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f o r E n t r e p r e n e u r s a n d S t a r t u p s

W h e t h e r y o u a r e s t a r t i n g a n e w b u s i n e s s o r s c a l i n g y o u r b u s i n e s s t o n e w

h e i g h t s , t h e s e a r e s o m e o f t h e m o s t u s e f u l e n t r e p r e n e u r r e s o u r c e s y o u w i l l

e v e r n e e d . M y h o p e i s t h a t t h i s p o s t w i l l b e a g r e a t r e s o u r c e l i s t f o r a l l y o u r

e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l n e e d s . T h i s i s a h u g e l i s t o f b l o g s , t o o l s a n d g e n e r a l

r e s o u r c e s I t h i n k c o u l d b e u s e f u l f o r e v e r y e n t r e p r e n e u r .

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G r e a t b u s i n e s s b l o g s a n d r e s o u r c e s i t e s

1 . I n c . S t a r t - u p

— A d v i c e f o r f o u n d e r s o f s t a r t - u p s a n d s t a r t - u p e n t r e p r e n e u r s

o n w r i t i n g a b u s i n e s s p l a n , r u n n i n g a h o m e - b a s e d b u s i n e s s , n a m i n g a s t a r t -

u p b u s i n e s s , h o w t o i n c o r p o r a t e , fi n a n c i n g a s t a r t - u p , b u y i n g a s m a l l

b u s i n e s s , a n d s t a r t i n g a f r a n c h i s e .

2 . O n S t a r t u p s

— R u n b y H u b S p o t c o f o u n d e r D h a r m e s h S h a h , O n S t a r t u p s

o ff e r s a d v i c e a n d i n s i g h t s f o r e n t r e p r e n e u r s .

3 . F o r E n t r e p r e n e u r s

— A b l o g f o r s t a r t u p s a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r s , w r i t t e n b y

D a v i d S k o k , a fi v e t i m e s e r i a l e n t r e p r e n e u r t u r n e d V C ( n o w a t M a t r i x .

P a r t n e r s )

4 . S t a r t u p L a w y e r

— R y a n R o b e r t s ’ S t a r t u p L a w y e r b r e a k s d o w n t h e l e g a l

i s s u e s o f s t a r t u p s .

5 . M a s h a b l e o n S m a l l B u s i n e s s —

E s s e n t i a l b u s i n e s s a d v i c e f o r s t a r t i n g a n d

g r o w i n g s m a l l b u s i n e s s e s .

6 . A b o u t . c o m f o r E n t r e p r e n e u r s

— H e l p a n d a d v i c e f o r g o i n g f r o m t h e i d e a

s t a g e t o b u s i n e s s p l a n t o t h e m a r k e t p l a c e a n d b e y o n d .

7 . M i x e r g y

— S u c c e s s f u l C E O s s h a r e t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s w i t h t h e m a s s e s .

8 . S m a l l B u s i n e s s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . F i n d i n f o r m a t i o n , l i n k s a n d r e s o u r c e s t o

h e l p y o u s t a r t a n d g r o w y o u r b u s i n e s s , i n c l u d i n g S B A - g u a r a n t e e d l o a n s .

9 . A l l T o p S t a r t u p s — E v e r y t h i n g y o u w a n t e d t o k n o w a b o u t s t a r t i n g a

s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s . ( d i s c l a i m e r : I a m t h e f o u n d e r o f A l l t o p s t a r t u p s )

1 0 . N Y T S m a l l B u s i n e s s

— F i n d b r e a k i n g n e w s & m o n e y n e w s o n m o r t g a g e

r a t e s , m u t u a l f u n d s , t h e s t o c k m a r k e t , b o n d s & n o t e s , c o m p a n y r e s e a r c h ,

e a r n i n g s r e p o r t s a n d m a r k e t i n s i g h t .

