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24 alternatives to Small Time Operator

How to start your own business, keep your books, pay your t…

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

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   Startup Opportunities▲84

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   The Hard Thing About Hard Things▲258

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Word craft for fast times

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   EntrePowerment▲77

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   Handle Your Business▲60

   The succinct guide to money & finance for the self-employed

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scheduled Balance▲63

    A survival guide for busy mom entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Anything You Want▲83

    40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sell or Be Sold▲68

    How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Reminiscences of a Stock Operator ▲69

    Ultimate framework for investing in stocks

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hack the Entrepreneur▲83

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    The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention▲59

    Essential survival skills for any economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    40 Semi-Obvious Lessons▲62

    Quick reference book for building a startup/business

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Elegant Entrepreneur▲65

    The female founder's guide to starting your first company

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Liberal Arts Techie▲80

    How to break into your first startup job

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70

    Practical guide to B2B startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
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    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    How to Get What You Want▲139

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    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Startup Wealth▲86

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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