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Pitch Deck Hunt
1000+ pitch deck examples from the most successful startups.
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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
The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup
You think you need a COO. What you really need is an operating philosophy.
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General
What it’s actually like to be a startup CEO
A data-backed article explaining the challenges of being a startup CEO.
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The Hard Things about Hard Things
Practical advice for entrepreneurs on how to navigate the challenges of building a company.
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GTM, Growth, and Sales
Kickstart and scale a consumer business
How today’s biggest consumer products got their first 1,000 users.
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Fundraising
Angel investor directory
First Round’s list of angel 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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Marketing
Design Pickle
A platform that provides unlimited graphic designs for a flat rate.
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Building a Team
Firing well
A guide by Matt Mochary on how to handle firing employees with grace.
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Building a Team
40 Favorite Interview Questions
Questions to ask when interviewing new candidates
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Fundraising
Writing a business plan
Sequoia’s simple guide for how to write a business plan
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GTM, Growth, and Sales
Idea validation guide
how to validate your startup idea
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Marketing
Landing page checklist
100+ hand-picked tools; landing page builders, growth tools, and booster resources.
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General
Rework
A new perspective on building a successful company.
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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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GTM, Growth, and Sales
Traction by Gabriel Winberg
A framework for startups to gain traction and achieve explosive growth.
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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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Fundraising
Presenting to VCs
15 rules for the perfect pitch
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Marketing
How to name your startup
a step-by-step startup naming guide.
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General
YC Library
Y Combinator's best videos, podcasts, and essays from the past 15 years.
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Sam Altman’s Startup Class
A course on how to start a startup by Sam Altman.
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