STARTUP Resources
If you’re still working on product-market fit and not yet generating revenue, we recommend subscribing to our Startup Tips newsletter and these resources for now. Once you reach the requirement of paying customers and have a clear plan to $500k in revenues over the next 12 to 18 months, please apply for funding.
If you need assistance with customer discovery and hypothesis testing, our venture partners can provide advice and mental models for building an MVP and working toward product-market fit.
Here are a few resources to keep moving in the right direction:
Funding Resources
Consider raising your initial cash needs from friends and family, loans, etc. Once you have a few paying customers, apply with us.
Review "How to prepare to run a tight fundraising process."
Start networking now with other startups and go to events to meet angel investors.
Bootstrapping- self funding course.
Subscribe to a Stakeholder and Investor update service, like AngelSpan to speed your fundraising process.
So you want to do a startup, eh?
A slide presentation about what we founders go through to build a start-up.
Programs and Support Networks
Pitch Deck Coaching
(Pitch Deck support)
GrowthMentor.com
(Growth and marketing)
Free online marketing courses.
Co-founder
If you're a tech business founder you may want to consider a co-founder/partner. This person is out there, you just need to keep looking, recruiting and selling your vision. Here are a couple links to find them:
Focus on Product Market Fit (PMF)
Connect with our Venture Partner, Ada Ryland for a free PMF discussion and assessment. Ada consults with early stage companies on business frameworks for product market fit, go to market strategies, and customer/investor messaging. 50 min session with Ada.
Books
Getting some early beta customers and monetizing your product ASAP is key. The books below provide resources in helping you build an MVP and gain early customers.
Getting Real
The Lean Startup
The E-myth Revisited
The 1-Page Marketing Plan