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Steve Blank

Startup Tools

1. Startup Tools Click Here

2. Lean LaunchPad Videos Click Here

3. Founding/Running Startup Advice Click Here

4. Market Research Click Here

5. Life Science Click Here

6. China Market Click Here

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Startup Tools Getting Started Why the Lean Startup Changes Everything (http://hbr.org/2013/05/why-the-lean-start-up-changes-everything/ar/1) – Harvard Business Review The Lean LaunchPad Online (https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup--ep245)C (http://www.udacity.com/course/ep245)lass – FREE How to Build a Web Startup (https://steveblank.com/2011/09/22/how-to-build-a-web-startup-lean-launchpad-edition/) – Lean Launchpad Edition How to Build a Web App (https://github.com/kriasoft/react-starter-kit) – isomoprhic web app boilerplate project (Node.js + Reactjs stack) YCombinator Startup Playbook (http://playbook.samaltman.com) – Sam Altman How to Create a $1M Web Business (http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2011/09/24/how-to-create-a-million-dollar-business-this-weekend-examples-appsumo-mintchihuahuas/) – Noah Kagan Web Fundamentals (https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/) – Google developers QuickMVP (http://quickmvp.com) – test your ideas FoundersSuite (https://www.foundersuite.com) – Startup Mgmt Software Startup Failure Postmortems (https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/startup-failure-post-mortem) – CBinsights The U.S. Digital Service Playbook (http://playbook.cio.gov) – sheer and practical genius Whitehouse/playbook (https://github.com/whitehouse/playbook) – Github The TechFAR Handbook (http://playbook.cio.gov/techfar/) – how to hack Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) GSA 18F (https://18f.gsa.gov)– Digital Services Delivery Cloud.gov (https://cloud.gov) – U.S. government cloud innovation platform CSS coding style guide (https://18f.gsa.gov/2016/01/11/introducing-the-css-coding-style-guide/) – 18F API.data.gov (https://github.com/18F/api.data.gov) – API key, analytics, and proxy solution for government web services

Lists of Tools from Others Libraries.io (http://libraries.io) – open source libraries, modules and frameworks HBS Startup Tribe Tools List (https://sites.google.com/site/startuptribe/general-information/communications) – from Tom Eisenmann at HBS NYU Startup Resources Library (http://entrepreneur.nyu.edu/resources/) StartupStash (http://startupstash.com) – Bram Kanstein Harvard Innovation Lab (http://ilab.harvard.edu) PBworks startup tools List (http://startuptools.pbworks.com/w/page/17974963/FrontPage) Startup Weekend tools list (http://startupweekend.org/resources/) Y Combinator Startup Library (http://ycombinator.com/lib.html) Triple Crown Leadership Resources (http://triplecrownleadership.com/resources/resources-on-entrepreneurship/) Startup Resources (http://startupresources.io) Lean Startup Tools and Services (http://list.ly/list/9E-tools-and-services-for-a-lean-startup) Toolboard (http://toolboard.org) -web and startup tools Startup Foundry tools list (http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/02/18/startup-toolbox-a-resource-for-startups/) Small Business tools list (http://smallbiztrends.com/2011/03/101-small-business-web-applications.html? utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SmallBusinessTrends+%28Small+Business+Trends%29) Market research list (http://www.sbtdc.org/resources/web.asp) TopAlternatives (http://topalternatives.com) – best tools for your website Software Advice (http://www.softwareadvice.com) Tools of the Trade 2013 (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5235137) GetApp (http://www.getapp.com) – business software reviews AlternativeTo (http://alternativeto.net) – alternatives to expensive software AppMarketing Tools for developers (http://www.apptamin.com/blog/app-developer-tools/) Public Data Sources (http://blog.bigml.com/2013/02/28/data-data-data-thousands-of-public-data-sources/)

Groups Startup Weekend (http://startupweekend.org/) – Launch a Startup in 54 hours The Lean Startup Machine (http://theleanstartupmachine.com/) – Launch a Startup in 48 hours Startup Monthly (http://www.startupmonthly.org) – Launch a Startup in a month Startup Grind (http://startupgrind.com)– community looking to be educated, and network with the smartest startup minds Lean Startup Circle (http://groups.google.com/group/lean-startup-circle) – Google Group for startup advice Women 2.0 (http://www.women2.org/) – Launch a startup for women Meetup (http://www.meetup.com/) – Meet people you’re interested in Top Startup Conferences (http://blog.clarity.fm/top-north-american-conferences-for-entrepreneurs/) (North America)

Find a Co-Founder FounderDating (http://founderdating.com) – premiere site for founders/co-founders CoFoundersLab (http://www.cofounderslab.com) – find a co-founder in any city YouNoodle (http://www.younoodle.com) – founder matching CodeArmy (http://www.codearmy.com) – CTO’s for Non-Tech Founders FoundersNation (http://www.founders-nation.com) – founders in Israel, London & NY Stanford Business School Interns (http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/ces/community/interns.html#Guidelines_for_Participation) – hire a Stanford Bus School intern cheap AngelList (https://angel.co/jobs) – Angel List jobs board Startup Weekend (http://startupweekend.org/) – Launch a Startup and meet a co-founder Founder Strengths (https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com) – Gallup Strengths Center Meetup (http://www.meetup.com/) – go to a Meetup! How to hire developers (http://numeratechoir.com/why-developers-arent-interested-in-your-startup/) – mike greenfield

Developer Bootcamps Programing Bootcamp Finder (http://www.thinkful.com/bootcamps/all) – DevPost (http://devpost.com) – Follow hackathons around the work

Job Interviewing Tools InterviewCake (https://www.interviewcake.com/) – resource for data structures and algorithms HiredInTech’s System Design Section (https://www.hiredintech.com/classrooms/system-design/lesson/60) – guide for system design interview questions Coderust (https://www.educative.io/collection/5642554087309312/5679846214598656) – solutions in almost any programming language, with interactive diagrams Reddit’s How to Prepare for Tech Interviews (https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1jov24/heres_how_to_prepare_for_tech_interviews/) – a benchmark for interview prep Front End Interview Questions (https://github.com/h5bp/Front-end-Developer-Interview-Questions) – exhaustive list of front-end questions Leetcode (https://leetcode.com/) – resource for algorithm and data structure questions

Tools from Steve: Lean Startup/Business Model Canvas/Customer Development Tools Founders Workbook (http://www.guidearama.com/guides/fwb.html) – A Checklist for the Startup Owners Manual Over 500 presentations and videos (mine and my students class finals) on Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/) Harvard Business Review article on Lean here (https://archive.harvardbusiness.org/cla/web/pl/product.seam?c=25903&i=25905&cs=f85785d3580feb87e2bce1535af10c2f) My free online Lean LaunchPad class on Udacity is here (http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/ep245/CourseRev/1). All the Lectures and their subtitles can be download for free here (https://www.udacity.com/wiki/ep245/downloads). Creative Commons license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) applies. I also share all my syllabi, student presentations and my class lectures slides as well. Educators Training Guide is here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/lean-launchpad-educators-handbook-sept-2013) Course for Educators is here (http://nciia.org/llp) Teachable moments videos for the Lean Launchpad class here (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717) How do Customer Discovery videos here (https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/#LeanLaunchPadVideos) (http://startupweekend.wistia.com/medias/tao3s8hf7l) How to do Customer Discovery workbook here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/customer-discovery-23251533) Sample Lean LaunchPad Lecture slides and suggested syllabus here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/syllabus) Latest presentations posted click here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/presentations) Latest student videos posted here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/videos) National Science Foundation presentations here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/i-corps) Stanford presentations, lectures and syllabus here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/stanford) Berkeley presentations, lectures and syllabus here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/berkeley%20class) Columbia 5-day presentations, lectures and syllabus here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/Columbia) Caltech 5-day presentations, lectures and syllabus here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/Caltech) Business Model Competition slides here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/business%20model%20competition) Some general customer development slides click here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/durant) National Science Foundation I-Corps presentations, lectures and syllabus click here (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/tagged/i-corps) National Science Foundation/NCIIA I-Corps Faculty toolkit is here (http://nciia.org/i-corps/newfaculty#) LaunchPad Central (https://www.launchpadcentral.com) – the standard for Bus Model Canvas/Customer Development progress for companies/incubators/accelerators Business Model Canvas Business Model Toolbox (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/business-model-toolbox/id431605371?mt=8) – iPad app from the master himself! Business Model Canvas (http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/canvas) – free downloadable Canvas Tutorial on how to use the Canvas (http://www.alexandercowan.com/resources/planning-tactics/business-model-canvas-templates) – Alex Cowan Business Model Press (http://businessmodelpress.com/) – business model plugin for WordPress Business Model Designer (http://bmdesigner.com/) – a web Canvas tool LaunchPad Central (https://www.launchpadcentral.com) – the standard for Bus Model Canvas/Customer Development progress for companies/incubators/accelerators Mural.ly (https://mural.ly) – Visual collaboration for creative people Canvasizer (http://canvanizer.com) – create and edit a canvas Customer Development Product/Market Fit: the Value Proposition Canvas (http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2012/08/achieve-product-market-fit-with-our-brand-new-value-propositiondesigner.html) – Alex Osterwalder Testing Product/Market Fit: Value Proposition Canvas (http://www.businessmodelalchemist.com/2012/09/test-your-value-proposition-supercharge-lean-startup-and-custdevprinciples.html) – Alex Osterwalder Customer Development: How to get customer interviews (http://kevindewalt.com/2013/02/02/accelerate-your-customer-development-how-to-quickly-get-dozens-ofinterviews/)– Kevin Dewalt Business Model Canvas Tutorial (http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/downloads/businessmodelgeneration_preview.pdf) – steve blank Customer Development Tutorial (https://steveblank.com/category/customer-development-manifesto/) – steve blank How to do Customer Discovery (http://startupweekend.wistia.com/projects/zt618zz0r7) – SWNext Bad Customer Development Questions (http://kevindewalt.com/2013/01/21/bad-customer-development-questions-and-how-to-avoid-my-mistakes/) – Kevin Dewalt Customer Discovery Toolkit (http://dschool.stanford.edu/use-our-methods/) – Stanford d.school – awesome resource Customer Interview Templates (http://leanstartup.pbworks.com/w/page/54918676/Customer%20Interview%20Templates%20and%20Resources) – Lean Startup Circle Foundersuite (http://www.foundersuite.com) – software and templates for startup founders Customer Archetype/Persona template (http://wireframes.linowski.ca/wp-content/themes/darwin/images/PersonaTemplate.pdf) – wireframes Mapovate (https://www.mapovate.com) – map your customer journey Social Entrepreneurship / Non-Profits Art of the Ask (http://www.artofask.com) – donors as a customer segment

Customer Discovery Checklist

Introduction The Phases of Customer Discovery (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87303495)0:28

Before Leaving the Building Pre-Planning Contacts (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87303446)4:24 Customer Interview Dry Runs (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302981)0:49 Discovery is For Founders (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302891)1:30 Pass/Fail Experiments (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302754)1:32

Outside the Building Being Aggressive (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302631)1:29 Conducting a Customer Interview (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302479)1:30 Letting the Customer Interview Flow (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302329)1:37 Seizing the Opportunity and Market Type (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302172) 2:50 Finding Patterns (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87301903)1:50 Looking for Insights (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87301695) 0:58

Returning to the Building Finding Early Evangelists (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87301612)1:17 Communicating Your Discoveries (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87313618)2:12

How to Do Customer Discovery Interviews Conducting Customer Discovery Interviews (http://startupweekend.wistia.com/medias/tao3s8hf7l)9:59

Founder Stories Stanford E-Corner (http://ecorner.stanford.edu) – the motherlode of founder interviews FounderLy (http://www.founderly.com) – Matthew Wise Founder Films (http://foundersfilms.com) – Matt Terrell

Website Domain Names Knowem (http://knowem.com/) – domain and trademark search tool NameSmith (https://namesmith.io) – Business Name generator Appellita (https://www.appellita.com)– brand name ideation Domainr (http://domai.nr/) – domain name search GoDaddy (http://www.godaddy.com/default.aspx) – domain names, web hosting NameCheap (http://namecheap.com/) – cheap domain names DomainNameBrain (http://domainnamebrain.com) – domain name generator & availability Picking a domain name (http://thisweekinstartups.com/name-startup-wsgr-startup-basics/) – Jason Calacanis

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“How Big is the Market?” Tools Google Trends (http://www.google.com/trends) – what are the search trends for key items Google Insights (http://www.google.com/insights/) – breaks down the search data by location Facebook ads (https://www.facebook.com/advertising/) – check out the total available market

“How Do I Contact Customers?” Tools LinkedIn Alumni (http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/09/20/the-best-way-to-network-with-alumni-on-linkedin/) – awesome way to contact school alumni Data.Com (http://www.data.com/connect/index.jsp) – find business connections Art of Emails (http://www.artofemails.com) – prewritten sales templates RelateIQ (https://www.relateiq.com) – relationship intelligence Toutapp (https://www1.toutapp.com) – sales email tracking, templates and analytics Rapportive (http://rapportive.com) – find Linkedin profies inside of Gmail Sende.rs (https://sende.rs) – caller ID for email Connect6 (http://www.connect6.com/Home/ChromeExtensionDetail) – Chrome extension for people discovery Hoovers (http://www.hoovers.com/leadgeneration-businesslist/select-your-leadlist/100005963-1.html) – phone and email contacts for sale Harrisinfo (http://www.harrisinfo.com/) – sales leads for sale InfoUSA (http://home.infousa.com/) – email lists for sale ThomasNet (http://www.thomasnet.com/) – find any company

Surveys/Forms Google Consumer Surveys (http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home) – online market research Zoomerang (http://www.Zoomerang.com/) – Free basic version, surveys polls, 150+ templates Qualtrics (http://www.qualtrics.com/) – cloud-based survey, free account a complete game changer – incredibly well built and powerful Qualtrics Wiki (http://sites.cognitivescience.co/qualtrics/) – Joseph Williams Amazon (https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome) Mechanical Turk (https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome) – you can set up a question and get answers Using Mechanical Turk for Customer Discovery (https://sites.google.com/a/cognitivescience.co/knowledgebase/resources/crowdsourcing-participants-and-work-using-amazonmechanical-turk) – Joseph Williams Using Mechanical Turk to interview 100 customer in 4 hours (http://customerdevlabs.com/2012/08/21/using-mturk-to-interview-100-customers-in-4-hours/) – Nick Soman (https://twitter.com/nicksoman) Qualaroo (https://qualaroo.com) – target surveys, boost signups, increase usage Userinput.io (https://userinput.io/#/) – get user feedback on your projects Pollfish – Create online/mobile app surveys Survata (https://www.survata.com) – Consumer feedback for any business decision Instantly (https://www.instant.ly) – audiences and insight tools for businesses SimpleSurvey (http://supersimplesurvey.com) – free online survey creator Wufoo (http://www.wufoo.com/) – create contact forms, online surveys and event registrations Vizir (http://www.vizir.co/en/) – free online questionnaires Typeform (http://www.typeform.com) – forms/survey builder great U/I Formstack (http://www.formstack.com) – Online Form Builder Formcrafts (http://formcrafts.com) – free online form builder Awesomeforms (https://awesomeforms.com) – website forms AYTM (http://aytm.com) – Ask Your Target Market Ethnio (http://ethnio.com/) – Recruit real people from your website for user research Poplytics (http://www.poplytics.com/) – online surveys and analytics SurveyMonkey (http://www.surveymonkey.com/)– granddaddy of on-line surveys SurveyMoz (http://www.surveymoz.com) – free on-line surveys FormTitan (https://formtitan.com) – customized email notifications, customized triggers, flow & conditions QuestionPro (http://www.questionpro.com) – on surveys, plus templates SnapSurveys (http://www.snapsurveys.com) – online and mobile surveys PickFu (http://pickfu.com/) – Instant Market feedback A/B testing, polls SurveyGizmo (http://www.surveygizmo.com/) – free version, survey creation and data integration tools 123ContactForm (http://www.123contactform.com) – create HTML forms and surveys SmartSurvey (http://www.smart-survey.co.uk) – UK’s leading survey tool, complies with the Data Protection Act FormAssembly (http://www3.formassembly.com) – Create order forms, service requests or registration forms and collect payment securely FluidSurvey (http://fluidsurveys.com) – web/mobile/tablet surveys SogoSurvey (http://www.sogosurvey.com) -web surveys w/analytics PollDaddy (http://polldaddy.com) – from the makers of WordPress, powerful reporting & filtering SuperSimpleSurvey (http://supersimplesurvey.com) – survey creator, branching, mobile ready SurveyNuts (http://surveynuts.com/simple-survey-maker-free-questionnaire) – Free survey-maker/online questionnaire creation tool Insitez (https://www.insitez.com) – Online customer feedback that boost conversions Polltango (http://polltango.com) – create online polls

Product Launch Tools/Landing Pages Great Landing Page Tutorial (http://conversionxl.com/landing-page-optimization/) – ConversionXL LaunchRock (https://www.launchrock.com) – Create a viral “coming soon” landing page Prefinery (http://www.prefinery.com/)– Beta and Launch Mgmt software LaunchEffect (http://launcheffectapp.com) – WordPress Landing pages for viral launches Ooomf (http://ooomf.com/home) – iPhone app store build/push/launch Unbounce (http://www.unbounce.com/) – create, publish & test promotion specific landing pages Instapage (http://www.instapage.com) – create a free landing page KickoffLabs (http://www.kickofflabs.com) -product landing pages LaunchGator (http://launch.deskgator.com) – create a viral landing page Lander (http://landerapp.com) – create a landing page in minutes Ion (http://www.ioninteractive.com) – create landing pages that convert Clickthroo (http://www.clickthroo.com) – landing pages with split-test, segment, personalization WordSafety (http://wordsafety.com) – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages

Product Demo Videos How to Create a Whiteboard Video (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/how-to-create-whiteboard-videos) – tutorial by Nick Hershey Moovly (https://www.moovly.com) – on-line video animation tool Renderforest (https://www.renderforest.com) – video and animation maker in the cloud VideoScribe (http://www.sparkol.com/videoscribe.php) – create awesome animated videos DunkTank (http://www.dunktank.co) – create product demo videos Whatfix (http://whatfix.com) – create interactive web guides Apptamin (http://www.apptamin.com) – App videos and websites Switch Video (http://www.switchvideo.com) – produce an animated video Grumo Media (http://www.grumomedia.com) – product demo videos Loose Keys (http://www.loosekeys.tv) – product videos as stories BreadnBeyond (https://breadnbeyond.com) – Professional Explainer Video MotifMotion (http://motifmotion.com) – animated videos for business Piehole.tv (http://www.piehole.tv) – product demo videos Explainify (http://explainify.com) – product explaining videos Demoduck (http://demoduck.com) – explainer videos for business VideoBrewery (http://www.videobrewery.com) – curated marketplace of freelancers and studios to craft custom video content Sandwich Video (http://sandwichvideo.com) – tech demo vidoes FireStarter (http://www.firestartervideos.com) – animated product videos LessFilms (http://www.LessFilms.com) – explainer videos that increase conversions SimpleStoryVideos (http://simplestoryvideos.com) – tell the right story to your customers Kasara (http://www.kasradesign.com) – animated and live action explainer videos PandaMotion (http://pandamotion.com) – animated and live action explainer videos NobleDigital (http://nobledigital.com)– Video Ad Campaigns to drive traffic to your site Thinkmojo (http://thinkmojo.net) – animated product videos Epipheo Studios (http://www.epipheo.com) – animated product videos The Video Animation Company – (http://www.thevideoanimationcompany.com/)Animation For Business How to roll you own (http://grumomedia.com/how-create-a-great-product-demo-video-using-keynote/) – Grumomedia Amazon Elastic Transcoder (https://aws.amazon.com/elastictranscoder/) – video transcoding in the cloud Tongal (https://tongal.com) – get creative work -TV commercials, social videos, music videos, branded entertainment Wistia (http://wistia.com) – professional video hosting and analytics

Screencasting Software Screenflow (http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm)– screen recording and editing Snagit (http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html) – screen capture Camtasia (http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html) – screen recording and video editing Jing (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html) – screenshots and screencasts Screen-o-Matic (http://www.screencast-o-matic.com) – cloud recording SnapzProX (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/) – mac screen capture software ScreenFlow (http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm) – mac screen capture and effects Screencastify (https://www.screencastify.com) – screen video recording for Chrome Snagit (https://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html)– Chrome plugin/downloadable, they also build a ton of other software (500 person company in Michigan)

Streaming Video Marketplace Periscope (https://www.periscope.tv) – live streaming video Meerkat (https://meerkatapp.co) – live stream video Streamium (https://streamium.io) – Stream live video directly to your viewers and get paid in bitcoin Findstringers (http://findstringers.com) – global freelance marketplace Twitch –

Traditional Media Media Planning and Buying Calculators (http://www.srds.com/frontMatter/sup_serv/calculator/index.html) SRDS Media Buyers info (http://next.srds.com/for-agencies) – advertising rates and data

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On-Line Advertising Platforms (SEO) Google Ads (http://www.google.com/ads/) Google Keywords Tool (https://adwords.google.com/o/KeywordTool) Google Adwords Keyword Planner (https://adwords.google.com/KeywordPlanner) – search for new keywords or ad group Google Market Finder (http://translate.google.com/globalmarketfinder/g/index.html) – find the right adwords globally Google Trends (https://www.google.com/trends/) – what are people searching for? Google Corrolate (https://www.google.com/trends/correlate) – find searches that correlate with real world data Ubersuggest (http://ubersuggest.org) – keyword suggestion tool/google suggest scraper Google Adwords Editor (http://www.google.com/intl/en_US/adwordseditor/) – manage large AdWords accounts Think with Google (https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/tools/customer-journey-to-online-purchase.html#!/the-us/internet-and-telecom/large/generic-paid-search) – awesome channel tutorial to online purchases by market LinkedIn Ads (https://www.linkedin.com/ads/start) Facebook Ads (https://www.facebook.com/advertising/) Facebook PowerEditor (https://www.facebook.com/help/162528860609436/) – bulk ad creation and mgmt tool – works only in Chrome DriftRock (https://www.driftrock.com) – facebook ad tools Qwaya (http://www.qwaya.com) – Facebook ad tools AdExpresso (http://adespresso.com) – Optimize Facebook ads Bing & Yahoo Ads (https://adcenter.microsoft.com/) Biddable (https://bidable.com) – Self serve advertising bidding platform

Competitive Online Adword/PPC Analysis SEMRush (http://www.semrush.com/) – SEO and campaign management tool SimilarWeb (http://www.similarweb.com) – discover traffic for any web site or mobile app Thalamus (http://www.thalamus.co/?hide_landing=1) -comprehensive research database of advertising vendors Alexa (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo) – competitive website info Spyfu (http://www.spyfu.com/) – download competitors keywords and ads Market Samurai (http://www.marketsamurai.com/) – SEO Keyword Analysis Tool WordStream (http://www.wordstream.com) – competitive adword analysis K-Meta (https://k-meta.com) – find competitive adwords keywords

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/get-mobile-color-copyright.jpg)Social Media Advertising Captiv8 (https://captiv8.io) – social media mgmt platform – connect brands to advertisers Atlas (http://atlassolutions.com) – Facebook’s cross platform solution Adaptly (http://www.adaptly.com) – twitter and facebook advertising platform MarinSoftware (http://www.marinsoftware.com) – online advertising platform Adroll (http://www.adroll.com) – retargeting and display advertising Kenshoo (http://kenshoo.com) – predictive marketing Adstage (https://www.adstage.io) – manage google, bing, facebook, twitter & linked in Ads Tweetdeck (https://tweetdeck.twitter.com) – twitter real-time tracking, organizing, and engagement Followerwonk (https://followerwonk.com) – Twitter analytics, online segmentation

Search Engine Optimization and Tools How Does Google Adwords Work? (http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/howdoesgoogleadwordswork-900.png) Great SEO Programmers Tutorial (http://katemats.com/2012/03/04/what-every-programmer-should-know-about-seo/) Great tutorial on the conversion funnel (http://andrewchen.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rational_growth.pdf) – andrew chen Ad Contrarian (http://adcontrarian.blogspot.com) – Grumpy old ad guy with great insights SEOBook Tools (http://tools.seobook.com/) – Free SEO tools SEO Tools: The Complete List (http://backlinko.com/seo-tools) SEO Digger (http://www.seodigger.com/) – Find the top ten keywords ranking to your websites Clickable (http://www.clickable.com/) – Pay per click management WooRank (http://www.woorank.com) – SEO optimization tool Moz (http://moz.com) – SEO Software Tools and Resources Majestic (https://majestic.com) – SEO Backlink checker and site explorer Ahrefs (http://ahrefs.com/index.php) – SEO tool, backlinks and keyword analysis MoonSearch (http://moonsearch.com) – SEO tool, backlinks and keyword analysis SearchEngineLand (http://searchengineland.com) – News about Search Marketing

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SEO and Analytics Tutorials Startup Metrics for Pirates (http://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/startup-metrics-for-pirates-long-version) – read this before you spend time elsewhere 16 Startup Metrics (http://a16z.com/2015/08/21/16-metrics/) – Andreesen Horowitz 16 more startup Metrics (http://a16z.com/2015/09/23/16-more-metrics) – – Andreesen Horowitz Cohort and Churn analysis spreadsheet & tutorial (http://christophjanz.blogspot.com/2013/10/excel-template-for-cohort-analyses-in.html) – Christoph Janz Beginners Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization (https://qualaroo.com/beginners-guide-to-cro/) – Sean Ellis SaaS Metrics Tutorial (http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics/) – worth reading as well The Noob Guide to Online Marketing (http://www.seomoz.org/blog/the-noob-guide-to-online-marketing-with-giant-infographic-11928) – great graphic and tutorial Analytics review (http://artvankilmer.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/metrics-showdown-mixpanel-v-kissmetrics-v-google-analytics/) – mixpanel vs kissmetric vs google analytics review Analytics Academy (https://segment.io/academy/) – lessons to teach you analytics Analytics blog (http://blog.intlock.com/) – good analytics tutorials Andrew Chen’s Essays (http://andrewchenblog.com/list-of-essays/) – great web customer acquisition tutorials

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Online Ad Fraud Tools Forensiq (http://forensiq.com) – fight online ad fraud SimilarWeb (http://www.similarweb.com) – website traffic and mobile app analytics WhiteOps (http://www.whiteops.com) – Digital ad fraud detection

Web/Social Customer Analytics Tools Google Analytics (http://www.google.com/analytics/) – web analytics and optimizer from the borg DoubleClick Floodlight (https://support.google.com/dfa/partner/answer/186739?hl=en) – now owned by Googel Kissmetrics (http://www.kissmetrics.com/)– actionable analytics MetricStory (http://www.metricstory.com) – Google analytics automatically delivered QuantcastMeasure (https://www.quantcast.com) – measure reach, traffic, frequency, demographics, interests/lifestyle, etc Comscore (http://www.comscore.com) – ad agency/enterprise analytics AdobeAnalytics (http://www.adobe.com/solutions/digital-analytics.html) – ex Omniture Amazon Analytics (https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/analytics.html) – cross–platform mobile analytics reporting service for your app or game FacebookDomainInsights (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/insights/) – provides developers and Page owners with metrics about their content HeapAnalytics (https://heapanalytics.com) – captures user action Clicks, taps, swipes, form submissions, page views and lets you measure it GetClicky (http://getclicky.com/) – real-time web analytics Grafana (http://grafana.org) – Beautiful metric & analytic dashboards for time series and metrics InfluxDB (https://www.influxdata.com) – the platform for time series data Leadlander (http://www.leadlander.com/default.asp) – marketing automation analytics Segment.io (https://segment.io) – analytics API Wordtracker (http://www.wordtracker.com) – find the best keywords and links Serpico (http://www.serpi.co) – monitor your competition, backlinks & rankings WhatRunsWhere (https://www.whatrunswhere.com) – locate and assess competitors ads and copy Chart.io (http://chart.io/)– easy analytics for business data Mixpanel (http://mixpanel.com/)– real-time event tracking Mixpanel Analytics Tutorials (https://mixpanel.com/education/understanding-the-first-five-minutes) DigMyData (http://www.digmydata.com) – analytics dashboard for sales, email, social and ad marketing Crazyegg (http://www.crazyegg.com/)– visualize analytics Mint (http://haveamint.com/) – site analytics Piwik (http://piwik.org) – open source web analytics Visistat (http://www.visistat.com/) – web analytics measure marketing campaigns DbFace (http://www.dbface.com) – SQL database application builder build no coding PHP or any frontend html, css Webtrends (http://www.webtrends.com/products) – analytics and segments Chartbeat (http://chartbeat.com/) – website analytics for doers Kontagent (http://www.kontagent.com) – user analytics for the social and mobile web Forsee (http://foresee.com) – web, mobile, social, contact center analytics Woopra (http://www.woopra.com) – real time customer and visitor analytics StatsMix (http://www.statsmix.com/) – track and display internal & web metrics Keylines (http://key-lines.com/) – amazing email visualization tool (Palantir for the rest of us) Ducksboard (http://ducksboard.com) – very cool way to measure any online metrics Dasheroo (https://www.dasheroo.com) – Business dashboards done right Cyfe (http://www.cyfe.com) – monitor social media, analytics, marketing, sales, support Mention (https://en.mention.net) – media and social monitoring Geckoboard (http://www.geckoboard.com) – widget-driven business dashboard Grappster (http://www.grappster.com) – dashboard for your cloud apps Leftronic (https://www.leftronic.com) – dashboard for real-time analytics Ubiq (http://ubiq.co) –data into dashboards PirateMetrics (http://piratemetrics.com) – track acquisition, activation, retention, referral, and revenue Recon.io (http://recon.io) – Twitter brand monitoring WhosTalkin (http://www.whostalkin.com) – Social Media Search tool Diffbot (http://www.diffbot.com) – identify and extract from any web page (stealth search engine!) Kumu (https://kumu.io) – track, visualize and leverage relationships

IoT (Internet of Things) Analytics Tellient (http://tellient.com) – the only analytics platform built specifically for the IoT First Analytics (http://www.firstanalytics.com) – predict time-to-failure for industrial equipment or solve complex optimization problems involving industrial IoT Uptake (http://uptake.com) – IoT and data analytics company

SEO for Mobile Apps MobileDevHQ (http://www.mobiledevhq.com) – app store optimization made simple SearchManSEO (https://searchman.com) – mobile SEO for IOS apps AppCodes (http://www.appcod.es) – iOS app store optimization AppStoreRankings (https://appstorerankings.net) – mobile SEO and keyword optimization IOS SEO Tutorials (http://www.slideshare.net/kolinko/presentations) – excellent primer Fuisz (http://www.fuiszmedia.com) -makes video interactive

Mobile App Store Customer Analytics / Ad Platform Amazon Mobile Analytics (http://aws.amazon.com/mobileanalytics) Amazon Simple Notification Service (http://aws.amazon.com/sns/) Amazon Mobile Analytics (http://aws.amazon.com/mobileanalytics/) Google Analytics (http://www.google.com/analytics/features/mobile.html) – for Mobile App Annie (http://www.appannie.com) – Apple/Google/Amazon app store analytics Appfigures (http://appfigures.com) – mobile analytics and sales data HeapAnalytics (https://heapanalytics.com) – captures user action Clicks, taps, swipes, form submissions, page views and lets you measure it Mopapp (http://www.mopapp.com) – mobile analytics, sales data, rankings Distimo (http://www.distimo.com) – Apple/Google/Amazon app store analytics Xylogics (http://xyo.net/presscoverage) – search engine for Apple/Google/Amazon app store Apptrace (http://www.apptrace.com) – app store intelligence AskingPoint (http://www.askingpoint.com) – mobile analytics with polling Flurry (http://www.flurry.com) – mobile app analytics and traffic acquisition AppsFlyer (http://www.appsflyer.com) – mobile app tracking & Attribution analytics TestFlight (https://testflightapp.com) – IOS analytics in beta testing on the fly Apsalar (http://apsalar.com/) – mobile apps analytics & ads Count.ly (http://count.ly) – multiplatform mobile analytics KeenIO (https://keen.io) – analytics as an API Capptain (http://www.capptain.com) – mobile analytics + push TapStream (https://tapstream.com) – Marketing analytics for apps UrbanAirship (http://urbanairship.com) – mobile engagement Crittercism (http://www.crittercism.com) – mobile app intelligence

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Social Listening

Datarank (https://www.datarank.com) – social listening and analytics tools Bottlenose (https://bottlenose.com) – social listening for stream data Dataminr (https://www.dataminr.com) – transforms Twitter stream and other public datasets into actionable signals Trendspotrr (https://trendspottr.com/welcome) – transforms social media into action DataSift (http://datasift.com) – human data intelligence Salesforce Radian6 (https://www.salesforce.com/form/sem/crm-marketing-demo-social-studio.jsp?d=70130000000i8U6AAI&nc=70130000000i5c6&DCMP=KNCGoogle&camp=701A0000000y8ov&ls=PPC&lssm=Product&lss=SFDCPPC.Request%20a%20Demo.VD.Radian6&content=701A0000000y8ov&mkwid=lUZpI6BF&pcrid=60 Ksw8gCFYpffgodS4AFWw) – social media monitoring platform for marketers Brand24 (https://brand24.net) – social media monitoring and analytics

Mobile App Location / Ad Platform / Misc Placed (http://www.placed.com) – location based analytics for mobile apps & websites Burstly (http://www.burstly.com/) – mobile app monetization tools Yozio (http://yoz.io) – campaign tracking & viral optimization for mobile apps Tapjoy (https://www.tapjoy.com/) – mobile app turnkey ad platform Appbackr (http://www.appbackr.com) – market, sell and distribute your apps Chartboost (https://www.chartboost.com) – make money with mobile games Google AdMob (http://www.google.com/ads/admob/) – monitize and promote your mobile games Vungle (http://vungle.com) – integrate video ads into your apps

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/content-marketing-tools.jpg)Online Marketing Suites HubSpot (http://www.hubspot.com) – online marketing and web analytics system Eloqua (http://www.eloqua.com) – marketing automation Pardot (http://www.pardot.com) – marketing automation for multi-touch sales Silverpop (http://www.silverpop.com) – end to end marketing automation AgileCRM (https://www.agilecrm.com) – CRM, Sales & marketing automation HipCricket (http://www.hipcricket.com) – mobile marketing platform Infusionsoft (http://www.infusionsoft.com) – small business CRM and marketing automation software Performable (http://www.performable.com/) – personable web analytics/lifecycle marketing Custora (https://www.custora.com) – customer retention, churn reduction, lifetime value Zoho (http://www.zoho.com) – free/cheap web customer relationship mgmt software Sharebird (http://sharebird.com/) – Sales enablement software Highrise (http://highrisehq.com/) – small business CRM Pipedrive (http://www.pipedrive.com/en-US/) – sales pipeline management Zferral (http://zferral.com/) – affiliate and referral marketing on the web Genoo (http://www.genoo.com) – marketing automation software Act-on (http://www.act-on.com) – marketing automation suite HootSuite (http://hootsuite.com/) – social media dashboard Wishpond (https://corp.wishpond.com) – social media marketing Intercom (http://www.intercom.io/) – CRM and web messaging tool for web apps Salestrakr (http://www.salestrakr.com/) – low cost CRM OntraPort (http://ontraport.com) – small business CRM, email management, list segmentation, marketing automation, billing, easy website building InviteBox (http://invitebox.com) – referral program platform Crowdtap (http://crowdtap.it/#welcome) – Influencer Marketing platform Helloworld (http://www.helloworld.com) – promotions, loyalty, mobile, live events, analytics Scaledrone (https://www.scaledrone.com) – service for pushing messages to browsers Retargeting.biz (https://retargeting.biz) – retargeting and marketing automation for commerce

Content Marketing Tools ScoopIt (http://www.scoop.it) – publishing by curation Roojoom (http://www.roojoom.com/lp) – turn content into leads SnapApp (http://www.snapapp.com) – Content Marketing platform Milkwhale (http://milkwhale.com) – Design Infographics

Reddit Reddit (http://www.reddit.com) – forums to which its users post How to use Reddit for Marketing (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank/how-to-use-reddit-for-marketing) – tutorial by Nick Hershey

GrowthHacking

Customer Creation (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989200507/ref=as_li_tf_tl? ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0989200507&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwsteveblank-20) – Chapter 5 of the Four Steps to the Epiphany Find a GrowthHacker (http://www.startup-marketing.com/where-are-all-the-growth-hackers/) – Sean Ellis Article that turned Customer Creation into Growth Hacking GrowthHackers (http://growthhackers.com) – Community GrowthHacking Skeptic (http://marketingland.com/growth-hacking-is-bull-69635) – Muhammad Saleem Diligence at Social Capital – Jonathan Hsu Part 1: Accounting for User Growth (https://medium.com/swlh/diligence-at-social-capital-part-1-accounting-for-user-growth-4a8a449fddfc#.uuta9xopp) Part 2: Accounting for Revenue Growth (https://medium.com/swlh/diligence-at-social-capital-part-2-accounting-for-revenue-growth-551fa07dd972#.dpp9lxlbu) Part 3: Cohorts and (revenue) LTV (https://medium.com/swlh/diligence-at-social-capital-part-3-cohorts-and-revenue-ltv-ab65a07464e1#.9sgoiwsds) Part 4: Cohorts and (engagement) LTV (https://medium.com/swlh/diligence-at-social-capital-part-4-cohorts-and-engagement-ltv-80b4fa7f8e41#.cufbzlvdx) Part 5: Depth of Engagement & Quality of Revenue (https://medium.com/swlh/diligence-at-social-capital-part-5-depth-of-usage-and-quality-of-revenueb4dd96b47ca6#.bqhbbng4p) Books Building Your Marketing Funnel with Google Analytics (http://moz.com/blog/building-your-marketing-funnel-with-google-analytics) – John Doherty The Definitive Guide to GrowthHacking (http://www.quicksprout.com/the-definitive-guide-to-growth-hacking/) – Patel and Taylor GrowthHacker Marketing (http://www.amazon.com/Growth-Hacker-Marketing-Advertising-Portfolio-ebook/dp/B00BPDR3JM) – Ryan Holiday LeanStartup Marketing (http://www.hyperink.com/Lean-Startup-Marketing-Agile-Product-Development-Business-Model-Design-Web-Analytics-And-Other-Keys-To-Rapid-Growthb245A849480) – Sean Ellis Lean Analytics (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1449335675/ref=as_li_tf_tl? ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1449335675&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwsteveblank-20) – Croll and Yoskovitz

Social Monitoring ZignalLabs (http://zignallabs.com) – Social Media monitoring InfiniGraph (http://www.infinigraph.com) – Social Media monitoring SocialMention (http://socialmention.com) – Social Media monitoring Topsy (http://about.topsy.com) – Social Media monitoring

Email Marketing/Blasting Best email Subject-lines (http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/best-practices-in-writing-email-subject-lines) LiveIntent (http://www.liveintent.com) – turn-key premium email advertising solutions Opt-Intelligence (http://www.opt-intelligence.com) – opt-in email subscriber acquisition MailTester (http://mailtester.com) – awesome tool to validate email addresses MailChimp (http://www.mailchimp.com/) – free basic email blast software MixMax (https://mixmax.com) – track and automate gmail GetResponse (http://www.getresponse.co.uk) – email blast software and autoresponder Sailthru (http://www.sailthru.com) – email marketing via web, mobile, social Sendy (http://sendy.co) – blast 100x cheaper via Amazon SES SendinBlue (https://www.sendinblue.com) – online email marketing & SMS Tout (http://toutapp.com) – email blast and mgmt software Constant Contact (http://www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp) – email, event promotion, social campaigns Campaigner (http://www.campaigner.com/) – email marketing suite Exact Target (http://www.exacttarget.com/) – social media and email marketing Mad Mimi (http://madmimi.com/) – email blast software GroupVine (https://www.groupvine.com) – email marketing, community engagement, surveys Amazon Simple Email Service (http://aws.amazon.com/ses/) (SES) – pretty cool Campaign Monitor (http://www.campaignmonitor.com/) – basic email software Emma (http://myemma.com/) – basic email marketing ReplyBoss (https://replyboss.com) -simple, automated email marketing Boomerang (http://www.boomeranggmail.com) – scheduled sending and email reminders for gmail Streak (https://www.streak.com/)– CRM inside of Gmail

Transactional Email Mailgun (http://mailgun.com) – mail server API’s for developers SendGrid (http://sendgrid.com/) – email blast software Postmark (http://postmarkapp.com/) – email blast and mgmt software for web apps Amazon SES (https://aws.amazon.com/ses/) – Simple Email Service on AWS EmailOctopus (https://emailoctopus.com) – email marketing via Amazon SES AppMail (https://appmail.io) – send email from inside your app Yesware (http://www.yesware.com) – email tracking Postcron (http://postcron.com) – schedule posts on Twitter or Facebook Mailjet (http://www.mailjet.com) – bulk and marketing email SmtpProvider (https://smtpprovider.com) – bulk email JangoMail (https://www.jangomail.com) – marketing and transactional email Silverpop (http://www.silverpop.com/marketing-solutions/transactional-emails.html) – transactional email PostageApp (http://postageapp.com) – API for transactional emails atech/postal (https://github.com/atech/postal) – Opensource alternative to Mailgun and Sendgrid

Email Sender Reputation Sender Score (https://senderscore.org) – reputation mgmt for email senders

Email Testing Litmus (http://litmus.com/) – email previews and email analytics Glockapps (https://glockapps.com) – spam testing tools for email MailTester (https://www.mail-tester.com) – test the spamyneess of your email

Social Acquisition Woobox (http://www.woobox.com) – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social sweepstakes and coupons

Gamification Bunchball (http://bunchball.com) – gamification for user engagement and loyalty Hoopla (http://hoopla.net) – motivate employees, increase sales productivity Badgeville (http://badgeville.com) – gamification platform Gigya (http://www.gigya.com) – social plugins, gamification

Loyalty Programs RewardStream (http://rewardstream.com) – loyalty, customer referral 500Friends (http://500friends.com/) – customer loyalty program for ecommerce NextBee (http://www.nextbee.com) – customer referral and loyalty programs BigDoor (http://www.bigdoor.com) – gamified loyalty and reward programs UrbanAirship (http://urbanairship.com) – push marketing for mobile

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Collaboration TeamViewer (https://www.teamviewer.com/) – remote support, remote access, online collaboration Pastebin (http://pastebin.com) – store and share text snippets online Hipchat (https://www.hipchat.com) – private group chat & IM for business and teams Yammer (https://www.yammer.com/) – private social network for companies Google Apps (http://www.google.com/apps/) – Email, Chat, Docs LibreOffice (http://www.libreoffice.org/) – free wordprocessor, spreadsheet, drawing, presentation, pdf maker and database office suite Skype (http://www.skype.com/)– free voice and video communication tool Fuzebox (https://www.fuzebox.com) – web/mobile online conferencing UberConference (http://www.uberconference.com) – online conference with visual icons Typewithme (http://willyou.typewith.me/) – document collaboration tool Google Hangouts (http://www.google.com/tools/dlpage/res/talkvideo/hangouts/) – Googles uber Skyoe Evernote (https://www.evernote.com/) – remember everything Campfire (http://campfirenow.com/) – team collaboration RealTimeBoard (https://realtimeboard.com) – online whiteboard & collaboration tool Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/) – wikis for everyone Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net) – share Powerpoints and docs with customers Join.me (https://join.me) – free screen sharing Ning (http://www.ning.com/) – Create your own social network Doodle (http://www.doodle.com/) – online group scheduling Freeconferencecall.com (http://www.freeconferencecall.com/) – Free conference calls – awesome! Speek (http://www.speek.com) – easy to setup conference calls, file sharing Syncpad (https://syncpadapp.com) – real time mobile collaborative whiteboard Piktochart (http://piktochart.com/) – make infographics Stormboard (http://stormboard.com/)– online brainstorming and collaboration Meldium (https://www.meldium.com/)– access all your apps with one click

