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24 alternatives to Scaling Lean

Mastering the key metrics for startup growth

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scaling Lean launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Lean Analytics▲100

   Use data to build a better startup faster

   2015 · leananalyticsbook.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lean Marketing for Startups ▲66

   Keys to rapid growth: design, development, analytics

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Lean Startup▲149

   Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lean Pricing▲73

   Pricing strategies for startups

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   High Output Management▲158

   The bible for startup management

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Growth Engines▲95

   How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Lean Startup▲14

   How Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Startup CEO▲64

   A field guide to scaling your business

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Startup Equation▲72

    A visual guidebook for building your startup

    2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →

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    The Lean Product Playbook▲97

    How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scaling Lean▲103

    Ash Maurya's new book on mastering key metrics for growth

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Focus Framework▲81

    A hands on guide to find product-market fit w/ lean methods

    2016 · thefocusframework.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    UX for Lean Startups▲89

    Faster, smarter user experience research and design

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lean It If You Mean It▲64

    Testing lean startup methodology IRL!

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works▲66

    The systematic method for quickly vetting product ideas

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Making It Right▲76

    Product management for a startup world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Running Lean▲3

    Great book that applies lean startup methodologies

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The path to Lean Enterprise▲73

    Create high performance organizations to innovate at scale

    2015 · se-radio.net · its alternatives →

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    Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70

    Practical guide to B2B startups

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lean UX: Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience▲73

    Applying Lean Principles to Improve User Experience

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Principles of Product Development Flow▲89

    The seminal 201 book on product management

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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