1 1 . C h r i s D i x o n

— A G e n e r a l P a r t n e r a t A n d r e e s s e n H o r o w i t z . H e i s a l s o a

c o n t r i b u t i n g w r i t e r f o r T e c h C r u n c h . A s e e d i n v e s t o r t u r n e d V C , D i x o n t a k e s a

m a c r o v i e w , c o n s i d e r i n g i n d u s t r y - w i d e t r e n d s .

1 2 . Q u o r a ( S t a r t u p F o u n d e r s a n d E n t r e p r e n e u r s p a g e )

— Q u o r a ’ s q u e s t i o n -

a n s w e r i n g w e b s i t e h a s s o m e f a n t a s t i c r e s p o n s e s f r o m e s t a b l i s h

e n t r e p r e n e u r s a n d i n v e s t o r s f o r e n t r e p r e n e u r s .

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1 3 . W a l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l ’ s S m a l l B u s i n e s s H o w T o G u i d e

— W S J s m a l l b u s i n e s s

g u i d e c o v e r i n g h o w t o s t a r t , f u n d , r u n a n d m a n a g e y o u r s m a l l b u s i n e s s .

1 4 . F o r b e s o n E n t r e p r e n e u r s —

F o r b e s e n t r e p r e n e u r s e c t i o n , s p e c i fi c a l l y o n

h o w e n t r e p r e n e u r s a r e r u n n i n g b u s i n e s s e s a n d a d v i c e f r o m e n t r e p r e n e u r s .

1 5 . F i r s t R o u n d R e v i e w

— A c o m p i l a t i o n o f s t a r t u p - c e n t r i c c o n t e n t . C a s e

s t u d i e s o n t h e e x p e r i e n c e s o f i n d i v i d u a l e n t r e p r e n e u r s a n d c o m p a n i e s .

1 6 . T h e F u n d e d

— A n o n l i n e c o m m u n i t y o f e n t r e p r e n e u r s t o r e s e a r c h , r a t e ,

a n d r e v i e w f u n d i n g s o u r c e s w o r l d w i d e .

1 7 . P a u l G r a h a m

— S u p e r a w e s o m e t i m e l e s s e s s a y s a b o u t v e n t u r e c a p i t a l a n d

e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p .

1 8 . S p r i n g w i s e —

Y o u r e s s e n t i a l fi x o f e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l i d e a s .

1 9 . B i g T h i n k

— B l o g s , a r t i c l e s a n d v i d e o s f r o m t h e w o r l d ’ s t o p l e a d e r s a n d

t h i n k e r s .

2 0 . P S F K

— A g o - t o s o u r c e f o r i d e a s a n d i n s p i r a t i o n .

2 1 . S t a r t u p D i g e s t

— F r e e w e e k l y e m a i l t o h e l p y o u m e e t p e o p l e a n d l e a r n

m o r e .

2 2 . T h e S t a r t u p T o o l k i t

— T o o l s a n d g u i d a n c e f o r a l l s t a r t u p f o u n d e r s .

2 3 . B o t h S i d e s o f T h e T a b l e —

U p f r o n t V e n t u r e s p a r t n e r M a r k S u s t e r ’ s b l o g

r u n s t h e g a m u t f r o m s a l e s s t r a t e g i e s t o f u n d r a i s i n g a n d s t a r t u p c u l t u r e .

2 4 . C h i c - c e o

— S l i c k s i t e f o r w o m e n w i t h t h e e n t r e p r e n e u r b u g , b u t i t s

d o w n l o a d a b l e t o o l s m a k e s t h i s a m u s t - v i s i t f o r a l l .

T o o l s a n d a p p s e x c l u s i v e l y f o r s t a r t u p s

U s e t h e s e s t a r t u p s r e s o u r c e s ( m o s t l y f r e e ) t o l a u n c h y o u r i d e a , g a t h e r

f e e d b a c k a n d g r o w y o u r n e w b u s i n e s s . W h e t h e r y o u a r e w o n d e r i n g a b o u t

h o w t o p u t y o u r i d e a o u t t h e r e , h o w t o m a k e a g o o d p r e s e n t a t i o n o r l e a r n

f r o m t h e b e s t y o u w i l l fi n d s o m e o f t h e s e r e s o u r c e s u s e f u l .