Personal Cloud Storage Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/) – free store, sync, and, share files online. Tresorit (https://tresorit.com) – secure dropbox alternative Google Drive (https://www.google.com/drive/) – cloud storage and file backup iCloud (https://www.icloud.com) – Apple store everything in the cloud OneDrive (https://onedrive.live.com) – Microsoft store everything in the cloud Box (https://www.box.com) – online file sharing

On-line Q&A / Development Communities Apache Software Foundation (http://projects.apache.org) – open-source software projects Apache Projects listing (http://projects.apache.org/indexes/quick.html) Stack Overflow (http://stackoverflow.com/) – questions and answers for programmers StackExchange (http://stackexchange.com) – expert answers to your questions Programmers StackExchange (http://programmers.stackexchange.com) AskPatents StackExchange (http://patents.stackexchange.com) AnswersOnStartups (http://www.brightjourney.com) Social Source Commons (http://socialsourcecommons.org/) Q&A/tools for non-profit programmers Social Source blog (http://blog.socialsourcecommons.org/)– blog for non-profit programmers Quora (http://www.quora.com/) – questions and answers for non-programmers Yahoo Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com/) – post questions, sometimes get answers

Blogging Platforms WordPress (http://wordpress.com/)– king of blogging platforms…doubles as startup website WPEngine (https://wpengine.com) – wordpress hosting Tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/) – another blogging platform Disqus (http://disqus.com/) – Comments Platform Livefrye (http://www.livefyre.com) – alternate to Disqus

User On-boarding UserOnboard (https://www.useronboard.com/onboarding-teardowns/) – how web apps handle their signup experiences AppCues (http://appcues.com/academy/) – on boarding academy

Website Bounce Reduction BounceExchange (http://www.bounceexchange.com) – drive conversions and leads on a website Optimonk (https://www.optimonk.com) – monetize abandoning website traffic EarnCoupon (https://www.earncoupon.com) – give customers discounts for liking your site

Wireframing Tools Read this UX tutorial first (http://www.adub.net/post/43944830969/ux-basics-for-startups) – Alan Wells Then read Brad Felds article and the comments (http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2013/01/who-owns-your-ux-philosophy.html) Great list of rapid prototyping tools here (https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pOa2Uqiakxlry5hNuZm89Eg&output=html) – dan harrelson Web Starter Kit (https://developers.google.com/web/starter-kit/) – Google Web Fundamentals (https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/) – Google POP (http://popapp.in) – Prototyping on paper for mobile phones – awesome Keynotopia (http://keynotopia.com/) – use PowerPoint/Keynote to create web/mobile apps – Cool! Lean Design (http://www.leandesigns.com/) – design using HTML5-editor and automatically convert it to XHTML/CSS Saas (http://sass-lang.com) – CSS Extension Language Balsamiq (http://balsamiq.com/)– rapid wireframing tool. software mockups in minutes Napkee (http://www.napkee.com) – export Balsamiq Mockups to HTML/CSS/JS and Adobe Flex 3 at a click of a button Justinmind (http://justinmind.com) – mac/pc mobile and web highly interactive prototypes JustinMind UserNote (http://www.justinmind.com/justinmind-usernote)– get user feedback/test usability Heflo (https://www.heflo.com/free-business-process-modeling-software/) – business process modeling FluidU/I (https://www.fluidui.com)– mobile prototypes for IOS Briefs (http://giveabrief.com) – mac prototyping tool for iOS Flinto (https://www.flinto.com)– web prototyping tool for iOS and Android from your screen designs Invision (http://www.invisionapp.com) – web and mobile iOS and android prototyping & collaboration tools for design Proto.io (http://proto.io) – web prototyping tool for iOS and Android Solidify (http://solidifyapp.com) – web prototyping clickable mobile prototypes Axure (http://www.axure.com) – mac/pc wireframe software & mockup tool Irise (https://www.irise.com) – wireframes and prototypes. Inline requirements management. Real-time collaboration Protoshare (http://www.protoshare.com/) – web prototyping tools for web & mobile wireframing Pidoco (https://pidoco.com/en) – online wire framing AppCooker (http://www.appcooker.com) – iOS mockup, wireframe or prototype Draw.io (https://www.draw.io) – draw diagrams online Moqups (https://moqups.com/) – HTML5 App used to create wireframes, mockups or UI concepts MxGraph (http://www.jgraph.com/mxgraph.html) – client side JavaScript diagramming library Sketch (https://www.sketchapp.com) – professional digital design for the mac Pencil (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pencil/)– Firefox add-on to do GUI prototyping and simple sketching Lumzy (http://lumzy.com/) – quick mockup creation and prototyping CSS Hat (http://csshat.com/) – Turn Photoshop layers into CSS3 Mockflow (http://mockflow.com/) – online/offline, extensible wireframing tool w/design library OmniGraffle (http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnigraffle/) – it’s been around before the web even existed Wirify (http://www.volkside.com/2010/12/introducing-wirify-the-web-as-wireframes/) – turn any webpage into a wireframe LucidChart (http://www.lucidchart.com/) – Cloud-based drawing tool LucidPress (https://www.lucidpress.com) – Cloud-based create and print digital documents Cacoo (http://cacoo.com/) – free online drawing tool HotGloo (http://www.hotgloo.com/) – Online Wireframing Tool Mocksup (http://mocksup.com/) – Share your web site mockups Mockingbird (https://gomockingbird.com/) – Mock it up and share web site wireframes Creately (http://creately.com) – online diagraming and collaboration Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/) – Online Diagraming Keynotopia (http://keynotopia.com/) – wireframing + high fidelity (pixel perfect) prototyping tool Free Wireframe templates (http://www.farengambrill.com/2011/02/22/free-wireframing-templates-for-iphone-ipad-and-website-design/) for iPhone, iPad and Web Wireframing Tutorial (http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/07/using-wireframes-to-streamline-your-development-process/)

Markdown – text to HTML Text Style editor Markdown (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) – John Gruber’s original markdown (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) syntax Mastering Markdown (https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/) – github CommonMark (http://commonmark.org) – strongly specified, highly compatible implementation of Markdown BabelMark2 (http://johnmacfarlane.net/babelmark2/faq.html) – tool for comparing the output of various implementations of John Gruber’s markdown (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) syntax MDtest (https://github.com/michelf/mdtest/) – Michael Fortin’s test suite for Markdown implementations Mou (http://mouapp.com/) – markdown editor for Mac Markdown editors for Windows (http://alternativeto.net/software/mou/?platform=windows) Marked (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marked/id448925439?mt=12) – provides a preview of your Markdown as you work in a text editor Dillinger (http://dillinger.io/) – free online markdown editor that syncs with Dropbox, Google Drive and Github.

Web Drawing Libraries Paperjs (http://paperjs.org/) – vector graphics scripting framework runs on HTML5 Canvas Processingjs (http://processingjs.org/) – vector graphics scripting framework runs on HTML5 Canvas Verb (http://verbnurbs.com) -Javascript CAD Library for manipulating NURB surfaces on the web CGAL (https://www.cgal.org) – Computational Geometry Algorithms Library – gold standard for geometric libraries

Web Screen Scraping Tools Import.io (https://import.io) – screen scraper and crawler – free

Word Cloud Generators Taxedo (http://www.tagxedo.com) – word cloud with styles WordMosaic (http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/) – create word cloud inside your own symbol/picture Yippy (http://cloud.yippy.com) – create world cloud for your blog-generates html and matches blog style Worldle (http://www.wordle.net) – word cloud generator Worditout (http://worditout.com) – word cloud generator VocabGrabber (https://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/#) – word cloud plus visual thesaurus – really useful

Website Usability Testing/Heatmaps/Mouse Tracking Usertesting (http://www.usertesting.com/) – $39 live users testing your site – cheap ProdThink (https://www.prodthink.com) – test a feature before you code it YouEye (https://www.youeye.com) – usability testing with webcam eye tracking Validately (https://validately.com) – Test a feature before you write code LuckyOrange (http://www.luckyorange.com) – affordable usability testing, heat maps, polls, visitor map Experimently (http://experiment.ly/) – heat maps, A/B testing experiments Nelio A/B Testing (https://nelioabtesting.com) – WordPress conversion optimization. Test headlines, posts, pages, widgets, themes, heatmaps Crowdsourced Testing (https://crowdsourcedtesting.com) – just like it sounds SessionCam (http://www.sessioncam.com) – session replay, heat maps, conversion funnels FiveSecondTest (http://fivesecondtest.com/) – fine-tune landing pages TryMyUI (http://www.trymyui.com/)– watch videos of users using your site FeedbackArmy (http://feedbackarmy.com/) – $20 website usability testing WhatUsersDo (http://whatusersdo.com/) – UK live usability testing Clicktale (http://www.clicktale.com/) – watch live clicks and browsing, optimize usability Usabilla (http://usabilla.com/) – Micro usability tests OptimalWorkshop (http://www.optimalworkshop.com/) – tool suite for remote user research Clickheat (http://www.labsmedia.com/clickheat/index.html) – heat map of a website (where do users click) Mouseflow (http://mouseflow.com/) – attention heatmaps, mouse tracking and video playback Clixpy (http://clixpy.com/) – tracks users clicks and browsing Openhallway (http://www.openhallway.com/) – lets you remotely record user test scenarios InspectLet (http://www.inspectlet.com) – Usability testing/Heat Maps and screen capture UsabilityTools (http://usabilitytools.com) – discover user needs, increase conversion rates Criticue.com (http://www.criticue.com) – web designers get free feedback about their designs LookTracker (http://www.looktracker.com) – eye tracking maps Omniconvert (https://www.omniconvert.com) – A/B tests, personalizations and advanced segmentation

Emotion Analytics Affectiva (http://www.affectiva.com) – Test content for emotional engagement by facial analysis Emotient (http://www.emotient.com) – facial expression recognition software Realeyes (http://www.realeyes.me) – measure peoples emotions via a webcam Sension (http://www.sension.co) – use webcams as a visual interface for interacting with content

Mobile Usability Testing/Heatmaps/Build Tools Amazon Mobile SDK (http://aws.amazon.com/mobile/sdk/)– build mobile apps, mobile-optimized connectors to AWS data streaming, storage and database services HeatData (http://heatdata.com) – heatmaps for Mobile website Heatma.ps (https://heatma.ps)– Heatmaps for IOS apps Clutch.io (http://clutchio.github.io) – A/B testing for Mobile Apps Taplytics (http://taplytics.com) – A/B testing on IOS without app store updates Apptimize (http://apptimize.com) – mobile A/B testing for iOS and Android TestFlight (http://www.testflightapp.com/) – IOS beta testing on the fly Elusivestars (https://www.elusivestars.com) – mobile app testing for developers Testin (http://itestin.com) – cross platform automated app testing solutions Pusher (http://pusher.com/) – hosted API for realtime mobile/web apps PerfectoMobile (http://perfectomobile.com/) – mobile app testing MobiReady (http://mobiready.com) – testing tool evaluates website mobile-readiness Compuware (http://performance-test.compuware.com/mobile-website-performance-test/) – test your website for “mobile ready” Rigor (http://rigor.com) – test/monitor performance of mobile apps/websites W3C Mobile OK (http://validator.w3.org/mobile/) – test your website for mobile Google Page Speed (http://pagespeed.googlelabs.com/#) – test your mobile speed AppMockUpTools (http://www.appmockuptools.com) – iPhone App Mockups Bugclipper (http://www.bugclipper.com) – plug n play bug reporting library capture screen shots, highlight issues & record screen activity Appery (http://appery.io) – Cloud-based HTML5, jQuery Mobile & Hybrid Mobile App Builder for Android, iOS and Windows Phone

Website A/B and Landing Page Testing A/B Testing Tutorial (http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/05/experimentation-and-testing-a-primer.html) – read first Landing Page Tutorial (http://www.copyblogger.com/landing-pages/) Fivesecondtest (http://fivesecondtest.com/) – Landing page optimization Subintent (http://www.subintent.com) – A/B testing + page optimization for best conversion rates VisualWebSiteOptimizer (http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/) – A/B testing (split tests) Optimizely (http://www.optimizely.com/) – A/B testing (split tests) made easy Evan’sAwesomeA/B Tools (http://www.evanmiller.org/ab-testing/) – evan miller How not to run A/B testing (http://www.evanmiller.org/how-not-to-run-an-ab-test.html) -evan miller Silverback (http://silverbackapp.com/) – usability testing for designers and developers FeedbackArmy (http://feedbackarmy.com/) – web usability testing 37Signals Advice (http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2991-behind-the-scenes-ab-testing-part-3-final) on A/B testing UsersThink (http://usersthink.com) – get feedback on your landing page

Website/Browser Testing Sauce Labs (http://saucelabs.com/) – cross-browser testing in the cloud Browerstack (http://www.browserstack.com/) – test websites across all browser w/debugging tools CrossBrowserTesting (http://crossbrowsertesting.com/) – pick an OS, pick a browser, pick a website RainforestQA (https://www.rainforestqa.com) – QA as a service Testling (http://testling.com/) – cross browser testing Browershots (http://browsershots.org/) – free browser testing makes screenshots in different os’s and browsers 99Tests (http://99tests.com/) – Crowdsourced software testing BetaList (http://betali.st) – get beta testers online

Website Performance Testing NewRelic (http://newrelic.com/) – manage and tune website performance for Rails WebPageTest (http://www.webpagetest.org) – website speed test from multiple locations around the world Google Pagespeed (https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/) – performance recommendations PingDom (https://www.pingdom.com) – uptime and user monitoring Super Monitoring (http://www.supermonitoring.com) – uptime and basic website functions monitoring SpeedCurve (http://speedcurve.com) – front-end performance benchmarking Monitive (http://monitive.com/en) – site uptime monitoring Monitor (http://www.monitor.us/en/website-monitoring) – free website monitoring Webmon (https://webmon.com) – website monitoring and escalation

Website Designers 99 Designs (http://99designs.com/) – marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design IconFinder (http://www.iconfinder.com) – great way to find free graphic icons on the web FindIcons (http://findicons.com) – 400,000+ icons on the web xScope (http://iconfactory.com/software/xscope) – measure, align and inspect on-screen graphics and layouts Scoutzle (http://www.scoutzie.com/) – curated community for the best mobile designers

Website Design Tools Builtwith (http://builtwith.com) – tells you which technologies a website uses Twitter Bootstrap (http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/) – Twitter toolkit for development of slick, intuitive webapps and sites Bootsnip (http://bootsnipp.com)– – free HTML snippets for Bootstrap (http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/) WrapBootstrap (https://wrapbootstrap.com) – Themes for Bootstrap Bootswatch (http://bootswatch.com) – More themes for Bootstrap Buttons for Bootstrap (http://charliepark.org/bootstrap_buttons/) StartBootstrap (http://startbootstrap.com) – free HTML templates for Bootstrap iBootstrap (https://ibootstrap.net) – gallery of free code snippets and resources BootstrapZero (http://www.bootstrapzero.com) – bootstrap themes Google Web Fonts (http://www.google.com/webfonts) – open API of 613 web fonts Google Font Pairs (http://designshack.net/articles/css/10-great-google-font-combinations-you-can-copy/) – how to mix fonts and finding ideal pairings Subtle Patterns (http://subtlepatterns.com) – free tileable textured patterns Lensicle (http://www.lensicle.com) – editable royalty free stock photos iStock Photos (http://www.istockphoto.com) – Royalty Free stock photos and images Canstockphoto (http://www.canstockphoto.com) – Royalty Free stock photos and images Fotosearch (http://www.fotosearch.com) – royalty-free stock photography, clip-art, and illustrations Fotolia (http://us.fotolia.com) – images, vectors and videos- pay as you go or subscription 123RF (http://www.123rf.com) – 19 million stock photos GoGraph (http://www.gograph.com) – flexible royalty free stock photography, vectors, illustrations, graphics, and stock footage ColorSchemeDesigner (http://colorschemedesigner.com) – find complementary colors ColourLovers (http://www.colourlovers.com) – share colors, palettes, and patterns Meteor (http://www.meteor.com) – open source platform for building web apps ThemeForest (http://themeforest.net/) – site templates cheap Scraster (http://scraster.com/)– Record screen and webcam. Simple editing. Perfect for screencasts or user studies Microsoft WebMatrix (//www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix) – Web server, database, and ASP.NET and PHP AppMakr – Mobile Ap Creator (http://www.appmakr.com/) create quick mobile apps EditMe (http://www.EditMe.com/) – create collaborative websites Dropr (http://dropr.com) – share your portfolio online GooglePageSpeed (http://code.google.com/speed/page-speed/) – optimize your web pages Launchbit (http://www.launchbit.com/) – online web site class for novices Zencoder (https://app.zencoder.com/docs/faq/basics/what-does-zencoder-do) – online video converting/encoding/transcoding service Google: HTML, CSS and Javascript from the Ground Up (http://code.google.com/edu/submissions/html-css-javascript/) Appointlet (https://www.appointlet.com) – add a scheduler to your web site Krita (https://krita.org) – Photoshop Alternative Pixelmator (http://www.pixelmator.com) – Photoshop Alternative for Mac and iPad

Phone/SMS Cloud Apps Twilio (http://www.twilio.com/) – add mobile and sms to your app Tropo (https://www.tropo.com/) – Cloud API for adding voice and sms to your app Callfire (https://www.callfire.com) – add voice and sms to your app Voxeo (http://www.voxeo.com/developers/home.jsp) – voice recognition and IVR to your app Jajah (http://www.jajah.com) -telephony api PlumVoice (http://www.plumvoice.com)– IVR Systems

Photo/Video Analysis Tools Introduction to digital video (https://github.com/leandromoreira/digital_video_introduction) – great tutorial Tracker (http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/) – way cool video analysis tool EXIF Viewer (http://regex.info/exif.cgi) – view image metadata ExifTool (http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/) – view image metadata FotoForensics (http://fotoforensics.com) – view image metadata plus Error Level Analysis

Voice Analysis Tools BeyondVerbal (http://www.beyondverbal.com) – Emotions analytics Nemesysco (http://www.nemesysco.com) – voice analysis OperaVox (http://www.operavox.co.uk) – voice analysis

Learning to Code Programming Languages and Tools compared (http://hyperpolyglot.org) – Hyperpolyglot Learn a programming language in minutes (https://learnxinyminutes.com) – adam bard Apple iOS (Apple’s operating system for their phones and tablets) to build games or apps in the App Store: Swift (https://developer.apple.com/swift/), Objective C (https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ProgrammingWithObjectiveC/Introduction/Introduction.html) Web games or apps: Django (http://www.djangoproject.com/) Websites: python, ruby, java. You can think of these as foundational languages, especially Java HTML/CSS: this is how a website sets up its visual look and feel, color, information organization, etc. SQL: how data in databases gets constructed and accessed How to Choose a Programming Language (http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/choose-programming-language) – Treehouse Codeacademy (https://www.codecademy.com) – learn to code online for free An Hour of Code (https://code.org/learn) – code.org Computer Science 101 (https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/Engineering/CS101/Summer2014/about) – Stanford self-paced class

Application Frameworks Bento (http://www.bentobox.io) – everything you need to know about web development BlackDuck (https://www.blackducksoftware.com) – open source security and license mgmt Really Helpful Guide to technology choices (http://pandodaily.com/2012/12/18/startup-technology-demystified/) – Danny Boice Web Application Frameworks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application_framework) – start here Comparison of Web Application Frameworks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_application_frameworks) – continue here Visual Basic, PHP, Rails, Node.js next? (http://andrewchenblog.com/2012/04/01/visual-basic-php-rails-is-node-js-next/) – Andrew Chen Libraries.io (http://libraries.io) – open source libraries, modules and frameworks Bazel (https://bazel.build) – Build and test software of any size Skylark (https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/skylark/language.html) – configurationlanguage used in Basel Skylark (https://github.com/google/skylark) – implemented in Go PHP CakePHP (http://cakephp.org/) – a PHP open source framework CodeIgniter (http://www.codeigniter.com) – open source rapid development (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application_framework)framework for building dynamic web sites Symfony (http://www.symfony-project.org/) – another PHP framework Silex (http://silex.sensiolabs.org) – PHP web micro framework based on Symofony2 Zend (http://www.zend.com) – yet another PHP framework Slim (http://slimframework.com) – PHP web Micro-framework PHP Tutorial (http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_intro.asp) and PHP Manual (http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.php) and Freaks (http://www.phpfreaks.com/) Python WSGI (http://wsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/learn.html) tutorials (Web Server Gateway Interface) Django (http://www.djangoproject.com/) – high-level Python framework NumbaPro (http://devblogs.nvidia.com/parallelforall/numbapro-high-performance-python-cuda-acceleration/) – high performance python with nvidia cuda acceleration Pycharm (https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/) – Python/Django Integrated Dev Environment Fabric (http://www.fabfile.org) – django deployment tool Numpy (http://www.numpy.org) – core library for scientific computing with Python Scipy (http://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/) – functions that operate on numpy arrays Twisted (http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/) – implement custom network apps, event-driven networking engine written in Python Tornado (http://www.tornadoweb.org/) – Python web framework and asynchronous networking library Web2py (http://www.web2py.com) – Pythonweb framework Bobo (http://bobo.digicool.com) – light-weight framework to create WSGI web applications for python Bottle (http://bottlepy.org/docs/dev/) – lightweight WSGI micro web-framework for Python CherryPy (http://www.cherrypy.org) – minimalist Python web framework Flask (http://flask.pocoo.org) – microframework for Python based on Werkzeug, Jinja 2 Pyramid (http://www.pylonsproject.org) -microframework for Python itty-bitty (https://github.com/toastdriven/itty/) – itty-bitty Python web framework web.py (http://webpy.org) – web framework for Python WheezyWeb (http://pythonhosted.org/wheezy.web/) – lightweight, high performance, high concurrency WSGI web framework Ruby Ruby on Rails (http://rubyonrails.org/) – open source framework for Ruby Capistrano (http://github.com/capistrano/capistrano/wiki) – Rails deployment tool NewRelic (http://newrelic.com) – manage and tune website performance for Rails Cuba (http://cuba.is) – web micro-framework for Ruby Rack (http://rack.github.com) – Ruby Webserver interface EventMachine (http://rubyeventmachine.com/) – simple event-processing library for Ruby programs Ruby on Rails Tutorial (http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-book) – Michael Hartl Ruby on Rails Guides (http://guides.rubyonrails.org/) – great tutorials RailsCasts (http://railscasts.com/) – Ruby on Rails Screencasts Why’s (Poignant) Gude to Ruby (http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/) – intro to Ruby with chunky bacon Tech*if*er0*urs (http://techiferous.com/2010/07/roadmap-for-learning-rails/) – blog on roadmap for learning rails HelloRuby (http://www.helloruby.com) – teach kids how to learn Ruby RubyWizardry (http://www.nostarch.com/rubywizardry) – another teach kids how to learn Ruby Sinatra (http://www.sinatrarb.com/) – Ruby web microframework Padrino (http://www.padrinorb.com) – web micro-framework for Ruby JavaScript/JScript Node.js (http://nodejs.org/) – event-driven I/O server-side JavaScript environment based on V8 Beginners Guide to Node.js (http://blog.modulus.io/absolute-beginners-guide-to-nodejs) – Brandon Cannaday (https://plus.google.com/103192594269272173154/posts) Express (http://expressjs.com/).js – web development for Node.js Angularjs (http://angularjs.org) – an open-source JavaScript framework, assists with running single-page applications Backbone.js (http://backbonejs.org) – RESTful JSON interface and is based on MVP Flatiron (http://flatironjs.org) – framework for web apps with Javascript and Node.js Hapi (http://hapijs.com) – server frameworks for Node.js for web apps & services Koa (https://github.com/koajs/koa) – middleware for Node.js using generators Partial.js (http://www.partialjs.com) – web application framework for node.js Socketstream (http://www.socketstream.org)– node.js web framework for real-time single page apps Stack Abuse (http://stackabuse.com) – tutorials on using Node.js nam (https://www.npmjs.com) – tools for the npm package manager JSON (http://www.json.org) – lightweight data-interchange format, subset of Javascript (http://javascript.crockford.com) SproutCore (http://www.sproutcore.com/) – open-source JavaScript framework jQuery (http://jquery.com/) – cross-browser JavaScript library jQuery UI (http://jqueryui.com/) – official jQuery user interface library. interactions, widgets, effects Javascript tutorial (http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials) – jQuery JQuery Plugins (http://plugins.jquery.com) – registry Cappuccino (http://cappuccino.org/) – JS development framework Turf (http://turfjs.org) – JavaScript library (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript_library) for spatial analysis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_analysis) Grunt (http://gruntjs.com) – Javascript task runner Broccoli (https://github.com/joliss/broccoli) – build tool for applications that run in the browser Gulp (http://gulpjs.com) – streaming Build system JSFiddle (http://jsfiddle.net/) – preselect/add JavaScript frameworks and test your code React (http://facebook.github.io/react/).js – Javascript library for building user interfaces Relay (https://facebook.github.io/relay/) – Facebook framework provides data-fetching functionality for React apps Breeze.js (http://www.getbreezenow.com) – rich data management for Javascript clients Knockout.js (http://knockoutjs.com) – dynamic UI’s with Model-View-Model pattern Mithril (http://lhorie.github.io/mithril/) – client-side Javascript Framework Ember.js (http://emberjs.com)– Javascript library for creating ambitious web applications Handlebars (http://handlebarsjs.com) – build semantic templates Modernizr (http://modernizr.com) – javascript library with feature detection for HTML5/CSS3 SWFObject (https://code.google.com/p/swfobject/wiki/documentation) – embed Flash with one Javascript file Baseline for front end developers (http://rmurphey.com/blog/2012/04/12/a-baseline-for-front-end-developers/) – good summary Clojure (http://clojure.org) – dynamic programming language, compiles directly to java virtual machine bytecode Learn Clojure (http://www.braveclojure.com) – clojure tutorial Adobe ColdFusion AdobeColdFusion (http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-family.html) – application server offers to build and deploy web and mobile applications The Go Programming Language The Go Project (http://tip.golang.org/project/) The Go programming language (http://golang.org) gccgo (http://golang.org/doc/install/gccgo) – complier for Go, front-end for GCC GNU compiler Goji (https://goji.io) – web micro framework for Go Gopher Academy (http://gopheracademy.com) – go education Electron (http://electron.atom.io) – Build cross platform desktop apps with web technologies PhotonKit (http://photonkit.com) – beautiful Electron apps using simple HTML and CSS Apache Thrift (https://thrift.apache.org) – cross-language services dev between C++, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, Erlang, Perl, Haskell, C#, Cocoa, JavaScript, Node.js, Smalltalk, OCaml and Delphi and others Polymer (http://www.polymer-project.org) – web components Parse (https://parse.com) – cloud-based app development framework Drupal (http://drupal.org/) – open source content management platform Firebug (http://getfirebug.com) – edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page Fiddler (http://fiddler2.com/home) – Debug web traffic from any Windows-based PC, Mac or Linux system, and mobile devices Joomla (http://www.joomla.org/) – another open source content management system Learn to Code (https://see.stanford.edu/Course) – Stanford Computer Science classes – free Rust (http://www.rust-lang.org) – systems programming language Rust Guide (http://doc.rust-lang.org/guide.html) Rust for Rubyists (http://www.rustforrubyists.com/book/book.html) Rust language tutorial (https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/second-edition/) – MIT Rust on github (https://github.com/rust-lang/rust) SumoLogic (https://www.sumologic.com) – analytics for the entire application stack

Create Mobile Apps Automagically Xamarin (https://www.xamarin.com) – create native iOS, Android, and Windows apps Codenameone (https://www.codenameone.com) – Write code in Java(tm) using Eclipse, NetBeans or IntelliJ/IDEA move to iOS, Android, and Windows Appcelerator (http://www.appcelerator.com) – Write in JavaScript, run native everywhere AppPress (https://app-press.com) – make a mobile app without coding Bubble (http://bubble.is) – enables your to program web and mobile apps without code appery (https://appery.io) – mobile app builder and MBaaS

Apple iOS and MacOs Development

How to distribute a Mac iOS or OS X App (https://developer.apple.com/osx/distribution/) App Distribution Guide (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012582) – distribute an app through the App Store or Mac App Store iTunes Connect (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Chapters/About.html) – how to build and submit an iOS app App Store guidelines (https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/mac/) TestFlight Beta Testing (https://developer.apple.com/app-store/testflight/) – how to test an iOS with 1000 testers App Distribution Guide (https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html) Sales and Trends (http://www.apple.com/itunesnews/docs/AppStoreReportingInstructions.pdf) – view how your product is doing In-App Purchases (https://developer.apple.com/in-app-purchase/) Game Center (https://developer.apple.com/game-center/) Push Notifications (https://developer.apple.com/notifications/) iAd (https://developer.apple.com/iad/resources/) NewsStand (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/StoreKit/Reference/NewsstandKit_Framework/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010838) – delivering a newspaper or Magazine in iOS Apple Store Crawler (https://github.com/MarcelloLins/Apple-Store-Crawler) – crawler for Apps data from the iTunes Apple Store Swift (https://developer.apple.com/swift/) Swift Programming Language (https://developer.apple.com/swift/) – for iOS and OS X apps – builds on C and Objective-C Swift resources (https://developer.apple.com/swift/resources/) Xcode (https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) -Apple’s integrated development environment (IDE) to build apps for iPad, iPhone, iWatch and Mac Xcdode Overview (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/ToolsLanguages/Conceptual/Xcode_Overview/) iOS Developer Library (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/navigation/#section=Frameworks&topic=Core%20OS%20Layer) iOS Simulator (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/iOS_Simulator_Guide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40012848) – prototype and test builds of your app Internationalization and Localization (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPInternational/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000171i) Cryptographic Services (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Security/Conceptual/cryptoservices/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011172) Cocoa Overview (https://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/cocoa.html) iCloud For Developers (https://developer.apple.com/icloud/index.html) CloudKit (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/DataManagement/Conceptual/CloudKitQuickStart/Introduction/Introduction.html)– stores structured app and user data in iCloud Yosemite (OS X 10.0) Tools AppExtensions (https://developer.apple.com/app-extensions/) – extend functionality beyond your app SpriteKit (https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/SpriteKit/Reference/SpriteKitFramework_Ref/index.html) – graphics rendering and animation infrastructure SceneKit (https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/SceneKit/Reference/SceneKit_Framework/index.html) – Objective-C framework for building apps and games that use 3D graphics Handoff (https://developer.apple.com/handoff/) – API to sync between iOS and OS X Apple Watch Programming Guide (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/WatchKitProgrammingGuide/index.html? utm_source=andrewchen&utm_campaign=2b183a23bf-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c1fae7e415-2b183a23bf-85715225) Watchkit apps (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/WatchKitProgrammingGuide/CreatingtheUserInterface.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014969 CH4-SW1) Designing for the Apple Watch (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/WatchHumanInterfaceGuidelines/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014992-CH3SW1) UI Elements (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/WatchHumanInterfaceGuidelines/Labels.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014992CH31-SW1) Icon and Image Sizes (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/WatchHumanInterfaceGuidelines/IconandImageSizes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40 CH16-SW1) Homekit Intro to Homekit (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/HomeKitDeveloperGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP4001 ResearchKit (http://researchkit.github.io) Programming Guide (http://researchkit.github.io/docs/docs/Overview/GuideOverview.html) Code on GitHub (https://github.com/researchkit/researchkit) Metal (https://developer.apple.com/metal/) – Apple GPU API for iOS Metal Programming Guide (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Miscellaneous/Conceptual/MetalProgrammingGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html) Metal Framework (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Metal/Reference/MetalFrameworkReference/index.html) tvOS (https://developer.apple.com/tvos/) tvOS developer library (https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/navigation/) tvOS SDK and beta (https://developer.apple.com/tvos/download/)

Android Development Building your first Android App (http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html) Developer Registration (https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113468) Android Studio (https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html) – (http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html)API’s and development environment to build your app (http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html) Intro to Android (http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html) IntelliJ IDEA (https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) – Foundation for Android Studio Development Workflow (http://developer.android.com/tools/workflow/index.html) API Guides (http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html) Android Studio (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html) – new integrated development environment (IDE) to build Android apps Android Developer Support Resources (http://developer.android.com/support.html) Publishing Android Apps (http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/publishing_overview.html) Google Play (http://developer.android.com/google/play-services/index.html) Google Play Services (http://developer.android.com/google/play-services/setup.html) In App Billing (http://developer.android.com/google/play/billing/index.html) Distribution (http://developer.android.com/google/play/dist.html) Distribution Options (http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/open-distribution.html) Launch Checklist (http://developer.android.com/distribute/tools/launch-checklist.html) Google Play Store Crawler (https://github.com/MarcelloLins/GooglePlayAppsCrawler) – crawler for Apps data from the Google Play Store

Microsoft Development Windows Developers (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows) Windows App development (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/getstarted) Windows Game development (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/games/getstarted) Windows IoT development (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/iot) Windows Holographic (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/academy) Academy Microsoft Edge (browser) development (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/) EdgeTools (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/) Visual Studio (https://www.visualstudio.com/)– integrated development environment for Windows VisualStudioIDE (https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/) – IDE for Android, iOS, Windows, web, and cloud VisualStudio for Mac (https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/visual-studio-mac/) – IDE for Mac VisualStudioCode (https://code.visualstudio.com) – Build and debug web and cloud apps. Code is free. For Mac OSX, Windows Visual Studio open source (https://code.visualstudio.com/updates#_vs-code-is-open-source) Microsoft Azure (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/) (cloud computing platform and services) All Azure Products (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/) Azure Virtual Machines (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/) – cloud Linux and Windows virtual machines Azure App Service (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/app-service/) – cloud platform to build web and mobile apps Azure SQL database (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/sql-database/) – cloud database as a service for app developers Azure DocumentDB (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/documentdb/) – NoSQL service for distributed apps Azure storage (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/storage/) – non-relational data storage including Blob Storage, Table Storage, Queue Storage, and Files in the cloud Azure HDInsight (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/hdinsight/) – managed Apache Hadoop, Spark, R, HBase, and Storm cloud service ASP.Net (http://www.asp.net) – Microsoft official site ASP.NetMVC (http://www.asp.net/mvc) – model view controller Microsoft site

Machine Learning/Deep Learning/Data Science

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Machine Learning Tutorials Machine Learning is Fun! – (https://medium.com/@ageitgey/machine-learning-is-fun-80ea3ec3c471)medium.com/@ageitgey Machine Learning Crash Course: Part I (https://ml.berkeley.edu/blog/2016/11/06/tutorial-1/), Part II (https://ml.berkeley.edu/blog/2016/12/24/tutorial-2/), Part III (https://ml.berkeley.edu/blog/2017/02/04/tutorial-3/) – Machine Learning at Berkeley Intro to Machine Learning Theory and Applications: A Visual Tutorial with Examples (https://www.toptal.com/machine-learning/machine-learning-theory-an-introductory-primer) – toptal.comA Gentle Guide to Machine Learning – (https://monkeylearn.com/blog/a-gentle-guide-to-machine-learning/)monkeylearn.com Which machine learning algorithm should I use? (https://blogs.sas.com/content/subconsciousmusings/2017/04/12/machine-learning-algorithm-use/) – sas.com Artificial Intelligence Primer (https://medium.com/mmc-writes/the-fourth-industrial-revolution-a-primer-on-artificial-intelligence-ai-ff5e7fffcae1#.v6628vfwz) – David Kelnar Machine Learning Primer (http://a16z.com/2016/06/10/ai-deep-learning-machines/) – Andreessen Horowitz Neural Network Zoo (http://www.asimovinstitute.org/neural-network-zoo/#) – Great taxonomy https://github.com/rushter/data-science-blogs (https://github.com/rushter/data-science-blogs) – github Best Hardware for Machine Learning/Deep Learning (https://timdettmers.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/which-gpu-for-deep-learning/) – Tim Dettmers Top 10 data mining algorithms explained (http://rayli.net/blog/data/top-10-data-mining-algorithms-in-plain-english/) – Raymond Li Machine Learning for developers (http://xyclade.github.io/MachineLearning/) – tutorial – Mike de Waard Comparison of Theano Caffe, Neon and Torch (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1511.06435v1.pdf) – Bahrampour, Ramakrishnan, Schott, & Shah Stanford Deep Learning Tutorial (http://deeplearning.stanford.edu/tutorial/) Machine Learning (https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning/) – Andrew Ng/Coursera Neural Nets Demystified (http://lumiverse.io/series/neural-networks-demystified) – great videos from lumiverse Yet another Neural Nets Demystified (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxe2T-V8XRs) – Welch Labs supporting code for the videos (https://github.com/stephencwelch/Neural-Networks-Demystified) Hackers Guide to Neural Networks (http://karpathy.github.io/neuralnets/) – Andrej Karpathy Recurrent Neural Networks (http://karpathy.github.io/2015/05/21/rnn-effectiveness/) – Andrej Karpathy Neural Nets and Deep Learning (http://neuralnetworksanddeeplearning.com) – free online book Geoff Hinton Coursera course (https://www.coursera.org/course/neuralnets) on Neural Networks Neural Networks (http://colah.github.io) – Colahs Blogs A few things to know about Machine Learning (https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~pedrod/papers/cacm12.pdf) – Pedro Domingos NYU Deep Learning course material (http://cilvr.cs.nyu.edu/doku.php?id=deeplearning:slides:start) – Yann LeCun NYU Deep Learning Tutorial (http://www.cs.nyu.edu/~yann/talks/lecun-ranzato-icml2013.pdf)– Yann LeCun Yann LeCun overview (http://techtalks.tv/talks/deep-learning/58122/) of Deep Learning – Marc’Aurelio Ranzato Dive into Machine Learning with ipython and scikit-learn (https://github.com/hangtwenty/dive-into-machine-learning) -Michael Floering SebastianRaschka (http://sebastianraschka.com/Articles/2015_singlelayer_neurons.html)– great tutorial on machine learning algorithms Melbourne Data Science presentation (http://takeagile.com/2014/05/17/how-deep-learning-will-change-our-world-melbourne-data-science-jeremy-howard/) – Jeremy Howard. Tour of Machine Learning Algorithms (http://machinelearningmastery.com/a-tour-of-machine-learning-algorithms/) – jason brownlee Machine Learning Guide (http://dlib.net/ml_guide.svg) – DLIB Talking Machines Podcasts – about Machine Learning (http://www.thetalkingmachines.com) Carnegie Mellon Deep Learning Class (http://deeplearning.cs.cmu.edu/) – Bhiksha Raj (http://deeplearning.net/tutorial/index.html) Introduction to Machine Learning (http://rise.cse.iitm.ac.in/wiki/index.php/Introduction_to_Machine_Learning) – RISE Deep Learning in a Nutshell (http://nikhilbuduma.com/2014/12/29/deep-learning-in-a-nutshell/) (nikhilbuduma.com) A Tutorial on Deep Learning (http://ai.stanford.edu/~quocle/tutorial1.pdf) (Quoc V. Le) What is Deep Learning? (http://machinelearningmastery.com/what-is-deep-learning/) (machinelearningmastery.com) Practical Deep Learning for coders (http://course.fast.ai) – Jeremy Howard What’s the Difference Between Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning? (https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/07/29/whats-difference-artificial-intelligence-machinelearning-deep-learning-ai/) (nvidia.com) DeepLearning.net tutorials (http://deeplearning.net/reading-list/tutorials/) Deep Learning Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_learning) page Deep Learning- (https://plus.google.com/communities/112866381580457264725)Google+ Deep Learning Tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0FEZYZqqV8&feature=youtu.be)– 2014 video John Kaufhold slides here (https://drive.google.com/a/kandsranch.com/file/d/0B3aXKp9bt6OXQU5lU0lmOE1ZZjA/edit) Scikit-Learn (http://scikit-learn.org/stable/) – machine learning in Python How to Choose the Right Estimator (http://scikit-learn.org/stable/tutorial/machine_learning_map/index.html) – great clickable diagram PyCon scikit-learn Tutorial Index (http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/jakevdp/sklearn_pycon2015/blob/master/notebooks/Index.ipynb) (nbviewer.jupyter.org) scikit-learn Classification Algorithms (https://github.com/mmmayo13/scikit-learn-classifiers/blob/master/sklearn-classifiers-tutorial.ipynb) (github.com/mmmayo13) scikit-learn Tutorials (http://scikit-learn.org/stable/tutorial/index.html) (scikit-learn.org) Abridged scikit-learn Tutorials (https://github.com/mmmayo13/scikit-learn-beginners-tutorials) (github.com/mmmayo13)

