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24 alternatives to The Startup Chat 126: How to start a side business

Start a business while keeping your main gig

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Startup Chat 126: How to start a side business launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Startup Chat: How to Start a Side Business ▲90

   Actionable tips on starting a side business

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Make This Year▲298

   Grow your core business by launching side projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   How To Start A Startup - Paul Graham▲122

   Counterintuitive parts of startups, and how to have ideas

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Start With A Side-Project▲170

   How I built, marketed, and sold a side-project in 3 months

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Startup Chat 155 - Thinking small & intimate in business▲61

   Stop trying to be grandiose. Start small and go deep.

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Company of One▲346

   A book on why staying small is the next big thing in biz

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Side Projects Playbook▲249

   The only guide you will need to launch a side project

   2022 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Overlap▲100

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

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Starting & Sustaining - #1 - Mike Perham, Creator of Sidekiq▲60

   About launching and sustaining software businesses.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hit Reply – Episode 4: Start small▲68

    How to get started at building and launching things

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Start▲121

    Launch and run your US business from anywhere in the world

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CoffeeHub▲233

    The easiest way to book time with professionals you admire

    2025 · coffeehub.jp · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Early Stage Founders▲11

    Start earning a living with your side project

    2024 · earlystagefounders.start.page · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Be Founders▲81

    Find the perfect cofounder.

    2020 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Startup Chat 151: How to create a winning startup culture▲61

    How to bring the right people together & make them get along

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Bootstrap your startup with high end gigs▲71

    Hey guys, we just launched a platform to match top startups with high end projects. We're focused on supporting startups that would rather take on a short term consulting gig than raising a round of funding. We'd love some feedback. Thanks!

    2011 · grouptalent.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Founder's Journey: That next feature will not save your business▲71

    Seriously, that new feature you're launching? Doesn't matter

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hello Tech Pros: Launching a Service-Based IT Business▲61

    Joshua Futrell explains how

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Find A Maker▲101

    find a partner for your next project

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Startr▲156

    "Like Airbnb for Uber." Inspiration for your next startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Chris Guillebeau's Side Hustle School Episode #1▲67

    Create a new source of income without quitting your job.

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Startup Opportunities▲84

    Know When to Quit Your Day Job

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup Opportunities▲85

    Know when to quit your day job

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Startups for the Rest of Us - EP296 - Launching 100 projects in a year▲86

    Talking about product/founder fit.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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