1 . G r o u p T a l e n t

— T o p t e a m s o f d e v e l o p e r s a n d d e s i g n e r s , o n - d e m a n d .

2 . D o c s t o c

— D i s c o v e r t h e b e s t p r o f e s s i o n a l d o c u m e n t s a n d c o n t e n t r e s o u r c e s

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3 . C u s t o m e r S u r e

— S i m p l e , w e b - b a s e d c u s t o m e r f e e d b a c k s o f t w a r e .

4 . C r o w d v i . b e

— G e t i n s t a n t a n s w e r s f r o m o v e r 5 0 m i l l i o n p e o p l e .

5 . A Y T M ( A s k Y o u r T a r g e t M a r k e t )

— M a r k e t r e s e a r c h h a s n e v e r b e e n t h i s

e a s y .

6 . T e r m S h e e t G e n e r a t o r —

G e n e r a t e a v e n t u r e fi n a n c i n g t e r m s h e e t .

7 . C o f o u n d a

— A p p p l a t f o r m t h a t c o n n e c t s e n t r e p r e n e u r s a n d i n v e s t o r s .

8 . F e e d b a c k i f y —

S i m p l e , p r i v a t e w e b s i t e f e e d b a c k .

9 . A p p fi g u r e s

— m o b i l e a n a l y t i c s a n d s a l e s d a t a .

1 0 . M o p a p p —

m o b i l e a n a l y t i c s , s a l e s d a t a , r a n k i n g s .

1 1 . U s e r T e s t i n g . c o m

— L o w - c o s t w e b s i t e u s a b i l i t y t e s t i n g .

1 2 . P r e z i —

T h e z o o m i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n e d i t o r .

1 3 . C i r c l e U p

— L i k e A n g e l L i s t w i t h a c r o w d f u n d i n g t w i s t .

1 4 . A n g e l L i s t —

A p l a t f o r m f o r s t a r t u p s . S t a n d a r d i z i n g t h e p i t c h d e c k .

1 5 . I d e a F l i g h t

— G e t y o u r i d e a s o ff t h e g r o u n d .

1 6 . C a p L i n k e d

— M a k i n g p r i v a t e i n v e s t m e n t e a s y , s e c u r e a n d s o c i a l .

1 7 . G o B I G N e t w o r k

— H e l p s e n t r e p r e n e u r s fi n d f u n d i n g .

1 8 . I n t e r n A v e n u e

— F i n d i n t e r n s . I n t e r n d i r e c t o r y .

1 9 . A V C

— M u s i n g s o f a V C i n N Y C .

2 0 . S t a r t u p W e e k e n d

— G l o b a l n e t w o r k o f p a s s i o n a t e l e a d e r s a n d

e n t r e p r e n e u r s .

2 1 . L i q u i d S p a c e

— A i r b n b f o r w o r k s p a c e s . B o o k l a s t m i n u t e o r p l a n a h e a d .

2 2 . O p e n D e s k s —

F i n d a n d s h a r e p l a c e s t o m e e t a n d w o r k .

2 3 . F o u n d e r s D e n

— I n v i t e - o n l y s h a r e d w o r k s p a c e a n d p r i v a t e c l u b i n S o M a

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2 4 . T e c h H u b

— A p h y s i c a l s p a c e f o r t e c h s t a r t u p s i n L o n d o n .

2 5 . L a u n c h R o c k

— S e t u p a “ L a u n c h i n g S o o n ” p a g e i n m i n u t e s .

2 6 . U n b o u n c e

— E a s y l a n d i n g p a g e c r e a t o r a n d t e s t e r .

2 7 . M o b i l e R o a d i e

— F u l l C M S , n o c o d i n g a p p b u i l d e r f o r i O S a n d A n d r o i d .

2 8 . C h u p a

— T h e m a r k e t p l a c e f o r b u y i n g / s e l l i n g m o b i l e a p p c o m p o n e n t s .

