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24 alternatives to So You Want to Start a Brewery?: The Lagunitas Story

Not all startups are tech, yet the story rings just as true.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. So You Want to Start a Brewery?: The Lagunitas Story launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · foundersatwork.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   StartupAdventure▲115

   A "choose your own adventure" story for startup founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Startr▲156

   "Like Airbnb for Uber." Inspiration for your next startup

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Launching a Startup in the Digital Age▲89

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

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   StartupTalks▲176

   A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

   2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

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   WeAreLATech▲137

   The 1st Podcast Focused on LA Startups

   2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Backstories▲219

   The stories behind your favorite startups

   2015 · backstories.io · its alternatives →

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   Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship▲127

   The startup journey is never smooth or easy

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Interviewed▲189

    A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

    2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

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    Prehype Podcast▲107

    Entrepreneurs speaking to people they think are interesting

    2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Start-Up City▲68

    Inspiring entrepreneurship in the city

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Aviato▲94

    Discover Your Startup

    2014 · aviato.com · its alternatives →

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    Paperpreneurs ▲77

    Paper Dolls of Famous Entrepreneurs. A Palo Alto kid's dream

    2015 · paper-entrepreneur.launchrock.com · its alternatives →

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    Pressfarm▲111

    Find journalists to write about your startup.

    2014 · press.farm · its alternatives →

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    Startup Seed Funding for the Rest of Us▲122

    Raising $1M for your startup outside of Silicon Valley

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Startup Wealth▲86

    How the best angels make money in startups

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Startupland: How Three Guys Risked Everything to Turn an Idea into a Global Business▲77

    The real story of what it takes to go for broke

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Liberal Arts Techie▲80

    How to break into your first startup job

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    CoFounder▲97

    A print magazine of handpicked startup stories (pre-launch)

    2015 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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    Startup Book Buzz▲106

    One new startup related book recommended each week

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Traba▲94

    Inside info on startups in the Bay Area.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Brewing Up a Business▲81

    Adventures in beer from the Founder of Dogfish

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Angel Insights▲121

    A podcast on what angels look for in startups

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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