Startup HQ: Resources for Entrepreneurs Launching High-Growth Startups



Read these right now (10-minute crash course)
  • "Startup Metrics for Pirates" by Dave McClure (80-slide deck)
  • "Customer Development" by Steve Blank (20-slide deck)

And consider this...
  • How great leaders inspire action by Simon Sinek (18-minute TED talk video)
  • M&A ladder: positioning your startup (2-minute read)
  • Getting into the tech scene when you have no skills

Then bookmark these invaluable resources
  • VentureHacks by Nivi and Naval (100 short articles all worth reading)
  • "Founders Frustrations" Blog by Noam Wasserman (definitive source for data-driven founder advice)
  • "Launching Tech Ventures" Class Blog by Tom Eisenmann's students (pushing the limits of "lean startup" thinking)


Talks/Interviews:
  • "The Importance of Customer Discovery" (SVB CEO Accelerator Summit on 10/6/11) - video (20 minutes) | slides
  • SVB CEO Summit Follow-up interview on 10/6/11 - video (5 minutes)
  • "Links Between Online Dating and VC Investing" (Silicon Valley Business Journal) - article




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