2 9 . G r o w V C

— G e t v i s i b i l i t y w i t h t h e r i g h t i n v e s t i n g a u d i e n c e .

3 0 . A p p b a c k r

— C r o w d f u n d i n g f o r m o b i l e a p p s .

3 1 . L a u n c h R o c k

— S e t u p a “ L a u n c h i n g S o o n ” p a g e i n m i n u t e s .

3 2 . L e g a l Z o o m : A n i n e x p e n s i v e , f a s t , a n d e a s y t o u s e o n l i n e l e g a l d o c u m e n t

s e r v i c e t h a t c a n h e l p y o u fi l e t h e a p p r o p r i a t e p a p e r w o r k f o r y o u r s t a r t u p .

3 3 . V C g a t e —

V e n t u r e c a p i t a l fi r m s , a n g e l i n v e s t o r s a n d p r i v a t e e q u i t y fi r m s

d i r e c t o r y .

3 4 . E n v e s t o r s

— P a y - t o - p i t c h i n v e s t o r n e t w o r k .

3 5 . S t a r t u p C o m p a s s

— B e n c h m a r k y o u r s t a r t u p ’ s K P I s a g a i n s t m o r e t h a n 1 0 k

i n t e r n e t s t a r t u p s .

3 6 . S t a r t u p T o o l s - C o m p l e t e l i s t o f s t a r t u p t o o l s b y S t e v e B l a n k

3 7 . K i c k o ff L a b s

— F i n d n e w c u s t o m e r s w i t h a v i r a l l a n d i n g p a g e i n l e s s t h a n

6 0 s e c o n d s .

3 8 . R o c k e t H u b — L a u n c h , f u n d a n d fl y .

3 9 . P r o s p e r – P r o s p e r c a n h e l p y o u g e t t h e s e e d f u n d i n g y o u n e e d t o l a u n c h

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1 . O o o m f

— C r e a t e a b e a u t i f u l l a n d i n g p a g e f o r y o u r i P h o n e a p p i n m i n u t e s .

2 . A p p c e l e r a t o r —

M o b i l e a p p p l a t f o r m f o r b u i l d i n g o n A n d r o i d , i O S a n d

m o b i l e w e b .

3 . G a m e S a l a d C r e a t o r

— C r e a t e , t e s t a n d p u b l i s h y o u r o w n g a m e . D r a g a n d

d r o p .

4 . P a r s e

— A d d a p o w e r f u l a n d s c a l a b l e b a c k e n d t o y o u r a p p i n m i n u t e s .

5 . M o b i l e R o a d i e —

F u l l C M S , n o c o d i n g a p p b u i l d e r f o r i O S a n d A n d r o i d .

6 . P r o t o . i o

— S i l l y - f a s t m o b i l e p r o t o t y p i n g .

7 . S t a c k O v e r fl o w

— Q u e s t i o n a n d a n s w e r s i t e f o r p r o g r a m m e r s .

8 . K e n d o U I M o b i l e

— B u i l d H T M L 5 a p p s t h a t l o o k n a t i v e o n a n y d e v i c e .

9 . T i g g z i

— C l o u d - b a s e d m o b i l e a p p b u i l d e r .

1 0 . V e r i o u s

— A m o b i l e a p p c o m p o n e n t m a r k e t p l a c e .

1 1 . j u s t i n m i n d

— R i c h i n t e r a c t i v e w i r e f r a m e s t o d e fi n e m o b i l e a p p s .

1 2 . U X P i n

— U s e r e x p e r i e n c e d e s i g n t o o l s f o r p r o f e s s i o n a l s .

1 3 . C h u p a

— T h e m a r k e t p l a c e f o r b u y i n g / s e l l i n g m o b i l e a p p c o m p o n e n t s .

1 4 . D i s t i m o

— P r o v i d i n g v a l u a b l e i n s i g h t i n t o t h e a p p s t o r e m a r k e t p l a c e .

1 5 . A p p A n n i e

— A p p s t o r e a n a l y t i c s a n d m a r k e t i n t e l l i g e n c e .

