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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.

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   Product Hunt Maker Stories - Jason Fried▲104

   Jason is the founder and CEO of Basecamp.

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   Inside Intercom – Jason Fried, CEO, Basecamp▲62

   Jason talks product strategy and modern workplace culture

   2016 · intercom.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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   Louder Than Words - Jason Fried▲64

   Basecamp's Founder on bypassing perverted growth for profit

   2016 · soundcloud.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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   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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   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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   Mixerygy - Jason Fried▲74

   Valuations, Basecamp & no longer poking the world in the eye

   2016 · mixergy.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 - 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 - 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 - Allison Robicelli & the No Pants Economy▲57

    A whiskey-fueled rise to success

    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 - 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 - Episode 0▲66

    Conversations with gritty, hilarious small business owners

    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 - 1: Spartan Race Co-Founder, Joe De Sena▲76

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

    2015 · soundcloud.com · 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 - 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 - Bravado Spice - Two funny guys built a hot sauce company▲55

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

    2016 · 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 - 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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    Traction Podcast - 8: Jason Robbins▲72

    CEO of Draft Kings on their tough start & fast growth

    2015 · nextview.vc · its alternatives →

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    Salt of the Earth - Rancher, Will Harris▲54

    Will runs the largest USDA Certified Organic farm in Georgia

    2015 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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