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Fundraising
Pitch Deck Hunt
1000+ pitch deck examples from the most successful startups.
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General
Startup Advice
Sam Altman shares his best startup advice.
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GTM, Growth, and Sales
Growth Experiment Document Template
A simple and efficient growth experiment document template by David Ly Khim.
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The Mom Test
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
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Building a Team
360 OKR and Goal Examples
Examples that will help your team set better goals
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Marketing
Marketing Plan and Chill
A comprehensive guide on creating a marketing plan for your startup
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GTM, Growth, and Sales
Founding Sales
The Early Stage Go-to-Market Handbook
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General
Growth by Paul Graham
Growth is the essential element of startups, and everything else follows from it.
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Fundraising
The Non-Obvious Guide to Fundraising
Gigi Levy-Weiss shares his best fundraising tips
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Growth.design
A comprehensive database of UX and PLG case studies.
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Fundraising
Presenting to VCs
15 rules for the perfect pitch
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Fundraising
Base Templates
200+ original startup & unicorn pitch decks that raised millions from VCs & angels.
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General
Rework
A new perspective on building a successful company.
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Fundraising
Angel investor directory
First Round’s list of angel investors.
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GTM, Growth, and Sales
Traction by Gabriel Winberg
A framework for startups to gain traction and achieve explosive growth.
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Marketing
Landing page checklist
100+ hand-picked tools; landing page builders, growth tools, and booster resources.
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Marketing
How to name your startup
a step-by-step startup naming guide.
Article
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Marketing
Landing pages guide
a simple and visual guide on creating landing pages.
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Ground Up Originals
Cheat Codes: DTC by Jordan Odinsky
Uncovering the strategies of the greatest DTC brands.
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General
Startup Advice
Sam Altman shares his best startup advice.
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General
The Hard Things about Hard Things
Practical advice for entrepreneurs on how to navigate the challenges of building a company.
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Building a Team
360 OKR and Goal Examples
Examples that will help your team set better goals
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Ground Up Originals
Ground Up Venture’s Medium
Where we publish our investment memos, deep dives, thoughts, and updates.
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Fundraising
Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur
How to secure VC funding, including tips on creating a winning pitch deck and negotiating with investors.
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GTM, Growth, and Sales
From 0 to $1B
Slack's founder shares their epic launch strategy.
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Fundraising
Why You Should Embrace the Post-Money SAFE
Uncovering why you should leverage this investment vehicle for your early rounds of fundraising
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