Boards | Startup Boards | Startups that are backed by professional financial investors almost always have a Board of Directors | https://bothsidesofthetable.com/startup-boards-ee3ad0389040 |
Boards | Customer Advisory Board | Few scalable ways to engage with customers on an ongoing basis | https://twitter.com/briannekimmel/status/1099776883430850560 |
Boards | Monday.com | Project Management Software | https://mondaycom.grsm.io/myr3ud45gs5h |
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Community Groups | Top 80+ Tech Communities in Europe | Networks which support diverse and underrepresented founders in Europe's tech ecosystem. | https://sifted.eu/articles/diversity-tech-initiatives-europe-list/ |
Community Groups | Indie Hackers | Helping each other start profitable online businesses and side projects. | https://www.indiehackers.com/ |
Community Groups | Entrepreneurs Collective | Private members-only group designed to help Founders. | https://entrepreneurscollective.biz/ |
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Credits | Amazon Advertising Credits | Get 20 in free click credits. | https://services.amazon.co.uk/services/advertising/overview.html |
Credits | Bing Advertising Credits | Sign up for Microsoft Ads and receive �100 if you spend �20. | https://about.ads.microsoft.com/en-gb/h/a/microsoft-advertising |
Credits | Google Advertising Credits | Sign up for Google Ads tips and promotions and they'll send you a �75 coupon. | https://ads.google.com/intl/en_gb/getstarted/ |
Credits | Snapchat Advertising Credits | Get an additional $375 in ad credit, when you spend $350. | https://forbusiness.snapchat.com/get-snapchat-advertising-credits |
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Fundraising | Venture Capital and How to Get It | Firsthand experiences, insider advice, and practical takeaways. | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0753553961/ref%3Dsspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFUSFhSOUUxQU5KVjgmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTEwMDAxOTUxQlAzS0lRQkdZRThHJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyNDA0MzAzVEtRVEdFVEJSOFRCJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ%3D%3D |
Fundraising | List of UK Small Business Grants | Top 226 small business grants & funding programmes in the UK. | https://entrepreneurhandbook.co.uk/grants-loans/ |
Fundraising | Venture Deals | They will teach you how to develop a fundraising strategy that will be a win for all parties involved. | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1119259754/ref%3Ddp_ob_title_bk |
Fundraising | The Venture Hacks Bible | Startup advice from the founders of AngelList. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sF5h_9VuROq3lRre6aE_okbPyVaYFoHU/view?usp=sharing |
Fundraising | Magic Numbers that Investors Look For in Startups | 80 slide deck on how to use growth ideas to evaluate startups. | https://andrewchen.co/investor-metrics-deck/ |
Fundraising | Five Questions for Vetting an Investment in a VC Fund | Here are five questions you would ask any new or emerging VC fund. | https://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/blog/2019/2/21/five-questions-for-vetting-an-investment-in-a-new-or-emerging-vc-fund |
Fundraising | A Ridiculously Detailed Fundraising Guide | A step-by-step system to help secure venture capital. | https://medium.com/swlh/a-ridiculously-detailed-fundraising-guide-dec6f4f33790 |
Fundraising | Alternative Funding Options | A tweetstorm sharing funding options. | https://twitter.com/MattHartman/status/1121237442621841408 |
Fundraising | Definitive List of London Seed Fund | The definitive guide to London Seed Venture funds, Sep 2018 edition. | https://medium.com/%40fdestin/the-definitive-guide-to-london-seed-venture-funds-sep-2018-edition-5899bbf0fca5 |
Fundraising | The List of Pre-Seed investors in London | List of Pre-Seed investors in London. | https://medium.com/%40jennyjudova/list-of-pre-seed-investors-in-london-8897d777d1dc |
Fundraising | The List of Seed investors in London | The List of Seed investors in London. | https://medium.com/%40jennyjudova/list-of-seed-investors-in-london-3da42d7de9f4 |
Fundraising | The List of Seed/Series A investors in London | The List of Seed/Series A investors in London. | https://medium.com/%40jennyjudova/list-of-seed-series-a-investors-in-london-part-1-33d7c4bd0d48 |
Fundraising | The List of Series A+ investors in London | The List of Series A+ investors in London. | https://medium.com/%40jennyjudova/list-of-series-a-investors-in-london-part-1-75dcf6f02ed3 |
Fundraising | A List of US POC investors | A list of US POC investors. | https://airtable.com/shrBOOgwbMCrjiuTF/tblFnKtjZJbCAYv1G?blocks=hide |
