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24 alternatives to Voluntary Admission

Entrepreneur and startup founder talking about depression

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Voluntary Admission launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Founders at Work▲208

   Stories of successful founders

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Learning To Launch▲228

   Stop failing. Start launching.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Oversubscribed - #2: Intermodal Media and Dealing with Founder Depression▲67

   Tech, startups & media w/ Jason L. Baptiste and Ben Parr

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4TF
   The Found a Business Book – Interviews with Entrepreneurs▲76

   2013 · foundabusiness.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Failing My Way to Success▲71

   Life lessons of an entrepreneur

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Mad Genius▲65

   A manifesto for entrepreneurs

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hot Seat▲155

   The startup CEO guidebook

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lighthouse London - 19: How To Raise, Fail and Find Your True Calling: Mental Health in Startups▲57

   James Routledge's startup journey

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Start Small, Stay Small▲66

   A developer's guide to launching a startup

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Introvert Entrepreneur▲65

    Amplify your strengths and create success on your own terms

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Hard Thing About Hard Things▲258

    Essential advice on building and running a startup

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Startupland▲118

    The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Launching a Startup in the Digital Age▲89

    You get what you work for, not what you wish for

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Groundera▲257

    Indie books by entrepreneurs. 90% are free to download

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Unscalable▲94

    A collection of interviews with startup founders.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Beyond the Pitch▲98

    A forum to help entrepreneurs with mental illness

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Startup Equation▲72

    A visual guidebook for building your startup

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    People Over Profit▲65

    Inspiring for those interested in Social Entrepreneurship

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Disrupted▲78

    My misadventure in the start-up bubble

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Da Vinci Curse▲74

    Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup Opportunities▲85

    Know when to quit your day job

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    UNBOSS▲64

    Conventional understanding of management and work reimagined

    2016 · its alternatives →

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