Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shape – invest in companies that don't suck launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shape▲81

   Stock trading insights for newbies

   2016 · shapeapp.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shape by IDEO▲197

   A visual, collaborative space to build, test, & refine ideas

   2019 · shape.space · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Slicing Pie: Funding Your Company Without Funds▲58

   A very practical approach to equity splits.

   2015 · barnesandnoble.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Founder Equity▲72

   New way to build and invest in early stage companies.

   2014 · founderequity.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Motif ▲141

   Stop picking stocks. Invest in Ideas.

   2014 · motifinvesting.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Boring Investment▲83

   Simplifying and improving investing for everyone

   2023 · theboringinvest.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Slides▲282

   Raise capital for your startup.

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shape + broker integration▲3

   Invest morally.

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hustle - Lean on Research▲67

    Balancing time to design and the time to research.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Found Money™ by Acorns▲155

    Now brands are investing in you too.

    2016 · acorns.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Transform "Stuff" into "Things"▲55

    This is the essence of entrepreneurship

    2016 · delivery-edge.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    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 →

14. 14TA
    Thematic – A Different Way to Invest▲5

    2019 · usethematic.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Backed▲76

    Back startups and benefit as they grow with CompanyCoins

    2022 · backed.finance · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lean Marketing for Startups ▲66

    Keys to rapid growth: design, development, analytics

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Growth Kung Fu: How to find Product Market Fit?▲61

    Asian Startup Growth Stories and Insights

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Startup Boston - Ty Danco - Being attractive to investors▲60

    Startup Investing from an Angel's view

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Freaking Shapes▲68

    Fitting a square peg in a round hole

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fantasy Startup▲98

    Financial sophistication is the new investing standard

    2021 · doriot.app.link · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Betterment▲122

    We manage your investments so you don't have to.

    2014 · betterment.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ▲ SHAPES▲72

    Transform scattered pieces into art works.

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Scaling Lean▲74

    Mastering the key metrics for startup growth

    2016 · leanstack.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scaling Up▲71

    How a few companies make it...and why the rest don't

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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