Readings + Resources
Dream It.
Curious? Brainstorming? Check out the following:
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Books
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
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When by Daniel Pink
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Drive by Daniel Pink
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Start with Why by Simon Sinek
Videos / Podcasts
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How I Built This by Guy Raz
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Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders a Stanford Speaker Series
Sell It.
Need more revenue? Down to fundraise? Here’s what to know:
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Books
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How to Write Copy that Sells by Ray Edwards
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Get Backed by Baehr and Loomis
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Play Bigger by Al Ramadan
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Influence by Robert Cialdini
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Videos / Podcasts
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Why Discipline is More Important Than Vision by The 20 Minute VC
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Articles
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What I wish I knew about fundraising as a first-time founder by Preethi Kasireddy
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Negotiating the Terms blog by Nikita Singareddy
Build It.
From developing a minimum viable product to establishing product-market fit; we’ve got you.
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Books
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Grit by Angela Duckworth
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The Mom Test by Rob Fitzpatrick
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Zero to One by Peter Thiel
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If You Build it They Will Come by Rob Adams
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Value Proposition Design by Alexander Osterwalder
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Design of Every Day Things by Don Norman
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany by Steve Blank
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Videos / Podcasts
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Startup School by Y-Combinator
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Articles
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Essential Startup Advice by Y-Combinator
Grow It.
The growth hacker and innovator’s guidebook:
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Books
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High Growth Handbook by Elad Gil
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Blitzscaling by Yeh and Hoffman
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
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Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
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Inside the Tornado by Geoffrey A. Moore
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Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi
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Videos / Podcasts
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This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis
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Articles
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How to be a Growth Hacker 101 by Pavan Belagatti