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24 alternatives to Screw the Valley

A coast-to-coast tour of America’s new tech startup culture

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

1. 1
   Valley Speak▲94

   Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Valley of the Gods▲65

   A Silicon Valley story

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Maker Stories▲303

   Discover the stories behind products

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Traction (Book)▲308

   A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Startup Book Buzz▲106

   One new startup related book recommended each week

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Upstarts▲78

   How the companies of Silicon Valley are changing the world

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital▲92

   Inside secrets from the leaders in the startup game

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Make It New: The History of Silicon Valley Design▲60

   Katz tells how design helped transform Silicon Valley

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Get Sh*t Done▲113

    Book from the Startup Vitamins team.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Interviewed▲189

    A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Founders at Work▲208

    Stories of successful founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Global Silicon Valley Handbook▲133

    Official guide to the hottest global startup scenes

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Launching a Startup in the Digital Age▲89

    You get what you work for, not what you wish for

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Launching New Ventures▲68

    An entrepreneurial approach

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hot Seat▲60

    The startup CEO guidebook by Dan Shapiro

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Chaos Monkeys▲74

    Obscene fortune and random failure in Silicon Valley

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Open Innovation▲53

    The new imperative for creating & profiting from technology

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WeAreLATech▲137

    The 1st Podcast Focused on LA Startups

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Blurb▲89

    Self publishing book platform

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup▲4

    A Silicon Valley adventure

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Uncommon Stock▲59

    A startup tech thriller

    2015 · its alternatives →

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