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24 alternatives to Starting & Sustaining: Second Edition

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

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: Second Edition launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Starting + Sustaining▲92
A guide to plan, launch and run a web app
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Starting▲68
Starting & Sustaining: How to build & launch a web app
2014 · its alternatives →
3
Learning To Launch▲228
Stop failing. Start launching.
2016 · learningtolaunch.co · its alternatives →
4
Getting Real▲234
The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.
2015 · basecamp.com · its alternatives →
5
Build Your SaaS▲416
A podcast about what it takes to launch a web app in 2018
2018 · saas.transistor.fm · its alternatives →
6
The Startup Playbook▲548
How-to guide for building your startup from the ground up
2018 · startup-playbook.com · its alternatives →
7
Zero To Founder▲222
A book to help you build profitable products
2023 · upen.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
8
Web App Success▲73
Creating web apps? This is for you.
2015 · fivesimplesteps.com · its alternatives →
9
Think SaaS▲77
Zero to launch SaaS guide
2022 · anjalbinayak.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
10
Start Small, Stay Small▲66
A developer's guide to launching a startup
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
The Startup Playbook 2nd Edition▲211
Founder-to-founder advice on how to create & build a startup
2020 · startup-playbook.com · its alternatives →
12
The Startup Equation▲72
A visual guidebook for building your startup
2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →
13
I wrote the book Building Mobile Apps at Scale▲357
The guide for building large, iOS, and Android native apps - with the challenges and common solutions across the industry.
2021 · mobileatscale.com · its alternatives →
14
The Art of The Start 2.0▲111
How to launch & make your new product or service a success
2015 · guykawasaki.com · its alternatives →
15
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 →
16
Top Startup Books▲282
A collection of must-read books for startup founders.
2015 · startupbooks.top · its alternatives →
17
Fundraising Field Guide▲137
Field guide for early stage high-growth companies
2015 · its alternatives →
18
How to Build a Billion Dollar App▲92
Guide to building an app-based business
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
How To Start A Startup Without Ruining Your Life▲147
A guide to changing the world & embracing the rollercoaster
2017 · library.superhi.com · its alternatives →
20
The Working Lunch 👻▲166
Daily resources for startup founders
2015 · theworkinglunch.co · its alternatives →
21
Essential Tools for Running a Business▲121
How we collaborate, develop and promote our product, support
2016 · activecollab.com · its alternatives →
22
Disciplined Entrepreneurship▲74
24 steps to a successful startup
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Business Starter Kit▲139
Free must-have books and tools for business owners
2018 · visme.co · its alternatives →
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Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want▲70
Practical guide to B2B startups
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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