1 6 . K o n t a g e n t

— U s e r a n a l y t i c s f o r t h e m o b i l e w e b .

1 7 . A p p l i n g u a

— i O S a p p l o c a l i z a t i o n ( t r a n s l a t i o n ) s e r v i c e .

1 8 . A p p M a k r —

P o i n t a n d c l i c k s o l u t i o n f o r b u i l d i n g r i c h c o n t e n t b a s e d a p p s .

1 9 . F l u r r y

— A n a l y t i c s , t r a ffi c a c q u i s i t i o n a n d m o n e t i z a t i o n .

2 0 . C r i t t e r c i s m —

G i v e s y o u r e a l - t i m e , a c t i o n a b l e c r a s h r e p o r t s f o r m o b i l e

a p p s .

2 1 . P h o n e G a p

— E a s i l y c r e a t e a p p s u s i n g w e l l k n o w n w e b t e c h n o l o g i e s .

I n c u b a t o r s & A c c e l e r a t o r s

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I n c u b a t o r s & A c c e l e r a t o r s

I n c u b a t o r s a n d a c c e l e r a t o r s c a n b e a g r e a t o p t i o n f o r a n y y o u n g c o m p a n y o r

e v e n i d e a t o g e t o ff t h e g r o u n d . T h e s e p r o g r a m s o ff e r e v e r y t h i n g f r o m

f u n d i n g , c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h t o p i n v e s t o r s a n d m e n t o r s a n d c o l l a b o r a t i v e w o r k

e n v i r o n m e n t s .

1 . Y C o m b i n a t o r

— H a s f u n d e d o v e r 3 8 0 s t a r t u p s ( 3 m o n t h s ) .

2 . T e c h S t a r s

— M e n t o r s h i p - d r i v e n s e e d - s t a g e i n v e s t m e n t p r o g r a m ( 3

m o n t h s ) .

3 . T h e B r a n d e r y —

A c c e l e r a t i n g s t a r t u p s b y b u i l d i n g p o w e r f u l b r a n d s ( 1 4

w e e k s ) .

4 . K i c k L a b s

—

R e a d y t o s t a r t a c q u i r i n g c u s t o m e r s ? ( 3 – 6 m o n t h s ) .

5 . i / o V e n t u r e s

— E a r l y - s t a g e s t a r t u p p r o g r a m f o c u s e d o n m e n t o r s h i p ( 3

m o n t h s ) .

6 . C a p i t a l F a c t o r y —

E n t r e p r e n e u r s l i k e e n t r e p r e n e u r s ( 1 0 w e e k s ) .

7 . N Y C S e e d S t a r t

— F o c u s e d o n a d v e r t i s i n g , e c o m m e r c e , d i g i t a l a n d m o b i l e

( 1 2 w e e k s ) .

8 . T e c h W i l d c a t t e r s

— M e n t o r - d r i v e n a n d l e d b y e n t r e p r e n e u r s ( 1 2 w e e k s ) .

9 . S e e d c a m p

— E a r l y s t a g e m e n t o r i n g a n d i n v e s t m e n t p r o g r a m ( 1 y e a r ) .

1 0 . E x c e l e r a t e L a b s

— A m a z i n g m e n t o r s , C h i c a g o r e s o u r c e s , h i g h - p r o fi l e

d e m o ( 3 m o n t h s ) .

1 1 . S p r i n g b o a r d — M e n t o r s h i p - l e d a c c e l e r a t o r p r o g r a m ( 1 3 w e e k s ) .

1 2 . D r e a m i t V e n t u r e s

— H e l p i n g b u i l d g r e a t c o m p a n i e s .

1 3 . T h e A R K —

M e n t o r s h i p - d r i v e n t e c h s t a r t u p a c c e l e r a t o r ( 3 m o n t h s ) .

1 4 . B e t a s p r i n g

— M e n t o r s h i p - d r i v e n a c c e l e r a t o r f o c u s e d o n t e c h a n d d e s i g n

( 1 2 w e e k s ) .

