Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to The Sales Hiring Playbook by Steli Efti

A practical guide to building a sales team

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Sales Hiring Playbook by Steli Efti launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
SaaS sales for Startup Founders▲197
Free book by Steli Efti from Close.io
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
2
The Founder's Guide To Sales Negotiation by Steli from Close.io▲128
Free book to help startups and sales reps close better deals
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
3
The 2020 Startup Sales Playbook▲311
The definitive guide for early-stage sales teams 🚀
2019 · close.com · its alternatives →
4
Your Growth Hacks Aren't Working▲292
Free new book by Steli Efti on B2B customer acquisition
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
5
Building Great Startup Teams▲61
A guide to attracting, hiring and retaining employees
2016 · its alternatives →
6
The Follow-Up Formula▲128
Steli Efti's new free book on success in sales & life
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
7
Hacking Sales (Book)▲93
The Playbook For Building a High Velocity Sales Machine
2015 · its alternatives →
8
Talk To Your Fucking Customers! (If You Want To Build A Better B2B Startup)▲171
Actionable advice for B2B Startups by Steli from Close.io
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
9
Enterprise Sales Guide: Hiring Playbook, by Work-Bench▲82
Playbook to source, onboard & interview top sales candidates
2018 · its alternatives →
10
Recruiting 101 for Startups▲71
A guide for startups on how to recruit your first hires.
2016 · getweirdly.com · its alternatives →
11
Playbooks From Drift▲197
The easiest way to get more sales meetings.
2017 · salesloft.com · its alternatives →
12
How to Start a Startup: The Book▲111
Ultimate insider playbook based on the Y Combinator course
2015 · thinkapps.com · its alternatives →
13
Startup CEO▲64
A field guide to scaling your business
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Startup Marketing with Virtual Summits by Steli Efti▲123
Generate leads, boost brand awareness, & build partnerships
2018 · close.com · its alternatives →
15
Enterprise Sales For Startups▲184
Free book for founders and sales reps selling to large orgs
2017 · close.com · its alternatives →
16
The Ultimate Startup Guide To Sales▲91
Everything you need to know about outbound sales
2015 · startupsalesguide.com · its alternatives →
17
Launching New Ventures▲68
An entrepreneurial approach
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Work Rules! ▲82
Talent management and attraction ideas from inside Google
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
19
The Startup Equation▲72
A visual guidebook for building your startup
2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →
20
Growth Engines▲95
How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Growing Pains▲65
Transitioning from entrepreneurship to a firm
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
The Appreneur Playbook▲69
Game-changing mobile app marketing advice from the pros
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Innovator's Dilemma▲202
The seminal business book
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Running Lean▲144
An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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