Fundraising | The Startup Funding Bible | Exploring every imaginable aspect of startup funding. | https://www.cobloom.com/blog/startup-funding |
Fundraising | Liquidation Preference | Angel.co shares why you need to pay attention to liquidation preference. | https://angel.co/blog/liquidation-preference-your-equity-could-be-worth-millions-or-nothing |
Fundraising | How to Price Advisor Shares? | Funding FAQ: How do I price advisor shares? | https://medium.com/%40mattwichrowski/funding-faq-how-do-i-price-advisor-shares-55b261f9b801 |
Fundraising | List of Active Angel investors and VCs | List of Active Angel investors and VCs - May 2020. | https://twitter.com/ThisIsYSYS/status/1262452356719017985?s=20 |
Fundraising | List of Active Angel investors and VCs - Part 2 | List of Active Angel investors and VCs - May 2020 Part 2. | https://twitter.com/deepalinangia/status/1262487855391297536?s=20 |
Fundraising | Top 17 Most Active Angel Groups in London | Angel groups, networks and syndicates that have invested most in London startups across the last two years. | https://seedlegals.com/resources/top-17-most-active-angel-groups-in-london/ |
Fundraising | Venture is Not the Only Option | Check Warner from Ada Ventures shares how you can find the right type of funding for your business. | https://medium.com/%40checkwarner/venture-is-not-the-only-option-5041963f1f7 |
Fundraising | What Kind of Seed Round Should You Raise? | Choosing between the various options is becoming challenging, this resource should be of help. | https://bettereveryday.vc/what-kind-of-seed-round-should-your-raise-39d78ce68bac |
Fundraising | Demystifying SEIS/EIS | Demystifying EIS & SEIS as a tax e?cient way to invest. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-5yipZy4vgfdHo1a1BVZTlUbkRZZEJzZE9pR2JrZ1VaaU53/view |
Fundraising | Why a VC passed on your startup | The real reasons why a VC passed on your startup. | https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/the-real-reasons-why-a-vc-passed-on-your-startup-917c30103ecb |
Fundraising | Assign Employee Startup Stock Options | Check out this startup stock options 101 primer to get you going. | https://www.startups.com/library/expert-advice/startup-stock-options |
Fundraising | How to Use Options to Retain Key Employees | How many options should you grant to each employee? | https://tomtunguz.com/refresh-grants/ |
Fundraising | How Founder Vesting Can Save Your Startups Life | How big an impact such a split has on your startup can make or break it. | https://seedlegals.com/resources/startup-founder-vesting/ |
Fundraising | Seven Legal | Seven Legal works alongside founding teams on their journeys through funding, scaling and exiting high growth ventures. | https://sevenlegal.co.uk/ |
Fundraising | Claim Capital | R&D Tax Claim and Grand Funding experts for startups | https://www.claimcapital.co.uk/ |
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Tools | freeCodeCamp | Learn to code at home. | https://www.freecodecamp.org/ |
Tools | 350 Tools & Resources for Founders | Lolita Taub shares over 350 additional tools & resources for your startup. | https://airtable.com/universe/exp6TKmy8KN7f35PU/resource-curation-500-sites?explore=true |
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General Guidance | What is Financial Modeling | Overview of financial modelling. | https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/knowledge/modeling/what-is-financial-modeling/ |
General Guidance | Strikingly | Create a free landing page | https://www.strikingly.com/a/xPxl8s |
General Guidance | Business Model Canvas | Use the canvas to explore new business models whether you are a start-up or an existing business. | https://www.strategyzer.com/canvas/business-model-canvas |
General Guidance | Collapsed - lessons from failed startups | The best place to learn lessons from failed startups. | https://collapsed.co/ |
General Guidance | Notes on Assessing Cofounders and Startup Ideas | Useful notes assembled in recent years on what I would look for in assessing new startup opportunities. | https://medium.com/hackernoon/notes-on-assessing-cofounders-and-startup-ideas-a6a7dc21aab6 |
General Guidance | Expanding your strategy knowledge | How to get good at strategy. | https://twitter.com/tylerwillis/status/1110768085063983104 |
General Guidance | Required reading for marketplace startups | Andrew Chen, is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz shares marketplace tips. | https://andrewchen.co/marketplace-startups-best-essays/ |
General Guidance | List of the best Questions for Managers to ask their Team | Questions for Managers to ask their Team. | https://twitter.com/danielgross/status/1075502885025140736?s=12 |
