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24 alternatives to Story in a Bottle - Albert Wenger

How to fail as an entrepreneur and succeed in VC

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Story in a Bottle - Albert Wenger launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Story in a Bottle - Nick Chirls▲70
The changing world of venture for early stage startups.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
2
Venture Stories▲249
A new podcast taking you inside the world of venture capital
2017 · villageglobal.com · its alternatives →
3
Story in a Bottle - Liz Wessel▲59
Living life on her own terms, entrepreneurship & WayUp.com
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
4
Founders at Work▲208
Stories of successful founders
2015 · foundersatwork.com · its alternatives →
5
Growing a Million Dollar Company▲123
30+ lessons on startup success & failure
2015 · baremetrics.com · its alternatives →
6
Failure is Never Final▲58
How to bounce back BIG from any defeat
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and VC▲211
Must read if you want to raise money for the first time
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital▲92
Inside secrets from the leaders in the startup game
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Learning To Launch▲228
Stop failing. Start launching.
2016 · learningtolaunch.co · its alternatives →
10
Story in a Bottle - Chris Messina▲112
Creating web standards, the # & now the Uber experience.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
11
Failing My Way to Success▲71
Life lessons of an entrepreneur
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Story in a Bottle - Hilary Mason▲65
Demystifying computer science for everyday business.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
13
Starting Something: An Entrepreneur's Tale of Corporate Culture ▲60
I made a few hundred million. I lost a few hundred million.
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Hustle Con Stories 👻▲226
Stories of successful founders who can't code
2015 · its alternatives →
15
Finding Success in Failure▲58
A startup tell-all from a 10-year serial entrepreneur
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Product Hunt Maker Stories - Matt Mazzeo▲120
Future of VC, breaking into tech/VC, & more
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Story in a Bottle - Andrea Syrtash▲60
How one becomes a dating expert & what we all really want.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
18
Entrepreneurship▲62
Successfully launching new ventures
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Story in a Bottle - Matthew Lieber▲111
Gimlet Media's co-founder Matthew Lieber tells his story.
2015 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
20
Ventured - A Roadmap For Pitching Your Startup in Silicon Valley▲73
Advice on how entrepreneurs can attract VC funding.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
21
Story in a Bottle - John Gardner▲56
Learnvest's co-founder on going from startup to acquisition.
2016 · storyinabottle.charmingrobot.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Tech Pros: How to Turn Your First Big Failure into Your First Huge Success▲59
What this entrepreneur did after a flop
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
23
First 3 Customers▲178
Stories of how entrepreneurs got their first three customers
2014 · howigotmyfirst3customers.com · its alternatives →
24
Foundr V1.0▲98
Lessons from the greatest entrepreneurs today by Foundr
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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