Machine Learning Tools Google.ai (https://google.ai/tools/) – AI tools from Google TensorFlow (https://google.ai/tools/tensorflow/) – Google library for the optimization of machine learning algorithms, similar to Theano Tensorflow Tutorials (https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/) (tensorflow.org) Introduction to TensorFlow—CPU vs GPU (https://medium.com/@erikhallstrm/hello-world-tensorflow-649b15aed18c) (medium.com/@erikhallstrm) TensorFlow: A primer (https://blog.metaflow.fr/tensorflow-a-primer-4b3fa0978be3) (metaflow.fr) TensorFlow Fold (https://github.com/tensorflow/fold/) – dynamic computation graps TensorFlow Research Cloud (https://research.googleblog.com/2017/05/introducing-tensorflow-research-cloud.html) – Access to Google’s Cloud TPUs (https://cloud.google.com/tpu/) SyntaxNet (https://github.com/tensorflow/models/tree/master/syntaxnet) – most accurate Natural Language parser TF Learn (https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/tree/master/tensorflow/contrib/learn/python/learn) (aka Scikit Flow) – simplified interface for TensorFlow Cloud Machine Learning Services (https://cloud.google.com/products/machine-learning/) – neural net-based ML service Cloud Machine Learning Engine (https://cloud.google.com/ml-engine/) – managed service to build machine learning models Cloud Jobs (https://cloud.google.com/jobs-api/) – job search and discovery for the talent industry Cloud Video Intelligence (https://cloud.google.com/video-intelligence/) – videos searchable/discoverable, by extracting metadata with a REST API Cloud Vision API (https://cloud.google.com/vision/) – Image classifier in an REST API Cloud Speech API (https://cloud.google.com/speech/) – Speech recognizer, convert audio to text Cloud Natural Language (https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/) API – extract information, understand sentiment in text documents, news blogs Cloud Translation API (https://cloud.google.com/translate/) – translate an arbitrary string into any supported language Google Prediction API (https://cloud.google.com/prediction/docs) – provides pattern-matching and machine learning capabilities deprecated and will be shut down on April 30, 2018 PyTorch – deep-learning framework from Facebook PyTorch Tutorials (http://pytorch.org/tutorials/) – pytorch.org A Gentle Intro to PyTorch (http://blog.gaurav.im/2017/04/24/a-gentle-intro-to-pytorch/) – gaurav.im Tutorial: Deep Learning in PyTorch (https://iamtrask.github.io/2017/01/15/pytorch-tutorial/) – iamtrask.github.io PyTorch Examples (https://github.com/jcjohnson/pytorch-examples) – github.com/jcjohnson PyTorch Tutorial (https://github.com/MorvanZhou/PyTorch-Tutorial) – github.com/MorvanZhou PyTorch Tutorial for Deep Learning Researchers (https://github.com/yunjey/pytorch-tutorial) – github.com/yunjey Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/cognitive-toolkit/) – open source deep-learning toolkit Microsoft Cognitive Services (https://www.microsoft.com/cognitive-services/) – machine learning with REST APIs Azure Machine Learning (http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/machine-learning/) – cloud-based predictive analytics Azure Machine Learning Tutorial (http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/machine-learning-what-is-ml-studio/) – microsoft start guide to R for Azure Machine Learning (http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/machine-learning-r-quickstart/) – microsoft Theano (https://github.com/Theano/Theano) – Python numerical computation library to evaluate math expressions involving multi-dimensional arrays Pylearn2 (https://github.com/lisa-lab/pylearn2) – machine learning library built on Theano Keras (https://github.com/fchollet/keras) – machine learning library built on Theano Theano Deep Learning Tutorial (http://deeplearning.net/tutorial/index.html) Salesforce Einstein Vision (https://developer.salesforce.com/blogs/developer-relations/2017/05/using-einstein-vision-within-golang.html) – deep learning to automatically recognize images w/API to build AI-enabled apps. IBM / Apache SystemML (https://github.com/apache/incubator-systemml) – machine learning language written in Java;algorithm customizability, execution modes in, Standalone, Hadoop Batch, and Spark Batch, automatic optimization Baidu/Paddle (https://github.com/baidu/paddle) – Parallel Distributed Deep Learning toolkit DeepBench (https://github.com/baidu-research/DeepBench) – deep learning benchmark from Baidu OpenAI Gym (https://gym.openai.com) – toolkit for developing and comparing reinforcement learning algorithms XGboost (https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost) – scalable and portable gradient boosting Torch (http://torch.ch) – scientific computing framework with wide support for machine learning algorithms – from Facebook Cunn (https://github.com/facebook/fbcunn) – examples to train classifiers over ImageNet (http://www.image-net.org/) Caffe (http://caffe.berkeleyvision.org/): deep learning framework for convolutional neural network algorithms from UC Berkeley DIY Deep Learning for Vision with Caffe (https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UeKXVgRvvxg9OUdh_UiC5G71UMscNPlvArsWER41PsU/edit#slide=id.p) – presentation Caffe documentation (http://caffe.berkeleyvision.org/tutorial/) – tutorial Caffe2 (https://caffe2.ai) – framework for machine learning products Yahoo Webscope (http://webscope.sandbox.yahoo.com) – machine learning datasets Yahoo newsfeed dataset (http://webscope.sandbox.yahoo.com/catalog.php?datatype=r&did=75) – 1.5TBytes Yahoo image datasets (http://webscope.sandbox.yahoo.com/catalog.php?datatype=i) Apache Mahout (https://mahout.apache.org) – Random Decision Forest classifier BidData Suite (http://bid2.berkeley.edu/bid-data-project/download/) Overview (http://eecs.berkeley.edu/~hzhao/papers/BD.pdf) – John Canny, Huasha Zhao BIDMach (https://github.com/BIDData/BIDMach) – CPU and GPU-accelerated Machine Learning Library to build and use machine learning models BidMach Wiki (https://github.com/BIDData/BIDMach/wiki) BIDMat (https://github.com/BIDData/BIDMat) – CPU / GPU-accelerated matrix library for data mining BidMat Wiki (https://github.com/BIDData/BIDMat/wiki) Java Libraries Deeplearning4j (http://deeplearning4j.org) – library written in Java ND4J (http://nd4j.org) -scientific computing library in Java NVIDIA CUDA – parallel computing platform and programming model CUDA toolkit (https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit) – NVIDIA intro to CUDA programming (http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/developertrainingmaterials/presentations/general/Introduction_to_CUDA_Platform.pptx) – NVIDIA cuDNN (https://developer.nvidia.com/cuDNN) – GPU-accelerated library of primitives for deep neural networks cuda-convnet (https://code.google.com/p/cuda-convnet2/)2: High performance C++/CUDA implementation of convolutional neural networks GPU accelerated libraries (https://developer.nvidia.com/gpu-accelerated-libraries) – NVIDIA Digits (https://developer.nvidia.com/digits) – deep learning GPU Training System Digits on github (https://github.com/NVIDIA/DIGITS) DigitsDevBox (https://developer.nvidia.com/devbox) – GPU development hardware cuBLAS (https://developer.nvidia.com/cuBLAS): GPU-accelerated version of the complete standard BLAS library MATLAB (http://www.mathworks.com/gpu): Easy-to-use HPC language integrating computation, visualization, and programming Deepmat (https://github.com/kyunghyuncho/deepmat) – Matlab Code for Restricted/Deep Boltzmann Machines and Autoencoders DeepLearningToolbox (https://github.com/rasmusbergpalm/DeepLearnToolbox) – Deep Belief Nets, Stacked Autoencoders, Convolutional Neural Nets, Convolutional Autoencoders and vanilla Neural Nets ConvNet (https://github.com/sdemyanov/ConvNet) – Convolutional Neural Networks for Matlab cxxnet (https://github.com/antinucleon/cxxnet): Neural network toolkit ConvNetjs (http://cs.stanford.edu/people/karpathy/convnetjs/) – Javascript library for training Deep Learning models (mainly Neural Networks) in your browser SigOpt (https://sigopt.com) – tunes machine learning algorithms with Bayesian optimization Probabilistic Programming for Advancing Machine Learning (PPAML) (http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/I2O/Programs/Probabilistic_Programming_for_Advanced_Machine_Learning_(PPAML).aspx) Gamalon (http://gamalon.com) – Probabilistic Programming at scale Stan (http://mc-stan.org) – probabilistic programming language PyMC3 (https://pymc-devs.github.io/pymc3/) – python module for Bayesian statistical modeling and model fitting Infer.NET (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/infernet/) – Microsoft framework for running Bayesian inference in graphical models Dimple (https://github.com/AnalogDevicesLyricLabs/dimple/) – Java and Matlab libraries for probabilistic inference Chimple (https://github.com/AnalogDevicesLyricLabs/chimple/) – Probabilistic Programming Java API Principles and Practice of Probabilistic Programming (http://web.stanford.edu/~ngoodman/papers/POPL2013-abstract.pdf) – Noah Goodman Design and Implementation of Probabilistic Programming Languages (http://dippl.org/) – Noah D. Goodman and Andreas Stuhlmüller Algorithms for supervised and unsupervised learning (http://eferm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cheat3.pdf) – UCI Machine Learning Repository (http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/YouTube+Multiview+Video+Games+Dataset) – 120k instances, each described by 13 feature types, with class information, useful for exploring multiview topics (cotraining, ensembles, clustering,..) Stanford large network dataset collection (https://snap.stanford.edu/data/) Visualizations of SNAP networks (http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/sparse/matrices/SNAP/) SparkBeyond (http://www.sparkbeyond.com/#head) – predictive analytics Revolution R (http://revolutionanalytics.com) – statistic programming language Kaggle (http://www.kaggle.com) – competitions, predictive analysis, tutorials CrowdAnalytix (https://www.crowdanalytix.com) – Crowdsourced analytics DrivenData (http://www.drivendata.org) – crowdsourced statistical model for difficult predictive social problems MLcomp (http://mlcomp.org) – compare machine learning programs across various datasets for multiple problem domains Dato (https://dato.com) – build intelligent apps fast with the power of Dato’s machine learning platform Z3 Theorem Prover (https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3) – open source Sirius (http://sirius.clarity-lab.org) – open source intelligent personal assistant, image/speech Pachyderm (http://www.pachyderm.io) – containerized data analytics PredictionIO (https://prediction.io) – an open-source machine learning server – create predictive engines for production environments (Spark, HBase, and Spray) Datameer (http://www.datameer.com) – end-to-end big data analytics application purpose-built for HadoopInSpread – sophisticated analysis even if you’re not a data scientist Yhathq (https://www.yhathq.com) – predictive models and data-science in a box Palantir (https://www.palantir.com) – large scale data fusion analytics and visualization Data Robot (http://www.datarobot.com) – nontraditional consulting firm that gets clients up and running quickly and makes them self-sufficient with predictive modeling platform (R, Python, Hadoop, Spark) Popily (http://popily.com) – go from spreadsheets to discoveries while you grab a cup of coffee Deep Learning/Machine Learning/Data Science Blogs Another word for it (http://tm.durusau.net) – Patrick Durusau

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Big Data Analytics / Log Management Splunk – log mgmt searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated big data Sumo Logic (https://www.sumologic.com) – log analytics platform Loggly (https://www.loggly.com) – mine log data in real time ElasticLogstash – open-source log management RapidMiner (https://rapidminer.com) – analytics platform, data mining, machine learning DataRPM (http://datarpm.com) – machine analytics for big data Metamind (https://www.metamind.io) – deep learning for the enterprise Wandora (http://wandora.org/www/) – knowledge management application Great wandora tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAAqd__nTHM)

Computer Vision/Image Recognition/Facial recognition/biometrics PCL (http://www.pointclouds.org) – Point Cloud open source 2D/3D image and point cloud processing Library OpenCV (http://opencv.org) – open source computer vision library SimpleVC (http://simplecv.org) – open source computer vision Python library FastCV (https://developer.qualcomm.com/software/fastcv-sdk) – Qualcomm computer vision library for ARM Scikit (http://scikit-image.org) – open source image processing in Python PhaseStretchTransform (https://github.com/JalaliLabUCLA/Image-feature-detection-using-Phase-Stretch-Transform) – Jalali Labs at UCLA ImageNet (http://image-net.org) – easily accessible image database for researchers organized according to the WordNet hierarchy ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Contest (http://www.image-net.org/challenges/LSVRC/2014/)– largest academic challenge in computer vision OpenImages (https://github.com/openimages/dataset) – Google 9million image dataset annotated URL’s over 6000 categories Caletch 101 (http://www.vision.caltech.edu/Image_Datasets/Caltech101/) – Pictures of objects belonging to 101 categories. About 40 to 800 images per category Great paper (http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/research.google.com/en/us/pubs/archive/40814.pdf) – Fast, Accurate Detection of 100,000 Object Classes on a Single Machine Clarifai (http://www.clarifai.com) -Machine Intelligence API for mobile devices Torch/fbcunn (https://github.com/torch/cunn) – examples to train classifiers over ImageNet (http://www.image-net.org/) Pixy (http://cmucam.org/projects/cmucam5) – Open source vision system, connects to Arduino Camfind (http://camfindapp.com) – Image Recognition API Sirius (https://github.com/jhauswald/sirius) – open source Speech and Vision Based Intelligent Personal Assistant vision.ai (http://vision.ai) – real-time vision servers and clusters VMX (https://docs.vision.ai/#about-vmx) – real-time object detection and recognition system Kitware (http://www.kitware.com/solutions/computervision/computervision.html) – open source image and video retrieval platforms KWIVER (http://www.kwiver.org) – support for Kitware – MotionDSP (https://www.motiondsp.com) – GPU, realtime video enhancement and forensics Blogs Tombone’s Computer Vision Blog (http://quantombone.blogspot.com) – Tomasz Malisiewicz Image Sensors World (http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com) – great blog on image sensor industry Moodstocks (https://moodstocks.com) – image search against a database of references you supply; mobile app developer platform Blinkfire (http://www.blinkfire.com/landing) – uses computer vision to measure media value and impact for sports teams Slyce.it (http://slyce.it) – visual search, image and retail item identification for retailers and brands ImageVision (http://imagevision.com) – big data for images and videos ViSenze (https://visenze.com) – visual search technology OpenALPR (http://www.openalpr.com) – open automatic license plate reader software OpenALPR Github (https://github.com/openalpr/openalpr)

Facial Recognition / Biometrics FVC-ongoing (https://biolab.csr.unibo.it/fvcongoing/UI/Form/Home.aspx) – automated evaluation system developed to evaluate biometric algorithms FERET (http://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/ig/colorferet.cfm) – large database of facial images SCface (http://www.scface.org) – Surveillance Cameras Face Database SCfaceDB Landmarks (http://atvs.ii.uam.es/scfacedb_landmarks.html)– facial recognition landmarks CMU Multi-pie (http://www.flintbox.com/public/project/4742/) – Face database Facenet (http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.03832) – A Unified Embedding for Face Recognition and Clustering Yale Face database B (http://vision.ucsd.edu/~iskwak/ExtYaleDatabase/ExtYaleB.html) – 16128 images of 28 human subjects under 9 poses and 64 illumination conditions Adience (http://www.openu.ac.il/home/hassner/Adience/data.html)– 26,580 images, 2,284 individuals, classified for 8 age groups, gender and FaceScrub (http://vintage.winklerbros.net/facescrub.html) – A Dataset With Over 100,000 Face Images of 530 People LFW3D and Adience3D sets (http://www.openu.ac.il/home/hassner/projects/frontalize/) Indian Movie Face database (IMFDB) (http://cvit.iiit.ac.in/projects/IMFDB/) -unconstrained face database consisting of 34512 images of 100 Indian actors Labeled Wikipedia Faces (LWF) (http://www.info.polymtl.ca/~mdhas/LWF/) – 8.5k faces for about 1.5k identities 10k US Adult Faces Database (http://www.wilmabainbridge.com/facememorability2.html) – 10,168 natural face photographs Denver Intensity of Spontaneous Facial Action (DISFA) Database (http://mohammadmahoor.com/databases/denver-intensity-of-spontaneous-facial-action/) stereo videos of 27 adults BU-3DFE Database (Static Data) (http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~lijun/Research/3DFE/3DFE_Analysis.html) – 100 subjects with 2,500 facial expression models. BU-4DFE Database (Dynamic Data) (http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~lijun/Research/3DFE/3DFE_Analysis.html)– 606 3D facial expression sequences captured from 101 subjects, with a total of approximately 60,600 frame models. BP4D-Spontanous Database (http://www.cs.binghamton.edu/~lijun/Research/3DFE/3DFE_Analysis.html) – 41 participants (Each participant is associated with 8 tasks. DMCSv1 Database – (http://www.biometrics.dmcs.pl/en/databases)3D Face and Hand Scans CAFE – The Child Affective Face Set- (http://childstudycenter.rutgers.edu/Child_Affective_Facial_Expression_Set.html) 1200 photographs 100 children 2-8) making 7 different facial expressions UFI – Unconstrained Facial Images (http://ufi.kiv.zcu.cz/) – images extracted from photographs of the Czech News Agency

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Text Analysis Tools/Natural Language Platforms A Primer on Neural Network Models for Natural Language Processing (http://u.cs.biu.ac.il/~yogo/nnlp.pdf) – Yoav Goldberg The Definitive Guide to Natural Language Processing (https://monkeylearn.com/blog/the-definitive-guide-to-natural-language-processing/) – monkeylearn.com Introduction to Natural Language Processing (https://blog.algorithmia.com/introduction-natural-language-processing-nlp/) – algorithmia.com Natural Language Processing Tutorial (http://www.vikparuchuri.com/blog/natural-language-processing-tutorial/) – vikparuchuri.com Natural Language Processing (almost) from Scratch (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1103.0398.pdf) – arxiv.org Deep Learning applied to NLP (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.03091.pdf) – arxiv.org Deep Learning for NLP (without Magic) (https://nlp.stanford.edu/courses/NAACL2013/NAACL2013-Socher-Manning-DeepLearning.pdf) – Richard Socher etcML (http://www.etcml.com) – open source text analysis tool via machine learning algorithms StanfordNLP (http://nlp.stanford.edu/software/index.shtml) – great list of language processing tools coreNLP (http://nlp.stanford.edu/software/corenlp.shtml) – open source natural language processing analysis tool StanfordParser (http://nlp.stanford.edu/software/lex-parser.shtml) – natural language parser grammatical structure of sentences GATE (http://gate.ac.uk) – general architecture for text engineering CNN for Text classification (https://github.com/dennybritz/cnn-text-classification-tf) – using Tensorflow Movie Review Data (http://www.cs.cornell.edu/people/pabo/movie-review-data/) – for sentiment-analysis experiments NLTK (http://www.nltk.org) – Natural Language Toolkit build Python programs- interface to over 50 corpora and lexical resources (http://nltk.org/nltk_data/) Penn Treebank Project (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~treebank/) – annotates naturally-occuring text for linguistic structure NY Times Annotated Corpus (https://catalog.ldc.upenn.edu/LDC2008T19) – 1.8 million articles January 1, 1987 and June 19, 2007 with article metadata Google Wikilinks Corpus (http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2013/03/learning-from-big-data-40-million.html) – 40 million total disambiguated mentions within over 10 million web pages Lemur Project (http://lemurproject.org) – text analysis tools, and data resources for R&D of information retrieval and text mining software Indri (http://lemurproject.org/indri.php) – text search engine ClueWeb09 Corpus (http://lemurproject.org/clueweb09.php/) ClueWeb12 Corpus (http://lemurproject.org/clueweb12/FACC1/) Cortical.io (http://www.cortical.io) – Natural Language platform idibon (http://idibon.com) – Natural Language platform Luminoso (http://www.luminoso.com) – Natural Language platform wit.ai (https://wit.ai) – Natural Language platform TIMIT (https://catalog.ldc.upenn.edu/LDC93S1) – Acoustic-Phonetic Continuous Speech Corpus wit.ai (https://wit.ai) – natural language for developers soundhound (http://www.soundhound.com) – speech and music mobile app; “speech to meaning” API agnitio (http://www.agnitio-corp.com) – voice biometrics, speaker identification compant; speaker id in a box Expect Labs (https://www.expectlabs.com) – Advanced AI for voice driven user interfaces AlchemyAPI (http://www.alchemyapi.com) – 12 Semantic Text Analysis APIs Using Natural Language Processing Captricity (https://captricity.com) – crowd guided machine Document Image Processing

Social Mining Dataminr (https://www.dataminr.com) – focused on Twitter streaming I&W. limited to 14 day retro. Topsy (http://topsy.com) – Twitter search, monitoring and analytics Social Crawlytics (https://socialcrawlytics.com) – user influencer and content marketing tool Metamind (https://www.metamind.io) – deep-learning experts for sentiment

Cyber/Behavioral/Threats ZeroFox (https://www.zerofox.com) – harness social data to improve information security RedOwl (http://redowlanalytics.com) – behavioral analytics security software harvest.ai (http://www.harvest.ai) – find and stop attacks on your data Area 1 Security (https://www.area1security.com) – combat spear-fishing attacks in a clever way Hyperion Gray (http://www.hyperiongray.com) – mass fuzzing of the internet and darknet profiles Fireeye (https://www.fireeye.com) – Cybersecurity and malware prevention – machine learning for intrusion detection Digital Stakeout (http://www.digitalstakeout.com) – real time threat intelligence platform

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Geolocation GeoMesa (http://www.ccri.com/case-studies/geomesa/) open-source system that stores, indexes, and queries hundreds of billions of geospatial features in a distributed database (Accumulo (https://accumulo.apache.org)) GeoWave (https://ngageoint.github.io/geowave/) leverages the scalability of a distributed key-value store for effective storage, retrieval, and analysis of massive geospatial datasets LocationTech (https://locationtech.org) – working group developing advanced location aware technologies

Physics Engines for games/robotics Box2D (http://box2d.org) – 2d physics engine for games Bullet (http://bulletphysics.org/wordpress/) – physics simulation engine ncollide – 2D & 3D collision library for the Rust language Chipmunk (https://chipmunk-physics.net)– 2D real-time rigid body physics engine Chrono:Engine (http://chronoengine.info/chronoengine/) – C++ simulation library Farseer (https://farseerphysics.codeplex.com) – based on Box2D w/collision detection Havok (http://www.havok.com/products/physics) – collision detection and physics engine Matter.js (https://github.com/liabru/matter-js) – JavaScript 2D rigid body physics engine for the web Metali (http://www.mataliphysics.com) – 3D physics engine Moby (http://physsim.sourceforge.net) – multi-body dynamics simulation library written in C++ Newton (http://newtondynamics.com/forum/newton.php) – life-like physics simulation library Open Dynamics Engine (http://www.ode.org)– library for simulating rigid body dynamics p2.js (http://schteppe.github.io/p2.js/) – JavaScript 2D physics library Physics Abstraction Layer (http://pal.sourceforge.net/) (PAL) – unified interface to a number of different physics engines PhysicsJS (http://wellcaffeinated.net/PhysicsJS/) – physics engine for javascript OpenTissue (http://www.opentissue.org/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page) – algorithms and data structures for rapid development of interactive modeling and simulation Tokamak (http://www.tokamakphysics.com) – real time physics engine TrueAxis (http://www.trueaxis.com/physics/index.html) – real time physics engine Proteus (http://proteustoolkit.org) – A Python toolkit for toolkit for computational fluid and solid mechanics simulation

Simulation/Game AI Engines Stage (http://www.presagis.com/products_services/products/modeling-simulation/simulation/stage/) –sophisticated simulation scenarios across massive gaming areas Artificial Contender (http://www.trusoft.com/ac_for_games_developers.html) – AI middleware for behavior-capture Cyntient AI (http://www.cyntient.com) – AI middleware DI-Guy (http://www.mak.com/products/humans.html) – human simulation software Gameware (http://gameware.autodesk.com/navigation)– AI middleware, NavMesh generation, hierarchical pathfinding, and path following Masa Life (http://www.masalife.net) – AI middleware, design how characters behave and how they interact with the world Rain (http://rivaltheory.com) – AI character engine – behavior creation, automatic navigation mesh generation, and animation control SimBionic (http://www.simbionic.com/games.htm) – create intelligent behavior for games and simulations SpirOps (http://www.spirops.com/products.php) – AI middleware for crowd simulations Kerbal (https://kerbalspaceprogram.com) – space program simulation

DARPA Open Source DARPA Open Catalog (http://www.darpa.mil/opencatalog/) – curated list of DARPA-sponsored software, Wow – worth a look

Space/NASA Open Source NASA Open Catalog (http://code.nasa.gov/#/) – curated list of NASA-sponsored software, also Wow – worth a look Kubos – open source RTOS flight software for nano satellites, pico satellites and cubesats ASCL.net (http://ascl.net) – Astrophysics Source Code Library

Making

Security Cheat Sheets (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cheat_Sheets) – Open Web Application Security Project Small Business/Startup Internet Security guide (https://www.ssls.com/internet-security-guide/)

Cloud Services and Tools Web Hosting Tutorial (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting_service) Heroku (http://heroku.com/) – Ruby, Node.js, Clojure, Java cloud platform – Platform as a Service AppHarbor (https://appharbor.com/) – Heroku for .net How Heroku Works (https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/how-heroku-works) CloudFoundry (http://www.cloudfoundry.com) – deploy and scale apps in seconds- open source Platform as a Service Amazon Web Services (http://aws.amazon.com/) – Amazon’s cloud solution – Infrastructure as a Service Amazon Web Services very basic p (http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/03/cracking-the-cloud-an-amazon-web-services-primer.ars)rimer AWS in plain english (https://www.expeditedssl.com/aws-in-plain-english) – great guide to all AWS services Compute (https://aws.amazon.com/products/compute/?nc2=h_l3_db) Amazon EC2 (https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/?nc2=h_m1) – virtual server hosting Amazon EC2 Container Registry (https://aws.amazon.com/ecr/?nc2=h_m1) – Docker container registry Amazon EC2 Container Service (https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/?nc2=h_m1) – Docker container mgmt. AWS Elastic Beanstalk (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticbeanstalk/?nc2=h_m1) – deploy web apps developed with Java, .NET (https://aws.amazon.com/net/), PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go, and Docker (https://aws.amazon.com/docker/) on Apache, Nginx, Passenger, and IIS (https://aws.amazon.com/windows/) AWS Lambda (https://aws.amazon.com/lambda/?nc2=h_m1) – pay as you go services Auto Scaling (https://aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/?nc2=h_m1) – scale your Amazon EC2 (https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) capacity up or down automatically Elastic Load Balancing (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/?nc2=h_m1) – automatically distribute incoming app traffic across multiple Amazon EC2 instances Amazon VPC (https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/?nc2=h_m1) – provision a logically isolated section of AWS cloud where you can launch AWS resources in a virtual network that you define. AWS Server Migration Service (https://aws.amazon.com/server-migration-service/?nc2=h_m1) – Migrate your on premises workloads to AWS Artificial Intelligence

AWS AI Services Amazon Polly (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/polly-text-to-speech-in-47-voices-and-24-languages/) – service that turns text into lifelike speech Amazon Lex (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-lex-build-conversational-voice-text-interfaces/) – service for building conversational interfaces using voice and text Amazon Rekognition (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-rekognition-image-detection-and-recognition-powered-by-deep-learning/)– service that makes it easy to add image analysis to your applications AWS AI Platforms Amazon Machine Learning (https://aws.amazon.com/machine-learning/) – create machine learning models without having to learn complex ML algorithms and technology Amazon EMR (https://aws.amazon.com/emr/) – run Hadoop framework across dynamically scalable Amazon EC2 instances Apache Spark on Amazon EMR (https://aws.amazon.com/emr/details/spark/) – in-memory distributed compute engine that speeds analysis on large-scale data up to 100X engine AWS AI Engines Storage & Content Delivery (https://aws.amazon.com/products/storage/?nc2=h_l3_db) Amazon S3 (https://aws.amazon.com/s3/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon CloudFront (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudfront/?nc2=h_m1)– content delivery network & streaming Amazon EBS (https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon Elastic File System (https://aws.amazon.com/efs/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon Glacier (https://aws.amazon.com/glacier/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Import/Export Snowball (https://aws.amazon.com/importexport/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Storage Gateway (https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/?nc2=h_m1) Database (https://aws.amazon.com/products/databases/?nc2=h_l3_db) Amazon Aurora (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon RDS (https://aws.amazon.com/rds/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Database Migration Service (https://aws.amazon.com/dms/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon DynamoDB (https://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon ElastiCache (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon Redshift (https://aws.amazon.com/redshift/?nc2=h_m1) Networking (https://aws.amazon.com/products/networking/?nc2=h_l3_db) Amazon VPC (https://aws.amazon.com/vpc/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Direct Connect (https://aws.amazon.com/directconnect/?nc2=h_m1) Elastic Load Balancing (https://aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon Route 53 (https://aws.amazon.com/route53/?nc2=h_m1) Developer Tools (https://aws.amazon.com/products/developer-tools/?nc2=h_l3_db) AWS CodeCommit (https://aws.amazon.com/codecommit/?nc2=h_m1) AWS CodeDeploy (https://aws.amazon.com/codedeploy/?nc2=h_m1) AWS CodePipeline (https://aws.amazon.com/codepipeline/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Command Line Tool (https://aws.amazon.com/cli/?nc2=h_m1) Management Tools (https://aws.amazon.com/products/management/?nc2=h_l3_db) Amazon CloudWatch (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/?nc2=h_m1) AWS CloudFormation (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/?nc2=h_m1) AWS CloudTrail (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Command Line Tool (https://aws.amazon.com/cli/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Config (https://aws.amazon.com/config/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Management Console (https://aws.amazon.com/console/?nc2=h_m1) AWS OpsWorks (https://aws.amazon.com/opsworks/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Service Catalog (https://aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/?nc2=h_m1) Trusted Advisor (https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/trustedadvisor/?nc2=h_m1) Security and Identity (https://aws.amazon.com/products/?nc2=h_l3_db#Increase_Developer_Productivity_and_Operational_Efficiency) AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) (https://aws.amazon.com/iam/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Certificate Manager (https://aws.amazon.com/certificate-manager/?nc2=h_m1) AWS CloudHSM (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudhsm/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Directory Service (https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/?nc2=h_m1) Amazon Inspector (https://aws.amazon.com/inspector/?nc2=h_m1) AWS Key Management Service (https://aws.amazon.com/kms/?nc2=h_m1) AWS WAF (https://aws.amazon.com/waf/?nc2=h_m1) Analytics (https://aws.amazon.com/products/analytics/?nc2=h_l3_db) Amazon Athena (https://aws.amazon.com/athena/) – interactive query service that makes it easy to analyze data in Amazon S3 using SQL. 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Machine Learning (https://cloud.google.com/products/machine-learning/) Cloud Machine Learning (https://cloud.google.com/ml/) – Managed scalable machine learning platform Cloud Vision API (https://cloud.google.com/vision/) – image analysis tools Cloud Speech API (https://cloud.google.com/speech/) – speech tools convert audio to text recognizes over 80 languages Cloud Translate API (https://cloud.google.com/translate/) – translate into thousands of language pairs Natural Language (https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/) API – machine learning models in a REST API Networking (https://cloud.google.com/products/networking/) – software-defined networking products on Google’s private fiber network. Cloud Virtual Network (https://cloud.google.com/virtual-network/) – Managed networking for your Cloud Platform resources Cloud Load Balancing (https://cloud.google.com/load-balancing/) – scalable load balancing on Google Cloud Cloud CDN (https://cloud.google.com/cdn/) – Low-latency content delivery using Google’s network Cloud Interconnect (https://cloud.google.com/interconnect/) – Connect your infrastructure to Google’s network edge Cloud DNS (https://cloud.google.com/dns/) – low-latency DNS serving from Google’s network Identity & Security (https://cloud.google.com/products/#identity-security) – Control access and visibility to resources running protected by Google’s security model. Cloud IAM (https://cloud.google.com/iam/) -Fine-grained access control and visibility for centrally managing cloud resources Cloud Resource Manager (https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/) Cloud Security Scanner (https://cloud.google.com/security-scanner/) Monitoring (https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/) Logging (https://cloud.google.com/logging/) Management Tools (https://cloud.google.com/products/#management) – Monitoring, logging, and diagnostics Stackdriver Overview (https://cloud.google.com/stackdriver/) Error Reporting (https://cloud.google.com/error-reporting/) Trace (https://cloud.google.com/trace/) Debugger (https://cloud.google.com/debugger/) Deployment Manager (https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/) Cloud Console (https://cloud.google.com/cloud-console/) Cloud Shell (https://cloud.google.com/cloud-shell/) Cloud Mobile App (https://cloud.google.com/console-app/) Billing API (https://cloud.google.com/billing/) Developer Tools (https://cloud.google.com/products/tools/) – command-line interface tools Cloud SDK (https://cloud.google.com/sdk/) Deployment Manager (https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/) Cloud Source Repositories (https://cloud.google.com/source-repositories/) Cloud Endpoints (https://cloud.google.com/endpoints/) Cloud Tools for Android Studio (https://cloud.google.com/android-studio/) Cloud Tools for IntelliJ (https://cloud.google.com/intellij/) Google Plug In for Eclipse (https://developers.google.com/eclipse/)Cloud Test Lab (https://developers.google.com/cloud-test-lab/) Windows Azure (http://www.windowsazure.com/) – Microsoft Cloud Platform Scalr (http://www.scalr.net/) – cloud management tool mcrouter (https://code.facebook.com/posts/296442737213493/introducing-mcrouter-a-memcached-protocol-router-for-scaling-memcached-deployments/) – facebook memcached protocol router for scaling memcached deployments Joyent (http://joyent.com) – high performance cloud – Infrastructure as a Service

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/bessemercloudscape.jpg) Rackspace (http://www.rackspace.com/) – Managed and cloud hosting- Infrastructure as a Service Rackspace Cloud Tools marketplace (http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/tools/) Linode (http://www.linode.com/index.cfm) – Linux SSD virtual servers in the cloud DotCloud (https://www.dotcloud.com/) – Build and deploy any application to the cloud Joppar (http://joppar.com/mobile-app-cms/)– content mgmt for web & mobile apps Firehost (http://www.firehost.com/) – secure Cloud hosting Wowrack (http://wowrack.com/) – managed Cloud hosting Bitnami (http://bitnami.org/) – one-click Cloud hosting Enomaly (http://www.enomaly.com/) – complete “cloud in a box” solution Wistia (http://wistia.com/) – video hosting for businesses AppDynamics (http://www.appdynamics.com/) – Cloud Performance Mgmt Epicnms (http://code.google.com/p/epicnms/) – flexible data collection and plots Engine Yard (http://www.engineyard.com/) – Ruby and PHP Cloud Hosting platform ServerPilot (https://serverpilot.io) – hosting control panel for PHP developers using cloud servers DigitalOcean (https://digitalocean.com) – inexpensive SSD cloud servers Netflix experience (http://www.slideshare.net/adrianco/presentations) in moving from datacenter to cloud

Enterprise Data Center Operating Systems Why the data center needs an os (http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/12/why-the-data-center-needs-an-operating-system.html) – O’Reilly Scheduling on Large Clusters (http://www.slideshare.net/sameertiwari33/scheduling-on-large-clusters) – Tiwari Open Container Initiative (https://www.opencontainers.org/) is working to standardize the input into these systems Docker (https://www.docker.com) – open platform for distributed applications for developers and sysadmins Docker Distribution (https://github.com/docker/distribution) – open source registry Docker Hub (https://hub.docker.com/) – Container Image Registry/Repository OneOps (http://www.oneops.com) – Walmart open source cloud management and application lifecycle management platform CoreOS rkt (https://coreos.com/rkt/docs/latest/) LXC (https://linuxcontainers.org/) systemd-nspawn (http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-nspawn.html) Storm (https://storm.apache.org) – distributed realtime computation system on Mesos from twitter Heron (http://twitter.github.io/heron/) – realtime, distributed, fault-tolerant stream processing engine from Twitter, API compatible with Apache Storm (http://storm.apache.org/) Container Orchestration System Kubernetes (http://kubernetes.io) – Manage a cluster of Linux containers as a single system from Google Omega (http://research.google.com/pubs/pub41684.html) – Google flexible, scalable schedulers for large compute clusters Omega/Borg Overview (http://www.wired.com/2013/03/google-borg-twitter-mesos/all/) – Wired Tectonic (https://tectonic.com) – commercial version of Kubernetes Google Container Engine (GKE) (https://cloud.google.com/container-engine/) – (based on Kubernetes OpenAiautoscaler (https://github.com/openai/kubernetes-ec2-autoscaler) – batch-optimized scaling manager for Kubernetes Jenkins (https://jenkins.io) – open source automation server Docker Swarm (https://docs.docker.com/swarm/) Reef (http://reef.apache.org) – library for data shuffle, group communication, aggregation, checkpointing, etc. Slurm (http://slurm.schedmd.com) – open-source workload manager designed for Linux clusters Mesos (http://mesos.apache.org) – distributed systems kernel up to 10,000 nodes Tutorial (http://www.antonlindstrom.com/2015/03/29/introduction-to-apache-mesos.html) – anton lindstrom (https://spark.apache.org) Mesos architecture paper (https://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~alig/papers/mesos.pdf) – Hindman, Konwinski, Zaharia, et al Chronos (http://nerds.airbnb.com/introducing-chronos/) – distributed and fault-tolerant scheduler on top of Mesos Aurora (http://aurora.apache.org) – a Mesos framework for long-running applications, services and cron jobs Marathon (https://mesosphere.github.io/marathon/) – cluster-wide init and control system for services in cgroups or Docker containers runs on top of Mesos Hadoop (https://github.com/mesos/hadoop) – running on Mesos Mesosphere DCOS (https://mesosphere.com/product/) Microsoft Azure Container Service (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-container-service-now-and-the-future/) based on Mesosphere DCOS and Docker Swarm Amazon EC2 Container Service (ECS) (https://aws.amazon.com/ecs/). Mesosphere (https://mesosphere.com) – distributed systems for data centers YARN (http://hadoop.apache.org/docs/current/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-site/YARN.html) -Apache Hadoop NextGen MapReduce Zookeeper (http://zookeeper.apache.org) – centralized service for config, naming, distributed synchronization, group services Oozie (http://oozie.apache.org) – workflow scheduler for Hadoop Workflow Monitoring Tools Hue (http://gethue.com/category/oozie/) – import/export oozie workflows Ambari (http://ambari.apache.org) – web app for monitoring and controlling hadoop Lipstick (http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/06/introducing-lipstick-on-apache-pig.html) – graphical depiction of Apache Pig workflow Production Host OS Coreos (https://github.com/coreos/etcd) – linux for massive server deployments – shared configuration and service discovery Red Hat Project Atomic (http://www.projectatomic.io/) Ubuntu Snappy (https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/) Rancher OS (http://rancher.com/rancher-os/) Orchestration Configuration AWS CloudFormation (https://aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/) Google Cloud Deployment Manager (https://cloud.google.com/deployment-manager/overview)

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Data center orchestration and configuration management tools Puppet (http://puppetlabs.com) – configuration management system Chef (https://www.chef.io) – configuration management system Saltstack (http://www.saltstack.com)– cloud orchestration, server provisioning, configuration management Ansible (http://www.ansible.com/home) – Redhat configuration management, app deployment Spinnaker (https://www.spinnaker.io) – Google cloud continuous delivery CFEngine (http://cfengine.com) – IT infrastructure automation NixOS (http://nixos.org) – Linux configuration management system Apache Nifi (https://nifi.incubator.apache.org) – dataflow system (directed graphs of data routing, transformation, and system mediation logic) Apache Flume (http://flume.apache.org) – collect, aggregate and move large amounts of streaming event data Apache Camel (http://camel.apache.org/what-is-camel.html) – define routing and mediation rules Apache Kafka (http://kafka.apache.org) – high-throughput distributed messaging system IBM Streams/DISTILLERY (http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/ibm-streams) – platform for near-real-time streaming analytics

NoSQL Databases

Mining Massive Data Sets (http://infolab.stanford.edu/~ullman/mmds.html) – awesome tutorial/text free Intro to Hadoop and MapReduce (https://www.udacity.com/course/ud617) – Udacity Free class Data Analysis class (https://www.coursera.org/course/dataanalysis) – Coursera free class NoSQL list (http://nosql-database.org/) – start here for a list Hadoop (http://hadoop.apache.org/) – distributed processing of large data sets across clusters Apache Pig (https://pig.apache.org)– platform for creating MapReduce (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapReduce) programs Apache Hive (http://hive.apache.org/) – data warehouse for Hadoop Apache HBase (http://hbase.apache.org) – distributed database modeled after Google’s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google) BigTable (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigTable) Apache Phoenix (http://phoenix.apache.org) – massively parallel database (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database) layer on top of Apache HBase Apache Spark (http://spark.apache.org) – cluster computing framework Apache ZooKeeper (https://zookeeper.apache.org) – distributed configuration service, synchronization service, and naming registry Amazon Elastic MapReduce (http://aws.amazon.com/elasticmapreduce/) (EMR) – Hosted Hadoop framework HortonWorks (http://hortonworks.com) – enterprise Hadoop HortonWorks Sandbox (http://hortonworks.com/products/hortonworks-sandbox/#overview) – personal, portable Hadoop environment with a dozen Hadoop tutorials Neo4j (http://neo4j.com) – graph database Apache Accumulo (https://accumulo.apache.org) – distributed key/value store based on Google’s BigTable (http://research.google.com/archive/bigtable.html) design and is built on top of Apache Hadoop (http://hadoop.apache.org/), Zookeeper (http://zookeeper.apache.org/), and Thrift (http://thrift.apache.org/) Amazon RDS (http://aws.amazon.com/rds/) – Cloud Relational Database Amazon Kinesis (http://aws.amazon.com/kinesis) – real-time processing of streaming data at massive scale Amazon DynamoDB (http://aws.amazon.com/dynamodb/) – NoSQL hosted on Amazon Web Services Riak (http://basho.com/) – NoSQL database implementing Amazon Dynamo Dynomite (https://github.com/Netflix/dynomite) – Netflix database cluster mgmt Yelp/mrjob (https://github.com/Yelp/mrjob) – run map reduce on AWS or Hadoop WebscaleSQL (http://webscalesql.org) – Facebook open source MySQL for scale Cassandra (http://cassandra.apache.org/) – facebook open source scalable database no single point of failure Couchdb (http://couchdb.apache.org/) – document database Redis (http://redis.io) – data structure server MongoDb (http://www.mongodb.org/) – NoSQL database MemSQL (http://www.memsql.com) – SQL in memory Rdbhost.com (http://www.rdbhost.com/) – browser SQL database hosting.Python/Javascript APIs

GPU-optimized relational and column-store databases/Graph Analytics Kinetica (http://www.kinetica.com/) – GPU accelerated database GPUdb (http://www.gpudb.com) – GPU accelerated in-memory distributed database MapD (http://www.mapd.com) – GPU database for interactive SQL querying and visualization of multi-billion record datasets Blazegraph (https://www.blazegraph.com/product/gpu-accelerated/) – GPU accelerated graph analytics BlazingDB (https://blazingdb.com) – GPU accelerated data warehouse PG-Strom (https://community.hortonworks.com/articles/60416/pg-storm-let-postgresql-run-faster-on-the-gpu.html) – PostgreSQL extension for GPUs

Development Tools VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/VirtualBox) – x86 Virtualization Perl Object Environment (http://poe.perl.org/) – Perl framework for reactive systems, cooperative multitasking, and network applications Codeacademy Labs (http://labs.codecademy.com/) – program in Ruby, Python, and JavaScript online without downloading a code editor or IDE Koding (https://koding.com) – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform CircleCi (https://circleci.com) – Continuous integration and deployment tool for web apps yUML (http://yuml.me/) – sketch uml diagrams. WebSequenceDiagrams (http://www.websequencediagrams.com/) –sketch sequence diagrams. automatic links to generated images Rietveld (http://code.google.com/p/rietveld/) – asynchronous code reviews on changesets Fluid (http://fluidapp.com/) – turn webapps into Mac OS X apps TextMate (http://macromates.com/) – code and markup editor Coda (http://www.panic.com/coda/) – one-window web development app for the Mac Coderunner (http://krillapps.com/) – Edit/run code in any programming language with a click SourceLair (https://www.sourcelair.com/home/) – cloud coding platform C, Python, Ruby and API WebBiscuits (http://www.netbiscuits.com) – framework for web apps for smartphones and tablets Best free programming books (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/194812/list-of-freely-available-programming-books) CodeAcademy (http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercise/0) – learn to code Webkit (http://www.webkit.org) – build your own browser Webkit Tutorial (http://paulirish.com/2013/webkit-for-developers/) – Paul Irish Appery (http://appery.io) – Cloud-based HTML5, jQuery Mobile & Hybrid Mobile App Builder for Android, iOS and Windows Phone

Project Management Open-source software hosting Github (http://www.github.com) – Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Git Introduction (http://training.github.com) – learn Github Git the Simple Guide (http://rogerdudler.github.com/git-guide/) – the basics Unfuddle (http://unfuddle.com/) – Git and subversion hosting Sourceforge (http://sourceforge.net) – Free. For open-source projects JavaForge (http://javaforge.com/project/JavaForge) – free open source project hosting site Bitbucket (https://bitbucket.org) – free cloud hosting for Git or Mecurial projects Sourcetree (http://sourcetreeapp.com) – free mac client for Git, Mercurial and SVN Mercurial (http://mercurial.selenic.com/) – free, distributed source code control management system Aha (http://www.aha.io)! – product roadmap software

