Resources

We wanted to share with you some content and useful reading that we believe will help and educate you on your start-up journey.

Enjoy!

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THE MARKET

Michael Seibel, the Managing Director and Group Partner at Y Combinator, can help you understand when you've found Product Market Fit.

PROTOTYPING

This Forbes article covers Eight Tips For Building A Product Prototype.

CO-FOUNDERS & TEAMS

The Founder Institute share some thoughts and important points on finding a co-founder and formulating that relationship - Co-Founder FAQ

This Y Combinator article covers some useful points and tips on 'How to find the right co-founder'.

Co-Founder relationships going sour is one of the biggest factors that break-up a company. Techstars have a useful Toolkit to help you navigate co-founder relationships.

PITCHING

To put your Pitch ahead of the curve, Michael Seibel, the Managing Director and Group Partner at Y Combinator, shares his 7 critical questions that should be covered within your Pitch - "How to Pitch Your Company"

This Medium article on "How to Pitch Your Ideas in 10 minutes or less" explains the 'magic of 10 minutes' and covers 3 strategies that will grab and keep your audience's attention.

To help perfect your 'Elevator Pitch' take a look at this article from The Founder Institute which will help you explain your idea in just one sentence - "Perfecting your one sentence pitch"

OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES:

The 38 Best Start-up Books for Entrepreneurs in 2024.

'How to be a Founder' is a must read when starting your own company.

Bill Aulet's book 'Disciplined Entrepreneurship' is a fantastic framework covering 24 steps to a successful startup.

Techstars Entrepreneur's Toolkit is an online educational resource to help you learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and accelerate your success.

Short informative videos about validating your software idea and building your MVP - Brought to you by Kareem Mayan. View videos here.