster Builds a Company Remotely▲61

    How to build and grow a company remotely

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startup Season 3 - 6: Kitchen Confidential▲112

    Jason and Vincent launched Bento about a year ago

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Basecamp▲121

    Keeps people on the same page

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Carpool.VC - S2E2 - Jeff Epstein, CEO Ambassador▲128

    Carpool with Ludlow Ventures

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Work in Progress - 30: A sneak peek at what the new Basecamp ▲98

    First look into Basecamp 3 and decisions that went into it

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Salted▲137

    Learn skills and recipes from expert chefs

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Seaworthy Episode 10: Raising Capital for the First Time▲54

    featuring Drew Wilson of Plasso

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SALT▲114

    The Pocket of restaurants, bars and cafes

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Tim Ferriss Show - The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice▲106

    AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant on life, business and everythi…

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Growth Everywhere - Opting Out of a Traditional Career▲66

    Interview with Brian Morgan, Adventure Life Founder and CEO

    2016 · its alternatives →

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