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24 alternatives to The Outsiders

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

1. 1
   Becoming a Category of One▲76

   How extraordinary companies transcend commodity

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Uncommon Stock▲59

   A startup tech thriller

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Outsiders▲1

   Eight unconventional CEOs and their blueprint for success

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Scaling Up▲71

   How a few companies make it...and why the rest don't

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Growing Pains▲65

   Transitioning from entrepreneurship to a firm

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Built to Sell▲63

   Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Crossing the Chasm▲82

   Selling high-tech products to mainstream customers

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Upstarts▲78

   How the companies of Silicon Valley are changing the world

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Growth Engines▲95

    How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Great Game of Business▲60

    The only sensible way to run a company

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Exponential Organisations▲55

    Great book about tech companies and how they outperform

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reinventing Organizations▲77

    A new kind of organization

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Founders at Work▲51

    Stories of Startups' Early Days

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Entrepreneurship▲62

    Successfully launching new ventures

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    From the Other Side of the World▲60

    Extraordinary entrepreneurs, unlikely places

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Launching New Ventures▲68

    An entrepreneurial approach

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Built to Last▲91

    Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Uncommon Stock: Power Play (Book 2 of 3)▲74

    Second in a trilogy of startup tech thrillers

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Thank You Economy▲89

    How companies big and small can scale

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    New Market Wizards▲70

    Conversations with America's top traders

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Connect▲57

    How companies succeed by engaging radically with society

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · its alternatives →

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