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Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by bigcatns16 »

frankdenbow wrote: post #5
bigcatns16 wrote: post #2

I've been collecting these resources in an excel file and figured others may be interested them. Site is a little rough. I started it yesterday. While yellow pages isn't quite right, it sort of explains the idea. Books, twitter accounts, blogs, tools, etc. Just helpful resources that I have had trouble finding all in one place. I'm open to feedback. It was a bored-friday and two-beers-idea that I thought might be int…

Very cool and helpful idea. Tools (and likely some of the other categories) could have sub sections as they are quite broad.

Thats a great idea! I've actually messed around with it a little bit and could get the capabilities in there fairly easy. With me just working on it yesterday, I wanted to roll out with a small feature set and see if people actually liked it.

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by bigcatns16 »

idid wrote: post #3
bigcatns16 wrote: post #2

I've been collecting these resources in an excel file and figured others may be interested them. Site is a little rough. I started it yesterday. While yellow pages isn't quite right, it sort of explains the idea. Books, twitter accounts, blogs, tools, etc. Just helpful resources that I have had trouble finding all in one place. I'm open to feedback. It was a bored-friday and two-beers-idea that I thought might be int…

definitively useful. i am trying to keep track of all the resources i come by day by day of browsing, but i am failing badly. some nicer css would help of course, but i guess that's in the pipeline. a nice feature would be able to select your own startup stack form the tools section - like mean.io for a complete business plan :) next step: add incubators?

Yep, nicer css is definitely in the pipeline. I'm a mobile & backend developer by trade, but have learned enough css to help me get the job almost done. Still working on the design skills though.

And you can technically 'save' a resource by clicking the star and then going to your profile, if that's kinda what you mean by a startup stack. None of this is real clear at the moment though, I probably need better user-coaching on that.

Incubators would be a great next step! Would love to hear any other ideas.

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by asanwal »

Good stuff. A few other suggestions perhaps in different verticals and some that fit within your current categories.

Marketing

- Inbound.org www.inbound.org

- Growth Hackers www.growthhackers.com

Research, VC, Startup Data

- Dan Primack's newsletter (http://fortune.com/tag/term-sheet/)

- PE Hub www.pehub.com

- CB Insights http://www.cbinsights.com/blog

Blogs by VCs

- Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) – avc.com

- Brad Feld (Foundry Group) – feld.com

- Mark Suster (GRP Partners) – bothsidesofthetable.com

- Bill Gurley (Benchmark) – abovethecrowd.com

- Ben Horowitz (A16Z) – bhorowitz.com

- Chris Dixon (A16Z) – cdixon.org

- First Round Capital Blog - firstround.com/blog/

- Hunter Walk (Homebrew) - hunterwalk.com

My company, CB Insights, is involved in this industry so folks who join our team are given the following on-boarding reading list which may be useful - https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/tech-reading-list/

Look forward to seeing how your side project evolves.

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by bigcatns16 »

tschellenbach wrote: post #4

Startup class has some amazing content, I don't see the point of Slacker though. What's wrong with a Skype group?

I haven't used Slack personally because I haven't really had a need to. From what I've read, it has some amazing integrations. Seems almost like magic the way it works. If you get the chance to check it out, you really should.

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by bigcatns16 »

derwiki wrote: post #7

I recommend adding Traction ( http://tbook.us ) to the book list (and possibly removing Gladwell -- Traction is much more helpful if you're starting a company).

Cool, I'll check it out and put it on my list! I've read all the books on the current list, that was sort of my starting point. I think I use almost everything on the site, with the exception of a few tools. Some of the books don't necessarily pertain to startups, but I felt they had value in the message they were delivering. Outliers is generally loved/hated and, while the science behind his data is lacking, I still like the message of hope and perseverance it delivers. Thanks for the suggestion though! Keep them coming!

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by bigcatns16 »

asanwal wrote: post #13

Good stuff. A few other suggestions perhaps in different verticals and some that fit within your current categories. Marketing - Inbound.org www.inbound.org - Growth Hackers www.growthhackers.com Research, VC, Startup Data - Dan Primack's newsletter ( http://fortune.com/tag/term-sheet/ ) - PE Hub www.pehub.com - CB Insights http://www.cbinsights.com/blog Blogs by VCs - Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) – avc.com -…

Awesome, really appreciate the suggestions and feedback. I'll definitely get these added to my list.

Also looking forward to seeing how this side project develops, I wasn't sure it would take off even a little bit. It's been a fun morning!

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by rdlecler1 »

Does anyone have a great alternatives to:

Mailchimp -- It seems to fall short in so many ways. It's a broadsword when we want a scalpel. Do most companies end up rolling their own?

GoToWebinar -- Another case where this seems to be the best of the worst.

Re: Show HN: Startup Utility – Collection of Startup Resources

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Post by bigcatns16 »

rdlecler1 wrote: post #18

Does anyone have a great alternatives to: Mailchimp -- It seems to fall short in so many ways. It's a broadsword when we want a scalpel. Do most companies end up rolling their own? GoToWebinar -- Another case where this seems to be the best of the worst.

I used Amazon's Simple Email Service to help me out. It doesn't provide the same benefits out of the box though.
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