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24 alternatives to The New Business Road Test

What entrepreneurs and executives should do before launching

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

1. 1
   Launching New Ventures▲68

   An entrepreneurial approach

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Entrepreneurship▲62

   Successfully launching new ventures

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Will It Fly▲74

   How to test your next business idea so you don't waste time

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Disciplined Entrepreneurship▲74

   24 steps to a successful startup

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   EntrePowerment▲77

   Teaching you what it takes to be an entrepreneur

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Learning To Launch▲228

   Stop failing. Start launching.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   All In Startup▲62

   Launching a new idea when everything is on the line

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Growing Pains▲65

   Transitioning from entrepreneurship to a firm

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Founder's Dilemmas▲75

    Anticipating & Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hot Seat▲155

    The startup CEO guidebook

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hack the Entrepreneur▲83

    Stop procrastinating, build a business, do work that matters

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Mad Genius▲65

    A manifesto for entrepreneurs

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Launching a Startup in the Digital Age▲89

    You get what you work for, not what you wish for

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Smarter Faster Better▲83

    The secrets of being productive in life and business

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Successful Business Plan▲65

    Secrets and strategies

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Marketing for Entrepreneurs▲68

    Concepts and applications for new ventures

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Startup Checklist▲111

    25 steps to a scalable, high-growth business

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Making It Right▲76

    Product management for a startup world

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Make Your Mark ▲83

    Creative's guide to building a business with impact

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Startup Equation▲72

    A visual guidebook for building your startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23TF
    The Found a Business Book – Interviews with Entrepreneurs▲76

    2013 · foundabusiness.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Stretch▲62

    How to future-proof yourself for tomorrow's workplace

    2016 · its alternatives →

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