Resources for Founders at Every Stage

[jiyubyodo]

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For the past 2 years I've been building startups and for my most recent startup I was able to reach 50k users in under 6 months. Throughout my journey, I've been consuming startup content like a fiend. These are the resources that helped me get to where I am today.

1. Before Startup​

General Startup:

• Should You Start A Startup? (Youtube)
• The Lean Startup Method (Book)
• The E-Myth Revisited (Book)
• Zero to One (Book)

Talking To Users:

• Eric Migicovsky - How to Talk to Users (Youtube)
• The Mom Test (Book)

Startup Ideas:

• Where Do Great Startup Ideas Come From? (Youtube)
• Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas (Youtube)
• Avoid these Tempting Startup Ideas (Youtube)
• How to get startup ideas (Youtube)

2. Initial Enthusiasm​

Building MVP:

• Michael Seibel - How to Plan an MVP (Youtube)
• How to Build an MVP (Youtube)
• Running Lean (Book)

Co-founder / Relationships:

• How to find the right co-founder (Youtube)
• Kevin Hale - How to Work Together (Youtube)
• Non-Violent Communication (Book)
• YC Co-Founder Matching (Platform)

Getting Customers / Launching:

• How to Get Your First Customers (Youtube)
• Kat Manalac - How to Launch (Again and Again) (Youtube)
• Traction (Book)

3. Reality Sets In​

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things (Book)
• The Cold Start Problem (Book)
• Founders at Work (Book)
• How to Build the Future (Youtube)
• Founder Networking Events (Platform)

4. Experimenting & Pivoting​

Time Management / Productivity:

• Adora Cheung - How to Prioritize Your Time (Youtube)
• Startup Experts Reveal Their Top Productivity Advice (Youtube)

Marketing:

• The 1-Page Marketing Plan (Book)
• Twitter Growth Playbook (Blog)

Sales:

• How to Sell by Tyler Bosmeny (Youtube)
• Spin Selling (Book)
• Gap Selling (Book)

Analytics:

• Ilya Volodarsky - Analytics for Startups (Youtube)
• Kevin Hale - How to Improve Conversion Rates (Youtube)
• Lean Analytics (Book)

Design:

• Refactoring UI (Book)

5. Starts Working​

Growth:

• Hacking Growth (Book)
• Dalton Caldwell - All About Pivoting (Youtube)
• Gustaf Alströmer - Growth for Startups (Youtube)
• Kevin Hale - Startup Pricing 101 (Youtube)

Raising Capital:

• Should Your Startup Bootstrap or Raise Venture Capital? (Youtube)
• The Hacker's Guide to Investors (Blog)
• Why Founder's Shouldn't Think Like Investors (Youtube)

6. Product Market Fit & Scaling​

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things (Book)
• Founders at Work (Book)
• The Cold Start Problem (Book)
• Tim Brady - Building Culture (Youtube)
• Ali Rowghani - How to Lead (Youtube)

Other Resources​

• Dalton & Michael Show
• YC Startup School: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023/24
• Paul Graham Essays
• Startup Playbook by Sam Altman

Also, let me know if you have any questions in the comments below. Would be happy to answer them!

EDIT: I also created a discord community to help developers build startups. If you’re a developer and you want access to a community of likeminded individuals, would be happy to have you join: https://discord.gg/bQvBgv7rgH

 

[christian_mother]

@jiyubyodo Underrated right here

 

[jiyubyodo]

@christian_mother Thank you, really glad you found it helpful

 

[vaninha_cris]

@jiyubyodo Yeah, thank you for the work. Really appreciated.

Can I suggest “the lean startup playbook” by Dan Olsen. it turns the lean startup into practical actions and apply it. I see the lean start-up mores like a “product philosophy book” and lean startup playbook as “how to apply it book”

 

[jiyubyodo]

@vaninha_cris My version of the "how to apply it book" was "Running Lean", but thanks for the suggestion, I added it to my to read list.

 

[christian_mother]

@jiyubyodo Are you working on a startup yourself ? Or already exited one

 

[jiyubyodo]

@christian_mother I'm working on a startup to reduce the barriers to build startups lol. This post is a way to help with that.

 

[christian_mother]

@jiyubyodo I suspected as much lol

 

[oudia]

@jiyubyodo Oh my!! Saved!! This is exactly what I needed right now in my life! Thanks reddit friend!

 

[jiyubyodo]

@oudia No problem!! Glad you found it useful

 

[geranium]

@jiyubyodo Definitely relevant to my yet very early journey, cheers man

 

[jiyubyodo]

@geranium Cheers! Happy it helped

 

[philcho]

@jiyubyodo saved! thanks

 

[jiyubyodo]

@philcho no problem!

 

[revots]

@jiyubyodo Super helpful stuff man

 

[jiyubyodo]

@revots Thank you for the support

 

[dinahtab]

@jiyubyodo You are amazing, was looking for a compilation of resources on the internet like this just earlier today.

 

[jiyubyodo]

@dinahtab It was a trip down memory lane, when I was pulling out these resources. Probably will give some of these a reread

 

[taylor71998]

@jiyubyodo Too much value here. Great job buddy!

 

[lazuli]

@jiyubyodo Saved for sure. Thank you.