Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The First Ten

A "reverse audiobook" for building coworking communities

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

1. 1
   Startup Communities▲241

   How to build communities of entrepreneurs

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Startup Mixology▲71

   Guide to Building and Growing Startups (Audiobook)

   2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Reinventing Organizations▲77

   A new kind of organization

   2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Factory Playbook▲68

   Our complete strategy for building coworking spaces

   2016 · factory.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Startup CEO▲64

   A field guide to scaling your business

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Overlap▲100

   Start a business at your full-time job. A free audiobook.

   2017 · edilangit.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Disrupting Digital Business▲111

   Create an authentic experience in the peer-to-peer economy

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Coworking Handbook▲83

   Learn how to create and manage a succesful coworking space

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Lean Product Playbook▲97

   How to innovate w/ MVPs & rapid customer feedback

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scrum▲85

    A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Audioknot▲114

    A curated audio feed for entrepreneurs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Disrupt Yourself▲64

    Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cowgirl Up! A Woman's Guide to Navigating the Corporate Frontier▲62

    Navigating the corporate frontier

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hacking Growth [Kindle Edition]▲79

    Untraditional marketing using the hacker mindset.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Just Enough▲62

    A minimalist approach to starting an online business

    2015 · vincentimbat.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Digital Transformation: Four Steps to Maximize Your Teamwork▲63

    Learn how to collaborate more effectively at work

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Lean Startup▲149

    Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    UNBOSS▲64

    Conventional understanding of management and work reimagined

    2016 · unboss.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Community Building on the Web▲86

    Secret strategies for successful online communities

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Hacking Growth▲72

    The modern marketing mindset to create fast growing

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Inside Podcasting▲126

    Curating the resurgence of the spoken word

    2017 · inside.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scaling Lean▲74

    Mastering the key metrics for startup growth

    2016 · leanstack.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Parcel▲121

    An audio resource for founders

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

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