Source Version Control Software Perforce Helix (https://www.perforce.com) – Connect teams, protect assets, and speed up your release cycles GIT (https://www.atlassian.com/git) – free open source version control system CVS (Concurrent Versions System) (http://www.nongnu.org/cvs/) – free open source a version control system IBM/Rational Clearcase (http://www.almtoolbox.com/clearcase.php) – Software Configuration Management Jira (http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/) – Bug, Issue and classic Project tracking tool Apache Subversion (https://subversion.apache.org) – free open source software versioning and revision control system

Kanban and Scrum Tools Kanban versus Scrum (http://blogs.versionone.com/agile_management/2012/01/06/1-kanban-vs-scrum-myths-hype/) – description Kanban Tools Kanban Tool (http://kanbantool.com/) – online, web-based, Kanban tool KanbanFlow (https://kanbanflow.com/) – free Kanban tool Swift-Kanban (http://swift-kanban.com) – enterprise Kanban Kanbanery (http://kanbanery.com/) – Simple online team or personal kanban board LeanKit Kanban (http://leankitkanban.com/) – Great for visualizing work of product development Kanban Pad (http://kanbanpad.com/) – “Nice and lean” and free online Kanban tool CodeBeamer (http://intland.com/products/codebeamer/) – Kanban and Scrum tool Application Lifecycle Management Nutcache (http://www.nutcache.com) – all-in-one collaborative project management Kanbanize (https://kanbanize.com) – free Kanban software Scrum Tools TeamPulse (http://www.telerik.com/teampulse) -Scrum and Kanban RallyDev (http://www.rallydev.com/) – Automates Agile / Scrum development YoDiz (http://www.yodiz.com) – agile/scrum tool, issue tracking VersionOne (http://versionone.com/) – agile product management and Scrum tool AgileScrumPro (http://www.agilescrum.pro) – Agile tool collaborative on an iPad Scrumy (http://www.scrumy.com/) – project management tool loosely based off of Scrum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_(development)) OnTime Development Suite (http://www.axosoft.com) (and here (http://www.ontimenow.com)) – provides bug tracking, scrum project management Acunote (https://www.acunote.com/) – Agile project management and Scrum Banana Scrum (http://www.bananascrum.com/) – A tool simple as Scrum itself. Basecamp (http://www.basecamphq.com/)– web-based project management and collaboration tool Confluence (http://confulence%20project mgmt) – Plan roadmaps, define product requirements, and centralize documentation Pivotal Tracker (http://www.pivotaltracker.com/) – Agile project management tool real time collaboration Wrike – combines project management, collaboration, discussion and document sharing Ansible (http://www.ansibleworks.com) – configuration mgmt, app deployment, continuos delivery Trello (https://trello.com/) – team collaboration around “boards” Workflowy (https://workflowy.com) – hierarchial task manager Asana (http://asana.com/) – shared task list for your team Wunderlist (https://www.wunderlist.com) – light accountability and planning Sqwiggle (https://www.sqwiggle.com) – all-hands meeting and updates Quip (https://quip.com) – team tasking Sprintly (https://sprint.ly) – agile collaborate>prioritize>create git integration Podio (https://podio.com) – collaborative project management Flow (http://www.getflow.com) – collaborative task and project management Interstate (http://interstateapp.com) – open project management Apollo (http://www.apollohq.com) – integrated project and contact management Rally (http://www.rallydev.com/) – agile product management Blossom (https://www.blossom.io) – lean product management BrightPod (http://www.brightpod.com) – product mgmt for marketing teams Trajectory (https://www.apptrajectory.com) – agile product mgmt, write and discuss user stories, bugs, and to-dos Clarizen (http://www.clarizen.com/) – cloud project mgmt tool Webplanner (http://webplanner.com/pages/) – online collaborative project management application. ChiliProject (https://www.chiliproject.org/) – web based project management Exepron (http://www.exepron.com) – cloud based project management ProofHub (http://www.proofhub.com) – web project mgmt & collaboration Kiln (http://www.fogcreek.com/kiln/) – Version control and code review PushPinPlanner (http://pushpinplanner.com) – online real-time resource planning for agile teams DaPulse (http://dapulse.com/) – cross company collaboration ProdPad (https://www.prodpad.com) – proj mgmt w/road mapping Producteev (http://www.producteev.com) – web/mobile task mgmt ProcedureRock (http://www.procedurerock.com/v/1/default.aspx) – create, procedures, instructions, guides, online help Managewith.us (http://managewith.us) – Collaborative Task Manager ProcessPlan (http://processplan.com) – task mgmt via email Redbooth (http://redbooth.com) -combines social networking and project management ProjectManager (http://www.projectmanager.com) – project planner, time/expense tracking TeamCity (http://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity/) – continuous integration/unit testing, code quality analysis, pre-tested commits, report on build problems Milestone Planner (http://milestoneplanner.com/) – planner for deadline/outcome driven environments 5pm (http://www.5pmweb.com/) – Online project management tool TimeBill (http://www.replicon.com/olp/task-management-software.aspx) – Replicon task management tool AgileZen (http://agilezen.com/) – project management visually see and interact with your work GoPlan (http://goplanapp.com/) – collaborative project management Unfuddle (http://www.unfuddle.com/) –hosted project management solution for software teams Taskpoint (http://www.taskpoint.com) – online project mgmt and collaboration Centroy (http://centroy.com) – online project mgmt Do[Box] (http://dobox.net)– project mgmt, save, resuse and share project models Projify (http://www.projify.com) – simplified project management Mavenlink (http://www.mavenlink.com) – manage project communications, documents, schedules, budgets, payments NeuLexa (http://www.neulexa.com) – enterprise project mgmt ProcedureRock (http://www.procedurerock.com) – operations and procedures mgmt Userlike (http://www.userlike.com) – live chat software for websites Industrial Logic (http://industriallogic.com/) – Agile eLearning PMToolkit (http://getprojecttemplates.com) – project management templates Kanbanchi (http://www.kanbanchi.com) – dashboard/collaboration tool for Google Apps Sandglaz (https://www.sandglaz.com) – online team collaboration Workflowy (https://workflowy.com) – organize your brain

Product Roadmaps for Product Managers Wizeline (https://www.wizeline.com) – create product roadmaps Aha (http://www.aha.io)! – roadmapping software for product managers ProdPad (https://www.prodpad.com) – create product roadmaps

Bug/Issue Tracking Bugherd (http://www.bugherd.com) – simple issue tracking for web developers Lighthouse (http://lighthouseapp.com/) – Issue Tracking Tool Sifter (https://sifterapp.com) – hosted bug and issue tracking Toggle (https://www.toggl.com/) – time tracking tool Fogbugz (http://www.fogcreek.com/fogbugz/) -bug tracking, project mgmt, customer support Bontq (http://bontq.com/) – hosted bug tracking and project management needs WakaTime (https://wakati.me) – Automatic time tracking for your text editor Intervals (http://www.myintervals.com/) – time tracking and task management Preceden (http://preceden.com) – simple way to make timelines for presentations RayGun (https://raygun.io) – error tracking tool for software developers ClickTime (http://www.clicktime.com) – online timesheets

Web Server Stress Testing Google Page Speed (http://pagespeed.googlelabs.com/#) – test your web page speed Httperf (http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/httperf/)– HP Web Server Performance tool Siege (http://www.joedog.org/index/siege-home) – http load testing and benchmarking utility Jmeter (http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/) – java-based server load testing Tourbus (https://github.com/dbrady/tourbus) – ruby website load testing tool

Digital Asset Management MediaValet (http://www.mediavalet.co) – for agencies, creatives, enterprise Celum (http://www.celum.com) – digital and video asset mgmt. Canto Cumulus (http://www.canto.com) – digital asset mgmt ThirdLight (http://www.thirdlight.com) – digital asset mgmt Bynder (http://www.getbynder.com) – digital asset mgmt and image bank WebDam (http://www.webdamsolutions.com) – cloud digital asset mgmt FileCamp (http://filecamp.com) – SaaS media asset mgmt Cloudinary (http://cloudinary.com) – cloud based image mgmt PicturePark (http://picturepark.com) – enterprise digital asset mgmt IntelligenceBank (http://www.intelligencebank.com) – brand and digital asset mgmt DAM Guru (http://damguru.com) – digital asset mgmt free community

Cryptography Worldwide List of Crypto products (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VEEX2bnx06_npHTj4EcfxdSAJGmAESUpgL4RDB51QL0/edit?ts=565c9654&pli=1#gid=0) – Bruce Schneier

Localization Applingua (http://applingua.com) – iOS, OSX and Android app localization Onesky (http://www.oneskyapp.com) – apps and websites translated ICanLocalize (http://www.icanlocalize.com/site/) – website and app translation and localization SmoothLocalize (http://smoothlocalize.com) -automatic iOS app localization

Self Created Products Selling Sites Gumroad (https://gumroad.com) – sell your digital products directly to your audience Etsy (https://www.etsy.com) – buy and sell all things handmade Amazon 3D printing store (http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=8323871011) Cafepress (http://www.cafepress.com) – buy and sell T-shirts, Personalized Gifts, Unique Mugs, Posters & More Zazzle (http://www.zazzle.com) – buy and sell T-shirts, Personalized Gifts, and more Folksy (http://folksy.com) – buy and sell handmade gifts and crafts RedBubble (http://www.redbubble.com) – art gallery & community Storenvy (http://www.storenvy.com) – buy and sell goods and brands that inspire Blurb (http://www.blurb.com) – publish books

Credit Cards/Billing/Subscription Management/E-Store Credit Cards/Payments Square (https://squareup.com) – accept credit cards from ipad/iphone/android Stripe (https://stripe.com) – accept credit cards on the web Amazon Payments (https://payments.amazon.com/business) – login and pay with Amazon CCBill (https://www.ccbill.com) – merchant services & credit card payments GoCardless (https://gocardless.com/) -accept direct debit payments Balanced (https://www.balancedpayments.com) – Payments processing, escrow & payouts API BancBox (http://www.bancbox.com) – Payments service platform Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/merchant) – the standard for payment BillMeLater (https://www.billmelater.com/help/index.xhtml#merchants_sellers) – PayPal service that lets you buy now and pay later Paypal Payments Pro (https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=developer/e_howto_api_WPWebsitePaymentsPro) – accept debt and credit cards on your website WePay (https://www.wepay.com) – payment API for platforms E-Junkie (http://www.e-junkie.com) – shopping cart plug-in for downloads and tangible goods SendOwl (http://www.sendowl.com) – add a “Buy” button to your website 2Checkout (https://www.2checkout.com) – accept payments globally; credit cards, paypal, debt cards ShopLocket (https://www.shoplocket.com) – ecommerce solution for hardware makers Zombaio (http://zombaio.com) – billing for adult entertainment Billpro (https://www.billpro.com) – “high risk” merchant account & credit card processing Braintree (http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/) – online credit card merchant processing Paymill (https://www.paymill.com) – accept online payments on the web FeeFighters (http://FeeFighters.com/) – find the cheapest credit card processors Venmo (https://venmo.com) – make and share payments on your phone

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/payments-startups.png) Bitcoin/Crypto Currencies WTF is Blockchain (http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/wtf-is-blockchain-inside-the-most-disruptive-tech-since-the-internet/81567)? – Ozy Curated list of Blockchain resources (https://github.com/McFrankline/Blockchain-stuff) What is an Initial Coin Offering (https://www.fxempire.com/education/article/ico-initial-coin-offering-work-418446)? – Bob Mason Balaji S. Srinivasan— Thoughts on Tokens (https://medium.com/@balajis/thoughts-on-tokens-436109aabcbe) Fred Wilson— ICOs and VCs (http://avc.com/2017/06/icos-and-vcs/) here (http://avc.com/2017/06/icos-and-vcs/), Ethereum in 25 minutes (http://avc.com/2017/05/video-of-theweek-ethereum-in-25-minutes/), Polychain (http://avc.com/2017/04/polychain/) Joel Menegro— Fat Protocols (https://www.usv.com/blog/fat-protocols) Nick Tomaino— Cryptoeconomics 101 (https://thecontrol.co/cryptoeconomics-101-e5c883e9a8ff), Some Blockchain Reading (https://thecontrol.co/some-blockchain-reading1d98ec6b2f39), Tokens, Tokens and More Tokens (https://thecontrol.co/tokens-tokens-and-more-tokens-d4b177fbb443) Fred Ehrsam— The dApp Developer Stack (https://medium.com/@FEhrsam/the-dapp-developer-stack-the-blockchain-industry-barometer-8d55ec1c7d4) Albert Wenger— Crypto Tokens and the Coming Age of Protocol Innovation (http://continuations.com/post/148098927445/crypto-tokens-and-the-coming-age-of-protocol) Chris Dixon posts and podcasts— Crypto Tokens: A Breakthrough in Open Network Design (https://medium.com/@cdixon/crypto-tokens-a-breakthrough-in-open-network-designe600975be2ef), podcast with Vitalik Buterin (https://a16z.com/2016/08/28/ethereum/), podcast with Olaf Carlson-Wee (http://a16z.com/2017/04/03/cryptocurrencies-protocolsappcoins/) Regulatory discussions— Coincenter (https://coincenter.org/report)

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/blockchain-ecosystem.png) bitcoin.org (http://bitcoin.org/) – Official Bitcoin website Enter the block chain (http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/22/enter-the-blockchain-how-bitcoin-can-turn-the-cloud-inside-out/) Categories of Bitcoin apps (http://cdixon.org/2014/03/13/four-categories-of-bitcoin-inspired-projects/) – Chris Dixon The Bitcoin Application Stack (http://joel.mn/post/103546215249/the-blockchain-application-stack) – Joel Monegro Bitcoin Mining (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining) – tutorial Bitcoin Block Chain (https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block_chain) – tutorial Bitcoin Developers Guide (https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-guide) -tutorial Ethereal – Blockchain app platform – like Bitcoin w/o the arguments Counterparty (http://counterparty.io/) – financial tools built with Bitcoin coinbuzz.com (http://coinbuzz.com/) – Bitcoin news coinbase.com (http://coinbase.com/) – Bitcoin Payment processor Chain.com (https://chain.com) – enterprise Bitcoin infrastructure Toshi (https://toshi.io/) – open source Bitcoin node OpenBazaar (https://openbazaar.org/) – decentrailized peer-to-peer marketplace for trading with anyone with Bitcoin Lazooz (http://lazooz.org) – crypto currency for real-time ride sharing bitpay.com (http://bitpay.com/) – Bitcoin Payment processor WeUseCoins (http://www.weusecoins.com/)– accept Bitcoins as payment Stellar (https://www.stellar.org/blog/introducing-stellar/) – decentralized protocol for sending and receiving money in any pair of currencies bitpay.com (http://bitpay.com/) – Bitcoin Payment processor Coinmarketcap (http://coinmarketcap.com/) – Crypto-Currency Market Capitalizations Coincenter (https://coincenter.org) – public policy issues on Bitcoin

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/blockchain-in-financial-services.jpg) Billing/Invoicing Tilt (https://open.tilt.com/donations) – (http://www.ariasystems.com)collect money from a group or on your site Aria (http://www.ariasystems.com) – online billing platform Vindicia (http://www.vindicia.com/) – on demand billing and fraud management CheddarGetter (https://cheddargetter.com/) – online recurring billing Ballpark – (http://www.getballpark.com)online invoicing, time tracking Chargify (http://www.getballpark.com) – Recurring billing without the headaches (http://www.getballpark.com) Chargebee (https://www.chargebee.com) – subscription & reoccurring billing Recurly (http://recurly.com/) – Subscription billing Billfaster (http://www.billfaster.com) – cloud invoicing and accounting Inv24 (http://inv24.com) – online invoicing and accounting software HealPay (http://www.healpay.com) – Collections made easy

Fraud Detection SiftScience (https://siftscience.com) – machine learning based fraud detection ThreatMetrix (http://www.threatmetrix.com) – context-based authentication socure (http://www.socure.com) – identity fraud detection feedzai (https://www.feedzai.com) – fraud detection that learns Brighterion (http://www.brighterion.com) – fraud and data breech protection Subscription Services Memberful (https://memberful.com) – sell memberships to your audience ChartMogul (https://chartmogul.com) – subscription analytics and revenue reporting Cloudware City (http://cloudwarecity.com/) – online app store for subscription services argebee (https://www.chargebee.com) – subscription & reoccurring billing Recurly (http://recurly.com/) – Subscription billing Spreedly (http://www.spreedly.com/) – sell subscriptions on your site. signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora (http://zuora.com/) – online subscription management Online Store and Marketplace Creation Shopify (http://www.shopify.com/) – create an online store (https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ecommerce) BigCommerce (http://www.bigcommerce.com) – ecommerce software & shopping cart Yahoo Small Business (https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/ecommerce) – hosted ecomerce website Volusion (http://www.volusion.com/) – shopping cart software, ecommerce & hosting Lemonstand (https://lemonstand.com/) – cloud eCommerce platform for stores that do over 6 figures in sales WooCommerce (http://www.woothemes.com/woocommerce/) – free commerce toolkit for wordpress Nearme (https://near-me.com) – create your own branded marketplace Bizwebs (http://www.bizwebs.com) – create an online store Shoprocket (https://www.shoprocket.co) – sell on a website, blog or Facebook Page using a single line of code Estoreify (https://estoreify.com) – create your own online store in just 5 minutes Selz (https://selz.com) – sell on Facebook, WordPress, from any website w/PayPal IndieMade (http://www.indiemade.com) – Create an artist website with a store, blog, galleries BigCartel (http://bigcartel.com) – shopping cart for artists, designers, bands, record labels, jewelry, crafters SquareSpace (http://www.squarespace.com/home/commerce/) – build a website with commerce EStoreApp (http://www.myestoreapp.com/) – a webstore in 5 minutes PinnacleCart (http://www.pinnaclecart.com) – shopping cart software, ecommerce & hosting CoreCommerce (https://www.corecommerce.com) – online store & shopping cart software Fortune3 (http://www.fortune3.com) – shopping cart software, ecommerce & hosting EKMPowershop (http://www.ekmpowershop.com) – create an online store using templates Paddle (https://www.paddle.com) – create an online store for games, apps and content Retargeting (https://retargeting.biz) – trigger live and email responses based on consumer behavior in online stores Donations Paypal Donate (https://merchant.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=merchant%2Fdonations) – use Paypal to accept donations on your site Postmaster (https://www.postmaster.io) – Integrate package shipping, tracking and notification into your app

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Building information modeling Autodesk Revit (http://www.autodesk.com/products/revit-family/overview) – BIM solutions Vectorworks (http://www.vectorworks.net) – 2/3D CAD and BIM solution BIMx (http://www.graphisoft.com/bimx/) – sharing hypermodels BIMcloud (http://www.graphisoft.com/bimcloud/overview/) – BIM in the Cloud AllPlan (http://www.nemetschek-allplan.eu) – EU BIM software OpenBIM (http://www.buildingsmart.org) – home of Open BIM collaboration via the IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) file format

Customer Support/Feedback/Engagement Nirror (http://www.nirror.com) – live support/watch playback of customer actions on your site Conversica (https://www.conversica.com) – AI software for marketing, virtual sales assistant Tender (http://tenderapp.com/) – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction (http://getsatisfaction.com/) – conversations between companies / customers Triibe (http://trii.be) – incentive-based customer service Zendesk (http://www.zendesk.com) – web help software Wise.io (http://www.wise.io) – machine learning for customer success Rollio (http://rollioforce.com) – CRM now listens via Natural Language Processing Clickdesk (http://www.clickdesk.com) – Help desk, live chat, social toolbar Zopim (https://www.zopim.com) – real time customer support/live chat HelpScout (https://www.helpscout.net) – simple setup, easy integration, help desk software Desk (http://www.desk.com) – from Salesforce, easy and simple; email/social/chat/phone SnapEngage (http://www.snapengage.com/) – live chat integrates with your apps Freshdesk (http://freshdesk.com/) – completely unique never seen before web help software Olark (http://www.olark.com) – live customer chat and customer loyalty LiveChat (http://www.livechatinc.com) – live customer chat, archives of conversations Groove (http://www.groovehq.com) – simple online Help Desk VisitorEngage (http://visitorengage.com) – behavioral-based feedback button, surveys & website notifications Assistly (http://www.assistly.com) – Support customers by Web, email, chat, and social networks Vision Helpdesk (http://www.thevisionworld.com/) – Support for multiple companies from one place OneDesk (http://www.onedesk.com) – ideation to delivery and support issues, tickets, tasks HappyFox (http://www.happyfox.com) – collate, categorize and respond to all requests CustomerSure (http://www.customersure.com) – online customer service, feedback into retention HelpSpot (http://www.helpspot.com) – Helpdesk software Webengage (http://webengage.com) – engagement; website survey, feedback and notification tool SupportBee (https://supportbee.com) – help customers via email, robust ticketing JitBit (https://www.jitbit.com) – Help desk ticketing system, cloud and on premises versions HelpRace (http://helprace.com) – helpdesk, knowledge base and a feedback community in one platform NetHelpDesk (https://www.nethelpdesk.com) – Exchange sync, Smartphone apps

Testimonials/Social Reviews PostKudos (http://www.postkudos.com) – collect customer testimonials Yotpo (https://www.yotpo.com) – social reviews for eCommerce Kayako (http://www.kayako.com/) – Help desk UserVoice (http://uservoice.com/) – turn customer feedback into action Kampyle (http://www.kampyle.com/) – turn customer feedback into sales and relationships

Recruiting Tools JobVite (http://recruiting.jobvite.com/) – recruiting software, applicant tracking Zoho Recruit (http://www.zoho.com/recruit/) – applicant tracking Resumator (http://www.theresumator.com/) – applicant tracking and social recruiting RecruiterBox (http://recruiterbox.com/) – recruitment software, applicant tracking ActiveInterview (http://activeinterview.com/) – Video interviewing JobPage (http://www.jobpage.com) – applicant tracking and social recruiting Zartis (http://www.zartis.com/) – social recruiting HiringThing (http://hiringthing.com) -online recruiting Workable (http://workable.com) – recruitment and applicant tracking RecruitmentWorx (http://www.recruitmentworx.com) – online recruitment and tracking OneRecruit (http://www.onerecruit.com) – free applicant tracking GroupTalent (https://grouptalent.com/main/employers/) – hire short term help/or freelance Giggrabbers (https://www.giggrabbers.com/home) – hire freelancers, start crowdfunding MasterBranch (https://www.masterbranch.com/) – show off your skills VidCruiter (http://www.vidcruiter.com) – video interview software LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/) – the uber connector

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Password Managers Dashlane (https://www.dashlane.com/) – password manager and digital wallet 1password (https://agilebits.com/onepassword) – password manager LastPass (https://lastpass.com/) – password manager passwordsafe (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/) – password manager Meldium (https://www.meldium.com/) – password manager with single sign-on to apps KeeperSecurity (https://keepersecurity.com/) – password vault and online file storage

Password API’s Authy (https://www.authy.com/) – add two-factor authentication to your sites Userbin (https://www.userbin.com/) – add two-factor authentication to your sites

Misc Office Help Amazon Workspaces (http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/) – desktop computing service in the cloud SharedDesks (http://www.shareddesks.net/) – Coworking and Office Space PivotDesk (https://www.pivotdesk.com) – host or look for a coworking space Pingboard (https://pingboard.com) – employee directory software StartupAdmin (http://www.thestartupadmin.com/) – outsourced Exec Asst, HR, Office Mgmt, & Bookkepping Coworking WIki (http://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/16583831/FrontPage) Coworking Directory of spaces (http://wiki.coworking.com/w/page/29303049/Directory) Google Apps (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/index.html) – cloud mail server, calendar, docs, etc. Phone Systems Grasshopper (http://grasshopper.com/) – virtual phone system Hoiio (http://content.hoiio.com) – business communications apps Ringio (http://www.ringio.com/) – cloud phone system ActivePBX (http://www.activepbx.com) – cloud unified phone system RingCentral (http://www.ringcentral.com/) – cloud based phone system Freedom Voice (http://www.freedomvoice.com/) and FreedomIQ (http://www.freedomiq.com) – $3.95 800 #’s, hosted VoIP telephony Accounting/Payroll InDinero (https://indinero.com/) – easy business finance software ZenPayroll (https://zenpayroll.com) – delightful employee payroll software WagePoint (http://wagepoint.com) – online payroll for small businesses Freshbooks (http://www.freshbooks.com) – cloud accounting and invoicing Gusto (https://gusto.com/partners/accountants) – payroll software for accountants Autotax (https://autotax.me) – eFile IRS 1099 forms Expensify (https://www.expensify.com/) – billing, expenses, receipts BambooHR (http://www.bamboohr.com/) – Employee Records, Benefit Information, Payroll Data, etc. Harvest (http://www.getharvest.com) – online time tracking Xobni (http://www.xobni.com/) – Outlook plugin to search Think-Cell (http://www.think-cell.com/en/) – Powerpoint (windows) plug-in for advanced charting QuoteRoller (http://www.quoteroller.com) – create, deliver and negotiate proposals online WordsRU (http://www.wordsru.com) – proofreading and editing service iProsh (http://www.iprosh.com) – manage your office and workspace online RescueTime (https://www.rescuetime.com) – time mgmt software, work/life balance Boomerang (http://www.boomeranggmail.com) – scheduled sending and email reminders for gmail Slack (https://slack.com) – team communication TradeAbility (https://wwwapps.ups.com/tradeability) – free tool from UPS – estimate costs and duty fees and international shipping restrictions Freemind (http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) – free mind-mapping software FoxOMS (https://www.foxoms.com) – resource mgmt and scheduling for film, TV and creative businesses FindStringers (http://findstringers.com) – freelance journalism marketplace

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Outsourcing/Freelance Help Amazon (https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome)Mechanical Turk (https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome) – set up any task and get answers Owork (https://www.upwork.com) – find/hire freelancers SkillsHive (http://www.skills-hive.com) – become a/hire freelancer online Upwork (https://www.upwork.com) – hire low-cost international engineering talent Gigster (https://www.trygigster.com) – hire a quality developer Freelancer (http://www.freelancer.com/) – outsourcing for small business VWorker (http://www.vworker.com/) – find/hire freelancers GroupTalent (https://grouptalent.com/main/employers/) – developers and designers on demand BusinessTalentGroup (http://www.businesstalentgroup.com) – consultants and executives on demand Tongal (https://tongal.com) – get creative work -TV commercials, social videos, music videos, branded entertainment on demand Handy (http://www.handy.com/) – outsource home cleaning, Ikea assembly, handyman TaskRabbit (https://www.taskrabbit.com) – outsource errands and skilled tasks Medicast (https://www.medicast.co/) – house call doctors on demand

Chips/Hardware Resources/Tools Hackaday (http://hackaday.com) – “the” blog for hardware hackers The Periodic Table of Hardware Engineering (http://upverter.com/periodic-table/) The essential guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/the-essential-guide-to-electronics-in-shenzhen) – Bunnie Labs Ultimate Guide to Bootstrapping Hardware Startups (http://entire.ly/download/The%20Ultimate%20Guide%20To%20Bootstrapping%20A%20Hardware%20Startup.pdf) – Adam Benzion Who Invests in Hardware Startups (https://medium.com/bolt-blog/who-invests-in-hardware-startups-d1612895a31a)? – Bolt Illustrated Guide to Hardware Product Development: – Bolt Part 1 Ideation (https://blog.bolt.io/the-illustrated-guide-to-product-development-part-1-ideation-ab797df1dac7?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JaSfXQCoOar2_XbTGCD04M3BDu9D2_PWg-gZtEHL9IRPyN7w8F0-9jqUbSNSP5IP44fZ_lSDRGDJ3ftwgJX7EG2yAQ&_hsmi=23059910#.8v6o0cac3) Part 2 Design (https://blog.bolt.io/the-illustrated-guide-to-product-development-part-2-design-ab69efb8084a#.n69rfud25) Part 3 Engineering (https://blog.bolt.io/the-illustrated-guide-to-product-development-part-3-engineering-440b94de997a#.3qxln3lmy) Part 4 Validation (https://blog.bolt.io/the-illustrated-guide-to-product-development-part-4-validation-1b5ab3aeaf35#.qx1v98nxn) Illustrated Guide to Hardware Product Development: Part (https://blog.bolt.io/the-illustrated-guide-to-product-development-part-1-ideation-ab797df1dac7?_hsenc=p2ANqtz_JaSfXQCoOar2_XbTGCD0-4M3BDu9D2_PWg-gZtEHL9IRPyN7w8F0-9jqUbSNSP5IP44fZ_lSDRGDJ3ftwgJX7EG2yAQ&_hsmi=23059910#.8v6o0cac3) Hardware Incubators/Accelerators LemnosLabs (http://lemnoslabs.com) – best hardware incubator in San Francisco Dragon Innovation (http://www.dragoninnovation.com) – works with entrepreneurs to launch hardware products and scale their companies Hax Accelerator (http://www.hax.co) – hardware incubator/accelerator in Shenzhen, China Flextronics Lab IX (http://www.labix.io) -accelerator invests in seed stage startups that have beta or functional prototypes, and a well-developed business plan Innoconn (http://www.thecrowdfundnetwork.com/inside-innoconn-foxconns-new-hardware-startup-incubator/) – Foxconn mobile incubator in Beijing Y combinator for hardware (http://blog.ycombinator.com/yc-for-hardware) Highway1 (http://highway1.io) – hardware accelerator in San Francisco Springboard (http://springboard.com) – techstars style hardware accelerator in London R/GA (http://rgaaccelerator.com/connecteddevices/) – techstars style hardware accelerator in New York ZahnCenter (http://www.zahncenternyc.com) – hardware incubator in New York Bolt (https://www.bolt.io) – seed stage hardware fund in Boston and San Francisco Hardware Crowdfunding Crowdsupply (http://www.crowdsupply.com) – crowd funding for physical stuff HWTrek (http://www.hwtrek.com) – crowdfunding platform and community for hardware Microyza (https://www.microryza.com) – crowdfunding for Science Research grants RISC-V (http://riscv.org)– an open instruction-set architecture RISC-V tools (https://github.com/riscv)– on github Chisel (https://chisel.eecs.berkeley.edu) – open source hardware construction language for writing Scala programs that generate hardware MCL86 (http://www.microcorelabs.com/mcl86.html) – 8088/8086 implemented in a Xlinix FPGA

Robotics/Drones ROS (http://www.ros.org) – Robot Operating System – open source framework for writing robot software Ros Software (http://www.ros.org/browse/list.php) Artoo (http://artoo.io) – Ruby micro-framework for robotics based on sinatra (https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra) Gazebo (http://gazebosim.org) – 3d Robot simulation software MRPT (http://www.mrpt.org) – Mobile robotics C++ libraries OpenPilot (http://www.openpilot.org) – Open Source UAV autopilot Paparazzi (http://wiki.paparazziuav.org/wiki/Main_Page) – open-source hardware and software autopilot for fixedwing & multicopters DIYDrones (http://diydrones.com) – community for amateur UAV’s QGroundControl (http://qgroundcontrol.org) – open source UAV ground control operator station DroneDeploy (https://www.dronedeploy.com) – outsourced drones Navio+ (http://www.emlid.com) – raspberry pi autopilot Dronebase (http://www.dronebase.com) – Get imagery & video via drone Prandtl (http://www.prandtl.design) – physics-based CAD for drones

Software Defined Radio (SR) HackRF SDR Tutorial (http://greatscottgadgets.com/sdr/1/) – great intro to SDR Software Defined Radio Basic Tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWfU1G3Jq4w) – Schuyler St. Leger at Desert Code Camp GNU Radio (http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki) – open source software defined radio GqrxSDR (http://gqrx.dk) – open source SDR built on GNU Radio GRSatellites (https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites) – GNU Satellite telemetry decoders built on GNU Radio NooElec (http://www.nooelec.com/store/nesdr-mini-2-plus.html) – $20 USB RTL-SDR Receiver R820T2 tuner 25MHz-1750MHz HDSDR (http://www.hdsdr.de) – freeware Software Defined Radio (SDR) for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10. HDSDR on OSX (http://k1fm.us/2015/10/hdsdr-on-osx-the-easy-way-reloaded/) – freeware Software Defined Radio (SDR) for Mac OS X ETTUS Research (http://home.ettus.com) – hardware for software defined radio HackRF (https://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/) – software defined radio 10 MHz to 6 GHz HackRF One (http://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/) – software defined radio half-duplex transceiver, 1 MHz (Megahertz) – 6 GHz (Megahertz) rad10 (https://rad1o.badge.events.ccc.de/start) – SDR half-duplex transceiver, 50 MHz (Megahertz) – 4 GHz works with HackRF (Megahertz) OsmoSDR (http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/) – Software based small form-factor inexpensive Software Defined Radio LimeSDR (https://www.crowdsupply.com/lime-micro/limesdr) – open source SDR Nuanced – USB 3.0 software defined radio 300MHz – 3.8GHz FUNCube dongle (http://www.funcubedongle.com) – software defined radio 150kHz to 1.9GHz BladeRf x40 (https://www.nuand.com/blog/product/bladerf-x40/) – low-cost USB 3.0 Software Defined Radio Ethos Research (http://www.ettus.com) – software defined radio development platforms SDR Showdown (http://www.eetutorial.net/sdr-showdown-hackrf-vs-bladerf-vs-usrp/) – HackRF vs bladeRF vs USRP tutorial FlexRadio (http://www.flexradio.com) – software defined radio for ham operators LoRa Alliance (https://www.lora-alliance.org/What-Is-LoRa/Technology) – low power wide area network Sigfox (http://www.sigfox.com/en/) – cellular tech for IoT Ingenu (http://www.ingenu.com) – dedicated IoT connection Beep Networks (http://www.beepnetworks.com) – real world data to the cloud RTL-SDR (http://www.rtl-sdr.com) – news and projects blog GNURadioCompanion (http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/GNURadioCompanion) – a graphical tool for creating signal flow graphs and generating flow-graph source code

Audio AudioKit (http://audiokit.io) – audio synthesis, processing and analysis Essentia (http://essentia.upf.edu) – open-source C++ library for audio analysis and audio-based music information retrieval Csound (http://www.csounds.com) – a C-based audio programming language SuperCollider (http://supercollider.sourceforge.net) – environment and programming language for real time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition Contract Manufacturers/Startup Design/Prototype/Manufacturing Consultants/Helpers PCH (http://www.pchintl.com) – product design, engineering/development, manufacturing, packaging, fulfillment, etc Proto Services (http://www.protoservices.com) – ISO 9001/2000 certified manufacturing in Silicon Valley The Build Shop (http://www.thebuildshop.org) – 3D printing and Laser cutting shop in LA MakeSimply (http://makesimp.ly) – sourcing and manufacturing services Jatco (http://www.jatco.com/jatco/index.jsp) – plastic molding and manufacturing in Silicon Valley Studio Fathom (http://studiofathom.com) – Prototype Fabrication & Bridge-to-Production Services Fictiv (https://www.fictiv.com) – order 3D parts easily for hardware prototyping Dix Metals (http://www.dixmetals.com) – provider of precision-cut, machine-ready blanks Tempo Automation (http://tempoautomation.com) – desktop pick and place robot automates surface mount assembly Dragon Innovation (http://www.dragoninnovation.com) – works with startups to provide a clear from prototype through production with manufacturing expertise and trusted connections MakeSimply (http://makesimp.ly) – idea to production, simplified – get MVPs, get products into production Electronic Prototyping Lady Ada (http://www.ladyada.net/) – embedded applications and kits Adafruit (http://www.adafruit.com/) – embedded applications and kits Learn AdaFruit (https://learn.adafruit.com) – AdaFruit Learning System Raspberry Pi components (http://www.adafruit.com/pizero) Arduino components (http://www.adafruit.com/category/17) BeagleBones components (http://www.adafruit.com/category/75) Arduino (http://www.arduino.cc) – open source hardware platform Arduino products (http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Products) Machina (http://rechargecar.com/macchina) – Aduino +OBD2 TinyGPS (http://arduiniana.org/libraries/tinygps/) – Arduino GPS/NMEA Parser Pinocchio – wireless Arduino- microcontroller with WiFi, mesh networking, and battery Raspberry Pi (http://www.raspberrypi.org/) – $25 credit-card sized computer board Raspberry Pi Community (https://www.raspberrypi.org/community/) Raspberry Pi App Store (http://store.indiecity.com) – apps & tools Raspberry Pi evaluation boards (https://octopart.com/search?q=Raspberry+Pi2) Raspberry Pi Zero (https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/) – $5 computer Raspberry Pi 3 Model (https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/) B Raspberry Pi 3 review and benchmarks (http://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2016/review-raspberry-pi-model-3-b-benchmarks-vs-pi-2) – Jeff Geerling Vision Kit (https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/vision) – alyprojects BBC micro:bit (https://www.amazon.co.uk/BBC-micro-bit-go/dp/B01G8X7VM2) – $20 32-bit ARM Cortex, 5×5 LED matrix ODORID (http://www.hardkernel.com/main/products/prdt_info.php) – $50 64-bit quad-core single board computer Odroid C2 setup and benchmarks (http://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2016/review-odroid-c2-compared-raspberry-pi-3-and-orange-pi-plus) – Jeff Geerling OrangePi (http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/NEW-orange-pi-plus-Allwinner-A31s-Dual-Core-1GB-RAM-Open-source-development-board/1553371_32248189300.html) – $40 single-board Linux computer very similar to the Raspberry Pi OrangePi setup and benchmarks (http://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2016/orange-pi-plus-setup-benchmarks-and-initial-impressions) – Jeff Geerling CHIP (http://getchip.com/pages/chip) – $9 computer 1ghz cpu 4GB storage, wifi CHIP review (https://spin.atomicobject.com/2016/03/27/chip-computer-review/) – Job Vranish PocketCHIP (http://getchip.com/pages/pocketchip) – $49 CHIP+screen and battery BeagleBone (http://beagleboard.org/bone) – $89 linux computer BeagleBoneBlack (http://beagleboard.org/black) – development platform Sparkfun (http://www.sparkfun.com/) – general components Snapdragon (https://developer.qualcomm.com/hardware/snapdragon-410) – Qualcomm Dragonboard410c (https://developer.qualcomm.com/hardware/dragonboard-410c) -snapdragon development platform Spark (https://www.spark.io) – hackable wifi and cellular modules Electron (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sparkdevices/spark-electron-cellular-dev-kit-with-a-simple-data) – cellular development kit with a SIM card and data plan Core (https://store.particle.io/?product=spark-core) – Wi-Fi development kit based on Texas Instrument’s CC3000 Photon (https://store.particle.io/?product=particle-photon) – $19 Wi-Fi development kit for creating connected projects and products ARM ARM evaluation boards (https://octopart.com/search?filter[fields][category_ids][]=4299&q=ARM&view=list&start=0&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value][]=CortexM3&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value][]=ARM7&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value][]=ARM9&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value][]=CortexM4&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value][]=Cortex-M0&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value][]=ARM7TDMI&filter[fields][specs.core_subarchitecture.value] []=Cortex-A8) ARM community (http://community.arm.com/welcome) Lattice FPGAs (http://www.latticesemi.com/Products/FPGAandCPLD/iCE40.aspx) – low cost FPGA AVR 8-bit Microcontrollers (http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/avr/) – cheap and easy 8-bit and 32-bit Microcontrollers AVRdude (http://www.nongnu.org/avrdude/) – utility to download/upload/ROM and EEPROM contents of AVR microcontrollers Nordic (https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/Bluetooth-Smart-Bluetooth-low-energy) – bluetooth programming platform Stak (http://nextthing.co/stak.html) – OS for smart devices COSMOS (http://cosmosrb.com) – Ball Aerospace User Interface for Command and Control of Embedded Systems Electronics Stack Exchange (http://electronics.stackexchange.com/?from=CircuitLab) Q&A site for electronics What’s a BOM (https://steveblank.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=22&action=edit) (bill of material)? – Octopart More What’s a BOM (https://blog.octopart.com/archives/2015/04/bill-of-materials-necessary-and-sufficient-items) – Octopart Bunnie Studios – Manufacturing tips How to make a Bill of Materials (http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=2812) Design for Manufacturing (http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=2831) Industrial design for Startups (http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=2850) Picking and maintaining a partner (http://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?page_id=2911) Octopart (http://octopart.com) – search engine for electronic parts What every hardware startup should know about parts (http://octopart.com/blog/archives/2013/11/what-every-hardware-startup-should-know-about-the-electronic-componentlandscape) Component purchasing for manufacturing (http://octopart.com/blog/archives/2013/10/electronic-component-purchasing-for-manufacturing) ComponentSearch (http://componentsearch.com) – search 300 million data sheets by part number SandSquid (http://www.sandsquid.com/) – magic! automated parts finder from a bill of material DesignSparkMechanical (http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/eng/page/mechanical) – free mechanical design software IEC Common Data Dictionary (http://std.iec.ch/cdd/iec61360/iec61360.nsf/TreeFrameset?OpenFrameSet) – reference for component properties Printed Circuit Boards (PCB’s) printers Argentum (http://cartesianco.com) – desktop PCB printer Voltera (http://voltera.io) – desktop PCB printer FirePick Delta (http://delta.firepick.org) – desktop pick-and-place robot Printed Circuit Boards (PCB’s) assembly/manufacturing DirtyPCBs (http://dirtypcbs.com) – cheap PCBs Seeed PCBs (https://www.seeedstudio.com/fusion_pcb.html) – cheap PCBs GoldPhoenix (http://www.goldphoenixpcb.com) – PCB manufacturing, design service PCBcart (http://www.pcbcart.com) – PCB manufacturing, assembly service TempoAutomation (http://tempoautomation.com) – electronics manufacturing as a service Variscite (http://www.variscite.com) – system on module manufacturer Myro (https://www.myropcb.com) – prototype PCB’s and PCB assembly PCB Unlimited (http://www.pcbunlimited.com) – PCB manufacturing house PCB Assembly (http://www.pcbassemblyexpress.com) Express – PCB prototypes, short runs and contract manufacturing CircuitHub (https://circuithub.com) – PCB’s from prototype to manufacturing production with one click SanFrancisco Circuits (https://www.sfcircuits.com) – PCB fab Bay Area Circuits (http://bayareacircuits.com) – Printed Circuit Board manufacturing Worthington Assembly (http://www.worthingtonassembly.com) – U.S. PCB manufacturing does SMT’s Sierra Circuits (https://www.protoexpress.com) – Printed circuit board manufacturing and assembly Pentalogix (http://www.pentalogix.com) – Quick turn printed circuit board manufacturing PCBPool (http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppuk/index.html) – low cost PCB boards in Europe Eurocircuits (http://www.eurocircuits.com) – Online PCB board in Europe Screaming Circuits (http://www.screamingcircuits.com/) – Printed Circuit Board Assembly House OSH Park (http://oshpark.com) – community circuit board design Advanced Circuits (http://www.4pcb.com/barebones-pcbs.html) – one day printed circuit boards Sunstone (http://www.sunstone.com/) – Printed Circuit Boards Squick (http://www.botfactory.co/product) – low cost and fast circuit manufacturing PCB Design Tools SnapEDA (https://www.snapeda.com) – PCB design tool w/downloadable parts library (https://github.com/boldport/pcbmode) BoldPort (https://github.com/boldport/pcbmode) – Python script that creates an SVG from JSON files, and creates Gerber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_format) and Excellon files for manufacturing DesignSparkPCB (http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/eng/page/designspark-pcb-home-page) -free PCB design software Altium (http://www.altium.com)– PCB Design Tools Eagle (https://cadsoft.io) – CadSoft schematic capture PCB design tool Upverter (http://upverter.com) – collaborative circuit design Hardware Product Canvas (http://blog.upverter.com/the-hardware-product-canvas) – hardware building block tool circuits.io (https://circuits.io/pcb) – free circuit editor/pcb layout in your browser (by Autodesk) CircuitMaker (http://circuitmaker.com) – free EDA tool from Altium KiCad (http://kicad-pcb.org) – schematic capture and PCB layout Fritzing (http://fritzing.org/home/) – PCB and parts library PCBWeb (http://www.pcbweb.com) – free PCB design software Scheme-it (http://www.digikey.com/schemeit/) – free online schematic drawing/sharing app (part of Digikey) Integrated Design Environment (IDE) PSoC Creator (http://www.cypress.com/products/psoc-creator-integrated-design-environment-ide) -hardware/firmware editing, compiling, debugging of PSoC 3/4, 4 BLE, PRoC BLE, PSoC 5LP and FM0+ systems STM32Cube (http://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stm32cube-embedded-software.html?querycriteria=productId=LN1897) – IDE for STM32 SW4STM32 (http://www.st.com/en/development-tools/sw4stm32.html) – free system workbench for STM32: free IDE on Windows, Linux and OS X Circuit Simulation Tools CircuitLabs (https://www.circuitlab.com) – schematic editor and circuit simulator Yosys (http://www.clifford.at/yosys/) – open source Verilog synthesis suite arachne (https://github.com/cseed/arachne-pnr) – open source Place and route tool for FPGAs PartSim (http://www.partsim.com) – online SPICE circuit simulator LTSPICE4 (http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTspice) – free analog SPICE simulator EasyEDA (https://easyeda.com) – circuit simulation, PCB design, Electronic circuit design online for free DoCircuits (http://www.docircuits.com) – schematic editor and circuit simulator Power Supply Design Tools LTpowerCAD II (http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/#LTPower) – power supply design tool HardwareHacker (https://diy.org/skills/hardwarehacker) – DIY Basic projects Hacked Gadgets (http://hackedgadgets.com/) – DIY Tech HackersCatalog (http://www.hackerscatalog.com) – technical bookstore Hackaday (http://hackaday.io),io – hardware projects Hackaday.com (http://hackaday.com) – hardware blog Teensy (https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/) – USB development board Hopper (http://hopperapp.com) – OSX and Linux disassembler Binwalk (http://binwalk.org) – firmware analysis tool Intel Edison (http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html) – computer board w/atom processor, wifi, open source tools LittleBits (http://littlebits.cc) – DIY electronics for prototypes and learning CircuitStickers (https://www.crowdsupply.com/chibitronics/circuit-stickers) – peel and stick electronics. great for kids 1st projects DangerousPrototype (http://dangerousprototypes.com) – open source hardware projects Fritzing (http://fritzing.org) – opensource hardware community Beagle Board (http://beagleboard.org/) – Open. ARM. Low cost, low power, open hardware expandible computer running latest Ubuntu and Android. Saleae (http://www.saleae.com/) – Low cost logic analyzer Hardware Debugging (http://www.entechtaiwan.com) and monitoring tools Microsemi (Actel) smartfusion (http://www.actel.com/products/hardware/devkits_boards/smartfusion_eval.aspx): A low power development board full of peripherals and an FPGA chip FPGA Wiki (http://hamsterworks.co.nz/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page) – Hamsterworks FPGA Development Boards Review (http://www.joelw.id.au/FPGA/CheapFPGADevelopmentBoards) – Joel Williams