1 5 . I n n o S p r i n g

— S t a r t i n S i l i c o n V a l l e y , g r o w i n t h e U S a n d C h i n a .

1 6 . B i z S p a r k

— M i c r o s o f t a c c e l e r a t o r f o r W i n d o w s A z u r e ( 3 m o n t h s ) .

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1 5 . M e d i a C a m p

— S t a r t u p a c a d e m y c a m p f o r m e d i a i n n o v a t i o n s ( 1 2 w e e k s ) .

1 8 . F o u n d e r I n s t i t u t e —

H e l p i n g f o u n d e r s t o b u i l d g r e a t c o m p a n i e s ( 4

m o n t h s ) .

1 9 . A l p h a L a b

— F u n d i n g , m e n t o r s h i p , e d u c a t i o n a n d m o r e ( 2 0 w e e k s ) .

2 0 . 5 0 0 S t a r t u p s – P r o v i d e s e a r l y - s t a g e c o m p a n i e s w i t h u p t o $ 2 5 0 K i n

f u n d i n g .

2 1 . S t a r t u p C h i l e – A p p l y f r o m a n y w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d , s t a r t i n C h i l e . $ 4 0 k

g r a n t p e r p r o j e c t ( 2 4 w e e k s ) .

2 2 . M E S T

— E n t r e p r e n e u r i a l p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d t o f o s t e r t h e g r o w t h o f t e c h

c o m p a n i e s i n A f r i c a ( 2 4 w e e k s ) .

C r o w d f u n d i n g r e s o u r c e s

I f y o u c a n ’ t fi n d f u n d i n g f r o m a n g e l s , h o w a b o u t s e e k i n g h e l p f r o m t h e

c r o w d .

1 . S e e d r s

— E q u i t y - b a s e d c r o w d f u n d i n g p l a t f o r m .

2 . C r o w d f u n d e r

—

E q u i t y c r o w d f u n d i n g f o r y o u r b u s i n e s s .

3 . C i r c l e U p

— L i k e A n g e l L i s t w i t h a c r o w d f u n d i n g t w i s t .

4 . G r o w V C

— G e t v i s i b i l i t y w i t h t h e r i g h t i n v e s t i n g a u d i e n c e .

5 . a p p b a c k r

— C r o w d f u n d i n g f o r m o b i l e a p p s .

6 . K i c k s t a r t e r

— W o r l d ’ s l a r g e s t f u n d i n g p l a t f o r m f o r c r e a t i v e p r o j e c t s .

7 . I n d i e g o g o

— F u n d y o u r p a s s i o n .

8 . C r o w d t i l t

— G r o u p f u n d a n y t h i n g .

9 . I n v e s t e d . i n

— R a i s e m o n e y , r e a c h g o a l s , b u i l d c o m m u n i t y .

1 0 . F u n d i n g C i r c l e —

O n l i n e m a r k e t p l a c e w h e r e p e o p l e l e n d t o b u s i n e s s e s .

1 1 . S p o n s u m e

— F u n d y o u r p r o j e c t t h r o u g h s o c i a l n e t w o r k s .

1 2 . R o c k e t H u b —

L a u n c h , f u n d a n d fl y .

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1 3 . S e l l A n A p p

— M a k e a p p i d e a s h a p p e n .

1 4 . P e t r i d i s h —

C r o w d f u n d i n g f o r s c i e n c e s t a r t u p s .

T h e a u t h o r i s t h e f o u n d e r a t A l l t o p s t a r t u p s ( w h e r e h e s h a r e s s t a r t u p

r e s o u r c e s ) a n d P o s t a n l y ( a f r e e w e e k l y n e w s l e t t e r t h a t d e l i v e r s t h e b e s t , m o s t

p o p u l a r a n d l o n g f o r m p o s t s f r o m t o p p u b l i s h e r s a r o u n d t h e w e b ) . F o l l o w h i m

o n T w i t t e r @ A l l t o p s t a r t u p s .

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