General Guidance | Pangolin DPC | A startup business consultancy, focusing on data protection and commercial problem solving for startups and SMEs. | https://pangolindpc.co.uk/ |
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Accountancy & HR | VCs Writing Discrimination & Harassment Policies | #MovingForward gathers VC commitments to foster a diverse, inclusive, and harassment-free workplace. | https://medium.com/projectinclude/guidelines-for-vcs-writing-discrimination-harassment-policies-397d0823900a |
Accountancy & HR | Scale-up Guide by Buzzacott | Key financial considerations to successfully grow your business | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yXAQqR66bQVJmeTbsGf1elKKq1eR4I2_/view?usp=sharing |
Accountancy & HR | Building Startup Teams: Transparency, Culture, & Hiring | To have any chance of success, you need a team that's talented, motivated, and has what they need to thrive. | https://www.atrium.co/blog/startup-teams/ |
Accountancy & HR | Guide on Employee Onboarding | Building a highly-performing team and are looking for innovative approaches. | http://talent.vilcap.com/curriculum/library/on-boarding/ |
Accountancy & HR | Fierlo | Fierlo are a London-based talent services consultancy | https://fierlo.com/ |
Accountancy & HR | Buzzacott | Top 20 UK accountancy and HR consultancy offering the full accounting service from start-up to wind-down. | https://www.buzzacott.co.uk/ |
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Investing | Pre-Seed Due Diligence framework | Three core ways in which conducting diligence is entirely different at this stage. | https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/10/why-pre-seed-is-not-just-a-stepchild-of-seed/ |
Investing | Cap Table Example | Example for Capitalisation Table by AngelList founders. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Z9U8QbDgFq2YYd52tMEl_wBjqkFa7yC/view?usp=sharing |
Investing | Things learned from running a micro VC in the last year | People often ask me what it's like to start a micro VC and whether they should do one too. | https://elizabethyin.com/2018/07/24/11-things-ive-learned-from-running-a-micro-vc-in-the-last-year/ |
Investing | VC Funds 101: Understanding Venture Fund Structures | Help team compensation, fund metrics and reporting. | https://vcpreneur.com/vc-funds-101-understanding-venture-fund-structures-team-compensation-fund-metrics-and-reporting-152b02e8504a |
Investing | Raising a Micro-VC Fund | What you need to know before raising a Micro-VC fund today. | https://medium.com/vcdium/what-you-need-to-know-before-raising-a-micro-vc-fund-today-bbc34fb5f3f1 |
Investing | Precursor Fund I Quarterly LP Letter | Precursor Ventures shares their quarterly LP letter with the public. | https://medium.com/%40PrecursorVC/sharing-the-precursor-fund-i-quarterly-lp-letter-74db86aab15d |
Investing | What It Takes To Start Your Own VC Fund | The pitch is an early version of the deck that closed executives at Dropbox, Slack and other companies. | http://briannekimmel.com/what-it-takes-to-start-your-own-vc-fund/ |
Investing | Expand Your VC Knowledge | A tweetstorm sharing VC resources. | https://twitter.com/Mat_Sherman/status/1213973618075389952 |
Investing | How I Raised My $11.5 Million Venture Capital Fund | Fundraising process for Hustle Fund. | https://marker.medium.com/how-i-raised-my-11-5-million-venture-capital-fund-f4d7364dccdd |
Investing | What Traditional VCs & Founders are Missing | Traditional VCs and founders are missing unique spending drivers of Black consumers | https://medium.com/%40dmcole/the-billion-dollar-blindspot-what-traditional-vcs-founders-are-missing-7b85c696e371 |
Investing | Vermeer | Bespoke investment from experienced professionals | http://vermeer.london/ |
Investing | Investing Outlook 2021 Report | Investment opportunity report by Ark Invest. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y01wsnpj3-1bLyCJ8jcsD7F5t11SoilL/view?usp=sharing |
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M&A Exits | Exit Firm | The EXIT firm assists UK business owners extract maximum value when selling their businesses. | http://theexitfirm.co.uk/ |
M&A Exits | FE International | M&A advisory team has completed hundreds of millions in SaaS, e-commerce and content business acquisitions | https://feinternational.com/ |
M&A Exits | The Art and Science of Online Media Exit Valuations | How much is a digital media company worth? | https://medium.com/%40rafat/the-art-and-science-of-online-media-exit-valuations-9d40be51cb5c |
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Pitch Decks | Startup Pitch Decks | List of pitch decks | https://attach.io/startup-pitch-decks/ |
Pitch Decks | Seedcamp Investor Slide Deck | Seedcamp's pitch deck used to Raise a �40 million fund. | https://www.slideshare.net/seedcamp/seedcamp-fund-iv-fundraising-deck |
