A curated list of awesome books, videos, courses and resources about making a startup.
- Books
- Videos
- Utilities
- General
- Resorces
- Reading
- Engineering
- [Venture capital and raising money](#Venture capital and raising money)
- [Marketing, Sales & metrics](#Marketing, Sales & metrics)
- Quotes / Lessons / Videos for Entrepreneurs and Startups
- For Entrepreneurs
- Startup Notes
- Startup Edition
- Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
- The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
- Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder
- The Startup Owner's Manual by Steve Blank - The Startup Owner's Manual lays out the best practices, lessons and tips that have swept the startup world, offering a wealth of proven advice and information for entrepreneurs of all stripes.
- Running Lean by Ash Maurya - A practical guide to the Lean Startup
- Founders At Work by Jessica Livingston - A collection of interviews about the early days of popular technology companies
- The Founder's Dilemmas by Noam Wasserman - Drawing on a decade of research, Noam Wasserman reveals the common pitfalls founders face and how to avoid them.
- Venture Deals by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
- Venture Capitalists at Work by Tarang Shah and Sheetal Shah - Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes offers unparalleled insights into the funding and management of companies like YouTube, Zappos, Twitter, Starent, Facebook, and Groupon. The venture capitalists profiled—among the best in the business—also reveal how they identify promising markets, products, and entrepreneurs.
- Traction: A Startup Guide to Getting Customers
- How to start a startup (course)
- Steve Jobs' Vision of the World (video)
- This startup founder filmed her struggles (video)
- The Lean Launchpad by Steve Blank (Udacity) - Learn the key tools and steps to build a successful startup (or at least reduce the risk of failure). An introduction to the basics of Steve Blank's famous Customer Development process, where entrepreneurs "get out of the building" to gather massive amounts of customer and marketplace feedback, and then use that feedback to continuously iterate and evolve their startup business models, improving the chances of success at every step.
- Startup Engineering (Coursera) - Learn the engineering skills needed to build a technology startup from the ground up.
- Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies (Coursera) - Explore how to identify and develop great ideas into great companies. Learn how to identify opportunities based on real customer needs. Develop solid business models. Create successful companies.
- 500 Startups #500distro conference videos
- YC Startup School 2012, 2013, 2014 videos
- Marc Andreessen & Dave McClure: The Future of Startups, VC's, and Technology
- Foundation 37 // David Byttow
#General
- The Lean Startup - Eric Ries (book)
- Running Lean - Ash Maurya (book)
- The Four Steps to the Epiphany - Steve Blank (book)
- Sam Altman's blog
- Paul Graham's essays
#Resources
#Reading
- Ideas are just a multiplier of execution
- Do things that don't scale by Paul Graham
- Startup = Growth by Paul Graham
- What startups are really like by Paul Graham
- Startup Advice by Sam Altman
- My Best Advice for Entrepreneurs: Learn to Speak
- Paul Graham on Building Companies for Fast Growth
- The 30 Best Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs in 2013
- The Dentist Office Software Story
#Engineering:
#Venture Capital and Raising Money:
- Black Swan farming by Paul Graham
- How to convince investors by Paul Graham
- How to present to investors by Aaref Hilaly
- Breaking Down a Typical VC/Startup Diligence Process
- Fundraising Mistakes Founders Make
- Pitch Decks for VCs - You’re doing it wrong.
- Raising Capital: This is the Advice We Give Our Founders
#Marketing, Sales & metrics:
- The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 4: The only thing that matters
- Startup Metrics for Pirates by Dave McClure
- Traction Mistakes by Gabriel Weinberg
- How New User Acquisition Channels Drive Change
- Guide to SaaS metrics by David Skok
- Free Marketing guides by Kissmetrics
- Elements of a viral launch page by SmashingMagazine
