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How to start a startup.
How to start a startup.
  • 38 min to read
  • Paul Graham
Startup playbook.
A bunch of advice from the most known businessmen.
  • 31 min to read
  • Sam Altman
57 Startup Lessons.
Lessons drawn from the 4 years of experience.
  • 10 min to read
  • RethinkDB
Startup Advice.
95 short pieces of advice from the startups guru.
  • 9 min to read
  • Sam Altman
Books
The Lean Startup.
The startup advisor and founder has described his lean startup strategy for startups.
  • 336 pages to read
  • Eric Ries
The $100 Startup.
How to lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose—and earn a good living.
  • 268 pages to read
  • Chris Guillebeau
Videos
The single biggest reason why startups succeed.
Analyzing the biggest companies Bill Gross has found one key factor that stands out.
  • 7 min to watch
  • Bill Gross
Become a «no-ist»
The speaker suggests to be a «now-ist» to create in the moment.
  • 13 min to watch
  • Joi Ito
Launch an Idea
Articles
How to Get Startup Ideas.
Three things the best startup ideas have in common.
  • 32 min to read
  • Paul Graham
How to Pick Startup Ideas.
Use new technologies to gain a first mover advantage in new markets.
  • 18 min to read
  • Defmacro
How to Make Sure That Your Idea Will Work?
Learn the valuable advice with market research analysis before launching the idea.
  • 9 min to read
  • Igor Izraylevych
Books
Business & Start-up Ideas: A Comprehensive Guide...
Based on research of 300,000 entrepreneurs, a guide from ideas to business.
  • 144 pages to read
  • Alex Genadinik
Where Startup Ideas Come from: A Playbook for Generating Business Ideas.
The right approach to the best startup ideas in one book.
  • 150 pages to read
  • Mike Fishbein
Videos
A powerful idea about ideas.
How to learn from computers.
  • 21 min to watch
  • Alan Kay
How to find a wonderful idea.
The band's creative process, showing how to look for wonder and surprise.
  • 18 min to watch
  • OK Go
Build a Team
Articles
How to pick a co-founder.
A short guide to the successful partnership.
  • 3 min to read
  • Naval Ravikant
How to Find a Startup Co-Founder: The Ultimate Guide.
All the ideas about team building gathered in one article.
  • 38 min to read
  • Danny Holtschke
Hiring, managing, promoting, and firing executives.
How to build a dream team for your startup.
  • 21 min to read
  • Marc Andreessen
Salary formula.
Why salary transparency is such a powerful force.
  • 31 min to read
  • Buffer Inc.
Books
Pulling Together.
10 tips to build a winning team.
  • 96 pages to read
  • John J. Murphy
The 100\/0 Principle. The Secret of Great Relationships.
This book will greatly improve your relationships with the team and beyond.
  • 107 pages to read
  • Al Ritter
Videos
Build a tower, build a team.
A simple team-building exercise to beat the average.
  • 7 min to watch
  • Tom Wujec
How to Build Effective Teams.
How to coordinate work and resolve cultural misunderstandings.
  • 3 min to watch
  • Yale School of Management
Create an MVP
Articles
How I build my minimum viable products.
How to launch 12 startups in 12 months.
  • 16 min to read
  • Pieter Levels
If your product is great, it doesn't need to be good.
Why "more features = better" mindset is at the root of the misjudgment.
  • 5 min to read
  • Paul Buchheit
10 Innovative Approaches to Creating a Minimum Viable Product.
10 examples of an MVP ideas that caught wings and flew like an angel in the sky.
  • 15 min to read
  • Demian Farnworth
Books
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.
A strong study about driving customer engagement.
  • 256 pages to read
  • Nir Eyal
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future.
Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create new things.
  • 224 pages to read
  • Peter Thiel
Videos
Minimum Viable Product - #leanstartup.
Lean Startup Strategy meeting.
  • 42 min to watch
  • Eric Ries
Well-Design: How to use empathy to create products people love.
A new approach in product development.
  • 39 min to watch
  • Jon Kolko
Grow the Startup
Articles
25 Ways to Grow Your Startup: An Actionable Marketing List.
Get to know the strategies that work fast.
  • 13 min to read
  • Yuki Lee
The Press Release Is Dead \u2014 Use This Instead.
Key questions a journalist will ask you about your startup.
  • 21 min to read
  • Mike Butcher
Books
Inbound Marketing, Revised and Updated: Attract, Engage, and Delight Customers Online.
A comprehensive guide to increasing online visibility and engagement.
  • 224 pages to read
  • Brian Halligan
Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising.
Growth hacking—to reach many more people despite modest marketing budgets.
  • 144 pages to read
  • Ryan Holiday
Videos
Blogging Without Killing Yourself.
A number of advice from an experienced blogger and a bestselling author.
  • 51 min to watch
  • Timothy Ferriss
How to Grow a Business: 4 Muscle Groups To Go From Startup To Scale-Up.
The best techniques to scale up the startup.
  • 33 min to watch
  • Brian Halligan
Make Money
Articles
How to Make Wealth.
To get rich you need to get yourself in a situation with measurement and leverage.
  • 50 min to read
  • Paul Graham
SaaS financial plan 2.0.
It's a simple plan for an early-stage SaaS startup with a low-touch sales model.
  • 23 min to read
  • Christoph Janz
16 startup metrics.
Numbers, measures, and metrics that illustrate the promise and health of a startup.
  • 16 min to read
  • a16z
Books
How to Start a Startup: The Silicon Valley Playbook for Entrepreneurs.
Essential lessons from 25+ Silicon Valley insiders who've faced the challenges of starting a new business and come out swinging.
  • 228 pages to read
  • Tarun Agarwal
Raising Capital: Get the Money You Need to Grow Your Business.
Teaches how best to finance a business no matter the size.
  • 464 pages to read
  • Andrew J. Sherman
Videos
Competition is for Losers.
If you want to make a profit you should avoid competition.
  • 50 min to watch
  • Peter Thiel
4 Weirdest Startups That Are Actually Making Money.
Truly creative ways of generating revenue in action.
  • 1 min to watch
  • Zoë Henry
Raise Funds
Articles
How to Fund a Startup.
Five sources of startup funding and the life of a very fortunate startup.
  • 51 min to read
  • Paul Graham
Fundraising Mistakes Founders Make.
About the common mistakes founders make.
  • 10 min to read
  • Sam Altman
Books
The Art of Startup Fundraising.
Startup money is moving online, and this guide shows you how it works.
  • 224 pages to read
  • Alejandro Cremades
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal.
Pitching is an essential skill for entrepreneurs.
  • 240 pages to read
  • Oren Klaff
Videos
The way we think about charity is dead wrong.
Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities.
  • 19 min to watch
  • Dan Pallotta
4 Weirdest Startups That Are Actually Making Money.
Truly creative ways of generating revenue in action.
  • 18 min to watch
  • Simon Sinek
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