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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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Getting Real▲234The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.
2015 · its alternatives →
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Build Your SaaS▲420A podcast about what it takes to launch a web app in 2018
2018 · its alternatives →
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How-to guide for building your startup from the ground up
2018 · its alternatives →
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How To Launch▲262Startup launch playbook & cost calculator, by The Upstarters
2017 · its alternatives →
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Founder-to-founder advice on how to create & build a startup
2020 · its alternatives →
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How to launch & make your new product or service a success
2015 · its alternatives →
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2021 · mobileatscale.com · its alternatives →
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Essential advice on building and running a startup
2015 · its alternatives →
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Field guide for early stage high-growth companies
2015 · its alternatives →
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A guide to changing the world & embracing the rollercoaster
2017 · its alternatives →
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Ultimate insider playbook based on the Y Combinator course
2015 · its alternatives →
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A beginner's guide to making apps, from idea to launch
2020 · its alternatives →
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The Lean Startup▲149Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses
2015 · its alternatives →
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