Dear founders,

We’ve complied a list of resources to help you get started/accelerate your venture idea. Please let me know if you’ve got questions and I can do my best to answer them!

Happy hacking :)

General Startup Education

startupschool.org - This is Y Combinator’s official education program for founders. The videos they provide are high-quality and they demystify a lot of the aspects about startups that seem to confuse people. The course also cites many essays written by YC’s founder, Paul Graham, who explains startup components (and other aspects of life) in a way that’s so digestible that you genuinely think you can start one, too. If you’re thinking about starting a startup, this is the place to start.

Financing Documents

Looking for legal documents to solidify your first round of funding? Y Combinator rounds up a collection of standard SAFE documents — such as Safe: Valuation Cap, no DiscountPro Rata Side Letter; and Safe: MFN, no Valuation Cap, no Discount.

Websites

Product Hunt: Great place to check out new ideas and list your own!

First 1000: Stories about how startup founders got their first 1000 customers. Be sure to check out BeReal’s story, Airbnb, Spotify, and more.

Accelerators/Incubators

List of small-midsized accelerators/residency/fellowships for builders:https://twitter.com/0xastro98/status/1680978151696998401?s=20

Sales/Go-to-market

First 100 Users: Really great ideas for effectively reaching to potential users/customers.

Really Good Emails: Just in case you need some email inspo…

Financing/Fundraising

Financing Trends: report of the latest data in VC financing

Visible Connect: database of 14K investors

Commonapp VC: submit company directly to 2K investors