Pitch Decks | List of Startup Pitch Decks | Startup pitch decks that have raised over $1.4 billion. | http://dconstrct.com/pitch-decks/ |
Pitch Decks | The Complete Guide to Building a Winning Pitch Deck | The helpful guide to walk you through the basics. | https://basetemplates.com/pitch-deck-guide |
Pitch Decks | Front Slide Deck | Front used this pitch deck to raise $66 million in their Series B | https://www.businessinsider.in/a-hot-startup-raised-66-million-in-5-days-using-these-24-slides/articleshow/64623150.cms |
Pitch Decks | Pitch Template Examples | 100+ business presentation templates, most of which are available as a free PDF download | https://slidebean.com/pitch-deck |
Pitch Decks | How to Design Your Team | A Twitter thread on how best to represent your team. | https://twitter.com/josephflaherty/status/1223356544298909696 |
Pitch Decks | Here's Why You Should Just Send the Deck | I Know Everybody Told You to Send Your Fund-Raising Decks as a Link. Here's Why You Should Just Send the Deck. | https://bothsidesofthetable.com/i-know-everybody-told-you-to-send-your-fund-raising-decks-as-a-link-d5b4409886af |
Pitch Decks | Top 5 tips for the perfect startup pitch deck | Entrepreneurs Collective's top tips for the perfect startup pitch deck | https://entrepreneurscollective.biz/blog/f/top-5-tips-for-the-perfect-pitch-pitch-deck |
Pitch Decks | Pitch Work | Create world-class presentation documents in a quick and straightforward way. | https://pitchwork.co.uk/ |
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Podcasts | Techish | A podcast about the intersection of tech, pop culture, and life | http://www.techishpod.com/ |
Podcasts | Business Wars | Sometimes the prize is your wallet, or your attention. | https://wondery.com/shows/business-wars/ |
Podcasts | Acquired | Acquired goes behind the scenes of the biggest tech acquisitions and IPOs of all time. | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquired/id1050462261?mt=2 |
Podcasts | Everyday Startups | Startup entrepreneurs Dan and Nana Parry talk to pioneers in the UK tech and startup ecosystem. | https://audioboom.com/channels/4996775 |
Podcasts | This Week In Startups | A show about startups | https://thisweekinstartups.com/ |
Podcasts | Masters of Scale | Masters of Scale is an original podcast hosted by Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and investor at Greylock. | https://mastersofscale.com/ |
Podcasts | The Invested Investor | Listen to over 80 exciting and insightful podcasts from leading entrepreneurs and investors from around the world. | https://www.investedinvestor.com/ |
Podcasts | 20-Minute VC | The Twenty Minute VC is the worlds leading independent VC podcast | https://thetwentyminutevc.com/ |
Podcasts | The SaaStr Podcast | Interviewing the most prominent operators and investors from the world of SaaS. | https://www.saastr.com/podcasts/ |
Podcasts | Leadership Decoded with David McQueen | Tools and strategies needed for effective leadership communication. | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/leadership-decoded-with-david-mcqueen/id1237555192 |
Podcasts | Associated Podcast | Each week we bring you a conversation with one of our friends in the investment industry | https://anchor.fm/associated |
Podcasts | EnterpriseReady | EnterpriseReady is a show aiming to change the enterprise software narrative | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enterpriseready/id1437951282 |
Podcasts | Venture Stories | Podcast taking you inside the world of venture capital & technology | https://www.villageglobal.vc/podcast/ |
Podcasts | Evolving for the Next Billion Podcast with GGV Capital | Podcast about tech and entrepreneurship in the fastest-growing markets in the world, hosted by GGV Capital. | http://link/ |
Podcasts | Earn Your Leisure | Earn Your Leisure will be giving you behind the scenes financial views into the entertainment and sports industries. | https://anchor.fm/earnyourleisure |
Podcasts | Indie Hackers Podcast | Raw conversations with the founders behind profitable online businesses. | https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast |
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PR & Marketing | Direct-to-Consumer Benchmarking | Direct-to-Consumer Benchmarking | https://www.slideshare.net/AndyOAyim/directtoconsumer-benchmarking |
PR & Marketing | DTC Metrics | DTC metrics explained | https://medium.com/ro-co/dtc-metrics-explained-29ff99ff5657 |
PR & Marketing | CopyAI | AI Copywriting | https://www.copy.ai/?via=saifullah |
PR & Marketing | 100 great Ads | 100 great ads from social with explications to use for inspiration | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NvXMYVDlEfoCIoGnxTziPcVcLE2VYhdq/view?usp=sharing |
