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24 alternatives to Writing Proposals

A handbook of what makes your project right for funding

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

1. 1
   Book In A Box▲210

   Book writing & publishing as a service

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Startup Funding Book▲63

   Beginner’s guide to getting your startup financed

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Draft▲149

   GitHub for writing

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4BT
   Business.txt - Standard Proposal▲264

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Microsoft Planner▲198

   The project management tool for Office

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Independent Consulting Manual▲105

   An insider's guide to building six-figure solo consultancies

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   High Output Management▲158

   The bible for startup management

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Email Templates For Freelancers▲98

   Well-crafted messages to improve your business

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Startupland▲118

   The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Best practices of resource management▲78

    Free guide on leading teams and delivering projects.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ship While You Sleep▲130

    A book on how to work more effectively w/ freelance devs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    40 Semi-Obvious Lessons▲62

    Quick reference book for building a startup/business

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13IP
    I published a book to save you from my software architecture mistakes▲100

    Hey HN, I just wanted to share that after five months of intense work and countless caffeine-fueled writing sessions, "Master Software Architecture: A Pragmatic Guide" is now available. Writing this book was a crazy time. I entirely focused on it, and it took exactly 753 hours of writing, editing, and image editing & resizing(!) until the premiere. Yes, the last one (images) was a killer. If you ever think about writing a book, reserve a lot of time for it unless someone else does it for you. As a result, I am handing you the nearly 400-page book. It is a guide that will help you connect all…

    2024 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Running Lean▲144

    An exacting strategy for achieving a product/market fit

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Scrum▲85

    A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    jasper▲96

    The Future of writing

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Starting + Sustaining▲92

    A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Demystifying Public Speaking▲82

    Clear tactics to get more comfortable giving talks

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Product Roadmaps▲111

    How to develop a product strategy + 9 example roadmaps

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Art Of Startup Fundraising▲85

    Pitching investors, negotiating the deal, & everything else

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    7 Page Project Proposal Pack▲100

    Get clients with a perfectly crafted project proposal

    2022 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Getting Things Done▲124

    Revised 2015 edition of the popular productivity book

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Startup Funding Book▲6

    Your go-to how-to manual for startup funding

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24WB
    Wrote book that builds a SaaS boilerplate. Save weeks on side projects▲78

    2020 · builderbook.org · its alternatives →

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