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24 alternatives to TGIM - Business Lessons from Prison

For people who can’t wait for the week to *start*.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TGIM - Business Lessons from Prison launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   One Week To Profit▲86

   Seven ways and seven days to make more money

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Traction (Book)▲308

   A Startup Guide to Getting Customers

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
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   How did Kai prep for taking two weeks off of his business?

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Tim Ferriss Show: Useful Lessons from Workaholics Anonymous▲98

   Interview with Ryan Holiday

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   StartUp - Season 3 Ep8: From the Cell to the Sell▲82

   Starting a fitness bootcamp taught by felons (Pt. 2)

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Traction.VC▲127

   Weekly growth tactics for product-focused entrepreneurs

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Bootstrappers.io – A community for business bootstrappers▲161

   2014 · bootstrappers.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tim Ferriss Show - How to Avoid the Busy Trap▲84

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   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TGIM from Shopify 03 - Unconventional Wisdom▲55

   Seth Godin, embracing failure & the importance of questions

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    When To Rob a Bank▲165

    New book from the authors of Freakonomics

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Seeking Wisdom: Setting Goals For Your Startup▲61

    Lessons to help accelerate your learning.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Accountably 🏃‍♀️ 🚲 📚 💼▲66

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    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    StartUp Podcast: Happy Ending (Season 3, Episode 7)▲83

    From drug kingpin to solitary confinement (Pt. 1)

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FoundersGyan featuring various founders▲63

    Panel Discussion on giving up a job and starting up!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Founder Weekly▲126

    The best hand curated links for entrepreneurs and investors

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    nudge2.0▲107

    AI schedules your whole week to take action

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17. 17
    #FOMOfanz 014 My Secret Weapon: Reimagining Entrepreneur Relationships▲61

    Why entrepreneurs must surround themselves w/great people!

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Start-up Sessions - "From Stressed & Broke to Triple Digit Growth"▲60

    Michael Knouse, Genevieve LeMarchal talk start-ups and sales

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SPAR!▲96

    Challenge your friends. Put money on the line. Get better.

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Tim Ferriss Show - The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice▲106

    AngelList CEO Naval Ravikant on life, business and everythi…

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Retention Grid▲95

    Opportunity Mining. Automated Selling.

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bytes - Convenience is Addictive (Meng Wang, Expansion Manager, Uber)▲56

    Exploring the rise of the on-demand economy

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲64

    Reinterpreting something overlooked from the past

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Action Army #13 - Have more time and make more money▲71

    Make a few tweaks to your schedule and define your hours.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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