PR & Marketing | Ad Relevance | Guide on improving Facebook ads | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fGm9G9gtS7Gmy7u1NlXY5oG3luCLX8Qd/view?usp=sharing |
PR & Marketing | 3 Hour Brand Sprint | G's Simple Recipe For Getting Started On Your Brand | https://library.gv.com/the-three-hour-brand-sprint-3ccabf4b768a |
PR & Marketing | Free SEO Review Tools | 53 Real-time SEO Review Tools | https://www.seoreviewtools.com/ |
PR & Marketing | Building Your Brand Identity: 11+ Big Questions to Ask Yourself | An approach to branding your company | https://blog.rebrandly.com/building-your-brand-identity/ |
PR & Marketing | Your Must-Have Core Messaging Framework | Guide to help with core messaging | https://medium.com/%40jamiecatherinebarnett/your-must-have-core-messaging-framework-a-guide-for-high-tech-startups-6eb39a6d0864 |
PR & Marketing | Growth Tools 101 | 6 conversion examples and real numbers | https://hackernoon.com/growth-tools-101-with-6-conversion-examples-and-real-numbers-921d63436915 |
PR & Marketing | Blog Headline Tester | Headlines tester | https://headlines.sharethrough.com/ |
PR & Marketing | Give and Get Back: 10 Best Reciprocity Examples In Marketing | Top reciprocity examples | https://upviral.com/best-reciprocity-examples-marketing/ |
PR & Marketing | CLTV, CAC and Unit economics tools | The general theory behind unit economics | https://startuptools.org/unit-economics-cltv-cac-and-cohorts/ |
PR & Marketing | HubSpot Buyer Personas | HubSpot shares how you can craft buyer personas for your business | https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/buyer-persona-research |
PR & Marketing | 11 Top Tips to Make Your Funding Press Release Stand Out | Key advice on how you can make your press release stand out. | https://www.uktech.news/guest-posts/growth-strategy/marketing/11-top-tips-to-make-your-funding-press-release-stand-out-20180109 |
PR & Marketing | PR Tips for Scaling Businesses | Tips and advice on the value of good PR for a growing startup. | https://entrepreneurscollective.biz/blog/f/pr-tips-for-scaling-businesses |
PR & Marketing | Incisive Edge | Incisive Edge create bespoke startup marketing programmes for their clients made up of just the right mix of ingredients. | https://www.incisive-edge.com/ |
PR & Marketing | Future of Commerce 2021 Report | Shopify's annual report on global commerce trends | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdlUjMujIyiGdylzyq3oMqW39AMdTlO2/view?usp=sharing |
PR & Marketing | Colour Picker | Colors is a 100% data-driven collection of color palettes. | https://klart.io/colors |
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Product & Design | Design for Startups - Slides | Garry Tan (Initialized Capital) shares design tips | https://www.dropbox.com/s/q73saxhbmqkm99d/Design for Startups (Final).pdf?dl=0 |
Product & Design | Design for Startups - Videos | Garry Tan (Initialized Capital) shares design tips | https://blog.ycombinator.com/design-for-startups-by-garry-tan/ |
Product & Design | UX Ideas | UX library to provide as much inspiration as possible. | https://www.reallygoodux.io/ |
Product & Design | How We build Our Product Roadmap at Asana | Learn to build a product roadmap | https://medium.com/%40jackiebo/how-we-build-our-product-roadmap-at-asana-56953b1e25ad |
Product & Design | 30 Product Roadmap Examples | Product roadmap examples | https://venngage.com/blog/inspiration-marketing-product-roadmap-templates/ |
Product & Design | Studio Graphene | Studio Graphene designs and builds digital products. They�re agile, creative, and experienced. | https://www.studiographene.com/ |
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Sales | Both Sides of The Table | Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur turned VC, shares his best, data-driven observations on this blog | https://bothsidesofthetable.com/ |
Sales | CHAMP | Celebrate new deals the moment they close in Salesforce. | https://www.insightsquared.com/champ/ |
Sales | Datanyze Insider | Find emails and phone numbers fast with more data about every lead. | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/datanyze-insider/mlholfadgbpidekmhdibonbjhdmpmafd?hl=en-US |
Sales | LinkedIn for Salesforce | See Salesforce records inside LinkedIn, for fast and easy updates. | https://appexchange.salesforce.com/listingDetail?listingId=a0N3000000B3YcTEAV |
Sales | Rappaportive | See LinkedIn profiles inside Gmail, to know everything about your sales prospects. | https://business.linkedin.com/sales-solutions |
Sales | Hubspot | CRM | https://app.hubspot.com/signup-hubspot/hubspot-for-startups?partner-code=2lOy1W3t1fbQ&program=startups |
Sales | PipeDrive | CRM | https://pipedrive.grsm.io/entrepreneurscollective |