Electronics Component Suppliers Digikey (http://www.digikey.com) Mouser (http://www.mouser.com/) Newark (http://www.newark.com/) Future (http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/Pages/index.aspx?OL=US&Language=en-US) Arrow (http://www.arrownac.com/) Avnet (http://avnetexpress.avnet.com/store/em/EMController?langId=-1&storeId=500201&catalogId=500201&action=home) Allied (http://www.alliedelec.com/) Sure (http://www.sureelectronics.net/) ExpressTechnology (http://www.express-technology.com) – new and obsolete components DowkeyMicrowave (http://www.dowkey.com) – RF Switches Microchip (http://www.microchip.com) – great source of micro controllers and analog semis SemiconductorStore (http://www.semiconductorstore.com) – wireless, video and embedded semi’s Baskville (http://www.baskiville.com)– if you need parts in New Zealand TI (http://www.ti.com), Cypress (http://www.cypress.com/), and Analog devices (http://www.analog.com/en/index.html) microcontrollers and IC’s Manufacturing Resources Digikey (http://www.digikey.com/) – Electronic components distributor that offers products including semiconductors, passives and interconnects. Custom Circuit Boards (http://www.customcircuitboards.com/) – Printed circuit board manufacturer (USA) for prototype and production quantities Alibaba.com (http://www.alibaba.com/) GlobalSources.com (http://www.GlobalSources.com) Sourcing in China (http://www.advantagechina.com/) Sourcing Blog (http://www.chinasourcingblog.org/) Smart China Sourcing (http://www.smartchinasourcing.com/) SupplyBetter (https://www.supplybetter.com) – find contract manufacturer for custom mechanical parts, by analyzing CAD drawings

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3D Printers 2016 3d Printer guide (https://www.3dhubs.com/best-3d-printer-guide#resin) – 3dhubs 3D printer features/price Comparison (http://www.productchart.com/3d_printers/) 3D Printer Price Comparison (http://www.3ders.org/pricecompare/3dprinters/) – 3D Printer Comparison for 2015 (http://3dforged.com/best-3d-printers/) – 3dForged daVinci 3D Printer (http://us.xyzprinting.com/en/Home) – XYZ Corp $500 printer Dremel Idea Printer (http://3dprinter.dremel.com) – makerbot (http://www.makerbot.com) – Replicator2 3d printer Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com) – 3d designs for makerbot HyRel3D (http://www.hyrel3d.com) – affordable LulzBot (https://www.lulzbot.com) – open source 3D printers RepRap (http://reprap.org/) – Lulzbot open source 3d printer Taz 4 (https://www.lulzbot.com/products/lulzbot-taz-4-3d-printer) – Open Source Hardware Robox (http://www.cel-robox.com) – Reliable home 3d printing Printrbot (http://printrbot.com) – low cost 3d printer kits and assembled Afinia – H-Series (http://www.afinia.com/3d-printers) 3d printer easiest setup and ease of use 3D Systems (http://cubify.com/cube/) – Cube and CubeX 3D printers Stratasys (http://www.stratasys.com/Products/Idea-Series-3D-Printers.aspx) – Idea Series 3D printer Stratasys (http://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers/idea-series/mojo) Mojo -serious desktop 3d printer Formlabs (http://formlabs.com)– Form1 3D printer Ultimaker (http://www.ultimaker.com) – 3d printer kit – fastest Voxel8 (http://www.voxel8.co) -3D electronics printing Ember (http://spark.autodesk.com/ember) – 3D printer from Autodesk BigRep (http://bigrep.com) – Full Scale 3D printer Low cost 3D/CAM Software OpenSCAD (http://www.openscad.org) – opensource Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller TinkerCAD (https://www.tinkercad.com) – great 3D CAD software for beginners SolveSpace (http://solvespace.com/index.pl) – opensource parametric 3d CAD program FreeCAD (http://www.freecadweb.org) – opensource parametric 3d CAD modeler Verb (http://verbnurbs.com) – CAD Library for the web Deskproto (http://www.deskproto.com/) VisualMILL (http://www.mecsoft.com/) madCAM (http://www.madcamcnc.com/) MeshCAM (http://www.grzsoftware.com/landing/) Mayka (http://www.picasoftus.com/) CADCrowd (http://www.cadcrowd.com) – find freelancers for 3D design & CAD modeling GrabCAD (https://grabcad.com) – community and workbench for GrabCAD model library (https://grabcad.com/library) – open source CAD files available for different software like Solid Works, SolidEdge, Autodesk Guerrilla guide to CNC machining, mold making, and resin casting (http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/gcnc/) – awesome

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3D Printing Services Spark (http://spark.autodesk.com)– Autodesks open and free 3D printing platform NIH 3D Print Exchange (http://3dprint.nih.gov) – biomedical 3d printable files and resources NIH biomedical 3D printable models (http://3dprint.nih.gov/discover) Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com)– – biggest repository of free 3D printable files Redeye (http://www.redeyeondemand.com) – 3d printing service – autodesk files Sculpteo (http://www.sculpteo.com/en/) – 3d printing service Shapeways (http://www.shapeways.com) – 3d marketplace and community 3-D Prototype Design (http://www.3dprototype.com/) – 3D professional parts printing RepRap (http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page) – open source 3D Printing MakerGear (http://www.makergear.com/) – homebrew 3D Printing i.materialize (http://i.materialise.com/) – 3D parts printing service SolidConcepts (http://www.solidconcepts.com) – 3D parts printing service w/custom finishing Ponoco (https://www.ponoko.com) – 3D printing, laser cutting service, buy/sell/community Sunglass.io (https://sunglass.io)– apps to share and collaborate around 3D content On3DPrinting (http://on3dprinting.com) – good 3D news blog 3DHubs (http://www.3dhubs.com) – crowdsourced local 3D printing 3DPrintBoard (http://3dprintboard.com/forum.php) – forum for 3D printing Google+ 3D printing community (https://plus.google.com/communities/117814474100552114108) Reddit 3D printing news (http://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/)

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Custom Machine Parts/Industrial Supplies othermill (https://othermachine.co/othermill/features/) – desktop mill eMachineShop (http://www.emachineshop.com/) – machine custom parts online onlinemachinist (http://www.onlinemachinist.com/) – more custom parts online Protolabs (http://www.protolabs.com) – custom CNC machined parts (http://www.firstcut.com/?s=PL&ls=PL) and injection molded parts (http://www.protomold.com/?s=PL&ls=PL) Hackerspaces (http://hackerspaces.org) – TechShop (http://techshop.ws/) – Bay Area and Raleigh N.C. open machine shop, ClubWorkshop (http://www.clubworkshop.com/) – Denver Instructables (http://www.instructables.com) – shared maker community Quirky (http://www.quirky.com) – shared social inventor community McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com/) – 480,000 parts of hardware heaven W.W. Grainger (http://www.grainger.com/) – Industrial supplies Fastenal (http://www.fastenal.com) – more industrial supplies Octopart (http://octopart.com/) – search engine for electronic parts FandFIndustrial (http://fandfindustrial.com) – family-run industrial tool and supply company 3D Software Blender (https://www.blender.org) – open source 3D Modeling Renderman (https://community.renderman.pixar.com/article/906/introduction-to-prman-for-blender.html) for Blender – Pixar Renderman

CubeSats / Nanosatellites PocketQube (http://www.pocketqubeshop.com) – small cubesat off the shelf CubesatKit (http://www.cubesatkit.com) – cube-sat off the shelf NASA Cubesat Challenge (http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/centennial_challenges/cubequest/index.html) – competition for the developments of cubesats to fly to the Moon ClydeSpace (http://www.clyde-space.com) – cubesat and nanosatellites SpaceflightInc (http://www.spaceflightindustries.com) – cubesat and small satellite launch Spire (https://spire.com) – using cubesats for weather and maritime data PlanetLabs (https://www.planet.com) – using nanosats for imagery Cubesat.org (http://www.cubesat.org) – collaboration of over 40 universities, high schools, and private firms developing picosatellites

Life Science Resources Medical Device Resources – Stanford Biodesign Biodesign – book website (http://web.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php) Needs Finding (http://web.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/needs-finding) Needs Screening (http://web.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/needs-screening) Intellectual Property (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/concept-selection/intellectual-property-basics-menu) IP Strategy (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/development-strategy/ip-strategy-menu) Reimbursement basics (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/concept-selection/reimbursement-basics-menu) Reimbursement strategy (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/development-strategy/reimbursement-strategy-menu) CPT Codes (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/cpt/cpt-process-faq.page?) – coding/billing info CPT Code FAQ’s (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/solutions-managing-your-practice/coding-billing-insurance/cpt/cpt-process-faq/code-becomes-cpt.page) Regulatory Basics (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/concept-selection/regulatory-basics-menu) Understanding the FDA (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/component/content/article/349?template=skeleton-video) Working with the FDA (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/component/content/article/329?template=skeleton-video) First steps in the regulatory process (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/component/content/article/345?template=skeleton-video) 510K versus a PMA (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/component/content/article/353?template=skeleton-video) Investigational Device Exemption (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/component/content/article/351?template=skeleton-video) Clinical Strategy (http://web.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/development-strategy/clinical-strategy-menu)

Medical Device Resources – General

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/med-devices.png) Global Burden of Disease (http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/gbd/visualizations/country) – thank you Bill Gates FDA Medical Device Regulatory Page (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/default.htm) FDA Device Curriculum Case Studies (http://www.fda.gov/Training/CourseMaterialsforEducators/NationalMedicalDeviceCurriculum/ucm404245.htm) Medical Device Glossary (http://www.stanford.edu/group/biodesign/cgi-bin/ebiodesign/index.php/glossary) MDD (http://www.mddionline.com/) – Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry site QMed (http://www.qmed.com/supplier-directory) – equipment suppliers for med device companies OECD Market Size Data (http://www.oecd.org/statistics/) Great Lifesciences blog (http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucebooth/) – Bruce Booth, Atlas Ventures JayCaplan (http://jaycaplan.com)– another great Lifesciences blog Great 3d Protein Structure tutorial (http://www.mpb.unige.ch/current-year/14F001/3D_theory.pdf)

Synthetic Biology Registry of Standard Biological Parts (http://parts.igem.org/Main_Page) – IGEM LabGenius (http://beta.labgeni.us) – SynbiCITE (http://synbicite.com) – UK national synthetic biology site

Digital Health

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/digital-hospital.jpg)

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/digital-health.jpg) RockHealth (http://rockhealth.com) – Digital Healthcare Incubator FDA Draft Guidance for Mobile Health Devices (http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM263366.pdf) Guide to FDA Approval for Digital Health (http://www.slideshare.net/RockHealth/fda-101-a-guide-to-the-fda-for-digital-health-entrepreneurs) – RockHealth Partnering with Hospitals for Pilots (http://www.slideshare.net/RockHealth/the-entrepreneurs-guide-to-hospital-partnerships) – RockHealth RockHealth Presentations (http://www.slideshare.net/RockHealth) Health IT and HIPAA (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/special/healthit/safeguards.pdf) HHS Guidance on HIPAA (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/special/healthit/introduction.pdf) Free Health & Medical Courses (http://oedb.org/open/subjects/health-medical/) – OEDB

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/mobile-digital-health1.png) AddGene (http://www.addgene.org) – a better way to share plasmids Genomics API Browser (http://gabrowse.appspot.com/#backend=GOOGLE&readsetId=CPHG3MzoCRCd7Zmq0KTSjOEB&location=18:66211523) – sample application designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (https://github.com/ga4gh)API (https://github.com/ga4gh)

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Market Research Tools Clipular (http://www.clipular.com) – Camera for the web/great research clippings Business Research LaunchPad (http://www.d.umn.edu/~jvileta/index.html) – start here WaybackMachine (http://archive.org/web/web.php) – archive of web pages from 1996 to today archive.org (http://archive.org) – digital library of old books, recordings, etc. ChangeDetection (http://www.changedetection.com) – automatically know when any web page changes Private “pay for market research” firms CBInsights (https://www.cbinsights.com) – best overall startup/vc data DataMarketplace (http://datamarketplace.com/) WindowsAzure (https://datamarket.azure.com) – Data Marketplace Gartner (http://www.gartner.com/technology/home.jsp), Forrestor (http://www.forrester.com/rb/research/), Yankee (http://www.yankeegroup.com/) – IT Frost & Sullivan (http://www.frost.com/) – mulitple industries NPD (http://npdinsider.npd.com) – entertainment IMSHealth (http://www.imshealth.com) – health care MedMix (http://www.imshealth.com) – lifesciences CMR (http://cmrhoutex.com/) – chemical API (http://www.api.org/statistics/accessapi/index.cfm) – petroleum industry

Datasets Amazon AWS (http://aws.amazon.com/datasets) – public crawl StartupCompass (https://www.startupcompass.co) – benchmark your core business metrics Stanford Large Network Dataset (http://snap.stanford.edu/data/index.html)

U.S. State/Canada/Federal Open Data List of open government/country data sites (http://www.data.gov/opendatasites#anchor) – Start Here U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/developers/) – Data U.S. Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/developers/) – API’s Code.gov (https://code.gov/#/) – Access U.S. gov’t open source code USASpending (https://www.usaspending.gov/Pages/Default.aspx) – official US Gov’t site on where the money goes U.S. government Web Service & XML Data (http://usgovxml.com) – Start Here as well USCommonSense (http://data.cacs.org) – US Open data portal Analytics.usa.gov (https://analytics.usa.gov) – the US Gov’ts web traffic National Science Foundation (http://ci4ene04.ecn.purdue.edu/DIA2/pages/) – data mine any NSF award, person or institution Building Healthcare.gov (http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/06/healthcaregov-code-developed-by-the-people-and-for-the-people-released-back-to-thepeople/277295/) FedStats (http://www.fedstats.gov) – data from 100 U.S. Federal agencies Federal Reserve (http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/) – U.S. economic data Small Business Administration (http://www.sba.gov/about-sba-services/the-sba-website) – Data – API (https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-performance/sba-data-store/webservice-api) here USDA Economic Research Service (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products.aspx#.U2_uY17Jj0Q) – lots of agricultural data Medicare Data (http://data.medicare.gov) – hospitals, physicians, nursing homes, dialysis, suppliers,etc Environmental Protection Agency (http://www.epa.gov/data/) (EPA) – air, water, climate, etc. FDA.gov (http://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/transparency/opengovernment/default.htm) med device tracking here (http://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/centersoffices/officeofmedicalproductsandtobacco/cdrh/cdrhtransparency/ucm199915.htm) National Archives (http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/tools/online-databases.html) – everything the U.S. govt has in print Federal Reserve (http://www.federalreserve.gov/feeds/datadownload.html) – U.S. Industrial production data Landsat (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/start-using-landsat-on-aws/) – open data program description Landsat 8 data (http://aws.amazon.com/public-data-sets/landsat/) SunLight Labs (http://services.sunlightlabs.com) – Open U.S. Federal and State data Data.gov (http://www.data.gov) – Open U.S. Federal data PewResearch Center (http://pewinternet.org/Data-Tools/Download-Data/Data-Sets.aspx) – Internet & American Life Data.ca.gov (http://data.ca.gov) – Open California data California Health and Human Services (https://data.chhs.ca.gov) TexasConnect (http://www.texas.gov/en/Connect/Pages/open-data.aspx) – Open Texas data SanFrancisco (https://data.sfgov.org) – Open San Francisco data New York City (https://nycopendata.socrata.com)– Open NY data IQuantNY (http://iquantny.tumblr.com) – best website ever on what you can do with open data! NYC Taxi data (http://www.andresmh.com/nyctaxitrips/) – NY taxi trips Los Angeles (https://data.lacity.org) – Open LA data Seattle (http://data.seattle.gov) – open Seattle data King County Washington (http://www.datakc.org) – open data Chicago (http://data.cityofchicago.org) – Open Chicago data Baltimore (https://data.baltimorecity.gov) – open data Austin (https://data.austintexas.gov) – open data D.C. (http://www.civicapps.org/datasets)– Washington D.C. open data New Orleans (https://data.nola.gov) – open data Philadelphia (http://cityofphiladelphia.github.io/slash-data/) open data Tulsa, OK (http://opentulsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bd55b02c-59cd-46bb-8591-03642d5fde05.pdf) – open data South Bend, IN (https://gist.github.com/rebeccawilliams/6311204) – open data Louisville/Jefferson County, KY (http://www.louisvilleky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/9E90910B-2D16-4F00-87B4-F5476BBEA792/0/opendata.pdf) – open data Oakland (http://www.scribd.com/doc/171673962/Resolution-Establishing-An-Open-Data-Policy-For-The-City-Of-Oakland-For-Making-Public-Data-Available-In-MachineReadable-Formats-Using-Open-Data-Stand), – open data West Sacramento, CA (http://www.cityofwestsacramento.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=9779) – open data Honolulu, HI (http://www.slideshare.net/Bytemarks/bill-53-fd1)– open data Sacramento, CA (City Manager Policy) (http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/OpenData) – open data Pittsburgh, PA (https://pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1632976&GUID=C476BBD1-7CD9-4ED2-8A16B7ECA89F4D40&Options=ID%7CText%7C&Search=open+data&FullText=1)– open data Williamsville, NY – (http://village.williamsville.ny.us/VB%20Agenda%2003-24-14.pdf)open data Hartford, CT – (http://www.hartford.gov/images/mayors/executive_order_open_data.pdf) open data Boston, MA (http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/uploads/32476_53_8_5.pdf) Nashville, TN (http://www.nashville.gov/Portals/0/SiteContent/MayorsOffice/docs/news/140512_OpenDataExecutiveOrder.pdf) Kansas City, MO (http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/liveweb/Documents/Document.aspx? q=2FOq%2bB1upNhpfL9WVOV53K2%2b29pUTv3WiNjkPAPuuhgfOYJLK%2foUThIZ9P7zAGRA) Jackson, MI (http://www.openjackson.org/policy) – open data Edmonton (https://data.edmonton.ca) – open data Vancouver (http://vancouver.ca/your-government/open-data-catalogue.aspx) – open data Toronto (http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/open_data/open_data_home) Windsor (http://www.citywindsor.ca/opendata/Pages/Open-Data-Catalogue.aspx) Ottawa (http://www.ottawa.ca/online_services/opendata/index_en.html) British Columbia (http://www.data.gov.bc.ca/) Education Policies (https://gettingpastgo.socrata.com) – state by state

Solar & Renewables Open Data DSIRE (http://www.dsireusa.org) – Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Energy Efficiency SEPA (http://www.solarelectricpower.org) – Solar Electric Power Association SEIA (http://www.seia.org) – Solar Energy Industries Association ASES (http://www.ases.org) – American Solar Energy Society NCAR (https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu) – Climate data sets Reegle (http://www.reegle.info) – Clean energy open portal EnergyStar (http://www.energystar.gov) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program Clean Energy (http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program DOE Wind Program (http://energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-program) – U.S. Dept of Energy DOE Solar Program (http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sunshot-initiative) – U.S. Dept of Energy DOE Efficiency & Renewables Program (http://energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy) – U.S. Dept of Energy DOE Alternate Fuels Program (http://www.afdc.energy.gov) -U.S. Dept of Energy DOE Green Power Network (http://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/) – U.S. Dept of Energy Weather data (http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/weatherdata_about.cfm) – 2100 locations

Other Governments Open Data List of open government/country data sites (http://www.data.gov/opendatasites#anchor) – Start Here Data.UN (http://data.un.org) – open United Nations Data DataPortal (http://open-data.europa.eu/open-data/data/) – Open data for the E.U. OpenData.gc (http://www.data.gc.ca/) – Open Canadian data Data.gov.UK (http://data.gov.uk) – Open UK data Singaporedata.gov (http://beta.data.gov.sg) – Open Singapore data ChineseGovt (http://govinfo.nlc.gov.cn) – Open China data ItalyOpen (http://www.dati.gov.it) – Open Italian data Helsinki Developer Portal (http://dev.hel.fi) – Open Helsinki data DataOne (http://www.gov.hk/en/theme/psi/datasets/) – Open HongKong data Datos.gov (http://www.datos.gov.co) – Open Columbian data Datos.gob.es (http://datos.gob.es/datos/?language=in) – Open Spanish data Data.norge.nos (http://data.norge.no) – Open Norway data OpenAid (http://openaid.se/en) – Open Swedish data Swedish statistical data (http://www.ssd.scb.se/databaser/makro/start.asp?lang=2) OpenGovData.ru (http://opengovdata.ru) – Open Russian data DataBC (http://www.data.gov.bc.ca) – Open British Columbia, Canada data OpenGovernmentVienna (https://open.wien.at/site/open-data/) – open Vienna data BerlinOpenData (http://daten.berlin.de) – open Berlin data TorontoOpenData (http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=9e56e03bb8d1e310VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD) – open Toronto data Enigma (http://enigma.io) – Public data browser

Research Data Databib (http://databib.org) – research data repository Datacite (http://www.datacite.org) – research data repository Figshare (http://figshare.com) – research data repository Reddit Datasets (http://www.reddit.com/r/datasets) – research data repository Datahub (http://datahub.io) -CKN tool for managing and publishing collections of data CERN Open Data (http://opendata.cern.ch) – do your own search for the Higgs Boson

Statistics Eurostat (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home) – European Statistics Knoema (http://knoema.com) – free data/stats EEA (http://www.eea.europa.eu) – European Environment Agency OECD Stat Extracts (http://stats.oecd.org) United Nations Statistics (http://data.un.org/Explorer.aspx) The World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org) – finance International Monetary Fund (http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm) – data and stats Statista (http://www.statista.com) – market data/statistic portal

Open Company Data/Stats/API

LendingClub (https://www.lendingclub.com/info/download-data.action) – stats on funding and loans Prosper (http://www.prosper.com/tools/) – Prosper funding data/API BBYOpen (https://bbyopen.com) – Best Buy open product data/API EbayOdata (http://ebayodata.cloudapp.net/docs) – Ebay open data/API Yelp Academic Dataset (http://www.yelp.com/academic_dataset) – access 250 closest businesses for 30 universities for students Reuters/Thompson (https://customers.reuters.com/developer/apis_tech.aspx) – content API New York Times (http://developer.nytimes.com/docs) – content API The Guardian (http://explorer.content.guardianapis.com) – content API Yahoo (http://webscope.sandbox.yahoo.com) – data for students/academics Uber (http://blog.uber.com/2013/03/04/economics-of-car-ownership/) – car cost of ownershipFindtheCompany: BestIncomeStatements (http://income-statements.findthecompany.com) – compare company income statements FindtheCompany: BestIPOs (http://ipo.findthecompany.com) – compare company IPOs FindtheData (http://www.findthedata.org) – general data

Open Mapping Remix (http://getremix.com) – open data transit planning General Transit Feed Specification (https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/?hl=en) – common format for public transportation schedules & GIS OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org) – free open source map data OrdnanceSurvey (http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/innovate/innovate-with-open-data.html) – UK open mapping data Mapzen (https://mapzen.com) – open source mapping tools Tangram (https://github.com/tangrams/tangram) – hackable mapping engine, real-time rendering of 2D and 3D maps Vector tiles (https://github.com/mapzen/vector-datasource) – generate real-time renderings of map data Valhalla Routing Service (https://github.com/valhalla/valhalla-docs/blob/master/api-reference.md) – integrate routing and navigation into a web or mobile application Mapbox (https://www.mapbox.com) – design & publish maps Mapnik (http://mapnik.org) – geospatial visualization & processing TileStache (http://tilestache.org) – Python app that serves up map tiles based on rendered geographic data PostGIS (http://postgis.net) – spatial database extender for PostgreSQL (http://postgresql.org/) USGSMaps (http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/maps.html) – maps & imagery USGS_EROS_Ortho (http://raster.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Orthoimagery/USGS_EROS_Ortho/ImageServer) – orthorectified digital aerial photographs and satellite imagery Mobile Atlas Creator (http://mobac.sourceforge.net) – create offline atlases for GPS handhelds and cell phone apps TopoMaps (http://topomapsapp.com) – USGS maps on iPhone

Genomic/BioMed Data Ensemble (http://uswest.ensembl.org/index.html) – Genome browser 1000 Genomes (http://browser.1000genomes.org/index.html) – Ensembl v73 databases contain the majority of the 1000 genomes phase1 variants (http://ftp.1000genomes.ebi.ac.uk/vol1/ftp/phase1/analysis_results) Jim Watsons DNA sequence (http://jimwatsonsequence.cshl.edu) CRCNS (http://crcns.org/data-sets) – computational neuroscience data sets

Public or University library Resources: Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=EEMI&cf=p&type=4&id=259551), Gale Research Encyclopedia of American Industries (http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=EAMI&cf=p&type=4&id=259547), Gale Research Encyclopedia of Associations (http://www.gale.cengage.com/servlet/ItemDetailServlet?region=9&imprint=000&titleCode=EA1&cf=p&type=3&id=250922), Gale Research (find Trade Associations) Harris InfoSource Business Directory Lifestyle Market Analyst, SRDS (http://next.srds.com/media-data/consumer-demographics) – used for collecting psychographic data

Market Research Resources Online U.S. Clusters (http://www.clustermapping.us) – find local clusters of innovation FindTheCompany (http://www.findthecompany.com) – corporate and organization data IOS / Android Market Size (http://blog.flurry.com/bid/79595/Kaboom-iOS-and-Android-International-Installed-Base-Expansion)– Installed base Crunchbase (http://www.crunchbase.com) – tech company/people database Edsurge (http://www.edsurge.com/) – educational software Facebook demographics (http://istrategylabs.com/2014/01/3-million-teens-leave-facebook-in-3-years-the-2014-facebook-demographic-report/) – strategy labs ChangeDetection (http://www.changedetection.com) – know when any web page changes SEC EDGAR (http://www.Sec.gov/edgar.shtml) – research on public U.S. firms MarketReseach.com (http://www.MarketReseach.com) – Retailer of private market research reports ZapData.com (http://www.ZapData.com) – Dun & Bradstreet offers free statistical industry data Thomas (http://www.thomasnet.com/) – find any company in any industry BizStats.com (http://www.BizStats.com) – free business statistics and financial ratios SBDC (http://www.SBDCnet.org) – National Information Clearinghouse of the U.S. Small Business Administration Encyclopedia of Associations (http://library.dialog.com/bluesheets/html/bl0114.html) U.S. Bureau of the Census (http://www.Census.gov) EASI (http://www.EASIdemographics.com) – estimated demographic statistics within a user-specified radii for any address Claritas (http://www.Claritas.com/MyBestSegments/Default.jsp) – psychographic information and analysis of zip code areas Standard and Poors (http://www.Standardandpoors.com/products-services/industry_surveys/en/us) – Industry Surveys International Trade Statistics (http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/tradestatistics/index.asp) – NVCA (http://www.nvca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=344&Itemid=103) – venture capital industry data PWC MoneyTree (https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/) – more venture capital data Chemical Industry data (http://www.americanchemistry.com/Jobs/EconomicStatistics/) FDA News (http://www.fdanews.com/) – medical device and drug data/news Asymco (http://www.asymco.com/) – great market intelligence blog

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Starting and Running a Startup Advice Best Startup Advice CBInsights (https://www.cbinsights.com) – best overall startup/vc data VentureHacks (http://venturehacks.com/archives) Encyclopedia of Startup advice in tweets (http://siliconvalleycounsel.com/table-of-contents/) – Peter Szymanski, Silicon Valley Counsel Fred WIlson MBA Mondays (http://mba-mondays.pandamian.com/tableofcontents/) – worth reading through all of these Best of Y-Combinator Startup Advice (http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/startupswiki/Ask_YC_Archive) Tom Eisenmann Platform & Networks (http://platformsandnetworks.blogspot.com/) – Harvard Business School Uber list of Startup Resources – Legal, Equity, etc (http://bottomlinelawgroup.com/2010/08/05/resources-for-early-stage-entrepreneurs-fifteen-items/). – Bottom Line Law Group 16 Startup Metrics (http://a16z.com/2015/08/21/16-metrics/) – Andreesen Horowitz 16 more startup Metrics (http://a16z.com/2015/09/23/16-more-metrics) – – Andreesen Horowitz

Incorporating Your Company State by state incorporation advice (https://www.harborcompliance.com/information/index.php) – Harbor Compliance Clerky (https://www.clerky.com) – incorporation and equity paperwork made easy

Entrepreneurship Reading List Books for Startups (https://steveblank.com/books-for-startups/) my favorite business books My class and presentation slides (http://www.slideshare.net/sblank)!

Entrepreneurship Online Stanford Entrepreneurship Corner (http://ecorner.stanford.edu) Techstars U Videos (http://www.techstars.com/tv/techstars-u/videos/) Cornell eClips (https://www.prendismo.com/collection/)

Startups Data Mattermark (http://mattermark.com) – quantifying company growth for startup investors Compass (https://www.compass.co) – Turn data into actionable insights AngelList (https://angel.co) – connecting startups and angels

Coworking Spaces ShareDesk (http://www.sharedesk.net) – find a workspace in your city Coworkify (http://coworkify.com) – find a workspace in your city NextSpace (http://nextspace.us/locationsandmembership/) – coworking spaces across California FoundersDen (http://www.foundersden.com) – San Francisco workspace OpenDesks (http://www.opendesks.com) – find workspace/meeting places SandBoxSuites (http://www.sandboxsuites.com) – SF Bay Area shared workspace RocketSpace (http://rocket-space.com) – SF Bay Area shared workspace HackerDojo (http://www.hackerdojo.com) – community center in Mountain View

Angel/SuperAngel Investors Venture Hacks Angel List (http://angel.co/) – raise money with angel investors AngelList (https://angel.co) – connecting startups and angels Seed-Db (http://www.seed-db.com) – database of seed accelerators and their companies Gust (http://gust.com) – Platform for Startup Funding Guide to Super Angels (http://www.chubbybrain.com/blog/a-guide-to-super-angel-investors-who-are-they-what-do-they-invest-in/) – Chubby Brain Types of Angel Financing (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/angel-issues/ask-the-attorney-types-of-angel-financing/) Angel Financing Tips (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/angel-issues/angel-financings-legal-tips-for-entrepreneurs-part/) and here (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/angel-issues/angelfinancings-five-tips-for-entrepreneurs-part-2/)

Corporate vc’s 117 most active corporate VC’s (https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/active-corporate-vc-firms-h1-2015/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=9d0d1bea09goldmanvc08_06_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-9d0d1bea09-86196897) – CB Insights VC’s Focused on Commercializing University Technology M34 Capital (http://www.m34capital.com) – in Berkeley Osage Partners (http://osagepartners.com/osage-university-partners/) – in Princeton IP Group (http://www.ipgroupplc.com/about-us/corporate-profile.aspx) – in the UK Allied Minds (http://www.alliedminds.com) – in Boston Crowdfunding Kickstarter – crowdfunding (http://www.kickstarter.com) Indiegogo (http://www.indiegogo.com) – crowdfunding Rock The Post (http://www.rockthepost.com) – crowd funding RocketHub (http://www.rockethub.com) – crowd funding, partner with A&E Appbackr (http://www.appbackr.com) – crowd funding for mobile apps Tindle (https://www.tindie.com) – crowd funding for makers to sell their hardware Quirky (http://www.quirky.com) – shared social inventor community

Incubator List/ Startup Jobs List of Startup Incubators (http://blog.shedd.us/321987608/) FindTheBest Incubators (http://business-incubators.findthebest.com) A Quora list of Incubators (http://www.quora.com/Which-incubators-exist-in-Silicon-Valley-and-elsewhere-in-the-US?srid=uJ0) Lunch with Entrepreneurs (http://letslunch.com/) Techcofounder (http://techcofounder.com/) – find a technical cofounder Founder Dating (http://founderdating.com/) – find a cofounder

Advice on Raising Startup Capital What every founder should know about liquidity (https://steveblank.com/2016/03/16/what-founders-need-to-know-you-were-funded-for-a-liquidity-event-start-looking/) – steve blank The optimal seed round strategy (http://tomtunguz.com/seed-round-optimum/) – tom tunguz How much should I raise in an Angel Round in 2015 (http://calacanis.com/2015/01/21/how-much-should-i-raise-in-my-angel-round-how-should-i-spend-it/) – calacanis Raising Capital (https://blog.ycombinator.com/fundraising-advice-for-yc-companies) 2016 – Sam Altman Y Combinator Raising Capital (https://a16z.com/2014/09/26/valuation-this-is-the-advice-we-give-our-founders/) 2014 – Andreesen Horowitz A Guide to Seed Fundraising (http://themacro.com/articles/2016/01/how-to-raise-a-seed-round/) – Geoff Ralston (https://twitter.com/gralston) Seed Fund performance (http://pevcbanker.com/another-measure-of-seed-fund-performance/) – pevcbanker LinkedIn’s SeriesB Pitch (http://reidhoffman.org/linkedin-pitch-to-greylock/) – Reid Hoffman How VC’s Calculate Return on Investment (http://avc.com/2014/09/reblog-how-to-calculate-a-return-on-investment/) – Fred Wilson FindtheBest Venture Capital (http://venture-capital-firms.findthebest.com) Startup Valuation (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/06/05/why-startups-should-raise-money-at-the-top-end-of-normal) Advice (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/06/05/why-startups-should-raise-money-at-the-top-end-of-normal) – Mark Suster May 2011 Fundraising 101 Checklist (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/angel-issues/fundraising-101-checklist-for-entrepreneurs/) – Walker Pitching a VC (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/pitching-a-vc/)– Mark Suster Advice How VC’s Evaluate Startups (http://blog.thomvest.com/vcevaluatingstartups/) – Thomvest Ventures Seed Stage Valuation Guide (https://jordancooper.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/seed-stage-valuation-guide/) – Jordan Cooper Guide to Venture Debt (https://bvp.app.box.com/venturedebt) – Bessemer Alternate Funding Ideas (http://www.businessinsider.com/the-way-companies-are-getting-financed-is-completely-changing-2011-11) – Business Insider VentureFundio (http://venturefund.io) – let your data do your pitching

Cap Tables / Valuation Cap Table Template (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0An5KLdDXKPNgdHJadEZ1eVJnV2JseEhGTGJVa2NhOXc&hl=en_US&ndplr=1#gid=0) – Fred Wilson Cap Tables (http://mba-mondays.pandamian.com/cap-tables/) Pricing Follow-on Rounds (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2011/08/pricing-a-follow-on-venture-investment.html) Cap tables 101 (https://www.capshare.com/blog/cap-tables-101-the-startups-guide-to-cap-table-management/) – capshare How to make a cap table (http://venturehacks.com/articles/cap-table) – venture hacks Captable.io (https://captable.io) – startup cap table mgmt Founder Ownership at Exit (http://blossomstreetventures.com/blog_details.php?bcat_id=106) – blossom street ventures 2014 Valuation advice (http://a16z.com/2014/09/26/valuation-this-is-the-advice-we-give-our-founders/) – AndreessenHorowitz eShares (https://www.esharesinc.com) – Cab table management Convertible Notes (https://fundersclub.com/learn/convertible-notes/) – Funders Club CapTable.io (https://captable.io) – set up your companies cap table Awesome Valuation/Equity Calculator (http://www.ownyourventure.com/equitySim.html) – ownyourventure TrueEquity (http://www.truequity.com//site/index.php) – Cap Table Mgmt software Capography (https://www.capography.com) – Cap Table Mgmt software too Simple (http://bit.ly/TFsCwu)CapTable calculator (http://bit.ly/TFsCwu) – David Miller How VC’s Calculate Valuation (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/07/22/want-to-know-how-vcs-calculate-valuation-differently-from-founders/) – Mark Suster StartupCompass (https://www.startupcompass.co) – benchmark your core business metrics

Venture Capital Financing MoneyTree (https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic) – PricewaterhouseCoopers Fenwick and West (http://www.fenwick.com/publications/indices.asp? request=venture+financing&cmd=search&SearchForm=%25%25SearchForm%25%25&Fuzzy=Yes&Fuzziness=2&corp=1&ip=1&lit=1&emp=1) – Venture Financing NVCA (http://nvca.org/) – National Venture Capital Association Venture Capital Survey (http://www.mercurynews.com/venture-capital-survey) – San Jose Mercury News

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/venture-capital-landscape.jpg)

Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents Simple Term Sheet tutorial (http://blog.thesecretofraisingmoney.com/termsheet/) From Cooley Law Firm Start Your Company in the US Incorporation Package (Delaware) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/incorporation-package) Start Your Company in the UK Articles of Association (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/articles-of-association-uk/) Shareholders Agreement (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/shareholders-agreement-uk/) Forms for Running Your Business in the US Advisor Agreement (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/form-advisor-agreement) Consulting Agreement (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/form-consulting-agreement) Employee Confidential Information and Assignment Agreement (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/form-employee-confidential-information-inventions-assignment-agreement) Employee Offer Letter (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/form-employee-offer-letter) Non-Disclosure Agreement (One-way) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/form-non-disclosure-agreement-one-way) Non-Disclosure Agreement (Mutual) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/form-non-disclosure-agreement-mutual) Forms for Running Your Business in the UK Consultancy Agreement (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/consultancy-agreement-uk/) Offer Letter and Employment Agreement Package (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/new-employee-package-uk/) Non-Disclosure Agreement (Unilateral) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/non-disclosure-agreement-uk/) Non-Disclosure Agreement (Mutual) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/mutual-non-disclosure-agreement-uk/) Protect Your Website in the US Website Terms of Use (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/terms-use) Privacy Policy (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/privacy-policy) Protect Your Website in the UK Website Terms of Use (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/terms-of-use-uk/) Privacy Policy (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/privacy-policy-uk/) Finance and Grow Series Seed Notes Financing Package (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/series-seed-notes-financing-package/) Series Seed Equity Financing Package (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/series-seed-equity-financing-package/) 500 Startups KISS (“Keep It Simple Security”) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/kiss-convertible-debt-equity-agreements) Y Combinator SAFE (“Simple Agreement for Future Equity”) (https://www.cooleygo.com/documents/y-combinator-safe-financing-document-generator) YCombinator (http://ycombinator.com/safe/) – SAFE (simple agreement for future equity) Orick’s Legal Documents for Startups (http://www.docracy.com/doc/showalluserdocs?sortBy=4&page=1&userId=10881) – priceless Scott Walker Advice on Termsheet Provisions (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/vc-issues/vc-term-sheets-–-protective-provisions/) YCombinator Series AA Equity Financing Documents (http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/304/11919911/3581596/http://ycombinator.com/seriesaa.html) National Venture Capital Association (http://www.nvca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=136) – model legal documents Series Seed Documents (http://www.seriesseed.com/) – Fenwick & West Seed Investment Standard Forms, used by most angels TechStars Model Seed Funding Documents (http://www.techstars.com/docs/) – Cooley Godward WSGR Term Sheet Generator (https://dealbuilder.wsgr.com/) Orrick, Herrington Term Sheet Generator (https://tsc.orrick.com/) Founders Institute Plain Preferred Term Sheet (http://www.feedblitz.com/t2.asp?/304/11919911/3581596/http://www.founderinstitute.com/posts/69) – WSGR Docracy (http://www.docracy.com) -Free Legal Documents ScottEdWalker (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/blog/) – this legal blog is gold for a startup TLDRLegal (https://tldrlegal.com) – software licences explained

