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24 alternatives to Transform "Stuff" into "Things"

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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. Transform "Stuff" into "Things" launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   FoundersGyan▲50

   Inspiring Entrepreneurs

   2015 · foundersgyan.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swap Ideas▲156

   Give to receive ideas from entrepreneurs

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Jobs-to-be-Done: Theory to Practice▲100

   Turn innovation into a science.

   2017 · anthonyulwick.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Clay Water Brick▲59

   Entrepreneurship -- doing a very lot with a very little.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Running Lean▲144

   An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Entrepreneurship▲62

   Successfully launching new ventures

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Create Or Hate: Successful People Make Things▲128

   We are all creative — there is a creator in you.

   2016 · createorhate.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rocketship.fm — Building Entrepreneurial Communities▲66

   Entrepreneurial communities and changing the way we work

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think▲139

   Reframe your problems as opportunities

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Lean Startup▲149

    Use continuous innovation to create successful businesses

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Founder Society▲149

    An invitation-only organization of entrepreneurs

    2015 · foundersociety.co · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Growing Pains▲65

    Transitioning from entrepreneurship to a firm

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Rebooting Work▲82

    Transform how you work (written by a Silicon Valley legend)

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Starting Something: An Entrepreneur's Tale of Corporate Culture ▲60

    I made a few hundred million. I lost a few hundred million.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Build & Launch - How do we create things people want?▲109

    Three ways to validate your product idea

    2015 · buildandlaunch.net · its alternatives →

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    Disruptor: How To Feed our Spirit With Joel Leon▲52

    Bringing art and authenticity to entrepreneurship

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Manifesto▲102

    An anthem celebrating process, for makers.

    2015 · baronfig.com · its alternatives →

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    SellPersonal - Jory Des Jardins on Pivoting as an Entrepreneur▲54

    Define your skills. Don't leave it to chance.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Dream Manager▲55

    Transform your company by transforming the people in it

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Mad Genius▲65

    A manifesto for entrepreneurs

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Inspiring Entrepreneurs From Start to Finish▲59

    The persistent entrepreneur

    2016 · media.zencast.fm · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Traction.VC▲127

    Weekly growth tactics for product-focused entrepreneurs

    2014 · traction.vc · its alternatives →

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    Becoming a Category of One▲76

    How extraordinary companies transcend commodity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    EntrePowerment▲77

    Teaching you what it takes to be an entrepreneur

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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