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24 alternatives to Starting + Sustaining

A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

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

1. 1
   Starting & Sustaining: Second Edition▲118

   Build and launch a web app with less pain and fewer mistakes

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Web App Success▲73

   Creating web apps? This is for you.

   2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Learning To Launch▲228

   Stop failing. Start launching.

   2016 · learningtolaunch.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Starting▲68

   Starting & Sustaining: How to build & launch a web app

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Start Small, Stay Small▲66

   A developer's guide to launching a startup

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Node: Up and Running▲72

   Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

   2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Startup Equation▲72

   A visual guidebook for building your startup

   2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   How to Build a Billion Dollar App▲92

   Guide to building an app-based business

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Startup CEO▲64

    A field guide to scaling your business

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fundraising Field Guide▲137

    Field guide for early stage high-growth companies

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Traction▲192

    How startups can achieve consumer growth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hello, Startup▲76

    A programmer's guide to building products, tech & teams

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Disciplined Entrepreneurship▲74

    24 steps to a successful startup

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Just Enough▲62

    A minimalist approach to starting an online business

    2015 · vincentimbat.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Which Book Should I Read?▲104

    A recommendation tool to find your next book

    2017 · whichbookshouldiread.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Launching New Ventures▲68

    An entrepreneurial approach

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Working Lunch 👻▲166

    Daily resources for startup founders

    2015 · theworkinglunch.co · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Making It Right▲76

    Product management for a startup world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    How To Build An App Business With No Technical Background▲71

    A mobile app business guide for non-technical founders.

    2015 · gumroad.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Paperboy▲174

    A collection of articles to help build your startup

    2015 · paperboy.fm · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Design Sprint▲181

    An upcoming book and list of resources from Google Ventures

    2015 · gv.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    App Making▲114

    A Step-By-Step Guide To Crafting Successful Apps

    2014 · tapity.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Entrepreneurship▲62

    Successfully launching new ventures

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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