Building/Managing Your Board Building an Effective Board (http://www.kauffman.org/~/media/kauffman_org/research%20reports%20and%20covers/2014/05/primer_for_building_an_effective_board.pdf) – Kauffman Foundation (PDF) Why board meetings suck Part 1 (https://steveblank.com/2011/06/01/why-board-meetings-suck-–-part-1-of-2/) – steve blank Why board meetings suck Part 2 (https://steveblank.com/2011/06/02/reinventing-the-board-meeting-–-part-2-of-2-virtual-valley-ventures/) – steve blank LaunchPad Central (https://www.launchpadcentral.com) – share Bus Model Canvas/Customer Development progress Seederboard (https://seederboard.com) – startup reporting dashboard Don’t Give Away Your Board Seats (https://steveblank.com/2013/07/09/dont-give-away-your-board-seats/) – steve blank

Intellectual Property Advice Patents (http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/patents.jsp) – U.S. Patent Office Trademarks (http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/trademarks.jsp) – U.S. Patent Office Intellectual Property in the “Real World” (http://gust.com/angel-investing/startup-blogs/2012/01/04/ip-startups-real-world/)– Antone Johnson “Nuts and Bolts” of Intellectual Property (http://gust.com/angel-investing/startup-blogs/2011/12/22/nuts-and-bolts-of-intellectual-property/) – Antone Johnson Intellectual Property for Startups (http://bottomlinelawgroup.com/2012/02/16/intellectual-property-for-startups/) – Mashtag Intellectual Property Basics (http://www.cfe.umich.edu/intellectual-property/) – great tutorials from Bryce Pilz of Univ of Michigan Trademark University (http://www.gerbenlaw.com/university/) – Gerben Law

Founder Equity Issues

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/compensation.jpg) Fred Wilson Advice and spreadsheet (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/10/employee-equity-dilution.html#disqus_thread) Employee Equity (http://avc.com/2010/10/employee-equity-dilution/) Founder Dilution (http://avc.com/2009/02/founder-dilution-how-much-is-normal/) Employee Equity Appreciation (http://avc.com/2010/10/employee-equity-appreciation/) Employee Equity Options (http://avc.com/2010/10/employee-equity-options/) Employee Equity: Option “Strike Price” (http://avc.com/2010/11/employee-equity-the-option-strike-price/) Employee Equity: RSU’s (Restricted Stock Units) (http://avc.com/2010/11/employee-equity-restricted-stock-and-rsus/) Employee Equity: Vesting (http://avc.com/2010/11/employee-equity-vesting/) Employee Equity: How Much (http://avc.com/2010/11/employee-equity-how-much/)? The Right Way to Grant Equity (http://firstround.com/article/The-Right-Way-to-Grant-Equity-to-Your-Employees) – Andy Rachleff Wealthfront Foundrs (http://Foundrs.com) – co-founder equity calculator Intro to Stock and Options (http://www.scribd.com/doc/55945011/Intro-to-Stock-and-Options) – David Weekly Stock Plan Forms (https://www.clerky.com/yc-stock-plan-forms) – free forms from Clerky Options Pools (http://tomtunguz.com/option-pool-planning/) – Tom Tunguz Startup Founder Equity Stakes (http://tomtunguz.com/trends-in-founder-compensation/) – Tom Tunguz Startup VP Eng & VP Product compensation (http://tomtunguz.com/vpe-vpp-compensation-trends/) – Tom Tunguz An Engineers Guide to Stock Options (http://blog.alexmaccaw.com/an-engineers-guide-to-stock-options) – Alex Maccaw Venture Hacks equity section (http://venturehacks.com/topics/equity) Dilution (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2011/10/14/understanding-how-dilution-affects-you-at-a-startup/) – Mark Suster Advice on equity fairness (https://gist.github.com/isaacsanders/1653078) – Joel Spolsky Awesome Valuation/Equity Calculator (http://www.ownyourventure.com/equitySim.html) – OwnYourVenture Splitting the Founders Pie (http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/fd0n/35%20Founders'%20Pie%20Calculator.htm) – Frank Demmler ScottEdWalker (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/blog/) – this legal blog is gold for a startup TruEquity Mgmt Tool (http://beta.truequity.com/site/index.php) – cap table management, free for founders Valuation on Revenue (http://abovethecrowd.com/2011/05/24/all-revenue-is-not-created-equal-the-keys-to-the-10x-revenue-club/) – Bill Gurley Above the Crowd Startup Salary & Equity (https://blog.wealthfront.com/startup-employee-equity-compensation/) – Wealthfront

Executive / Advisory Board Compensation Advisory Board Equity Template (http://members.founderdating.com/resources/templates) – FounderDating The Funded Standard Advisor Template (http://www.thefunded.com/funds/item/8664) Advisor Equity (http://www.quora.com/How-much-equity-should-you-give-to-a-valuable-advisor) – Quroa Advisor Equity for 500 Startups companies (http://www.quora.com/What-are-typical-advisor-equity-arrangements-for-500-startup-companies) – Quora Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors Part 1 (http://venturehacks.com/articles/advisors) – Venture Hacks Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors Part 2 Compensation (http://venturehacks.com/articles/advisors-part-2) – Venture Hacks Should Your Startup have an Advisory Board (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2009/10/12/should-your-startup-have-an-advisory-board/) – Mark Suster Upfront Ventures Comp Study – Executive Compensation Website (https://compstudy.com/)– unbelievably useful SaaS Sales Team Compensation (http://cracking-the-code.blogspot.com/2009/01/building-your-saas-sales-compensation.html) – Philippe Botteri, Bessemer Venture Partners

Public Relations (PR) For Tech Companies The Best PR Advice You Never Heard (http://firstround.com/review/The-Best-PR-Advice-Youve-Never-Heard-from-Facebooks-Head-of-Tech-Communications/) – Caryn Marooney Tech Reporters Contact Info (http://www.brownsteinegusa.com/find-tech-reporters/) – Conrad Egusa’s gift to us all Beginners Guide to PR (http://www.brownsteinegusa.com/beginners-guide-to-pr/) Should Startups Announce their Funding (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/01/26/should-startups-announce-their-funding/) – Marc Suster Should Startups target Tech Blogs (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2013/01/27/should-you-bother-targeting-the-tech-blogs-for-your-pr-campaigns/)? – Marc Suster 7 steps to get press coverage (http://leostartsup.com/2012/05/7-steps-to-get-press-coverage-for-your-startup/) – Leo Widrich How to get media coverage (http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/80121/How-To-Get-Media-Coverage-For-Your-Startup-A-Complete-Guide.aspx) – Leo Widrich

Finance 101 for Entrepreneurs MBA Mondays (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/mba-mondays/) – Fred Wilson’s Tutorials Index (http://mba-mondays.pandamian.com) Accounting (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/03/accounting.html) The Income Statement – Profit & Loss (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/03/the-profit-and-loss-statement.html) The Balance Sheet (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/03/the-balance-sheet.html) Cash Flow (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/09/mba-mondays-from-the-archives-cash-flow.html) Statement (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/09/mba-mondays-from-the-archives-cashflow.html) Key Business Metrics (http://mba-mondays.pandamian.com/key-business-metrics/) How to Read a Financial Report (http://www.ml.com/media/14069.pdf), and here (http://www.stanford.edu/class/msande271/onlinetools/HowToReadFinancial.pdf) – Merrill Lynch

Metrics/Benchmarks/Growth Great go-to-market strategy (http://www.slideshare.net/GuyTurner/five-steps-of-startup-go-tomarket) – Guy Turner Startup Growth Calculator (http://growth.tlb.org/#) – Trevor Blackwell Key founder/startup metrics (http://tomtunguz.com/your-startups-10-most-important-metrics/) – Tom Tunguz Key metrics for Saas startups (http://tomtunguz.com/saas-startup-benchmarks/) – Tom Tunguz Building Saas startups Top Down or Bottom up? (http://tomtunguz.com/bottoms-up-or-top-down/?utm_source=Ex+Post+Facto&utm_campaign=86a4f801f5RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e35bc95471-86a4f801f5-67771269) -Tom Tunguz Measuring Bookings, MRR, Revenue and Cash- (http://tomtunguz.com/four-important-numbers/)Tom Tunguz The Illusions of Product/Market Fit for SaaS companies (http://www.feld.com/archives/2015/01/illusion-product-market-fit-saas-companies.html) – Brad Feld Rule of 40% for a Healthy SaaS Company (http://feld.com/archives/2015/02/rule-40-healthy-saas-company.html) – Brad Feld The fundamental unit of SaaS growth (http://tomtunguz.com/fundamental-unit-of-saas-growth/) -Tomasz Tunguz Modeling SaaS startup growth (http://tomtunguz.com/modeling-fundamental-unit-of-growth/) – Tomasz Tunguz The SaaS adventure (http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/01/the-saas-travel-adventure/) – Neeraj Agrawal (http://techcrunch.com/contributor/neeraj-agrawal/)

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/untitled.jpg) Why SAAS Startups start with SMBs and end up in the enterprise (http://tomtunguz.com/saas-innovators-dilemma/?utm_source=Ex+Post+Facto&utm_campaign=40c06e1095RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e35bc95471-40c06e1095-67771269)– Tomasz Tunguz

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/saas-vs-enterprise-churn-rates.jpg) Saas vs. Enterprise Churn Rates

SAAS Revenue Models part 1 (https://medium.com/for-entrepreneurs/2016-pacific-crest-saas-survey-part-1-1dbfaf672392#.qhsknl446)– David Skok Matrix Partners SAAS Revenue Models part 2- (https://medium.com/for-entrepreneurs/2016-pacific-crest-saas-survey-part-2-f44fd4030591#.4evehwy1j) David Skok Matrix Partners SAAS Infographic (https://medium.com/for-entrepreneurs/2016-saas-survey-infographic-96379f59a4c3#.swh8n8k2k)– David Skok Matrix Partners

Web/Mobile/Marketplace Revenue Models Startup Growth Calculator (http://growth.tlb.org/#_.eyJ1bml0cyI6IndlZWsiLCJyZXYwIjo2MCwiZXhwMCI6MTYwMCwicmV2R3Jvd3RoIjowLjAyNSwiZXhwR3Jvd3RoIjowfQ==) – Trevor Blackwell – awesome Inside sales metrics (http://tomtunguz.com/marketing-and-sales-harmony/) – Tom Tunguz Web/Mobile Revenue Models (https://hackpad.com/EgXuEtSibE7#Web-And-Mobile-Revenue-Models-(final)) – Fred Wilson Optimal Platform Pricing Strategies (http://abovethecrowd.com/2013/04/18/a-rake-too-far-optimal-platformpricing-strategy/) – Bill Gurley

Dangers of Lifetime Value (http://abovethecrowd.com/2012/09/04/the-dangerous-seduction-of-the-lifetime-value-ltv-formula/) formula- Bill Gurley Advertising Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/12/mba-mondays-revenue-models-advertising.html) – Fred Wilson Subscription Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/01/mba-mondays-revenue-models-subscriptions.html) – Fred Wilson Peer to Peer Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/01/mba-mondays-revenue-models-peer-to-peer.html) – Fred Wilson Transaction Processing Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/01/mba-mondays-revenue-models-transaction-processing.html) – Fred Wilson Licensing Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/01/mba-mondays-revenue-models-licensing.html) – Fred Wilson Mobile Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/02/mba-mondays-revenue-models-mobile.html? utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AVc+%28A+VC%29) – Fred Wilson Gaming Revenue Models (http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2013/02/mba-mondays-revenue-models-gaming.html) – Fred Wilson Tech Acquisitions, cost per user (https://public.brightside.io/v1/chart/ece4947eb29375535376ca212578cf78) – Brightside Tech Acquisitions, cost per user versus total users (https://public.brightside.io/v1/chart/321ef2c603e8d67080afcd92f48e1d69) – Brightside

Burn Rate/Balance Sheet Burn Rates: How Much (http://avc.com/2011/12/burn-rates-how-much/)? – Fred Wilson Saas Startup Balance Sheets (http://tomtunguz.com/cash-and-debt-by-year/): cash & debt by year

Product Pricing 101 for Entrepreneurs Product Pricing Wiki Page (http://leanstartup.pbworks.com/w/page/15765232/Pricing-pages) – great links to pricing models How to design Web Pricing Pages (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/13/pricing-tables-showcase-examples-and-best-practices/) – from Smashing Magazine Royalty calculators (http://www.royalties.website) – Arthur Lipper 250 Great SaaS Pricing pages (http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/12/18/i-analyzed-250-saas-pricing-pages-heres-what-i-found/) – Benjamin Crandall What Influences Daily and Monthly Active Users (http://andrewchen.co/2012/08/06/what-factors-influence-daumau-nature-versus-nuture/) (DAU/MAU) – Andrew Chen How to determine your advertising CPM rates (http://andrewchen.co/2008/04/07/5-factors-that-determine-your-advertising-cpm-rates/) – Andrew Chen How to solve the “cold start” problem for social products (http://andrewchen.co/2014/03/27/how-to-solve-the-cold-start-problem-for-social-products/) – Andrew Chen Design social products with 3 feedback loops (http://andrewchen.co/2014/03/17/how-to-design-successful-social-products-with-3-habit-forming-feedback-loops/) – Andrew Chen Growing user signups with data and analytical thinking (http://andrewchen.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rational_growth1.pdf) – Andrew Chen Pricing in SaaS-enabled marketplaces (http://tomtunguz.com/pricing-in-sems) – Tomasz Tunguz

Channel Partners Using Channel Partners (http://firstround.com/article/From-Zero-to-10000-clients-in-Two-Years-Using-Channel-Partners) – 1st Round Review

Getting Acquired Trends in Startup Acquisitions (http://tomtunguz.com/trends-in-acquisition-market/) – Tom Tunguz

Lawyers/Legal Orick’s Legal Documents for Startups (http://www.docracy.com/doc/showalluserdocs?sortBy=3&page=1&userId=10881) – priceless Walker Law: Tips for Entrepreneurs (http://walkercorporatelaw.com/blog/) Top Ten Legal Mistakes (http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/3348.html) for Entrepreneurs Startup Law 101 (http://www.grellas.com/faq_business_startup.html) – George Grellas Yoichiro “Yokum” Taku – Startup Company Lawyer (http://startupcompanylawyer.com) Startup Law Blog (http://www.startuplawblog.com/) – Davis Wright Tremaine, Joe Wallin Orrick (http://www.orrick.com/practices/corporate/emergingCompanies/startup/index.asp) – Startup Legal Tool Kit Goodwin, Proctor (http://www.goodwinfoundersworkbench.com/) – Founders Workbench Law & Disorder (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/): ARS Technica Legal Blog Likelihood of Confusion (http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com/)-trademark, copyright and Internet Law Technology & Marketing Law Blog (http://blog.ericgoldman.org/) American Bar Association Best Legal Blogs (http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/third_annual_aba_journal_blawg_100) Music Law (http://www.musicglobalization.com/) – one of the best legal blogs period. Read all of it. FindtheBestLawyers (http://lawyers.findthebest.com) – list of best lawyers

Fighting Patent Trolls TrollingEffects (https://www.trollingeffects.org) – learn more about patent trolls UnifiedPatents (http://www.unifiedpatents.com) – patent micropool to fight patent trolls ElectronicFrontierFoundation (https://www.eff.org/ar/patent)(EFF) – on patents

Corporate Innovation Programs Shell’s Game Changer program (http://www.shell.com/global/future-energy/innovation/game-changer.html) Qualcomm Innovation program (https://steveblank.com/2013/01/28/qualcomm-the-best-corporate-entrepreneurship-program-youve-never-heard-of/) P&G Connect & Develop (http://www.pg.com/connect_develop/index.shtml) – Open Innovation

List of Investment Platforms Trusted Insight (https://www.thetrustedinsight.com) – Social marketplace for institutional investors CapLinked (https://secure.caplinked.com) – manage and close business transactions SecondMarket (https://www.secondmarket.com) – marketplace for alternate investment

Education Startups

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(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/eduation-software.png) Edsurge (http://www.edsurge.com/) – the source for information about educational software Edtech Index (https://www.edsurge.com/products/) Edtech Jobs (https://www.edsurge.com/jobs) Edtech Events (https://www.edsurge.com/e) Top VC’s in Edtech (https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/whos-ed-tech-top-investors-board-seats/) – CBInsights Best Map of Automated Learning Systems (http://www.rockymountainalchemy.com/cudenver/INTE6750/Emergence/LMS-Timeline.html) eLearning Emergence (http://www.rockymountainalchemy.com/cudenver/INTE6750/Emergence/) New Schools Education Tech Map (http://www.newschools.org/entrepreneurs/edtechmap)

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/new-schools-edtech-map.jpg) K-12 Education VC Blog (http://www.newschools.org/blog/edtech-funding-k12) – Jennifer Carolan @ NewSchools MOOCNews (http://moocnewsandreviews.com) – education blog about MOOC’s Edsurge (http://www.edsurge.com/) – the educational technology blog K12Labs (http://k12lab.com) – STEM education projects & lesson plans Google Classroom (https://www.google.com/intl/en-US/edu/classroom/) – tools for teachers EdPuzzle (https://www.edpuzzle.com) – make any video your lesson Drawp (http://www.drawpforschool.com) – classroom collaboration tool Google Course Builder (https://code.google.com/p/course-builder/) – open source MOOC education platform

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China – Doing Business

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/china-ecosystem.jpg) What’s the best way to do business in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/09/the-best-way-to-do-business-with-china.html)? – Dan Harris the legal basics (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/05/doing-business-in-china-by-starting-a-business-in-china-the-legal-basics.html) Business Etiquette in China (http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/eng/document.jsp?did=107932) – Canada trade commission Manufacturing in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/08/manufacturing_your_product_in_chinathe_extreme_basics.html) How to form a company in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/11/how_to_form_a_company_in_china_the_basics.html) – Dan Harris How to start a business in China: WFOE (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2009/12/how_to_start_a_business_in_chi.html) – Dan Harris Minimum Capital requirements for a WFOE (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2009/12/how_to_start_a_business_in_chi_1.html) WFOE Scope (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/03/how_to_form_a_china_wofe_scope_really_really_matters.html) and here (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/03/how-toform-a-china-wfoe-scope-really-really-matters-part-ii.html) How to start a business in China: Representative Company (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2010/10/how_to_start_a_china_business.html) – Dan Harris How to start a business in China: Distributorship (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/05/getting_your_product_into_china_via_a_distributorship_a_legal_piece_of_cake.html) – Dan Harris Licensing your product in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2010/10/seven_tips_for_your_china_licensing_agreement.html) Memos of Understanding in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/12/the-china-mou-memorandum-of-understanding-use-them-at-your-peril.html) – Dan Harris Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA) in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/08/china-ndasnnn-agreements-what-we-need-to-know.html) – Dan Harris Why China NDA agreements are not enough (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2010/02/all_lawyers_will_tell_their.html) How to make Chinese NDA agreements enforceable (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2010/02/why_non_disclosures_ndas_alone.html) Filing Trademarks in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/12/file_your_trademark_in_china_now.html) How and Why to trademark in China (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2011/07/trademark.html) The changing China trademark laws (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/09/chinas-changing-trademark-environment-why-you-need-to-register-your-trademark-now.html) Avoiding Chinese business scams (http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/09/china-business.html) China VC Database (http://www.zero2ipo.com.cn/en/research/) – Zero2IPO Group GreatFirewallofChina (http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org) – find out whether your site is blocked in China Mongol (https://github.com/mothran/mongol/) – locate the great firewall routers Lantern (https://getlantern.org) – proxy tool for android GreenVPN (http://www.evergreenvpn.com) – proxy tool for iOS Shadowsocks (https://shadowsocks.org/en/index.html) – a secure socks5 proxy Github version (https://github.com/shadowsocks) Top 100 Chinese Brands (http://www.millwardbrown.com/mb-global/brand-strategy/brand-equity/brandz/top-chinese-brands) – MillardBrown

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China Blogs Sinocism (http://sinocism.com) – if you read anything about China subscribe to this ChinaLaw (http://www.chinalawblog.com) – great blog about legal issues of doing business in China TechInAsia (http://www.techinasia.com/category/start-up/?tag=china) – good China and other Asia coverage AllRoadsLeadtoChina (http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com) – China business analysis GreatFire (https://en.greatfire.org) – online censorship in China China Internet Watch (http://www.chinainternetwatch.com) – covers China Internet Marketing and statistics MinistryOfTofu (http://www.ministryoftofu.com) – China Social Justice ChinaFile (http://www.chinafile.com) – Asia Society ChinaBrief (http://www.jamestown.org/chinabrief/) – Jamestown Foundation Sinosphere (http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com) – New York Times Shanghiaiist (http://shanghaiist.com) – city blog WantChina (http://www.wantchinatimes.com)Times – Taiwan’s view of the PRC Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy (http://carnegietsinghua.org/publications/?lang=en) Foreign Policy (http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/12/13/contradictions-in-china-s-foreign-policy/gw4w?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ca38b1394cSinocism12_15_13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-ca38b1394c-29602113) – Carnegie Endowment southseaconversation (http://southseaconversations.wordpress.com) – South (China) Sea disputes

China Military Books/Blogs Chinese Air and Naval Power (http://china-pla.blogspot.com/) – blog Chinese Nuclear Forces 2013 (http://bos.sagepub.com/content/69/6/79) – Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Chinese Aerospace Power (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591142415/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwsteveblank20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1591142415) – Andrew S. Erickson & Lyle J. Goldstein Peoples Liberation Army Navy (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1591140803/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwsteveblank20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1591140803): Combat Systems Technology, 1949-2010 China Naval Modernization (http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33153.pdf): Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress

Japan – Doing Business Doing a startup/business in Japan (http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japan/) – Kalzumeus – Awesome post starting a business in Japan (http://www.venturejapan.com/starting-business-in-japan.htm) – Venture Japan setting up in Japan (http://www.venturejapan.com/starting-japanese-company.htm) – Venture Japan Japanese distributors (http://www.venturejapan.com/japanese-distributors.htm) – Venture Japan direct sales in Japan (http://www.venturejapan.com/direct-sales-in-japan.htm) – Venture Japan secrets of success (http://www.venturejapan.com/fast-track-sales-japan-3.htm) – Venture Japan business meetings in Japan (http://www.venturejapan.com/japan-business-culture-meeting.htm) – Venture Japan Japanese business etiquette (http://www.venturejapan.com/japanese-business-etiquette.htm) – Venture Japan Must Read Blogs

(https://steveblank.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/venture-blogs.jpg) Best Blogs Every Entrepreneur (http://www.businessinsider.com/20-blogs-every-entrepreneur-should-read-2011-4#) should read Mentorphile (https://mentorphile.com/blog/) – Steve Bayle a mentor, from the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (http://vms.mit.edu/) Top VC Blog List (http://larrycheng.com/2011/01/19/venture-capital-vc-blog-directory-2011-edition/) Fred Wilson – A VC (http://avc.com) Marc Andreessen (http://blog.jedchristiansen.com/2009/10/15/a-marc-andreessen-blog-archive/) Paul Graham (http://paulgraham.com/articles.html) Hacker News (http://news.ycombinator.com/) Brad Feld (http://www.feld.com/wp/) Chris Dixon (http://cdixon.org/) OnStartups-Dharmesh Shah (http://onstartups.com/) Both Sides of the Table – Mark Suster (http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/) 37signals (http://37signals.com/svn) Eric Ries – Startup Lessons Learned (http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/) Venture Hacks (http://venturehacks.com) and http://twitter.com/venturehacks (http://twitter.com/venturehacks) Andrew Chen (http://andrewchenblog.com/) Dave McClure (http://500hats.typepad.com/) Venture Made Transparent (http://mpd.me/#blog) More to read Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson – Ask the VC (http://askthevc.com) Dharmesh Shah – On startups (http://onstartups.com) Josh Kopelman – Redeye VC (http://redeye.firstround.com) David Hornik – VentureBlog

Lean LaunchPad Videos This is the complete list of Launchpad Video clips created to date and sorted by topic: Legend: TC

Teaching Critigues

SL

Student Learning

CD

Customer Discovery series (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136)

UCB

UC Berkeley LaunchPad Spring ’13 series (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717)

UCSF

UCSF Life Science & Healthcare Launchpad Fall ‘2013 series (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077)

Mentor Training 1. Lean LaunchPad Mentor Training (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/76305866) UCSF General Discussion 1. 2. 3. 4.

How Large Will You Scale? (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458085) (03:03) TC UCB What If You’re a Visionary? – Risks & Rewards (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/78513699) (4:53) SL UCSF Your Startup: Do You Want to Spend 3 to 4 Years Doing This? (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/81260482) (5:14) TC UCSF Don’t Let the MVP Limit Your Vision (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475350) (03:40) TC UCB

Customer Discovery 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

“It Saved Us Several Years (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/76660776)” (1:45) SL UCSF Stop Telling Yourself What You Want to Believe (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/79544174) (1.39) SL UCSF Narrowing the Focus (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/79544140) (1:21) SL UCSF Why PI’s and Founders Need to Get Out of the Building (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/79755368) (2:15) SL UCSF “This Was the Best Outcome” (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/79764479) (2:50) SL UCSF Getting to the “Better Idea” Faster (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/81146693) (3:59) SL UCSF Insights on: Does Customer Development Work in Therapeutics? (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/80568718) (6:11) UCSF The Phases of Customer Discovery (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87303495) (0:37) CD

Before Leaving the Building 1. 2. 3. 4.

Pre-Planning Contacts (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87303446) (4:34) CD Customer Interview Dry Runs (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302981) (0:49) CD Discovery is for Founders (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302891) (1:30) CD Pass/Fail Experiments (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302754) (1:32) CD

Outside the Building Rules of Customer Interviews 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Being Aggressive (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302631) (1:29) CD Conducting a Customer Interview (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302479) (1:30) CD Letting the Customer Interview Flow (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302329) (1:37) CD Sizing the Opportunity (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87302172) (2:50) CD Finding Patterns (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87301903) (1:50) CD Looking for Insights (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87301695) (0:58) CD Early Mistakes to Avoid

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Death by PowerPoint (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76171146) (1:42) CD Death by Demo 1 (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76390080)(2:18) CD Death by Demo 2 (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76172223)(1:45) CD Understanding the Problem (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76173388) (3:22) CD Multi-Person Interview (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76175265)(2:03) CD Assuming You Know (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76175907) (1:56) CD B-to-B to C (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73674284)(2:15) CD Existing vs. New Markets (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73674022) (5:29) CD Asking the Right Question (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/74338298) (2:37) CD Public Interviews (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73711818) (2:11) CD

Understanding What the Customer Is Telling You 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Engaging the Customer (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76174533) (3:37) CD Customer Empathy (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73714461) (2:25) CD The Distracted Customer (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73715398) (3:12) CD Customers Lie (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76176674) (2:37) The User, the Buyer & the Saboteur (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73673203) (2:24) CD

Back in the Building 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Extracting Insight from Data (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76177502) (2:59) CD Pay Attention to Outliers (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/76177672)(2:16) CD Getting the MVP Right (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73713162) (3:34) CD The “Other 85%” (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/73716009) (2:32) CD Finding Early Evangelists (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87301612) (1:17) CD Communicating Your Discoveries (https://vimeo.com/groups/204136/videos/87313618) (2:26) CD

Value Proposition 1. Pivoting…or Groping for a Business Model? (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68455996) (02:37) TC UCB 2. Seduced by Insufficient Data (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475599) (02:34) TC UCB Customer Relationships 1. Insights on: Customer Relationships – Week 4 (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/78400598) (12:00) UCSF 2. Use Customers to Find More Customers (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458606) (02:22) TC UCB 3. Customer Conversion (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475355) (03:22) TC UCB Customer Segments 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Insights on: Customer Segments – Week 2 (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/78022588) (12:43) UCSF Estimating Market Size (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458086) (01:49) SL UCB Customer Workflow (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458087) (02:10) SL UCB Customer Discovery / Customer Archetype (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458088) (04:04) SL UCB Customer Archetypes; Hypotheses & Experiments (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458090) (03:21) SL UCB Customer Segments & Customer Archetypes (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475351) (03:47) SL UCB The Fog of Entrepreneurship (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475354) (03:01) TC UCB At the Start, All Your Stakeholders Are Customers (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68975069) (02:32) TC UCB Square Pegs & Round Holes – Mira Medicine (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/77516496) (4:33) TC UCSF

Channels 1. Insights on: Channels – Week 3 (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/78384195) (14:52) UCSF 2. Framing the Experiment (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68458605) (02:27) TC UCB 3. Distribution Channels: One Data Point Is Not a Test (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475600) (02:37) TC UCB Revenue Streams 1. 2. 3. 4.

Value Based Pricing – “We Were Gobsmacked!” (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/80341157) (6:43) SL UCSF Insights on: Revenue Streams – Week 5 (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/79369083) (17:04) UCSF The Importance of Experiments (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475352) (03:57) TC UCB Validating Product Pricing (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68975068) (03:55) TC UCB

Key Partners 1. Insights on: Key Partners – Week 6 (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/80130236) (17:08) UCSF 2. Listen Carefully for Customer Discovery (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475598) (03:20) TC UCB 3. The Timing of Partnerships (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68886210) (03:46) TC UCB Key Activities & Key Resources 1. Insights on: Science Advisory Boards (https://vimeo.com/78605356) (4:53) UCSF 2. Insights on: Resources, Activities & Costs (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/81246018) (12:26) UCSF 3. No Laundry Lists. Just Facts! (https://vimeo.com/groups/190717/videos/68475601) (02:43) TC UCB Final Video 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Accelerated Medical Diagnostics: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82068378) (2:41) SL UCSF Knox: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82137508) (2:17) SL UCSF Magnamosis: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82332232) (2:51) SL UCSF Making Friends: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82331605) (2:19) SL UCSF Mira Medicine: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077) (2:23) SL UCSF ResultCare: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82042491) (3:08) SL UCSF Tidepool.org: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/81988514) (3:48) SL UCSF Vitruvian Therapeutics: Final Video (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82414132) (8:34) SL UCSF

Final Presentations 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Knox: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82264081) (8:33) SL UCSF Magnamosis: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82600543) (10:19) SL UCSF Making Friends: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82590845) (8:38) SL UCSF Mira Medicine: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82601527) (9:26) SL UCSF ResultCare: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82062640) (11:34) SL UCSF Tidepool.org: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/81992102) (16:45) SL UCSF Vitruvian Therapeutics: Final Presentation (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/82434369) (8:34) SL UCSF

“Getting Your Story Straight” – David Riemer on Storytelling 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Story Narrative and Product Narrative (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85420963) (10:24) UCSF Story & Storytelling (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85404675) (4:35) UCSF The Power of Story (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85404447) (10:24) UCSF Story Structure (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85418661) (10:24) UCSF The Main Character (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85419107) (9:27) UCSF The Main Conflict (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85419350) (6:13) UCSF Story Challenges & Solutions (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85419451) (2:03) UCSF Telling a Great Story (https://vimeo.com/groups/213077/videos/85420010) (13:16) UCSF

Misc Some of the material I have created or use in my classes does not lend itself to blogs. It’s more reference material. Thus, these pages. I’ll add more as time goes on. See my slide/video links (https://steveblank.com/slides/) UC Berkeley, Haas Business School Customer Development: Spring 2011 MBA 295F syllabus (https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/spring-2009-mba-295fsyllabus1/) Stanford University Engr (http://e245.stanford.edu/) 245 – The Lean Launchpad (http://e245.stanford.edu/) Class slides (https://steveblank.com/slides/) Tenacity If you’ve gotten this far, here is a visual representation of tenacity (https://www.dropbox.com/s/7hh55ult1io475l/Timelapse%201%20-%20Large%20Final.mov) and persistenc

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Cheap Web Design, on February 16, 2009 at 6:49 am said: Very interesting stuff. I am both an avid entrepreneur and book worm but must admit to having not read most of the books on your list. It is certaintly a great list to motivate me to get reading again. Keep up the great work! Reply Steve Findlay, on January 12, 2015 at 5:17 am said: Really great list. As well as books, you may like to see online tools such as http://www.reportally.com for managing cap tables and reporting for startups and early stage companies Reply Crystal Williams, on April 12, 2009 at 10:38 am said: Hi Steve! My name is Crystal Williams, and I maintain a small business blog called Babeofbusiness.com. I recently did a piece on the best books for startups, where I included your book “Four Steps to the Epiphany.” If you have a few moments and are interested, I would love to have you post your recommended books in the comments section. … Thanks! … Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 8:08 pm said: Recommended books can be found here https://steveblank.com/books-for-startups/ Reply Avron Olshewsky, on June 10, 2009 at 11:03 am said: Hi Steve, Read your book “The four steps …” and have enjoyed it and your blog. I have recently been doing some research on Entrepreneurship in Brazil, while also trying to start my own company. I wanted to ask you what you thought about “context” ? I.e a lot is written in general terms, mostly US centric. What about emerging economies, what caveats do they posses ? Also do you agree with the notion of Entrepreneurship as “opportunity recognition” ? Regards Avron Reply Greg Geracie, on September 16, 2009 at 5:40 pm said: Hi Steve, I enjoyed your book and I found it helped me connect a lot of dots which now make more sense! Most of the examples you cite in the book are targeted on highlighting challenges faced by each of the respective companies. I was wondering if you have a couple of examples of companies that have utilized your methodology and enjoyed great market success crossing the chasm and becoming successful mission-centric companies from start ups? Any examples would be greatly appreciated! Thank you. Greg G. Reply steveblank, on September 16, 2009 at 7:00 pm said: Greg, The Google Group “Lean Startup Circle” at http://groups.google.com/group/lean-startup-circle is a wonderful repository of Customer Development/Lean Startup success and failure. In addition they have started a “Lean Startup Wiki” with the beginnings of a Case Study section here: http://leanstartup.pbworks.com/ If you email the group you’ll get plenty of responses. steve Reply Luke Lockhart, on November 13, 2009 at 2:01 pm said: Hello Steve, I am currently reading The Four Steps to the Epiphany. The granular, tactical process that is laid out is amazing. I’ve experienced working for companies that did it the wrong way and one that went through the “death spiral” just as you describe. This thoroughly instilled in me that some sort of process more akin to yours must be the way to go. But until reading his book and blog I hadn’t known the exact steps to take and in which order. Are there digital copies of some of the worksheets and checklists in the appendix of your book available in digital format? These would be extremely useful in getting buy-in and working collaboratively through the process across our founding team. Thanks and Regards, Luke L. – Waterloo, Ontario Reply Damien Rottemberg, on November 19, 2009 at 6:31 am said: Hi Steve, I wish I had discovered your book earlier. It became my bible (after the real one

to develop my company LocalBooking. I think this is perfect for it.

