Links and resources for entrepreneurs and those who help them.

(New) Classic Reads

  1. 2 The Lean Startup 0
  2. 3 The Art of the Start 2.0 0
  3. 4 The E-Myth Revisited 0
  4. 5 Measure What Matters 0

Tools

  1. 2 11 Killer Free Tools to Launch and Build Your Startup 0
  2. 3 17 Apps Every Entrepreneur Needs in 2017 0
  3. 4 The Lean Startup Circle Wiki / Validation Tools 0
  4. 5 7 Tools to Help You Build an App Without Writing Code 0

Online Courses

  1. 1 How To Build A Startup 0
  2. 2 Startupclass.samaltman 0
  3. 3 How To Build A Startup 0

Entship Basics

  1. 1 What is an entrepreneur 0
  2. 2 Where do good ideas come from? 0
  3. 3 If Rejection Slows You Down 0
  4. 4 How to Start a Startup 0
  5. 5 Innovation v5 0

Key Terms & Metrics

  1. 1 TAM (Total Addressable Market); SAM & SOM 0
  2. 2 CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost) 0
  3. 3 LTV (Lifetime Value of a Customer) 0
  4. 4 ROI (Return On Investment) 0
  5. 5 Do you have a viable business model ? 0

For Educators

  1. 1 Lean LaunchPad® 0
  2. 2 Deshpande Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed 0
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Symposium 0
  4. 4 Teaching Entrepreneurship 0
  5. 5 The Startup Owner's Manual 0

Ideation

  1. 1 7 Tips for Idea Generation for Start-ups 0
  2. 2 Finding Product Market Fit 0
  3. 3 What Are The Best Ways To Think Of Ideas For A Startup? 0
  4. 4 A Framework to Spur Creative Thinking 0
  5. 5 Stop Worrying About Everyone Stealing Your Idea 0

Total Addressable Market

  1. 1 What is the difference between Market Size and Total Addressable Market (TAM) ? Or are they same? 0
  2. 2 Total addressable market 0
  3. 3 Modeling Total Addressable Market 0
  4. 4 How to Size a Market Opportunity 0

Business Models

  1. 1 Lean Startup Meets Design Thinking 0
  2. 2 Businessmodelgeneration 0
  3. 3 Business Models that Rock 0
  4. 4 Business Model Canvas 0
  5. 5 Traditional Types of Business Models 0

Validation

  1. 1 Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything 0
  2. 2 The Lean Startup 0
  3. 3 The Lean Startup Circle Wiki / Customer Interview Templates and Resources 0
  4. 4 The Phases of Customer Discovery 0
  5. 5 How to do Customer Interviews 0

Venture Capital

  1. 1 Kearns: Some Basics of VC 0
  2. 2 Everything You Need to Know 0
  3. 3 The Twenty Minute VC 0
  4. 4 The due diligence process in venture capital 0

Sales

  1. 1 Entrepreneurial Selling 0
  2. 2 11 Tips For Entrepreneurs Who Hate Sales 0
  3. 3 Know Your Customers’ “Jobs to Be Done” 0
  4. 4 Funnel Hacking Tools and Tactics 0
  5. 5 The Presentation ExpertsPresentation Experts. PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi / Purple Patch Group 0

Business Plans

  1. 1 How and Why Business Plans Have Changed 0
  2. 2 Planware 0
  3. 3 Business plan template for entrepreneurs 0
  4. 4 A quick overview of what’s needed 0
  5. 5 The Right Time & Place for Business Plans 0

Marketing

  1. 1 Simple marketing plan for startups 0
  2. 2 10 Steps to a Solid Social Media Strategy 0
  3. 3 A Free & Easy Social Media Guide 0
  4. 4 Traction 0
  5. 5 High Converting Landing Pages 0

Growth Marketing (hacking)

  1. 1 5 Content Marketing Based Growth Hacks for Early Stage Startups 0
  2. 2 35 Growth Hacking Tools for Marketers Who Don’t Code 0
  3. 3 HackToStart 0
  4. 4 The Growth Hacker's Guide to the Galaxy 0
  5. 5 GrowthHackers (@GrowthHackers) 0

Founder Agreements

  1. 1 Startup Co-Founder Equity 0
  2. 2 Co-Founder Equity Calculator 0
  3. 3 Startup founders, shareholders & investors 0

Accounting

  1. 1 Quickbooks 0
  2. 2 A Basic Accounting Tutorial for New Small Business Owners 0
  3. 3 Accounting Basics for Entrepreneurs 0
  4. 4 Accounting Basics 0

Digital Marketing

  1. 1 How Buffer Grew Their YouTube Channel by 59% in 30 Days 0
  2. 2 A Checklist for New Entrepreneurs 0

Hiring

  1. 1 11 Must Have Recruitment Practices for HR Managers & Startup Founders 0
  2. 2 5 Best Practices for Hiring and Recruiting 0
  3. 3 Employer Interviewing Best Practices 0
  4. 4 Checking References Top 10 Questions To Ask 0

Crowdfunding

  1. 1 Introduction to crowdfunding for startups 0
  2. 2 10 Top Crowdfunding Websites for Entrepreneurs 0
  3. 3 10 Crowdfunding Secrets: Ignitiondeck 0
  4. 4 Traffic Tips to Kickstart your Crowdfunding Campaign 0

Early Funding Basics

  1. 1 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) 0
  2. 2 Basilpeters.com 0
  3. 3 Angel Investing Revealed by Stanford eCorner 0
  4. 4 Startup Funding 101 0
  5. 5 10 Questions Investors Ask Themselves When They Hear A Pitch 0

Valuation

  1. 1 How investors determine the value of your business 0
  2. 2 Your Startup is Overvalued 0

Pitching

  1. 2 3 Founders' Favorite Decks for Startup Success 0
  2. 3 The Only 10 Slides You Need in Your Pitch 0
  3. 4 10 Slides To An Awesome Pitch By Dave Mcclure 0
  4. 5 The key business metrics from 8 SaaS startup pitch decks 0

Equity Funding Tools

  1. 1 How to make a cap table 0
  2. 2 Startup founders, shareholders & investors 0
  3. 3 Term Sheet 0
  4. 4 What Is A Cap Table and Why Do You Need One? 0

Intellectual Property

  1. 1 Protecting Intellectual Property 0
  2. 2 IP Checklist 0

Platform/Monetization

  1. 1 How to monetize your startup? 25 Monetization models 0
  2. 2 The Complete Guide to the Platform Business Model 0
  3. 3 Platform Revolution 0
  4. 4 How to monetize a market with network effects 0
  5. 5 Required reading for marketplace startups 0

Scaling Post Startup

  1. 1 8 Important Areas You Should Focus on Immediately After Launching Your Business 0
  2. 2 The Sales Acceleration Formula 0
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