The Ultimate Resource Sheet

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General Resources

  1. Startup Stash — A curated directory of resources and tools to help you build your startup.

  2. Freebie Supply — Awesome free things for entrepreneurs and startups.

  3. Startup{ery — A library of the best resources to help you build your business.

  4. VC Cafe Startup Resources — A huge list of startup resources (updated over the years).

  5. Startups.co — A startup launch platform to help you find customers, funding, press, mentors.

  6. Toggl — Free time tracking software to improve workplace productivity.

  7. Bootswatch — Free Bootstrap templates.

  8. Slimvoice — Insanely simple invoicing.

  9. Domainr — Find the best domain names fast.

  10. Rapportive — Get LinkedIn profiles right inside of Gmail.

Inspiration/Motivation

  1. Requests for Startups — A daily newsletter of ideas that investors would like to fund.

  2. Startup Quote — Wisdom about making things.

  3. Foundation — Kevin Rose interviews some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.

  4. Pitchenvy — A gallery of startup pitch decks.

  5. Signal Tower — Longform interviews with brilliant designers and entrepreneurs.

  6. Startups.co.uk — The UK’s leading resource for starting a business.

  7. Startup Digest — The personalized insider newsletter for all things startup in your area.

  8. GV Library — Resources from a radically different kind of venture fund.

  9. StartupTalks — A curated collection of startup related videos.

  10. The How — Learn from entrepreneurs who have hard-won advice to share.

  11. Startup Idea Prompts — Little prompts to spark big startup ideas (click the button).

  12. Startup Vitamins — Motivation for your business.

  13. Closed Club — A weekly digest full of lessons learned from failed startups.

  14. #StartupMovies — Movies, series, documentaries and podcasts for entrepreneurs.

  15. RandomStartup.org — Stumbleupon for startups. Discover random startups.

Build

  1. StartupStack — Find companies that use your favorite language and technologies.

  2. Talk To Us — Let your visitors show you why they aren’t converting.

  3. InVision — A prototyping, collaboration and workflow platform.

  4. Codeship — Continuous delivery made simple.

  5. Segment — A simple hub to track customer data.

  6. Batch — Free engagement platform for mobile apps.

  7. Commando — Manage servers easily online.

  8. DigitalOcean — Simple cloud hosting built for developers.

  9. Intercom — Customer communication made simple.

  10. Sqwiggle — Fast and easy way to stay in contact with your team.

Business

  1. Knowlium — Business plan software.

  2. Visible — Crystal clear performance insight for startups and investors.

  3. Startup Documents — Less time on paperwork, more time on business.

  4. The Startup Admin — Experienced assistants, HR, office managers and bookkeepers on tap.

  5. Proved — Prove your startup idea; validate with customer feedback.

  6. Clerky — Helps startups get legal stuff done right (and fast).

  7. Pressfarm — Find journalists to write about your startup.

  8. Startup Growth Calculator — Calculates how much funding your startup needs.

  9. Startup Metrics Dashboard — A simple way to monitor your business metrics in realtime.

  10. Startup Equity Calculator — Figure out how much equity to grant new hires in seconds.

Education

  1. Treehouse — Learn HTML, CSS, iPhone apps and more.

  2. Startup Institute — Immersive education for the innovation economy.

  3. The Lean Startup — The movement changing how products are built.

  4. StartupClass.co — Y Combinator’s how to start a startup (free expert knowledge).

  5. Startup Sales Bootcamp — Learn the psychological hacks used by top sellers.

  6. MIT OpenCourseware — Free online class materials.

  7. Skillshare Entrepreneurship Classes — Take online classes.

  8. How to Build a Startup — The Lean LaunchPad (Udacity).

  9. 3 Day Startup — How students get started.

  10. Startup Engineering (Stanford) — Leap from academic CS to actual engineering.

Communities

  1. Teamstory — A social network for startups and entrepreneurs.

  2. #Startup — The global startup community, on Slack.

  3. Startup Genome — They love startups… map your local startup ecosystem.

  4. Startups List — Collections of the best startups in different places.

  5. Inspired Startups — Online startup community for entrepreneurs.

  6. Digital NYC — NYC’s startup hub.

  7. Startup Blink — The global startup map.

  8. Represent LA — The LA startup scene, mapped.

  9. Mapped In Israel — The Israeli startup community, mapped.

  10. Start-Up Chile — Just what it sounds like.

Blogs for Entrepreneurs

  1. AVC — If you don’t already know about this blog… shame on you!

  2. First Round Review — Experts speaking directly to you about what matters.

  3. Trend Watching — Consumer trends and insights from around the world.

  4. Startup Nation — Everything you need to build your business.

  5. Both Sides of the Table — Mark Suster’s blog (2x entrepreneur, now VC).

  6. Above The Crowd — Notes from an experienced VC.

  7. Feld Thoughts — My personal favorite VC blog to stay tuned into.

  8. StartupCFO — A blog on funding, growing and exiting startups.

  9. David G. Cohen — Founder and managing partner, Techstars.

  10. Entrepreneur On Fire — Daily podcast interviews with interesting entrepreneurs.

Accelerators

  1. 500 Startups

  2. Y Combinator

  3. Techstars

  4. AngelPad

  5. DreamIt Ventures

  6. Seedcamp

  7. Muckerlab

  8. Brandery

  9. Betaspring

  10. Tech Wildcatters

Fun

  1. Startup Secret Santa — Exactly what it sounds like. Awesome.

  2. OfficeFetish — Showcasing offices from new startups and tech companies.

  3. Startup Challenge — Startup insights from YC, gamified.

  4. Startup Fight — Guess the startup and chose whose pitch is better.

  5. Startup Network — Predicting successful startups.

Miscellaneous

  1. Cool Startup, Bro — Watch the latest, greatest new startup videos.

  2. Trello — Free, flexible, visual way to organize anything with anyone.

  3. STARTUP Threads — Quality branded apparel for your company.

  4. Asana — Teamwork without email.

  5. Startups Anonymous — AA for startups.

  6. Unsplash — Free high-res photos (for you to do whatever you want with).

  7. Work In Startups — Where startups meet rockstar employees.

  8. 7 Cups of Tea — Starting up is hard. Find someone who will really listen.

  9. StartUp — A podcast; what happens when someone who knows nothing about business starts one.

  10. Google Platform for Startups — $100,000 in credit and 24/7 support for eligible startups.