I wish I could have you as a consultant to help my company to take off. I am still trying to figure out the right market and customers for it. Reply Mike Byrnes, on April 28, 2010 at 9:17 am said: Steve: I just found your site and blog from a link off Venture Hacks “Two great talks from SLLConf” I fell like I’ve just found the mother lode! Thanks a million. Now I’ve really got my work cut out, but you just gave me a big “leg up”. — Mike http://www.fintelligence.org Reply Jeff Skinner, on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). I hewar via thew grapevine that you’re thinking about a ‘Business Model Competition’. Interesting. Can we touch base on this. Jeff skinner Faculty, London Business School. Reply phil gainley, on August 7, 2010 at 12:36 am said: Hey Steve Reading great struff around your Customer Development process, would love to see you speak around this Are you doing anything in the UK in the near future that I can turn up for? Thanks Phil Gainley Reply Margit Niemelä, on August 16, 2010 at 6:29 am said: Steve, wonderful job! Thank you Margit Niemelä PhD, Principal Lecturer, Entrepreneur Vaasa University of Applied Sciences Reply Akash Pai, on September 26, 2010 at 10:46 am said: Steve, This is an incredibly useful list and the book – 4 steps to Epiphany is a must-read for any startup. Pearls of wisdom, wish I’d read it earlier. And I’m of an opinion that its the right way to productize for a large corporate as well. After all, most of them seem to have only one or two hits (or high profit margin products). Are your lectures (in b-schools) open to public? Reply Conrado, geek @ fengoffice, on October 4, 2010 at 10:05 am said: @Steve, I frequently feel like thanking you on every one of your posts, at the Amazon reviews, etc. Doing so would extend your posts’ comments sections while adding little value. But I definitely have to do it somewhere, at least once. Using this page – just the one that I happen to be using at this very moment – feels ok. You’ve been top of my entrepreneurship mentors/heroes for over a year now. @Entrepreneurs not fans of Steve, read his books. Read his blog. Reply Bill Seitz, on October 7, 2010 at 9:58 am said: Do you have the worksheets from your book available online anywhere? Reply Paul Campbell, on October 14, 2010 at 9:56 pm said: Hi Steve, It was a pleasure to meet you at the Churchill Club event tonight. I met you immediately after the panel ended. I am an expert on Corporate Entrepreneurship and lecture in Drew Isaacs’ courses and CEE programs. I recommend that corporate entrepreneurs read “Grow from Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation’, Lippitz and Wolcott, 2010. Let’s plan to connect at Berkeley sometime soon. Best regards, Paul Campbell e: [email protected] Reply µ & µ. Resources? , on October 25, 2010 at 11:08 pm said: […] µ bookmark ¨Startup Resources¨ µ […] Reply Phil Gainley, on November 8, 2010 at 4:44 am said: Steve Great list of books.. When you come over to the UK would love to see you speak Thanks Phil Reply Tara Gowland, on November 24, 2010 at 1:43 pm said: Great resources! Reply Jason, on December 20, 2010 at 2:05 pm said: Awesome resources! Thanks. Jason Reply jorge, on February 27, 2011 at 9:38 am said: wow. that is tenacity! Reply Bill Bonham, on February 27, 2011 at 10:13 am said: http://www.Iconfinder.com is missing in the Website tools category Reply Andy, on February 27, 2011 at 10:33 am said: Great post, I’d recommend adding http://managewith.us to the Project Management section Andy Reply Justin Chen, on February 27, 2011 at 11:10 am said: What about http://pickfu.com/ for cheap and easy a/b tests and surveys? Reply jade, on February 27, 2011 at 2:25 pm said: Great compilation. There is nothing on sales. Can you add useful resource for generating sales for start-ups. Reply John Fan, on February 27, 2011 at 6:10 pm said: Dim dim was acquired by Salesforce and has been shut down. Reply steveblank, on February 27, 2011 at 6:22 pm said: thanks. removed from the list. Reply Daniel Odio, on February 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm said: Steve, what a killer list. One thought — it’s not just the tools, but the culture in the company to implement the tools. We call it “playing a computer like an instrument” at AppMakr. http://go.danielodio.com/instrument DROdio CEO, AppMakr.com Reply Girish Redekar, on February 27, 2011 at 10:58 pm said: Shameless plug: Folks can also try Recruiterbox (similar to Resumator) to manage their hiring / applicant tracking Reply Recruiterbox, on February 28, 2011 at 8:33 pm said: Thanks for adding recruiterbox ! Reply Jarek, on February 27, 2011 at 11:51 pm said: What about CRM? You don’t think startups should use CRM tools? I know that in B2B world you are dead in the water without CRM tool…. We are using our own stuff – http://www.discoursehq.com Reply Josh, on February 28, 2011 at 12:12 am said: Thank you for all the great links, how can i get an invite to quora? Reply Roman Gaponov, on February 28, 2011 at 1:50 am said: Steve, Very interesting list of resources. Thanks! What about Django http://djangoproject.com as Web Development Framework? Reply steveblank, on February 28, 2011 at 2:01 am said: added Django. thx Reply Dan Croak, on February 28, 2011 at 6:39 am said: Here’s a few that are central to my work. Billing/Subscription Management: Braintree http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com – Payment gateway, merchant account, and recurring billing all in one. Known for their great customer service. Web Development Tools: Sendgrid http://sendgrid.com – Sends transactional email (signed up, forgot password, notifications) on behalf of you application. High deliverability rates. Hoptoad http://hoptoadapp.com – Collects production application errors, groups them so developers can see one backtrace and how many times the error occurred. Blogs (VC): Antonio Rodriguez http://theonda.org/ – A very technical VC at Matrix partners who can actually code. Blogs (web development): Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots – http://robots.thoughtbot.com Company blog of thoughtbot covering Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript, databases, and mobile development. Reply Allison, on February 28, 2011 at 10:40 am said: Thanks for including Grasshopper in your list Steve! Reply Jeff Epstein, on February 28, 2011 at 11:03 am said: Steve, Looking forward to hearing you speak in Ann Arbor next month! Would love to have you include my referral platform http://zferral.com to the marketing category. Thanks. Reply Jeff Epstein, on March 1, 2011 at 7:53 am said: Thanks Steve! Reply Jeremy @ Wordloop, on February 28, 2011 at 11:13 am said: I would also recommend Ash Maurya’s Lean Canvas: http://leancanvas.com/ a tool for documenting your business model and managing tests, as well as his book Running Lean http://www.runningleanhq.com/ Reply Roger Neel, on February 28, 2011 at 11:30 am said: Steve, Big fan & great list – we use a lot of these tools for our lean startup. I’d like to throw my hat in the ring for you to add http://www.mavenlink.com under the Project Management category and/or the Freelance category. We have an end-to-end suite that helps consultants and clients work better together. We’re lean and 40k people (and growing!) agree that we’ve got the best PM/time tracking/invoicing app out there. Roger Reply Paul Hontz, on February 28, 2011 at 11:59 am said: Thanks for the shout out to TSF. To put together a fantastic list! Reply Steve Kohlenberger, on February 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm said: Steve, Love your book! Super list. Microsoft’s WebMatrix (http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/) tries to seamlessly combine many public web development tools (like dotNetNuke, BlogEngine, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Umbraco, …) in one place on Windows for deployment on your choice of providers for $2.99/mo and up. (I don’t work for Microsoft nor an ISP). For Freelance Help, consider adding: Freelancer.com Logo Design: http://logoyes.com/ Reply Creating mockups/screenshots | MobInsights.com, on March 2, 2011 at 5:47 am said: […] Blank maintains a list of mockup tools you may use, few are specialized for mobile apps though. In my mind, any good drawing tools or even […] Reply Chuck Robinson, on March 6, 2011 at 8:50 am said: Wow, Steve! Wow, wow, wow! Thanks for this incredible resource! Chuck Reply Benoit Fallenius, on March 8, 2011 at 11:45 am said: “Name, Domain name and Trademark” is a complex topic that, right or wrong, take a lot of time for entrepreneurs in the beginning. It should be added to this great list. A new tool that will help the entrepreneur in the trademark issue is Markify – a trademark search that finds all similar trademarks. It covers both Europe ant the US, it is easy, fast and free. This kind of search normally costs more than $500… Test your name http://www.markify.com/ so you don’t end up with a name that is confusingly similar to an existing trademark. Reply Tatiana Maya, on March 10, 2011 at 9:10 pm said: Hi Steve, Are you aware of http://www.bettermeans.com ??? have a look, maybe as a collaborative resource on your list. Thanks for your work. I have lots to go through! Reply Quora, on March 12, 2011 at 12:54 am said: What are the free software tools and online services one should leverage for an internet start-up just getting started from an idea?… I think Steven Gary Blank, the guy behind “The Four Steps To The Epiphany,” has this nice list which I reference periodically. https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ … Reply Ian Ippolito, on March 24, 2011 at 8:45 am said: Steve, Thanks for an incredible resource for entrepreneurs, which I’m going to be forwarding them to. May I humbly also suggest under the “freelance” category, my own site: vWorker.com? It has better protections than Elance (100% free money back guarantees) and the same timecard monitoring as oDesk but is cheaper by 10-35%: https://www.vworker.com/RentACoder/DotNet/misc/CompetitorInformation/WhyRentACoder_ForBuyers.aspx Ian Ippolito Reply Vadim Nekhai, on March 29, 2011 at 4:23 am said: Hi Steve! Great job done! I enjoyed reading your post. Are you aware of http://www.smtp.com? Please take a look, it might be one more option to Sendgrid and Postmark in your list. Thanks. Reply Abbas, on April 7, 2011 at 10:22 pm said: Great compendium Steve! Thank you. One tool that I have found useful for UML diagram is http://www.gliffy.com. Very easy to use and share. I am not associated with the company. Thanks. Reply Dave Jafari, on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said: Great list Steve. I’d like to add http://www.sparkmuse.com as a community for founders. Reply Faren, on April 11, 2011 at 1:40 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for adding my ipod, ipad and web wireframe template post to your list. Glad you and everyone else found it useful. Your list is a great reference by the way. Keep up the good work! Reply Ronaldo Bahia, on April 12, 2011 at 6:26 am said: Awesome summary of pretty important stuff. There is no reason to discard ideas anymore Reply Jason Miller, on April 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm said: Hi Steve, Fantastic list of resources. We would be truly flattered if you could add Zoomerang Online Surveys & Polls to your list of survey tools. (Free basic version, surveys & polls, 150+ templates to customize and send in minutes) Thank you! All the best, Jason Miller http://www.Zoomerang.com Reply steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 8:01 pm said: done Reply Some Of My Favorite Online Resources, on April 18, 2011 at 11:06 pm said: […] Steve Blank is quickly becoming one of my very favorite writers/speakers on entrepreneurship. Everything he writes seems like it is a “must read”. His blog has a list of all kinds of wonderful tools for start-ups and such. His Twitter account is a must follow @SgBlank too. Check out the list of tools though HERE. […] Reply Erick, on April 22, 2011 at 7:53 pm said: bookmarked this page months ago, and have referenced it at least a dozen times. great resource. Reply Alyson Button Stone, on April 25, 2011 at 2:41 pm said: This is a great resource which I have shared with our users, many of whom are progressive startups with a frugal mindset. I would love to see Assistly included on this list under the category of Customer Support. We are a featured Google App Marketplace company, and believe passionately in putting the customer at the center of the business. Thanks again for a great resource. This is one of those posts where you say to yourself: Why didn’t I think of doing this? Best, Alyson Stone, Assistly Team Reply Quora, on April 26, 2011 at 6:46 am said: What are the best online resources (blogs, articles, etc.) on startups and entrepreneurship?… Steve Blank’s blog has been mentioned twice but I think it’s worthwhile to highlight this specific post where he has a very robust list of services (best analytics tools, best survey tools, boiler plate venture docs, usability testing services, etc) … Reply Robert, twago, on April 27, 2011 at 7:24 am said: Great ressource. Many of the tools I’ve never heard of, but I’ll check a few. My ultimate tool I can’t live without: dropbox – it’s the best. For freelancers and people looking for freelancers I would like to recommend twago (disclaimer: I work there): http://www.twago.com Robert Reply Stanford professor gives you the keys to building a start-up right here « From corporate to chameleon, on May 10, 2011 at 8:10 am said: […] you need to create a business model hypotheses and to test it. Combined with the start-up resources links on Steve’s site you are on your way to getting your venture off the […] Reply Terri, on May 12, 2011 at 12:54 pm said: I’d also recommend smartQ for visual task management: http://www.getsmartQ.com Reply Olga Sorokina, on May 19, 2011 at 1:26 am said: Thanks for a great list! Do you know TeamLab? http://www.teamlab.com It is a web based project management and collaboration system. As distinct from similar solutions, TeamLab offers all the features for free with no limits – a very solid argument for most of start-ups and enterpreneurs. Reply You don’t need a business plan yet: 7 ideas for Customer Development « Information Maven: Greg Meyer, on May 22, 2011 at 7:37 am said: […] further along in the information you’ll need to build your business plan. Steve Blank lists some great tools for startups that will help you in this […] Reply Iphone App Creators, on June 1, 2011 at 1:26 am said: That’s a really good list. Very helpful and worth taking time to go through most of them. Thanks for a Great Post. Reply Mary B., on June 5, 2011 at 1:15 am said: Stumbled on your page by serendipity. I sold to you & PR function back in the day (SuperMac) and others to the many companies dating back, but finally E.piphany ~ MediaMap (now is Cision). Amazing list. The best part though is the tenacity link. Nothing really compares with that, does it? All the best! Reply steveblank, on June 5, 2011 at 1:21 am said: Mary Bagatelos? Reply Mary B., on June 5, 2011 at 7:00 am said: You. Are. Something. How on earth did you remember? You’ve got everyone who ever breathed in that database. Yep, C’est moi. Reply Martin Henk, on June 8, 2011 at 6:13 am said: Impressive list, but missing a key ingredient: Sales management tools. I think actually actively selling your stuff is very important for a startup these days. No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example) Reply steveblank, on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said: Martin, Any suggestions? steve Reply Katarzyna Krolak-Wyszynska, on June 21, 2011 at 4:21 am said: I agree that help with sales is key for startups. I have found the step by step guideline of Kellogg Prof. Mohan Sawhney very helpful in clarifying the value proposition & positioning and crafting the messaging. It is a process supported by a set of videos, tools and templates. Reply techstartupceo, on June 21, 2011 at 10:45 am said: Hi Steve, Really enjoy your book and blog – thanks for your insights. I have a question though, how do you suggest moving through the customer development process when you are developing a product that you want to keep under wraps until its release (and thus maintain your market advantage)? My R&D company has a product in the works that we plan to sell to an existing customer base – but I’m challenged by how we engage these customers in the early design phases without letting the cat of the bag! Thanks in advance for your insights — Reply Spanglish Bee, on June 22, 2011 at 10:08 am said: Great list some “must have tools” for any strartup. I also highly recommend podio.com for project management its fantastic for collaborating on ideas, bug tracking, feature requests and much more, I’ve tried a lot but it’s my favorite, very flexible and easy to customize. Good luck with your startups! Reply ebzovi, on June 22, 2011 at 1:39 pm said: Hi Steve, We’d like to contribute to your list by adding our free invoicing application -www.healpay.com Reply Projektverktyg – hantera projekt online | Ted Forssblad, on June 24, 2011 at 3:44 am said: […] sprang på en bra lista med projektledningsverktyg (och en hel del andra användbara länkar) som jag tänkte dela med mig […] Reply “Tell Me About It” «, on June 28, 2011 at 8:27 am said: […] Our team is following Steve Blank’s Customer Development methodology, which is rooted on startups “getting out of the building,” talking to customers and using that feedback to develop and refine their product. (For those who would like to learn more, Steve Blank has a helpful podcast called “Customer Development for Startups” and a blog.) […] Reply rob, on July 7, 2011 at 8:24 am said: Is this list monthly updated ? some stuff seems old Reply steveblank, on July 7, 2011 at 12:22 pm said: Rob, This list is one I started for my students trying to figure out what tools to use. I’m always happy to get updates. Let me know what “stuff” is old, and I’ll update it. steve Reply The Ultimate 6-Week Startup Crash Course « Keeping It Short, on July 23, 2011 at 9:19 pm said: […] trials to a dozen some-odd tools that help you kick ass all over the place. Steve Blank has a pretty good list, but definitely include KissMetrics and KissInsights, Google Analytics (free) and Apps (not as […] Reply Richard Stobart, on July 26, 2011 at 5:41 pm said: At Unboxed Consulting we use Xero.com, a SAAS accounting package and http://www.fatfreecrm.com, an open-source Ruby-on-Rails CRM solution. Both are great for those first 1000 customers. Reply Lean startup article from NYT | Marketade Blog, on July 27, 2011 at 3:23 pm said: […] a read. Blank also has a ton of great links to tools for startups on his […] Reply Mike, on August 1, 2011 at 9:29 am said: I would recommend My eStore App ( http://www.myestoreapp.com ) it let’s new startup’s add ecommerce directly on your site for free and set up only takes 5 minutes. No coding required; works similar to google analytics. Check it out. Reply Sophia, on August 3, 2011 at 6:55 pm said: Hi Steve, I looked around but couldn’t find a good way to contact you. I work for Experience In Software, a small Berkeley-based company that’s been producing acclaimed business software since 1983. (Perhaps you’re familiar with Project KickStart?) Yesterday we launched a brand-new project management application called Webplanner. I’m sure you’re very busy, but I wanted to invite you to give it a try. We’d be delighted to hear your thoughts: http://www.webplanner.com Thanks for your time. Reply Bono, on August 6, 2011 at 6:29 pm said: Hey Steve, Thanks for the collection. Its an awesome list. Really appreciating the work you’re putting in here. For inspiration you can include Mixergy.com, and also IncomeDiary from Michael Dunlop. There is also a new blog from Zak Taylor, http://www.yoranter.com, keep you’re eye on it, its a blog for online entrepreneurs. Reply The Ultimate 6-Week Startup Crash Course | Profitably, on August 16, 2011 at 12:23 am said: […] trials to a dozen some-odd tools that help you kick ass all over the place. Steve Blank has a pretty good list, but definitely include KissMetrics and KissInsights, Google Analytics (free) and Apps (not as […] Reply Can anyone recommend a good SEO?, on August 16, 2011 at 7:53 am said: […] and portfolio; watch out for linking scams. If you're interested in taking on some of it yourself, Startup Tools Great list of tools, articles, basically everything you need to get started. Goodluck! […] Reply Tyler Schoening, on August 18, 2011 at 3:44 am said: What a fantastic list of resources, thanks! Reply Shahab, on August 18, 2011 at 10:59 pm said: Steve, I’ve been volunteering as an organizer of a Meetup which helps match Co-Founders. It started really small in Rockville, MD about 9 months ago, and people have been asking us to do more and grow into other nearby cities. Would you consider adding this under Groups and Incubator List http://cofounderslab.meetup.com/ Reply Nathan Beckord, on August 22, 2011 at 3:40 pm said: Awesome compilation, Steve. I didn’t see anything about “the exit” so I’m including a link to a deck I made awhile back that was pretty well received (over 5k views on Slideshare): http://slidesha.re/dnmrLH And while we’re in shameless self-promotion mode, here’s a blog post called “Hacking Angel List” that had some legs (http://bit.ly/nGOHKm), as well as another on startup valuation ranges (http://bit.ly/5w3m1Z). Let me know if any of that stuff is accretive to your compendium here. In other news, I’m working building on a collection of “exit hacks” (tips, techniques for maximizing value)…would you want to share a few nuggets and lessons learned? Want to do an interview? thanks, Nathan Beckord Reply New Startup, on August 27, 2011 at 1:15 pm said: You know this is one of the most extensive lists I have seen for anyone in the internet business. Really appreciate your hard work here. I really do not think you have missed a site here that is relevant. Being and electrical engineer it was great to see Digikey and Sparkfun on their :-). Thank you. Reply Some Of My Favorite Online Resources | Ace CampaignAce Campaign, on August 28, 2011 at 5:12 pm said: […] Steve Blank is quickly becoming one of my very favorite writers/speakers on entrepreneurship. Everything he writes seems like it is a “must read”. His blog has a list of all kinds of wonderful tools for start-ups and such. His Twitter account is a must follow @SgBlank too. Check out the list of tools though HERE. […] Reply » Lean Startup Tools | StartupNorth, on August 31, 2011 at 10:36 am said: […] of the tools that we’re actively using (and some of the others we evaluated). There are the tools and blogs listed by Steve Blank that include […] Reply Martin Villig, on September 11, 2011 at 1:25 pm said: Hi Steve, It was nice to meet you last week in Tallinn. I would suggest 2 useful tools built by Estonian startups: http://edicy.com – simplest and most beautiful website creation tool http://toggl.com – simple and easy time tracking tool

