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24 alternatives to The Startup Chat 138: Building Products in Hyper-Competitive Markets

Hiten Shah & Steli Efti on growing SaaS startups in 2017

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 138: Building Products in Hyper-Competitive Markets launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Startup Chat 156: Scaling SaaS from 100 to 1000 customers▲115

   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti share a framework for growing SaaS

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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   The Startup Chat 130 - SEO for startups▲65

   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti discuss SEO

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti on SaaS Pricing (The Startup Chat)▲59

   SaaS pricing tips from the trenches

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Startup Chat - Marketing vs Sales ▲71

   Steli & Hiten discuss sales vs. marketing in SaaS companies.

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Startup Chat 127: How to provide great customer support▲67

   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti discuss customer support

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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   The Startup Chat - You launched your product, and no one bought. What now?▲56

   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti on what happens after the beta.

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   This Week in Startups #663: Jason Lemkin▲75

   Indicators of hyper-growth SaaS & investment strategies

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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   The Startup Chat 131: PR for startups▲68

   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti talk public relations for startups

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Startup Chat 166 - How to Think About Hot Trends in Business & Technology▲62

   Hiten Shah & Steli Efti chat about trends

   2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Startup Chat Podcast▲233

    Hiten and Steli's unfiltered insights and actionable advice.

    2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat 142: Why Hiten Shah & Steli Efti love to read▲55

    Books can be your best mentors

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Startup Chat 121: How to come up with great business ideas▲71

    Hiten Shah & Steli Efti share how to generate startup ideas

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Startup Chat - MicroConf 2016 Q&A with Hiten Shah & Steli Efti▲57

    Recording of a live Q & A session at MicroConf 2016

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Growth Everywhere - Close.io CEO Steli Efti▲73

    The 80/20 Principle for Building a 7-figure Saas Business

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat - 28: How To Build a Content Marketing Machine▲62

    Steli and Hiten discuss how to build a content marketing ma…

    2015 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hello Tech Pros: Mining HackerNews for Customers▲60

    and building an international SaaS company

    2017 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bigcolors▲76

    Create, invest & trade startups

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat with Steli & Hiten - How to Build Kickass Remote Teams▲75

    Hiten Shah & Steli Efti talk about building distributed team

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat 128: Crisis management for startups▲71

    Hiten Shah & Steli Efti on managing a crisis in your startup

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The StartUp Chat - Startup Team Alignment▲65

    Another episode with key Insights form Steli and hiten

    2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat 133: How to cultivate great relationships with investors▲57

    Hiten Shah & Steli Efti discuss investor relations

    2016 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Startup Chat 168 - How to Build Your Personal Network… Without Networking▲56

    Hiten Shah & Steli Efti chat about building relationships

    2017 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Chat 174: Self-Service vs Human-Touch in SaaS▲71

    Can bots really sell?

    2017 · thestartupchat.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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