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24 alternatives to YC Build Sprint

4 week sprint and 20 equity free grants

YC Build Sprint is a four-week intensive program that brings together founders to work toward specific goals as a community. Participants who complete the sprint are eligible to receive one of 20 equity-free grants.… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. YC Build Sprint launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Startup School for Future Founders▲510
YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders
2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
2
Design Sprint Kits▲109
A pre-assembled kit for GV design sprints.
2017 · its alternatives →
3
Build▲325
Launch your side hustle in 4 weeks
2022 · buildbystl.com · its alternatives →
4
Hyper Founder Program▲811
An 8-week founder program inspired by Product Hunt
2021 · hyper.com · its alternatives →
5
Apply to YC (Y Combinator)▲386
Curated collection of resources for founders applying to YC.
2017 · its alternatives →
6
Sprint▲89
Build and test startup ideas in two months
2023 · sites.google.com · its alternatives →
7
Google Design Sprint Starter Kit▲425
This Kit helps you to run your first Google Design Sprint.
2017 · pitsch.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
8
Story Sprint▲296
Draft, develop, and design your deck in a day
2022 · visionquest.spacecadet.ventures · its alternatives →
9
Alt Sprints▲191
Idea to MVP in 2 weeks
2023 · altsprints.com · its alternatives →
10
Sprint▲509
How to solve big problems and test new ideas in 5 days
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Y Combinator Co-founder Matching▲642
YC’s free online platform to help you find your co-founder
2021 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →
12
Build Sprint by KLJr▲7
A free 7-day build sprint for indie founders.
Jul 2026 · kljr.website · its alternatives →
13
#30DayStartup▲598
Learn to build and launch your startup in 30 days, for free
2018 · its alternatives →
14
Startup School Live 2022▲175
Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator
2022 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
15
Google Design Sprint Kit▲484
Your resource for planning and running a Design Sprint
2017 · designsprintkit.withgoogle.com · its alternatives →
16
Startup School 2019▲448
Learn how to start a startup with YC for free
2019 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →
17
Sprint Week by Rocketship.fm▲81
Behind the scenes of Kevin Rose's Zero app design sprint
2018 · its alternatives →
18WB
We built our startup in 100 days▲147
2013 · giveit100.com · its alternatives →
19
Millions▲128
Follow @Millions. Match 6 #s. Win our VC's money.
2021 · millions.app · its alternatives →
20
Design Sprint 4.0▲73
From an idea to a validated prototype in just 5 days
2023 · its alternatives →
21
The Twenty Minute VC - Founders Friday: Raising $33m in Venture Funding with Workable▲78
Founder @ Workable joins us to discuss his funding journey.
2015 · content.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
22
Peeka▲152
It's like talking to YC partners
2023 · tally.so · its alternatives →
23
Sell In Public Challenge▲79
+125 founders with 180 days to build & sell on MicroAcquire
2021 · sellinpublic.com · its alternatives →
24
The YC Founder Directory▲226
Discover the 9,000 founders who went through YC
2023 · ycombinator.com · its alternatives →

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