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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.

1. 1
   Venture Stories▲249

   A new podcast taking you inside the world of venture capital

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Story in a Bottle - Liz Wessel▲59

   Living life on her own terms, entrepreneurship & WayUp.com

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Twenty Minute VC (podcast)▲286

   Learn about venture capital, startup funding and the pitch

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Growing a Million Dollar Company▲123

   30+ lessons on startup success & failure

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Failure is Never Final▲58

   How to bounce back BIG from any defeat

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Maker Stories▲303

   Discover the stories behind products

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and VC▲211

   Must read if you want to raise money for the first time

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital▲92

   Inside secrets from the leaders in the startup game

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Learning To Launch▲228

    Stop failing. Start launching.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Story in a Bottle - Chris Messina▲112

    Creating web standards, the # & now the Uber experience.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Hard Thing About Hard Things▲258

    Essential advice on building and running a startup

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Product Hunt Maker Stories - Matt Mazzeo▲120

    Future of VC, breaking into tech/VC, & more

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Story in a Bottle - Andrea Syrtash▲60

    How one becomes a dating expert & what we all really want.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Story in a Bottle - Matthew Lieber▲111

    Gimlet Media's co-founder Matthew Lieber tells his story.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Viable▲243

    See if your venture's name already exists in the world

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Maker Success▲274

    Discover the stories behind successful Product Hunt launches

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Story in a Bottle - John Gardner▲56

    Learnvest's co-founder on going from startup to acquisition.

    2016 · 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 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    First 3 Customers▲178

    Stories of how entrepreneurs got their first three customers

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Foundr V1.0▲98

    Lessons from the greatest entrepreneurs today by Foundr

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Art of Startup Fundraising▲64

    Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal & Everything Else

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Story in a Bottle - Meghan Graham▲60

    How brands and companies need to modernize their thinking.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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