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24 alternatives to Startup

A Silicon Valley adventure

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

1. 1
   Startup Institute▲86

   Career Accelerator

   2014 · startupinstitute.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   StartupAdventure▲115

   A "choose your own adventure" story for startup founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Interviewed▲189

   A growing database of podcast interviews about startups

   2015 · interviewed.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Valley Speak▲94

   Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   r/startups▲49

   Reddit Startups Community

   2014 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   StartupTalks▲176

   A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

   2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Startup Blink▲102

   The Global Startup Map

   2014 · startupblink.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Founders Grid▲77

   The Growth Network For Global Entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Startr▲156

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

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Founder's Dilemmas▲75

    Anticipating & avoiding the pitfalls that can sink a startup

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Something Ventured▲3

    great perspective on the venture/startup industry

    2015 · somethingventuredthemovie.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Screw the Valley▲82

    A coast-to-coast tour of America’s new tech startup culture

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Muse▲127

    Curated career platform.

    2014 · themuse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The 7 Day Startup▲144

    You don't learn until you launch

    2014 · wpcurve.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Traba▲94

    Inside info on startups in the Bay Area.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Aviato▲94

    Discover Your Startup

    2014 · aviato.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Startup Tapes #011 — Moving to Silicon Valley as a Foreign Founder▲55

    No English, but a few friends & a lot of talent

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    VentureBeat Insight▲68

    Insight from those that have it

    2014 · intel.venturebeat.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    WeAreLATech▲137

    The 1st Podcast Focused on LA Startups

    2014 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Bridge▲78

    Connecting designers with top startups

    2014 · designerfund.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bigcolors▲76

    Create, invest & trade startups

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup Challenge ▲108

    A learning game for Startup Class by Sam Altman

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Village▲72

    Spontaneous Opportunities to Connect

    2015 · hellovillagers.com · its alternatives →

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