Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to What They Won't Teach You

A book by a student entrepreneur, for student entrepreneurs.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. What They Won't Teach You launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Launching New Ventures▲68

   An entrepreneurial approach

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Marketing for Startups▲565

   Free e-book with 47 practical user acquisition tactics

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3. 3
   The Minimalist Entrepreneur▲316

   Learn how great founders do more with less

   2021 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   EntrePowerment▲77

   Teaching you what it takes to be an entrepreneur

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Marketing for Entrepreneurs▲68

   Concepts and applications for new ventures

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   College or Not?▲71

   Young Adult Story About Entrepreneurship

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Kidpreneurs▲135

   Entrepreneurship for kids 6-12 years old

   2015 · kidpreneurs.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Zero To Founder▲222

   A book to help you build profitable products

   2023 · upen.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it▲208

   The complete book: A founder

   Feb 2026 · derekyan.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Entrepreneurship▲62

    Successfully launching new ventures

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Growing Pains▲65

    Transitioning from entrepreneurship to a firm

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Launching a Startup in the Digital Age▲89

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

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Your Growth Hacks Aren't Working▲292

    Free new book by Steli Efti on B2B customer acquisition

    2017 · close.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Finding Success in Failure▲58

    A startup tell-all from a 10-year serial entrepreneur

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Start Small, Stay Small▲66

    A developer's guide to launching a startup

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Start-Up City▲68

    Inspiring entrepreneurship in the city

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Early Stage Founders Playbook▲313

    Actionable marketing lessons for indie-hackers

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Creativity For Sale▲113

    An honest book about entrepreneurship & making money online

    2014 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Intelligent Entrepreneur▲63

    How 3 HBS graduates learned the 10 rules of entrepreneurship

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Science of Growth▲84

    Why do some startups succeed where others fail?

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    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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    Don't Dumb Down Your Greatness▲66

    A young entrepreneur's guide to thinking & being great

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Business Starter Kit▲139

    Free must-have books and tools for business owners

    2018 · visme.co · its alternatives →

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