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24 alternatives to Startup Challenge
A learning game for Startup Class by Sam Altman
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Startup Challenge launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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YC Startup Class▲230A live, one-hour class by Sam Altman on Platzi
2015 · platzi.com · its alternatives →
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Playing Lean▲104A board game that teaches the Lean Startup Methodology
2015 · playinglean.com · its alternatives →
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Stanford class taught by Sam Altman & guest speakers
2014 · its alternatives →
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Y Combinator's Playbook (by Sam Altman)
2015 · playbook.samaltman.com · its alternatives →
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Startup Playbook▲164Written by Sam Altman & Illustrated by Gregory Koberger
2015 · playbook.samaltman.com · its alternatives →
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StartupClass.co▲300YC's How to Start a Startup packaged as an online course
2014 · startupclass.co · its alternatives →
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A visual guidebook for building your startup
2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →
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StartupAdventure▲115A "choose your own adventure" story for startup founders
2015 · its alternatives →
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Learn product dev, CS theory and intern at a tech startup
2014 · makeschool.org · its alternatives →
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A developer's guide to launching a startup
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Online educational resource dedicated to entrepreneurship
2014 · entrepreneurship.org · its alternatives →
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Sam Decker - Startup Executive and Advisors
2017 · foryouleaders.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
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