Reply Tools and technologies that you can use for rapid prototyping | Startup Monthly Idea Accelerator, on September 20, 2011 at 1:41 am said: […] Tools and technologies that you can use for rapid prototyping By yuri On September 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment Tweet Hello Accelerators, After pivoting and changing your idea in the last 2 weeks, now is the time to focus all your efforts towards you Minimal Viable Product. We have 4 weeks left till the Demo Day on October 16th. We are here to help you to succeed both on the Business Model side and the technology side. Most of the teams were assigned to a mentor that will lead them till the Demo day and make sure that you are on the right track in terms of the business model and that you are focused and know what do you want to implement for initial launch. We are going to be very strict and make sure that each of the teams will have live products. Remember that the faster you get live the faster you will get feedback from your customers and pivot if necessary. As a result, we will allow teams with live products only to present to a panel of investors. In order to be ready for the final you will have to prototype your MVP (Focus on the key feature that will make your customer to come back and use your product again), launch it, market it to your target customers, define metrics, collect metrics and statistics, analyze the metrics and refine your pitch deck (we will provide a template that you will need to fill), show traction to panel of investors. Remember that the panel of investors are looking at team cohesiveness, previous experience, ability to execute, show traction, social proof, business model and your target market. As most of you already started creating wireframes and the coding efforts I strongly recommend to use these tools and services: One of the complete sources of tools for startups is shown by Steve Blank in his blog post […] Reply George P. Stathis, on September 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm said: There seems to be tremendous response to such startup tools lists, both here and in the lists linked at the top of the page. The reputation of the source recommending the tools obviously has a lot to do with it. Would there be any interest in organizing this in some sort of community curated directory? Tools might make the list based on some entry criteria: e.g. two or more sources that have used or read them recommend they get mentioned. Some benefits are that it would be searchable and discussions / testimonials could be organized around each recommendation, helping potential users/readers to get a better idea of what to expect. There is a LOT to select from here, so the community could help make the selection process smoother. Reply steveblank, on December 8, 2011 at 12:49 am said: Happy to have someone volunteer to do so. Reply Michael Eales, on January 22, 2012 at 5:40 pm said: It is worth having the ‘volunteer’ include aspects of Tom Hulme’s crowdsourced list… see http://cnda.condenast.co.uk/wired-static/tools_for_startups.pdf Reply Perico, on September 26, 2011 at 3:46 pm said: I use Priority Matrix, an app for iOS and Mac that helps you focus on important stuff and get the most out of your little time. Reply Jerome, on September 30, 2011 at 4:38 am said: Another nice project management tool is TaskPoint http://www.taskpoint.com, it hosted fork of Redmine and includes really nice communication features missing in Redmine and Chilliproject Reply How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition | Florida Venture Sourcing, on October 3, 2011 at 10:30 am said: […] first attempt at helping students answer these questions was by putting together the Startup Tools Page – a compilation of available web development tools. While it was a handy reference, it still […] Reply How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition | NYU Entrepreneur, on October 5, 2011 at 7:31 am said: […] first attempt at helping students answer these questions was by putting together the Startup Tools Page – a compilation of available web development tools. While it was a handy reference, it still […] Reply Daniel McQuillen (@SimpleDiagrams), on October 9, 2011 at 8:21 am said: Hi Steve, If your readers doing really basic UX flows or mockups, my application SimpleDiagrams might be helpful! http://www.simplediagrams.com Daniel McQuillen Reply Scott Yates, on October 10, 2011 at 7:36 pm said: One other new addition is the blog writing service Blogmutt. “We work like a dog to fill up your blog!” This is a service for companies with a site and a blog that is always the last thing that gets done, and it ends up being weeks and months between posts. For a low, flat fee Blogmutt uses a crowd of writers to create all-original posts. Reply » Finding Funding & Financing, on October 13, 2011 at 10:17 pm said: […] more about funding by reading Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, offers amazing tools, books, and other resources to […] Reply David Moore (@5MinuteAngels), on October 20, 2011 at 10:09 am said: What a fantastic list of resources! Thanks Steve for taking the time to put all of these tools into one place. Your readers might also be interested in http://www.testimonialmonkey.com which is a new customer review site that enables business to integrate their feedback directly into their web pages. They offer a free 30 day trial for new users and the Lite package is free. I hope this helps! David Reply startupworkbench, on October 20, 2011 at 4:05 pm said: Steve: You’re my new hero! This list is filled with amazing goodies and is a real reflection. I’m a big fan of your SV history lecture. My dad, a history buff, was copilot in a B24 over the last 6 ms of WWII. This shed new light on what they were up against. He would have loved this too. The link on tenacity is so real and sweet…. a heartbreaker. TYVM. [email protected] Reply Industrial Fasteners, on October 28, 2011 at 4:48 am said: Great list of websites some of the links were really helpful. Reply Leore, on November 1, 2011 at 4:12 am said: Hi Steve, Great list of resources here! As an additional resource for “Billing/Subscription Management/E-Store”, I thought your readers would be interested in Plimus. We offer a global e-Commerce platform for sellers and affiliates who sell digital goods and services online. Our platform supports several subscription models (from different trials to dynamic subscriptions) and has all the tools needed to help manage them. Our site is: http://www.plimus.com (and it’s free to sign up). Regards, Leore Reply John, on November 2, 2011 at 9:17 pm said: Great list. How about website backup tools: http://www.dropmysite.com Reply Others’ Collections | the laboratory, on November 3, 2011 at 9:34 am said: […] Steve Blank’s collection: https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ […] Reply How To Build a Web Startup – The Lean Launch Pad | Notesinthecloud, on November 6, 2011 at 2:14 pm said: […] guide for a lean development of a minimum viable product, and provides a very helpful set of startup tools that span from business model development frameworks, to SEO and analytics tutorials. If you […] Reply Nicholas Hughes, on November 9, 2011 at 11:29 pm said: Hi, Steve, Thanks for the collection. Its an awesome list. Really appreciating the work you’re putting in here. Here I also recommend another online project schedule tool-TABB. http://www.tabb.ca Maybe you can review and add it into your list. Reply Lasse, on November 11, 2011 at 2:07 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks a bunch for your impressive list of great resources for entrepreneurs. Let me recommend an addition to the Web analytics tools: Mouseflow (http://mouseflow.com) performs analytics comparable to clicktale but at a fraction of the cost. Give it a try! Reply Taat, on November 15, 2011 at 12:10 am said: Business plan and financial tool: http://www.iplanner.net Reply Atul Veer, on November 20, 2011 at 10:48 pm said: Hi Steve, Great list. Thanks a lot for all the hard work in listing all this information. Found one typo: The URL link to Thomas in “Marketing Research > Market Research Resources Online” is wrong, its pointing to http://www.thomas.net. It should point to http://www.thomasnet.com Thanks, Atul Reply steveblank, on November 20, 2011 at 11:40 pm said: thanks. link updated. Reply Matthew Ogston, on November 29, 2011 at 1:45 pm said: Great set of startup tools Steve. I’ve been referring to the list for quite some time now to build my own company, and waiting for the time we are ready to shamelessly suggest our own product – JobPage – http://www.jobpage.com We provide many of the benefits of Recruiterbox and the Resumator, but we specialise in tech and marketing recruitment only. Our platform also pro-actively seeks out suitable candidates before they’ve even applied to one of our jobs. Reply steveblank, on December 3, 2011 at 11:42 am said: Matthew, Created new “Recruiting” and “Find a Co-founder” sections. Added jobpage.com steve Reply Matthew Ogston, on December 3, 2011 at 11:47 am said: Thank you Steve! Regards, Matt Reply To Build Or Not To Build? | | Lead To Win for WomenLead To Win for Women, on November 30, 2011 at 6:28 pm said: […] build massive systems in-house. Before you do it, look into third-party apps (here’s the mother load from Steve Blank) and talk to other entrepreneurs to see if they can help. Otherwise it’s a waste […] Reply Thom Holland, on December 2, 2011 at 6:15 am said: Incredible list for entrepreneurs. Reply Bahadir, on December 3, 2011 at 11:10 am said: Steve- this is great, thanks! Having recently dived into the game myself, I’d add 2 very useful tools to the list to build up a user base before even launching the product: launchrock, and kickofflabs, that both help sign users up in anticipation of the launch date. Useful for Apps and more. Cheers, Reply steveblank, on December 3, 2011 at 11:38 am said: Already on the list, under “Product Launch Tools” steve Reply Praveen, on December 7, 2011 at 6:04 am said: Hi Steve, Would like to share about 99tests.com, we are a Crowdsourced Software testing platform. We help software developers in functionality testing of their applications. Thanks, Praveen. Reply ngowdy, on December 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm said: Hey Steve – this is a brilliant list that I find myself coming back to time and again when tasked with, “Hey – Nick, find us a vendor for X.” It’s an easy way to get a who’s-who in each of these verticals, and we’ve been pretty happy with the vendors we’ve found (MailChimp, UserTesting.com, ClickTale, countless others). I use this frequently enough that I think it would be terrific if you would consider our business for this list – FreedomVoice (http://www.freedomvoice.com). We’ve been in business since 1996, providing small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs with 800 numbers and virtual phone service. We’ve recently branched into hosted VoIP telephony as well (www.freedomiq.com), a natural extension for growing businesses. Maybe we could find a home under the “Misc Office Help” area – alongside vendors like Grasshopper or RingCentral? Either way, my shame all-but-expunged, I just want to thank you for this is a ridiculously extensive, valuable, and constantly fresh list. Go Bears. Reply JasonL, on December 9, 2011 at 2:07 pm said: @Steve This page should be retitled, “One Step to the Epiphany”. What an amazingly broad set of start-up tools and resources! Thank you for this page as well as placing your lecture materials online. Best wishes, Jason Reply Derek Scruggs, on December 11, 2011 at 11:11 am said: A couple more tools to suggest: Analytics StatsMix – easy tracking, charting and sharing of internal application and business metrics Surveys SurveyGizmo – free basic version, extremely powerful survey creation and data integration tools Reply Derek Scruggs, on December 11, 2011 at 11:12 am said: Argh, forgot to include the urls! StatsMix – http://www.statsmix.com SurveyGizmo – http://www.surveygizmo.com Reply steveblank, on December 15, 2011 at 9:50 pm said: added Reply Davide, on December 15, 2011 at 3:53 am said: @Steve The link of SpyFu isn’t right. Reply steveblank, on December 15, 2011 at 9:49 pm said: fixed Reply Mayank Sharma (@mayanks), on December 15, 2011 at 9:20 pm said: Appreciate your mentioning of freshdesk here but (besides the typo) calling it a zendesk clone sends wrong signal. The authority that you carry has the power to make a lie ^sound like a fact^. > Steve Blank calls it a clone, so it must be a clone. Reply Mayank Sharma (@mayanks), on December 15, 2011 at 9:35 pm said: Thank you for obliging. My respect for you just went up couple of notches. Reply LEGAY Jean-François, on December 23, 2011 at 4:14 am said: Hi Steve, I read the french translation of your book “the 4 steps to epiphanie”. The content appeared to me of great value for companies willing to put on the market successfull new products. Nevertheless the french translation is very poor and appears offently as coming directly from a translating machine without necessary corrections or interpretations. This should make the content difficult to digest for non expertised persons. Best regards and congratulations for your expertise. Jean-François Reply Sridh_ar, on January 11, 2012 at 1:03 am said: Steve, here is a nomination for a Startup tool > 10Screens, a _free_ online prototyping and collaboration tool (“PowerPoint for prototyping”). Request you to include under “Wireframing tools” list. TIA, Sridh_ar Reply Scott Annan, on January 21, 2012 at 5:45 pm said: Hi Steve, I’ve used this list as a reference for some time – thanks for curating it! I thought you might want to check out http://startupplays.com – its what TechCrunch called a “Virtual Accelerator” and a “real viable alternative to current startup accelerators”. I thought you might want to include it in your list above – and would love to collaborate with you on building a “play”. Thanks for the list, and all the great content. Reply Stephen, on February 1, 2012 at 11:47 am said: Hi Steve, Brilliant list! I might humbly put forward http://www.skillpages.com as a tool for recruiting people and finding freelancers. Thanks again, Stephen Reply Lillian Cherry, on February 7, 2012 at 4:50 pm said: Another great tool is Blogmutt, a crowd-sourced blog writing service. http://www.blogmutt.com Reply Ching, on February 7, 2012 at 6:24 pm said: If anyone is interested in infographics as a tool for entrepreneur, may I add http://www.piktochart.com to the list? Looking forward to your feedback! Thanks Ching Reply On Planning Versus Execution | Meet Justin Barrett, on February 7, 2012 at 8:04 pm said: […] that I think are greatly improving the planning process. The Lean Startup methodology, along with Steve Blank’s concepts in customer development, can change the game in how company’s get started. Yes, the […] Reply Barbara Tien, on February 8, 2012 at 5:08 pm said: Wow, Steve! Raising a family — what a delightful way to represent the tenacity and courage it takes to raise a business. I snatched the list the first time well over a year ago and found it in my Evernote collection this afternoon when I went hunting for tools. My eyes popped! I’d not appreciated it the first time. This time, I found your timelapse treasure as a special reward for looking carefully. Wow, I hope you’ll have a moment to peruse these comments occasionally and you’ll find this thank you in return. Reply steveblank, on February 10, 2012 at 1:37 am said: Your welcome. Seek and ye shall find! Reply Peter, on April 9, 2012 at 11:35 am said: Hi Steve, Wonderful resource. I’m currently in the SF bay area traveling and I’d like to buy a copy of the startup owners manual but I can’t find a store that carries it. Can you tell me where to buy a copy? I can’t do the online ordering because I’m traveling for several months. Thanks. Reply Caroline, on February 8, 2012 at 6:47 pm said: Hi Steve! Really nice list! Definitely bookmarking this one By the way, could you include Keynotopia under Wireframing tools? It’s a rapid wireframing + high fidelity (pixel perfect) prototyping tool that’s been very popular among start-ups In fact we even had one of our users win StartUp week-end using it that thanked us for the help Thanks and keep up the great work! -Caroline http://keynotopia.com/ Reply Startup Library | Lara.do, on February 12, 2012 at 6:39 pm said: […] Toolkit: Some of the tools that will help you to quickly get your startup off the ground. Steve Blank’s Startup Tools is extremely useful as well. You can also check out this cool […] Reply Tim Waters, on February 21, 2012 at 9:14 pm said: Excellent resources Steve, entrepreneurs will find this very helpful. I also bookmark this one on delicious. I believe that in order to be a successful entrepreneur you will need the right online tools and resources that can help you run your business smoothly and hassle free to progress. With these tools it can help you manage your business effectively and efficiently. You can also check this for more alternative tools that are very useful for entrepreneur to use. (http://www.timedoctor.com/blog/2011/04/14/compare-screen-monitoring-software) Using these tools it can help you improve collaboration, project management and team communication. Reply Betsy Corcoran: Everything I Know About Startups I Learned From My Teenager | Leeds Classifieds, on February 25, 2012 at 2:19 am said: […] *You need gear, gadgets, software. (But see above: they’d better be cheap or ones you invent). Happily the webby world is here to serve you, starting with loads of open source software. Some of the best apps are almost free: Thank you, Heroku, MailChimp, Dropbox, Balsamiq, Googledocs, Rondee, Facebook, SurveyMonkey and all the other snazzy tools Stanford prof Steve Blank mentions here. […] Reply Resources for Incubator of startups | searchforsolutions, on February 28, 2012 at 2:01 am said: […] https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. […] Reply Dmitry, on February 29, 2012 at 4:34 am said: Hi Steve! You help startups a lot by making this list of definitely useful tools. If it’s still open please consider to add our startup http://invitebox.com which provides the easiest way to add referral program to any website and allows to reward users for spreading the word through the most popular social networks. Thanks. Reply » Finding Funding & Financing, on March 3, 2012 at 8:23 pm said: […] more about funding by reading Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, offers amazing tools, books, and other resources to startups. Our next blog will explore angel investors more deeply. […] Reply Shawn, on March 6, 2012 at 12:25 am said: Hi Steve, Great advice for startups. One tool that can be a great benefit to growing startups is http://www.ofemailmarketing.com .They provide great email marketing tools and they are very cost effective. Thanks Shawn Reply Steve Blank: las 4 Caracteristicas Principales en un Emprendedor | Capital Disruptivo, on March 8, 2012 at 7:48 am said: […] en las nuevas teorias de administracion para startups, escribio recientemente un libro llamado “Startup Owner´s Manual” que considero esta destinado a volverse una referencia obligada para cualquier persona interesada […] Reply Junaid Kalmadi, on March 12, 2012 at 8:28 am said: @Steve Add Formassembly for survey tools – http://www.formassembly.com They have unlimited form creation and responses in their free plan. All the companies currently listed have a limit on # of forms or responses with their free/basic plans. Reply Business Books for 21st Century Management, on March 14, 2012 at 5:38 pm said: […] and is fairly technical, but is an essential resource for anyone looking to launch a startup. His personal website is also full of great […] Reply Why Freelancing, on March 27, 2012 at 1:49 am said: It’s really helpful! I wish i had a teacher like you.. I suggest you put http://www.peopleperhour.com in the list about freelance help! I find it very helpful, and easy to use! Reply Mariana Reis Wunderlich, on April 12, 2012 at 9:34 am said: Hi Steve, It’s a really helpfull list! I highly recomend you to add MOOVIA on your Project Management list. Moovia is a free business network for team collaboration and project management. http://www.moovia.com Reply Startup help – Usefull resources and tools for your startup | Vidiget Blog, on April 25, 2012 at 2:32 am said: […] Steve Blank’s tool list […] Reply Tom G, on May 14, 2012 at 6:07 am said: As far as I can see, the survey sites are all American. As usual. Let me just throw in a European survey website in just in case any other people are looking for a site that complies with the Data Protection Act rather than a mixture of laws combined. http://www.smart-survey.co.uk They’re not too assimilar to Survey Monkey, except they’re UK based and slightly more user friendly. Reply Manoj, on May 22, 2012 at 9:13 pm said: Hey Steve, that’s a pretty comprehensive list of tools. I would suggest another great customer support tool, HappyFox. Its visual appeal, sophisticated design, impressive organizational capabilities and intuitive interface make it a standout tool. Give it a shot! Reply used equipment sales, on May 23, 2012 at 2:56 am said: if anybody want to be a successful entrepreneur then he will need the right online tools and resources that can help you run his business smoothly and hassle free to progress.with that kind of tools one can easily managed the resources and business both effectively.Excellent resources Steve, entrepreneurs will find this very helpful.great work from your side done. i got so much information from your blog.Again thanks steve Reply Luke W, on May 28, 2012 at 8:38 am said: Such a huge list!! – I’d recommend checking out OneDesk for project management , help desk and collaboration needs – it’s an all-in-one unified solution for the entire process from ideation right through to delivery and support, aimed at keeping the whole team on the same page and placing as few barriers as possible between the flow of information between them. Thanks for such a great resource Steve! Reply witmart, on May 29, 2012 at 1:53 am said: Another freelance outsourcing site for small business-www.witmart.com Reply Manoj, on June 4, 2012 at 3:30 am said: Hey Steve, That’s a pretty comprehensive list of tools. I would suggest another great customer support tool, HappyFox. Its visual appeal, sophisticated design, impressive organizational capabilities and intuitive interface make it a standout tool. Give it a shot! Reply BizPlanCompany, on June 23, 2012 at 1:39 pm said: Excellent. Thank for all the resources. We are always looking for good market research sources at our firm http://www.bizplancompany.com we have recently found http://www.quora.com a good resource as well. Reply Asif, on June 29, 2012 at 7:58 pm said: Hello Steve, Extremely useful and comprehensive list, it covers almost everything, thanks .. I would recommend adding http://www.yodiz.com to the list. Agile/scrum tool make the team happy and productive. It was extremely use to attend all your sessions on September 5-9 2011 in Helsinki Regards from Helsinki Asif Reply Jane Clements, on July 3, 2012 at 11:13 pm said: Google Analytics is great for managing your website both when starting your business, and further down the line too. Bing have just launched some amazing new stuff for their analytics though – it kicks Google Analytics into touch. thanks, Jane Reply Zeeshan Ali, on July 9, 2012 at 1:32 pm said: http://www.surveytool.com/bulletin-surveys/ – I guess steve have missed this tool !!! Reply Rama's home page » Evolution of business operating platforms in IT, on July 10, 2012 at 4:58 am said: […] have to spend money on IT. Take a look at the kind of tools that are available to a startup today: https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ and http://startuptools.pbworks.com/w/page/17974963/FrontPage . Any IT department would love to […] Reply Helen, on July 12, 2012 at 2:03 am said: Hi Steve, I couldn’t find a good way to contact you. May I suggest adding http://www.hloom.com/ to “Misc Office Help” section. The site is a repository of free office templates distributed under Creative Commons. Reply Startup Tools | , on July 13, 2012 at 6:10 pm said: […] Blank“Startup Tools For Entrepreneurs”“Startup […] Reply Startup Tools - , on July 18, 2012 at 2:00 am said: […] Blank“Startup Tools For Entrepreneurs”“Startup […] Reply Rob H, on July 18, 2012 at 9:47 am said: Wow! This list is amazing – it just goes on and on. I was looking for some good tips for my own start-up and then realized that you be interested in adding it to the ‘Website Design Tools’. It could be useful for people, especially at the very early stages of getting a holding page up. http://www.plinqs.com Reply Quickthink » Blog Archive » A Day in the Life of Steve Blank, on July 21, 2012 at 3:08 am said: […] And if you are looking for some tools to learn how to do a start up, Steve offers a few here. […] Reply Startup Tools Chinese Internet entrepreneurs tools library Startup Tools | , on July 22, 2012 at 2:06 am said: […] Blank“Startup Tools For Entrepreneurs”“Startup […] Reply Startup Resources: Toolboxes and Toys | Snapshots & Secrets, on July 23, 2012 at 4:37 am said: […] 3) Startup Tools by Steve Blank – Boom! This site has the works. Everything you ever wanted to know about building an internet business including website setup, SEO tools, CRMs, wireframing tools and so much more! […] Reply Darren Lancaster (@thecommunityguy), on July 24, 2012 at 10:14 pm said: Steve, Would appreciate it if you can add groupvine.com to the email blasting and surveys section. Best, Darren Reply kamilski81, on July 26, 2012 at 6:56 am said: Hey Steve, On August 1, 2012, Website Optimizer will no longer be available as a standalone product. Just a heads up if you want to remove that from your list. Reply Steve Pessah, on July 26, 2012 at 11:01 am said: Hey Steve, Great list. Have bookmarked it for future use. Was wondering if you could add AppFirst to the Cloud Services and Tools list? They provide real-time monitoring and management for your cloud servers. Reply Mikita Mikado, on July 27, 2012 at 9:45 am said: Fantastic list. Good addition to “4 steps to epiphany” and the blog. Steve, how can I ask you to add Quote Roller on it? Reply ECC Talk #2 – Evaluating your ideas – Is your idea worth 5 solid years of your life? | Startup Weekend Crane, on July 28, 2012 at 9:02 pm said: […] https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ […] Reply Blair Jeffris (@blairjeffris), on August 6, 2012 at 8:57 am said: Hi Steve, We’ve referred to your list often in our efforts to launch and grow QAOnDemand. We provide startups with an easy and inexpensive solution for software QA testing and would appreciate if you’d add http://www.qaondemand.com to your website/browser testing section. Thanks, Blair Reply Jordan Foutz, on August 17, 2012 at 2:57 pm said: Under E-Store software, one of the more impressive programs is Pinnacle Cart from a feature set standpoint. It is pretty comparable to Volusion. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to check out an extended demo. Reply Website Tutorial, on August 18, 2012 at 12:27 pm said: This is honestly one of the most complete and comprehensive list of startup tools I have ever seen. The only part that threw me off was in reference to the web hosting/cloud services portions. I would imagine that most developers already have a rock solid foundation in regard to what web hosting is and who they should be using. That being said, if the target reader for those links is someone who simply needs a business website up ASAP, I think the links could be slightly improved upon. Most importantly the website setup/tutorial and the web hosting tutorial links. I created a site to address this need, which you can find at http://myfirstwebsitetutorial.com My goal with the site is to make it incredibly simple for a new business owner to put up a high quality site in less than hour with absolutely no amount of coding knowledge. It is still a work in progress, and feedback is of course welcome. Steve, please let me know if there is anything I can do to make my website worthy of your resources page. And please keep blogging!! Your blog posts are by far the most well written and inspiring of any entrepreneurial blogger. Reply Mike Panesis, on August 23, 2012 at 3:13 pm said: Steve, In the “Custom Machine Shops” section, take a look at http://www.protolabs.com and http://hackerspaces.org. Reply Mahesh Singh, on August 28, 2012 at 3:19 pm said: Hi Steve, Awesome list of tools here. Please consider adding Swift-Kanban (http://swift-kanban.com) to the list of Project Management and collaboration tools. Designed and built under guidance from David J Anderson, father of the Kanban Method for software, it is being widely considered one of the top Kanban tools. Thanks! Mahesh Singh Co-founder, Digite, Inc. Reply Links of the Week « BrendanAndrade.com, on September 4, 2012 at 11:01 pm said: […] If you are an entrepreneur, this is the most important link you’ll see today. A comprehensive list of startup resources. (steveblank.com) […] Reply Marcelo Pimenta, on September 15, 2012 at 6:03 pm said: I would like to suggest an ebook in portuguese with visual tools to inspire new strategies – http://www.slideshare.net/menta90/ferramentas-visuais-para-estrategistas-14301045 Reply Rene, on September 19, 2012 at 5:14 am said: Hi, I suggest Breeze (http://letsbreeze.com), it’s a simple tool for agile project management. Based on lean and agile principles (Kanban, Scrum). It’s kind a hybrid between Trello and Basecamp but adds more functionality that suites consultants and small businesses, mainly time tracking and reporting. Regards, Rene Reply vesselina, on September 19, 2012 at 7:23 am said: Hey Steve, I suggest TeamPulse (http://www.telerik.com/teampulse) for agile project management – both with scrum and kanban. It has cross-project reporting and very nice tracking. Reply John, on September 19, 2012 at 8:34 am said: Hi Steve, it seems that Google has launched some really cool service for surveys. It’s not listed here, so probably you missed that. Google Consumer Surveys http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home Reply Ben, on September 30, 2012 at 10:22 pm said: This is just a terrific list of tools and resources, wonder how much effort was put into it, kudos. I’d love to recommend one of my favorites, ClickDesk – http://www.clickdesk.com/ for live chat and helpdesk to be added to customer support/feedback list. And, of course I love the likes of Mailchimp, Dropbox and Basecamp already on the list. You could also add Workflowy for project management and to-do lists. Cheers and thanks again for the list! Reply Mike Miller, on October 1, 2012 at 9:59 am said: Wow !!! Huge list of tools and resources !!! Thanks a lot for sharing that information. Reply Quora, on October 2, 2012 at 7:18 pm said: What is a comprehensive list of fast web tools to get your startup online?… Steve Blank, the author of “The Four Steps To Epiphany” has an enormous pool of web tools for startups compiled in his blog. It has everything from Web Analytics tools to Customer Development tools. You can check out his blog by clicking on the link … Reply recruiter, on October 3, 2012 at 8:45 am said: what am amazing collection of links and tools!!! well done Steve. Reply Moulds And Dies, on October 11, 2012 at 5:20 am said: The tools and information available at your site is really useful. I hope you keep us updated with more such information in future. Reply Jose Betancur, on October 15, 2012 at 6:55 am said: Hi Steve, we create an iPad app that helps with the Business Model, you could use the Business Model or the Lean Canvas, and iterate. In the next versions we will include a lot of the Costumer Validation to it. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canvas-model-design-build/id568186908?mt=8 Reply Sunil Rajaraman, on October 23, 2012 at 2:30 pm said: Steve, great post! For those in need of a scalable content creation solution, I co-founded scripted.com. I also wrote this for Techcrunch recently, so wanted to pass it along (advice on raising seed capital from a founder’s perspective): http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/13/how-to-raise-1m-seed-round/. Great article – going to dig into some of these resources now! Reply msurguy, on October 23, 2012 at 2:35 pm said: Thanks for such a comprehensive list! I’m the creator of http://bootsnipp.com – a Snippet site for Bootstrap users, there’s a growing collection of design elements ready to be copy/pasted into your application, free of charge. Would be great if you could add my resource under Twitter Bootstrap. Reply Becky Johnson, on October 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm said: Awesome list! We use Cyfe.com to monitor all our marketing channels and business data in one place. It’s a great tool! Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:30 am said: added Reply Ruchit Garg (@ruchitgarg), on November 7, 2012 at 3:46 pm said: Checkout http://www.9slides.com incredible tool for sharing investment pitch with investor, which helps you share not only numbers slide but also your personality and passion. Would love to get this added above. Reply Paul Biggar (@paulbiggar), on November 8, 2012 at 5:11 pm said: A quick bug: cappucino isn’t a rails deployment tool – that’s Capistrano. Cappucino is a JS development framework. Reply steveblank, on November 8, 2012 at 5:41 pm said: fixed. thanks! Reply Paul Biggar (@paulbiggar), on November 8, 2012 at 5:12 pm said: Circle (https://circleci.com) is a continous integration and deployment service – would love to be listed in the “development tools” section. Thanks! Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:27 am said: added Reply Aaron Queen, on November 13, 2012 at 10:32 am said: Hi Steve, Would it be possible to add EffortlessHR to the Misc Office Help section. It is a web-based HR system aimed at small businesses and start-ups. Reply steveblank, on November 13, 2012 at 8:00 pm said: Aaron, You almost had me until the intro video popped up and got shoved in my face. steve Reply Aaron Queen, on November 13, 2012 at 8:16 pm said: Sorry about that intro video. We are testing that to see how it affects conversions. I guess in your case, you did not appreciate it and that is my view as well but the test is almost over and it will likely not automatically popup after the results from the testing are finalized. Reply Aaron Queen, on March 11, 2015 at 8:43 pm said: Hey Steve, Following up on this. The intro video has been removed for quite a while now. Please reconsider the site to be officially listed. Thanks! Reply Tekedia » Some Knowledge Hacks for African Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs, on November 19, 2012 at 4:22 am said: […] Steve Blank’s Startup Tools […] Reply VidCruiter (@VidCruiter), on November 22, 2012 at 10:06 am said: Steve, fantastic center of information! I would like to add our video interviewing company to your recruiting tool section if you would consider. We offer many recruiting tools such as: Ats with video capabilities:http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidtracking Video interview software: http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidinterviewing Automated reference checks:http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidreferencing And a complete hiring solution:http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidhiring Thank you for your consideration, Rachelle http://www.vidcruiter.com/ Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:25 am said: added vidcruiter under recruiting tools Reply Relaxstoelen, on November 23, 2012 at 4:57 am said: The tools and information available at your site is really useful. I hope you keep us updated with more such information in future. Reply Marco Montemagno (@montemagno), on November 24, 2012 at 3:58 am said: Hi Steve on The Tech Alchemist http://www.techalchemist.com you find weekly video interviews that I think are very helpful for startups/founders Reply cliosparade, on November 25, 2012 at 7:32 pm said: There is a new e-mail newsletter start up that is free for life… I love it. A definite need to be added to your tools list. Campayn – Free E-mail Newsletters Reply Jeff Burkland, on November 26, 2012 at 6:19 pm said: Steve, perhaps you might consider in your Lists of Tools from Others or another section, our Finance Toolkit for Startups. We have a range of tools that will grow monthly and includes Sample Pitch Decks, a Board Meeting Agenda, and a Cap Table. In the future, it will likely contain Financial Models and other sample tools we use with clients in helping run the finance side of the business as well as assisting with fundraising. Finance Startup Toolkit: http://www.burklandassociates.com/Startup_Tools.html Thank you for pulling these resources together in one place. Reply Henry Campbell, on November 27, 2012 at 4:26 am said: Great job on the article Steve, I have added this page to my favorites since it has a lot of resources and good information. I also want to let you know about http://www.aussiedirectory.com.au a website directory where anyone can find useful contacts with Australian businesses Reply David Benson, on November 27, 2012 at 7:57 am said: Maybe draw.io, https://www.draw.io, for wireframing and mxGraph, https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph, for web drawing libraries. Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:20 am said: added Reply Open-source entrepreneurship « The Berkeley Blog, on November 27, 2012 at 3:21 pm said: […] A list of startup tools is here […] Reply Rammohan, on November 28, 2012 at 7:12 am said: We can add http://www.startupspeeddating.in for India Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:18 am said: I don’t add apps that require email addresses to even figure out what they do. If they change their homepage I’d be happy to add them. Reply Prateek (@prateekagarrwal), on November 29, 2012 at 12:41 am said: Hey Steve, Have you checked out webengage.com? It could be included in your Customer Support/Feedback and Survey categories. Would love your feedback on our product, thanks a lot! Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:16 am said: added Reply Ian, on November 29, 2012 at 7:45 pm said: looks like you’re missing http://www.helpspot.com and http://www.besnappy.com in the help desk list Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:13 am said: added helpspot. Skipped bensnappy as I don’t add apps that require email addresses to even figure out what they do. Reply Brett Rakestraw, on November 30, 2012 at 3:24 am said: Hi Steve, Have you considered adding a category for creative services, specifically explainer/demo videos for startups? They could be considered marketing tools, but perhaps there could be a creative category. http://DunkTank.co does startup demo videos as well as things like slide design, logo animations, and original audio. I’d be happy to supply a list of competitors in the market if it helped facilitate a category. Either way, I have found this list to be the best resource yet for my endeavors. Thanks for creating it! Reply steveblank, on November 30, 2012 at 4:21 am said: Brett, Happy to start a category if you could supply a list! steve Reply Brett Rakestraw, on December 6, 2012 at 2:52 am said: Steve, I keep trying to reply with a list, but it fails to go through every time. Not sure if it has to do with all or any of the links. Reply Michael, on December 1, 2012 at 9:48 am said: Awesome list Steve! Thanks for putting this together. A quick heads up that you forgot the ‘s’ in CoFoundersLab in the Find a Co-Founder section. Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:00 am said: fixed Reply Gareth, on December 3, 2012 at 3:03 am said: http://www.geckoboard.com is a great tool for data-driven startups to monitor their key metrics. Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:01 am said: added Reply David Miller, on December 5, 2012 at 11:49 am said: Steve – I “open-sourced” my Cap Table tool that is a little more sophisticated than Fred’s tool. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/SGL8nw. Feel free to share with everyone. Reply steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:29 pm said: David, Thanks for offering this but I don’t add apps that require email addresses to use. steve Reply dmillerconj, on December 6, 2012 at 7:33 am said: Thanks for the response, Steve … I wasn’t sure how things worked … you can post this direct link instead if you want – http://bit.ly/TFsCwu. No email required. My intent is to share not profit … Reply steveblank, on December 6, 2012 at 9:56 am said: added a “Cap Table / Valuation” section thanks Reply Kevin Ohashi, on December 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm said: Steve – I wanted to suggest http://reviewsignal.com/webhosting for your website setup category. It’s a review site based on what people are saying about web hosting companies on social media. It’s designed to be transparent (each review is sourced to the social media account it was posted on) and all the ranking info is public. It’s our startup’s attempt to introduce honest and transparent reviews for the web hosting space. Reply Justin Souter, on December 8, 2012 at 4:15 am said: Steve – you may wish to add Grappster and Leftronic as Dashboard tools like Geckboard I’m also wondering whether you meant for the Startup Tools tab at the top to disappear – you mention this elsewhere… Also to express my deep gratitude for everything you’ve done with Cust Dev etc. I’m loving listening to your blog posts via Clearshore – I’ve found your insight refreshing and ewmpowering, and I’m paying it forward her in North East England with @leannortheast. Reply steveblank, on December 8, 2012 at 10:24 pm said: 1. added apps. 2. Send me a screenshot and I’ll report the bug to wordpress. Reply Ana Paula Pereira, on December 9, 2012 at 6:19 pm said: I developed a small tool that helps those working with the Business Model Canvas to visualize Customer Archetipes by providing complementary canvas that go from Empathy Maps to Value Proposition Design. I wish I have found your work before I started with it… but here a link to the app just in case you think it could have a place in your list of Customer Development Tools: Personas for iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/personas/id577884717?mt=8 In case you’re interested I will be more that glad to offer you a promo code to download the app for free. Reply Tekedia » UPDATED: Some Knowledge Hacks for African Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs, on December 10, 2012 at 1:02 pm said: […] Steve Blank’s Startup Tools – a convenient list of almost everything you might need to get your startup off the ground. […] Reply Brooke Treseder (@BrookeTreseder), on December 10, 2012 at 3:52 pm said: These are my suggestions for the indicated categories. Collaboration – Join.me Gamification – Bunchball, Hoopla Website Setup – Wix.com, Squarespace, Webs Online Marketing Suites – Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot, Silverpop Reply steveblank, on December 15, 2012 at 11:23 pm said: Brooke, Great list. Added them. thanks, steve Reply Michael Berger, on February 19, 2014 at 12:08 pm said: You forgot to add Marketo! Reply eulenausathen, on December 16, 2012 at 8:29 am said: Just discovered your collection. Amazing work and very helpfull. Well done. Reply Don Sanders, on December 19, 2012 at 7:42 pm said: Hi Steve, Could you please add Centroy http://centroy.com to your project management list? Cheers, Don Sanders VP Business Development Reply steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:45 pm said: Done Reply Uros, on January 1, 2013 at 5:39 pm said: Do[Box] (http://dobox.net) is a project management application with emphasis on re-using what you have already done. We would love to be listed here. Thanks for good work! Reply steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:47 pm said: done Reply Siegfried Grimbeek, on January 3, 2013 at 3:32 am said: Wow, amazing extensive list! Good job! Reply Daniel Schafrat, on January 3, 2013 at 5:37 am said: Hi Steve – Label A has developed image bank Bynder (www.getbynder.com). This DAM tool is fully cloud-based, and focuses particularly on gathering, sharing and managing all your media in an easy and intuitive manner. We would greatly appreciate a listing under the ‘Digital Asset Management’ section. Daniel Reply steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:49 pm said: done Reply Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty | Snapshots & Secrets, on January 4, 2013 at 6:42 am said: […] Steve Blank Startup Tools – This is an absolute list of every resource for you to use at any stage of your startup journey. Seriously, this could take you months to get through but it would be well worth the time. […] Reply Ivonne, on January 9, 2013 at 3:31 am said: I would humbly suggest some other tools to this close-to-perfection list as well: http://www.woorank.com – website analysis and review http://www.ahrefs.com – SEO tool (backlinks and keyword analysis) http://www.moonsearch.com – SEO tool (backlinks and detailed stats on the website) Reply steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:59 pm said: done Reply Sophie Waters, on January 11, 2013 at 5:44 pm said: I would highly suggest http://www.spillkitcentral.com as a great place to find the clean up tools you need. Reply Jesse, on January 13, 2013 at 3:32 am said: This is an amazing list! Thank you for putting it together. No telling how long it would have taken me to discover all of these on my own! Jesse infinacar.com Reply Eric Allen, on January 14, 2013 at 2:37 pm said: A few for the demo video category: Firestarter Videos Stretford Digital Media Kasra Design Panda Motion Reply 8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs will make in 2013, on January 17, 2013 at 11:11 am said: […] 4) Being a Technology Ostrich – there are so many incredible products available to entrepreneurs online, you can’t afford to keep your head in the sand. From accounting software, to recruiting tools, and invoicing, website creators, physical credit card processors, online surveys, project management, product sourcing, product feedback, easy made design, ready-made workforces, business documents and courses. (TIP: check out this amazing post by Steve Blank on an incredibly comprehensive list of startup tools.) […] Reply Fredrik, on January 21, 2013 at 7:37 am said: Hi Steve, Nice collection of tools and services! Please add http://www.projify.com to the project management list. Thanks, Fredrik Reply steveblank, on February 10, 2013 at 3:54 am said: done Reply Dave, on January 26, 2013 at 10:12 am said: Hi Steve, Great list of tools – your readers may find http://recon.io useful – it’s a Twitter brand monitoring tool that I’ve built, with a free plan for startups/small projects. Reply steveblank, on February 10, 2013 at 3:54 am said: done Reply Faith, on February 11, 2013 at 6:34 pm said: Hi Steve; the best list i have found on the net, but you do not have my best selection for which i use for finding song lyrics: “www.elyrics.net”. You can search all lyrics by entering just a few words you remember and voila! the magic happens Reply steveblank, on February 11, 2013 at 6:38 pm said: Way too many ads to be a usable site. Search engine doesn’t work. Reply Faith, on February 13, 2013 at 2:32 pm said: Hi Steve, we have managed to remove some of the ads, we are definitely trying to make the site usable. What exactly is not working with the search? It seems to be working for me. thank you for your kind help. Reply Comfortable with Uncertainty | Just Start., on February 13, 2013 at 1:03 pm said: […] Steve Blank Startup Tools – This is an absolute list of every resource for you to use at any stage of your startup journey. Seriously, this could take you months to get through but it would be well worth the time. […] Reply IconFreaks, on February 13, 2013 at 3:32 pm said: thanks for the nice list Steve. Your visitors may love to visit a neat, user-friendly icon search engine : http://iconfreaks.com , you have the ability to filter searches with size, color etc. thank you. Reply Shlomo Freund (@StartUpNoodle), on February 14, 2013 at 12:08 am said: Hey Steve, this is an amazing list. Thank you for that! I’d like to add something to this list as well, under angel development services to help startups make the leap towards getting investments. Can read more about it on my blog: (http://www.startupnoodle.com/angel-developers-bypassing-the-founders-dilemma/). I’m Partnered with Ikura media, so be glad if you can add this: (http://www.ikuramedia.com/ikuramedia/ikura_for_startups.html) Thanks, Shlomo Reply Coach Mark, on February 14, 2013 at 4:29 pm said: Some fantastic resources here Steve. Thank you. What would all of you recommend as a fairly cheap company for hosting my website that might also be able to help make it look more professional or would these things usually be done separately? Reply Resource List for Startups – Curated Content At Its Best | barbara hoisl, on February 17, 2013 at 10:09 am said: […] week, I came across a list of tools for startups curated by Steve […] Reply Coach Mark, on February 17, 2013 at 11:56 am said: How about some sources for managing customer data and information? For example if they order a coaching service from you what are some efficient tools for managing all of your contacts and info? Reply Steven Macdonald, on February 27, 2013 at 5:49 am said: Hi Mark. I would recommend using Superoffice (http://www.superoffice.com) for managing customer data and information. Great list, Steve! This list is such a powerful resource for the web! Reply Maranda, on February 19, 2013 at 9:49 am said: Hi Steve! I’m echo everyone’s sentiments about the quality of this list. Could you add http://www.apio.com to the list of PM tools? Thanks. Reply Gail Williamson, on February 20, 2013 at 8:01 pm said: Steve, Thank you for this extremely thorough list. I’ve passed this around to some of my fellow MBA students and we’re all digging it! I’m starting a business and am talking with an engineer about designing my product. I’ve offered him two options – the first is to join me as a founder and the second is to bring him on as a designer (less responsibility for him). I’m wondering if there is a standard way that designers get paid i.e. so many $ per each product sold? Thank you, Gail Williamson Reply Kelvin Yip, on February 23, 2013 at 2:41 am said: Hi Steve, would you please add one more tool for the startup called “ProcedureRock”. This is one of the very few tools out there dedicated for managing procedures and process. Procedures and process are very important for early stage startup. It’s a good practice to create your SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) from early day. Reply App Marketing Tools For Developers | Apptamin, on February 23, 2013 at 8:13 am said: […] is a list of a lot of them (inspired by Steve Blank’s Startup Tools), that we will update as we learn about new ones. Don’t hesitate to contact us at […] Reply 9 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor | Information Maven: Greg Meyer, on February 23, 2013 at 12:18 pm said: […] best Steve Blank form, encourage your teams to “Get Out of the Building” and validate their assumptions […] Reply William Mougayar, on February 23, 2013 at 8:02 pm said: Hi Steve, how about adding Woopra as Customer Analytics in the Analytics section? Btw- Customer Analytics is more insightful than Web Analytics these days. Reply steveblank, on February 23, 2013 at 10:38 pm said: done Reply wmougayar, on February 24, 2013 at 7:39 am said: Thanks! I saw you also added Customer Analytics to the title Reply Faseeh, on February 25, 2013 at 6:44 am said: Hi Steve, Indeed one of the biggest and best sources I have ever seen. I did not see any Search or Online Competitor Insights Category – can you please start that and name http://Adthena.com. under it as well? Many thanks, Faseeh. Reply Henry, on February 25, 2013 at 4:23 pm said: Hi Steve, May you please add PhoneUnite (www.phoneunite.com) to the category “Misc Office Help”? Thanks so much and great resource!!! Henry Reply Dee, on February 26, 2013 at 6:26 pm said: Hello Steve, I would love to have http://www.PartnersInDemand.com listed as a resource on your tools page. PartnersInDemand.com is site that helps businesses, entrepreneurs and investors find partnerships, strategic alliances, joint ventures and investment opportunities. Please contact me. Thanks Reply Big Data, on February 26, 2013 at 10:08 pm said: BigDataLandscape.com is a leading source for Big Data market information and insights. BigDataLandscape.com provides the most up to date version of The Big Data Landscape. Reply Ron Bentata, on February 27, 2013 at 7:09 am said: Steve, thanks for that. what a great list! Reply Steven Harrison, on February 27, 2013 at 7:26 am said: Hi Steve, Just thought I’d let you know about Brandit – SaaS based digital asset management software. I believe that they would be well suited for a listing on your site. Thanks, Steven. Reply Peter-Jan Celis, on March 3, 2013 at 5:28 pm said: Hi Steve, I run biz dev for Supportbee – a support app used by customers such as TechCrunch, Swiftype and Abine. We are small (50 paying customers) but our revenue is growing fast (60% last month). We charge per the amount of tickets and not by the number of agents, so we are a great fit for all those startups who like to involve the entire team in their support. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! Reply Peter-Jan Celis, on March 3, 2013 at 5:37 pm said: I forgot to mention it specifically, but of course my last comment was meant as a request for Supportbee (www.supportbee.com) to be included in your list of startup tools Reply steveblank, on March 3, 2013 at 5:45 pm said: Added SupportBee Reply Rachit Gupta, on March 5, 2013 at 1:52 am said: Steve, That’s one hell of a list. Founder at Inspectlet here (www.inspectlet.com), wondering if you’ve heard about our service! Would love to setup a demo for you. I can be reached at [email protected] -Rachit Reply steveblank, on March 6, 2013 at 1:41 am said: added Reply Métricas para produtos digitais | Blog da Concrete, on March 5, 2013 at 1:57 pm said: […] No seu blog, Steve Blank criou uma lista exaustiva de ferramentas. […] Reply Jesse, on March 5, 2013 at 2:41 pm said: I love this page! Keep coming back to it over and over. Each time, you start noticing something new even though its been there the whole time. It just gets better and better. Thank you. Reply Jim, on March 6, 2013 at 10:38 am said: thanks for this great list Steve. Your visitors may love to visit a neat, user-friendly icon search engine : http://iconfreaks.com , you have the ability to filter searches with size, color etc. thank you. Reply Michal Hudeček (@MichalHudecek), on March 18, 2013 at 1:54 pm said: Great tools. thanks! I thought I knew almost everything for startups out there but you opened my eyes. Here is my contribution. For those of you who are still looking for a startup idea or need a feedback for their ideas, try http://www.ideaswatch.com (disclaimer, I am the founder). Reply Joe, on March 22, 2013 at 9:00 am said: (Full disclosure: I work for this company.) If your startup needs to get up and running fast on projects, request a 30 day trial of TrackerSuite.Net ( http://www.TrackerSuite.Net ) to see if it suits you. It’s a 100% Web based application suite with modular solutions for Projects, Time, Expense, Purchasing, HR and more. It integrates out of the box with QuickBooks Online Edition. It’s available as SaaS, or it can be licensed for on-premise hosting. Source code is included with licensing. Reply Jennifer Arguello » Rinse and Repeat: How to startup a business, on March 25, 2013 at 9:43 pm said: […] One of the most comprehensive lists of entrepreneurship resources is from Steven Blank: https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ […] Reply App Mockup Tools, on March 27, 2013 at 7:09 am said: Hi, Excellent list. I would love to be listed under your Wireframing Tools list. I design iOS GUI Element Kits that work in Apple Keynote. They are easy to learn and no coding required. They come in iPhone Prototyping and iPhone Wireframing. http://www.appmockuptools.com We also sell downloadable app sketchpads and production todo lists. Reply Steven, on April 9, 2013 at 4:47 am said: I’ve just started using a tool called survey moz. I switched to them from survey monkey. Really impressive software. Here’s the link http://www.surveymoz.com Reply steveblank, on April 9, 2013 at 2:36 pm said: added Reply Explainify, on April 9, 2013 at 2:16 pm said: This is an amazing list of tools. This must have taken you months to compile! Thanks for doing the hard work. Would love to be considered for Explainer / Demo video company Reply steveblank, on April 9, 2013 at 2:35 pm said: added Reply Explainify, on April 24, 2013 at 4:12 pm said: Thanks so much, Steve! Honored. Reply Rachel, on April 27, 2013 at 8:23 am said: Hi Steve – Great list of resources! Could you add HiringThing.com to the Recruiting Tools section? Thanks! Rachel Reply steveblank, on May 1, 2013 at 2:16 pm said: added Reply One Entrepreneur's Favorite Start-Up Tools - NYTimes.com, on May 1, 2013 at 4:01 am said: […] I highly recommend the tools above to anyone in the very early start-up stages. As we grow, we recognize that there are always new resources we can use. Steve Blank, godfather of the lean start-up movement, has a great list of other resources that we drew from in putting together this post: Startup Tools. […] Reply Anne Shenton, on May 1, 2013 at 8:13 am said: Thanks for this comprehensive list of resources, Steve! Would you consider adding http://processplan.com to your list under Project Management? It’s a simple and automated process management system that coordinates the tasks and responsibilities of every employee in an organization. Reply steveblank, on May 1, 2013 at 2:15 pm said: added Reply Anne Shenton, on May 2, 2013 at 7:01 am said: Thanks a million! Reply Eike, on May 2, 2013 at 6:47 am said: Hello Steve, Terri Vanech told me to write you here. Would you consider adding simpleEV.com to you list under Product Demo Video? If entrepreneuers are looking for very simple yet high quality videos to explain their product, SimpleEV.com is probably the cheapest solution! The videos here http://simpleev.com/our-work/ cost only between 1200 and 2000 USD. Reply Ian Storm Taylor, on May 10, 2013 at 8:50 pm said: Hi Steve, Amazing list. Would you consider adding the Analytics Academy ( https://segment.io/academy ) to the SEO and Analytics Tutorials list? And would you consider adding Segment.io ( https://segment.io ) to the Web/Social Customer Analytics list? Thank you so, so much! And thanks for this huge list. We will be adding as many of these as possible as integrations to Segment.io Have a great weekend! Reply steveblank, on May 10, 2013 at 9:34 pm said: done. Reply Kelvin Yip, on May 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm said: Thanks for this comprehensive list of tools, Steve! Would you consider adding http://www.ProcedureRock.com to your list under Project Management? It’s a simple operations and procedure management software that help systemize your business operations and processes. Reply steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:49 pm said: done Reply Pete, on May 12, 2013 at 9:50 am said: Awesome list – and thank you for including elusivestars.com Reply Gianni D'Alerta, on May 13, 2013 at 1:59 pm said: What an amazing list!! So many good resources here. This is going in my Evernote collection! The company I currently work for, ActivePBX http://www.activepbx.com (my vendor now I a work full time for them as I love their service) would be a great addition to your growing list. ActivePBX is a cloud-based business phone system that saves entrepreneurs money while increasing productivity and mobility. ActivePBX is a division of ActiveServe, Inc. Founded in 2002, ActiveServe offers a wide array of solutions for your business continuity needs. Could you add us to the “Misc Office Help” list in company with RingCentral? Reply steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:51 pm said: added Reply Tomer Tagrin, on May 13, 2013 at 10:36 pm said: Hi Steve, really great list! I would also add Yotpo ass a review or testimonials for ecommerce/startups. We really know how to generate reviews and feedback from your customers! Again, thank you for the great list Reply steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:44 pm said: done, created new category for Testimonials/Social Review software. Reply RingCentral (@RingCentral), on May 14, 2013 at 9:21 am said: Thanks for including us on this very thorough and helpful list! ^Desiree at RingCentral Reply Amit Sharma, on May 17, 2013 at 7:09 am said: Thanks for the useful sites. I think you should include SmtpProvider.com. Its a smtp providing company. I hope it will help to all those peoples/company who are looking for reliable smtp server. Reply steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:55 pm said: added Reply SubIntent (@subintent), on May 22, 2013 at 3:41 am said: Hello Steve, I’m using most of the products on the list (one from each section). Could you add SubIntent (Automated Conversion Rate Optimization) – http://www.subintent.com/ as an option? I guess it would fall under A/B testing although it does a bit more than just test, it actually optimizes the pages for optimal conversion rates. Reply steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:47 pm said: done Reply SubIntent (@subintent), on May 28, 2013 at 4:19 am said: Steve, Thanks for the include.much appreciated. if you could check the listing, the text does not seem to have an associated hyperlink to http://www.subintent.com/. Thanks, Aditya Reply steveblank, on May 28, 2013 at 4:23 am said: fixed Reply Adam Barger, on May 23, 2013 at 4:12 am said: Hi Steve… Can you give my company http://www.webstarts.com a looksy? Reply Stephanie, on May 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm said: Hi Steve, Great list of resources! Another app you might consider including is Post Kudos – http://www.postkudos.com. It’s similar to testimonial monkey, but allows customers to give feedback and submit testimonials from their mobile phone rather than a website or online. Reply steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:39 pm said: added Reply Rinse and Repeat: How to Start a Business « Iridescent, on June 1, 2013 at 3:20 pm said: […] One of the most comprehensive lists of entrepreneurship resources is from Steven Blank: https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ […] Reply Tamás Turcsán, on June 8, 2013 at 9:28 am said: Hi Steve, let me recommend you a Dropbox like solution, what never look into your files… http://tresorit.com/ Reply steveblank, on July 3, 2013 at 11:21 am said: done Reply Jeff, on June 10, 2013 at 10:53 am said: Steve, Great list of resources. We recently started working with Exepron for critical chain project management so you may want to take a look and add them to your list (http://www.exepron.com). Jeff Reply steveblank, on July 3, 2013 at 11:25 am said: done Reply Jordan, on June 10, 2013 at 4:53 pm said: Hi Steve, This is a great list. We think Wishpond is missing on the social media marketing apps. We allow you to create a fully marketing campaign in less than 10 minutes. Thanks Reply steveblank, on July 3, 2013 at 11:30 am said: I put it under “online marketing suites”. let me know if you want it elsewhere. Reply DocuXplorer, on June 13, 2013 at 7:31 am said: Another document management / collaboration / cloud computing tool to consider is DocuXplorer, a document management software solution for small businesses and entrepreneurs. http://www.docuxplorer.com Reply David Schmidt, on June 26, 2013 at 7:53 am said: Hi Steve, I like the list and look forward to meeting you. I think FindTheCompany.com would be a great addition to the market research tools. It’s an easy and free way to research over 30 million private and public companies to find out sale volume, number of employees, and competitors. Thanks again. Best, David Reply steveblank, on July 3, 2013 at 4:55 pm said: added under Market Research, Market Research Resources online Reply James, on July 1, 2013 at 4:39 pm said: Hi Steve, I’m a big fan of your work, and I’ve found your Startup Tools page helpful on numerous occasions! I am hoping you would be kind enough to add our site http://www.wordsru.com to the Outsourcing/Freelance Help section on the page. Thank you. James Reply steveblank, on July 3, 2013 at 11:38 am said: I put it under Misc office help. Reply Bartosz Mozyrko, on July 3, 2013 at 6:04 am said: Really nice list! UsabilityTools.com is a platrofm for online usability research – would love to be listed in the “Website Usability Testing” section. Thank you! Bartosz Mozyrko http://usabilitytools.com/ Reply steveblank, on July 3, 2013 at 11:42 am said: added Reply businesszerotosuperhero, on July 3, 2013 at 6:42 am said: This is a great page for any aspiring entrepreneur, thanks http://www.businesszerotosuperhero.co.uk Reply Martin Bilski, on July 4, 2013 at 9:32 am said: Steve, just as you suggested, I’m posting information about Criticue.com. Criticue.com is a free online tool that allows web designers receive rapid feedback about their designs. It’s a fair one-for-one exchange; for one site you review, you get one review of your own website. The more you post, the more feedback you receive. Based on the prototype we launched earlier, the process works really well (78% of reviews were rated ‘awesome’ or ‘useful’). It’s quite slick too if I may say so. Check it out: http://www.criticue.com We created a media kit you can browse & use without having to download it first: http://www.criticue.com/media_kit Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2013 at 5:19 pm said: Martin, I’ll update the page as soon as wordpress fixes an editing bug that’s preventing me to do so. steve Reply Martin Bilski, on July 5, 2013 at 9:08 am said: Thank you. An editing bug in WordPress, wow, sounds serious. I hope they come round to fixing it soon. Have a terrific weekend! Reply steveblank, on July 6, 2013 at 12:10 am said: added Reply Submit Your Startup, on July 9, 2013 at 5:13 am said: Hi Steve – Great list of resources! Could you add submityourstartup.com to the “Online Marketing Suites” section? Thanks! Sam Reply Ralston Champagnie, on July 9, 2013 at 8:48 am said: Wow, what a resource list…wished I had discovered it earlier…now is the right time. I have been practicing my own lean startup also and will checkout yours. Reply John Smith, on July 12, 2013 at 4:13 am said: Very interesting list. If people need to continuous deploy, A/B test, etc. instantly then rapidklout would be a good addition to the list. Reply Jay, on July 19, 2013 at 7:34 am said: Hey Steve, great list! You should add SmoothLocalize.com under “Localization”. Its a great tool and more affordable for indie devs and entrepreneurs that the other 3 lists. Reply steveblank, on July 19, 2013 at 4:50 pm said: added Reply A Founder’s Guide to Starting in 6 Weeks | View Finder, on July 25, 2013 at 12:12 pm said: […] trials to a dozen some-odd tools that help you kick ass all over the place. Steve Blank has a pretty good list, but definitely include KissMetrics and KissInsights, Google Analytics (free) and Apps (not as […] Reply Shallie Bey (@ShallieBey), on July 28, 2013 at 12:10 pm said: This is the most amazing list on entrepreneurship I have ever found on the Internet. Baby Boomer entrepreneurs can shorten their learning curve amazingly by studying this list. Thank you Steve Blank for being so generous. Reply Nikos Moraitakis (@moraitakis), on July 28, 2013 at 4:56 pm said: Steve, thanks for this amazing list and all your teachings in the blog. I can’t count the things we learned from you while building Workable. Would you be kind enough to include http://workable.com (recruiting software and applicant tracking system) in the Recruiting tools section? Thanks again for making us all a little bit wiser with your writings. Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:54 pm said: added Reply Pinkesh, on August 7, 2013 at 4:19 am said: Great List..!!! Reply Martin, on August 19, 2013 at 5:28 am said: Could you add http://www.onerecruit.com to the recruting tools section? Thanks Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:56 pm said: added Reply Roul, on August 19, 2013 at 11:32 pm said: This is great list. It must have taken a huge amount of effort to come up with this great list. Kudos!! I’d recommend my personal favourite for live chat and helpdesk, ClickDesk. – http://www.clickdesk.com/ It is a great tool to be added to customer support/feedback list. The best things about them is being multi-channel. They have live chat, helpdesk, voice chat and social tool bar in a single box. I have also used Mailchimp and Dropbox. Both of these are awesome products. Thanks for the list! Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:57 pm said: Clickdesk is on the list under Customer Support/Feedback Reply Karen Walters, on August 23, 2013 at 9:54 pm said: Love this article, the list is rich with some hidden gems. For start-up it’s hard to know what tools you need to be successful and what is superfluous. Especially, hitting the ground running is essential. These tools will help them to start a new business. Reply Mike, on August 25, 2013 at 11:05 am said: Pretty impressive list of tools, I’m about to get started reviewing shared web hosts, and this list is a very useful place to start. Thanks! Reply alan hamlett (@alanhamlett), on September 9, 2013 at 8:20 am said: Can you add https://wakati.me to the “Bug/Issue Tracking” section? It’s an automatic time tracker for programmers with the ability to show you how long you spent working on a specific issue because of it’s integration with git branches. Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:59 pm said: added Reply steveblank, on October 13, 2013 at 11:22 am said: Added Reply johnw, on September 11, 2013 at 2:23 am said: Well this is nice startup tools that you have shared here. You can also add my site to the “How Do I Contact Customers?” Tools category. http://frescodata.com/ – Email marketing lists for sale Thanks John Reply John Gaziano, on December 2, 2013 at 8:22 pm said: Hi Steve, Great list of resources. getprojecttemplates.com is a project management templates for documentation, requirements spreadsheet, project schedule, meeting agenda, status report – would love to be listed in the “Project Management” section. Thanks! John http://www.getprojecttemplates.com/ Reply steveblank, on December 2, 2013 at 8:36 pm said: done Reply John Gaziano, on December 3, 2013 at 12:37 am said: Thanks a lot, Steve! Reply PCB Assembly, on December 17, 2013 at 1:38 am said: Hi Steve – Great list of resources! Could you add 4pcbassembly (http://www.4pcbassembly.com/) to the Printed Circuit Boards (PCB’s) section? Thanks! Vishal Reply Mirek, on September 20, 2013 at 8:24 am said: Hi Steve, I would like to suggest my guide that aims to help people to orientate in a jungle of new domain extensions. It is called Jungle Navigator, and it is available at http://www.junglenavigator.com/ Soon there will be hundreds of new domain extensions other than .com, .net or .org. You will be able to register domains that ends with .blog, .app, .best or even .sucks or lol. The extensions are also known as new generic top-level domains or new gTLDs. The new gTLD program is managed by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). My website can be useful for many people around startups – most of such people would need a nice domain name for their company, blog or just e-mail address. I think it would fit to the “Website Domain Names” category. Reply Bob, on September 30, 2013 at 5:36 am said: Hi! I would recommend another great tool for entrepreneurs and freelancers – http://inv24.com/ online invoicing and accounting software. It’s free and very easy to use! Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:53 pm said: added Reply Start Bootstrap, on October 3, 2013 at 12:41 pm said: I’d like to recommend adding Start Bootstrap under Website Design Tools > Twitter Bootstrap. The URL is http://startbootstrap.com. Start Bootstrap is a library of free and open source HTML templates for Bootstrap 3! Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:50 pm said: added Reply How to Start a Start-Up - Open Law Lab, on October 6, 2013 at 8:09 pm said: […] about starting a company? Think about the legal + market issues, here is a a great resource site from Steve Blank at Stanford, providing a step-by-step set of resources for getting your idea off […] Reply Sreeram, on October 7, 2013 at 5:08 am said: I’d recommend http://ubiq.co. It helps to easily analyze data in real time dashboards. No coding required. Easy to use and affordable for startups Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:48 pm said: added Reply Sreeram, on October 27, 2013 at 8:40 pm said: Thanks a lot, Steve! Reply Julia, on October 7, 2013 at 1:42 pm said: Killer list. Thanks for putting this together! Missing an important one though: ONTRAPORT (www.ontraport.com) for business and marketing automation. 4,000+ entrepreneurs and small businesses use this to start, systemize and scale. Think CRM, email management, list segmentation, marketing automation, billing, easy website buliding etc. Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:44 pm said: added Reply Flipgigs, on October 8, 2013 at 11:08 pm said: Thanks Steve for the great resources! We use them all the time at Flipgigs Reply Dave Grow, on October 11, 2013 at 12:18 pm said: Steve, thanks for the great collection. We appreciate you having Lucidchart (our first product) on the list. Another useful tool for startups is our second product — Lucidpress — which is a collaborative layout and design application to make everything from newsletters, to sales collateral, to all of the miscellaneous communications that we all have to put together in a startup or any business. Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2013 at 2:43 pm said: added Reply tboeckmann, on October 13, 2013 at 6:09 am said: Hi Steve, In July though, we launched SeederBoard.com, which is an online platform for startups to communicate with their investors (KPIs, financials, comments and progress). Our vision is to make better quality startups by helping them monitor their own progress as they grow. I would be delighted if you would consider listing SeederBoard amongst your tools either as investor relations or investor reporting. Thanks! Reply Eva, on October 18, 2013 at 6:43 am said: Hi Steve, Please add http://www.intland.com to both the Scrum and Kanban section! Our software codeBeamer is behind the http://javaforge.com Reply steveblank, on November 29, 2013 at 3:54 pm said: added Reply klaramacinka, on October 18, 2013 at 1:00 pm said: Hi Steve, please consider adding NiftyQuoter (http://www.niftyquoter.com) to the list of Misc Office Help. NiftyQuoter is app for creating business proposals, it saves time and helps effectively communicate with clients. Reply Jakub S, on October 21, 2013 at 5:15 am said: I would suggest primaERP / TIME TRACKING. It´s free up to three users with no restrictions. Very intuitive software. http://www.primaerp.com Reply Express Technology, on October 24, 2013 at 12:59 am said: Hi, can you please tell me how i can add my website i.e http://www.express-technology.com to your list under Chip/Hardware Resources/Tools category. Thanks Reply steveblank, on November 29, 2013 at 3:50 pm said: done Reply

DowKey, on October 24, 2013 at 2:29 pm said: Hello, I first wanted to say how wonderful your site is and the resources it provides. So helpful for people. We would like to add our business website http://www.dowkey.com/ to your list under the Chip/Hardware Resources/Tools category. Could you let us know how we can do that please. Thanks Reply steveblank, on November 29, 2013 at 3:41 pm said: added Reply Mark Zeman (@markzeman), on October 28, 2013 at 9:11 pm said: Awesome list. Can I suggest a new section… “Web performance monitoring” or updating “Website/browser testing” to include performance. There’s some great tools in the performance space that can help you diagnose and monitor performance issues both backend and frontend. Both Google rankings and user experience are affected by speed and this should be factored into any new startup build. To kick off the section I’d include: New Relic – backend & frontend web app performance monitoring http://newrelic.com WebPagetest – detailed diagnostic tool http://www.webpagetest.org/ Google PageSpeed – high level recommendations (currently under stress testing section) https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ Pingdom – uptime and real user monitoring http://www.pingdom.com SpeedCurve – competitive benchmarking and front-end performance monitoring (disclaimer: this is my side project) http://speedcurve.com/ Cheers, Mark Reply steveblank, on November 29, 2013 at 3:39 pm said: added Reply Ehsan, on November 4, 2013 at 10:20 pm said: I would like to an another app demo video websites that is http://appsintally.com Reply Colby, on November 6, 2013 at 9:36 am said: I’m not sure if you still are adding to the list of things, but I manufacture trade show booths. I think this is very important for entrepreneurs to help get their product recognized, especially on a trade show floor. If not, then thanks for the time. We do ship worldwide. http://carolinatradeshowexhibits.com/ Reply Jesper Faurby, on November 18, 2013 at 6:45 am said: Really impressive list! Great if you could add http://filecamp.com to the “Digital Asset Management” category. Filecamp is a Danish/Swiss based start-up with clients in more than 30 countries. Reply steveblank, on November 29, 2013 at 3:23 pm said: done Reply infoquestcrm - John Coldwell, on November 19, 2013 at 7:50 am said: I wish I’d found this list a few years ago! There’s still lots to explore. If I may, I’d like to share a link with you for a 10-step B2B Customer Satisfaction Survey Pre-Survey Check List – http://www.infoquestcrm.co.uk/pre-survey-check-list/ Reply infoquestcrm, on November 19, 2013 at 7:52 am said: I wish I’d found this years ago. Still, there’s lots to explore. If I may I’d like to share this with you – A 10-step B2B Customer Satisfaction Survey Pre-Survey Check List http://www.infoquestcrm.co.uk/pre-survey-check-list/ Reply Steve RAFFNER, on November 25, 2013 at 2:20 pm said: Thank you – I was procrastinating even BEFORE I found your list Reply sharpen3d1, on November 26, 2013 at 11:33 pm said: Thanks for sharing these useful tools. I have tried On-Line Advertising Platforms (SEO) that you share and they are really helpful especially for SEO practitioners. Reply sessioncam, on November 29, 2013 at 9:24 am said: Steve, There’s also http://www.sessioncam.com for attention heatmaps, mouse tracking, video playback and conversion funnels under website usability tools Reply steveblank, on November 29, 2013 at 12:29 pm said: added Reply Riz, on December 2, 2013 at 11:14 pm said: Excellent resource here Steve! Thanks. Would love to have our service in one of those category list above. Great if you could add http://www.codearmy.com We’re an online cto service for non-technical founders starting startups. Reply steveblank, on December 2, 2013 at 11:23 pm said: done Reply Riz, on December 16, 2013 at 3:04 am said: That is just too awesome Steve. Appreciate it. Reply Markus, on December 3, 2013 at 9:38 am said: Great list Steve. We’re building a web service that supports people unfamiliar with all the intricacies of lean to define their business model and collect customer feedback. It’s called Turbo and is available at https://turbostart.co Would appreciate being added to your list (probably goes in Business Models or Customer Development). Thanks Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 8:07 pm said: added Reply Markus, on April 1, 2014 at 6:30 pm said: Hi Steve, thanks for having us on your list. We’re now no longer accepting new registrations to Turbo so please feel free to remove the link to our site. Thanks. Reply Michael, on December 3, 2013 at 7:11 pm said: Steve, I’d like to suggest a new ecommerce platform for startups called Estoreify.com (https://estoreify.com) Estoreify is a new ecommerce platform built for small to medium size businesses and new startups. It’s a 100% white labeled service that runs on Amazon’s EC2 Cloud (via Amazon’s massive CDN network), so you know it’s fast. Estoreify is embeddable, simplified, mobile friendly, no hassle ecommerce. Way cheaper than Shopify / Goodsie; and again, 100% white labeled. Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:53 pm said: added Reply Puneet, on December 4, 2013 at 4:12 am said: Hello Steve, We’ve built BugClipper (http://www.bugclipper.com). A visual bug reporting tool for mobile apps. Very useful for startups building mobile apps. Would love to have it listed as a resource for mobile app developers. Cheers! Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:51 pm said: added Reply Riz, on December 6, 2013 at 12:53 am said: Steve, The UX Basic for Startup by Alan Wells URL has changed to http://www.adub.net/post/43944830969/ux-basics-for-startups Best, Riz Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:48 pm said: updated – thanks Reply F & F Industrial, on December 10, 2013 at 8:42 am said: Steve, I’m wondering if you wouldn’t mind adding us (http://fandfindustrial.com/) to the “Industrial Tools” section. We are a family-run industrial tool and supply company with a 30 year history of outstanding customer service. Thanks for your consideration! All the best, Frank Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:46 pm said: added Reply Rob Draaijer, on December 12, 2013 at 3:21 am said: Hi Steve, Would you be able to add 3D Hubs (http://www.3dhubs.com) to the list in the section 3D printing services? We’re the largest crowdsourced 3D printing network bringing 3D printing everywhere. Thanks, Rob Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:42 pm said: added Reply Zuzana Jargasova, on December 16, 2013 at 12:43 am said: Hi Steve, we are providing a simple system for the rapid creation of a website and online store called BizWebs http://www.BizWebs.com and we would like to ask you to add us to the list in the section “Billing/Subscription Management/E-Store”. Thank you! All the best, Zuzana Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:40 pm said: added Reply Justin Samuel, on December 17, 2013 at 12:43 pm said: Hi Steve. Great list. You might consider adding the following to “Cloud Services and Tools”: ServerPilot – https://serverpilot.io/ – hosting control panel for developers using cloud servers DigitalOcean – https://digitalocean.com/ – inexpensive SSD cloud servers Reply steveblank, on December 17, 2013 at 7:38 pm said: added Reply Moneyball and the Investment Readiness Level (video) | VentureBeat | Entrepreneur | by J. O'Dell, on December 23, 2013 at 9:45 am said: […] We’ve got a dditional videos here, as well as a slew of startup tools here. […] Reply Jack, on December 24, 2013 at 3:15 am said: Trippin’ Local recommendation API for online travel apps and websites: http://www.trippinin.com Reply Andy, on December 27, 2013 at 11:47 pm said: Awesome collection, it really play key role in online world.Thanks for sharing…. Reply yael kochman, on December 29, 2013 at 11:26 am said: Great list! Should add under market research – statista.com great resource for case studdies, market research etc, and I would also add content marketing tools sections for tools like scoop.it, roojoom.com, mentormob Reply steveblank, on January 2, 2014 at 3:07 pm said: added Reply yael kochman, on January 30, 2014 at 2:18 pm said: Thanks! Reply Jonathan Ingram, on January 1, 2014 at 10:56 am said: Hi Steve, Excellent List. FBM Rewards would be a great add to the reward program section. http://www.fbmrewards.com – loyalty programs with automated marketing Reply Jonathan Ingram, on January 12, 2014 at 2:33 pm said: Hi Steve, could you add this please. Reply Marcello, on January 4, 2014 at 1:56 am said: Good morning Steve. I thank you very much for all the valuable information your are giving. I’m ready to lunch my startup in Italy. We create textile, furniture, illumination, decoration and technology for kids and teenager bedroom. We coordinate a group of designers that creates product following themes that will characterize the room (music, passions, sports, art, movies, etc,etc) All our products will be made in Italy. And all this, will run on the internet (e-commerce). At the moment I do not have a product to be shown as a MVP. And I’m trying to understand how to build a MVP landing page. Not having a product to show, how can I arrange a MVP landing page? Do I have to address it only on the problems to be solved? Please give me a hint on how to do it. Best regard Marcello Cagliari, Sardinia Italy Reply Shalin, on January 8, 2014 at 8:11 pm said: Hello, could you please add http://creately.com to the Wireframing Tools section. Thank You. Reply steveblank, on January 11, 2014 at 5:24 pm said: done Reply Bill, on January 11, 2014 at 1:55 pm said: Great List and always use as a reference to this day. Reply webTiger, on January 15, 2014 at 10:19 pm said: definitely good reference, thanks for the collection! BTW, would appreciate add more opensource / low-cost tools Reply steveblank, on January 16, 2014 at 7:36 pm said: any suggestions? Reply tianjerry, on February 25, 2014 at 9:28 am said: Steve, Here is a great KPI dashboard for early stage SaaS companies compiled by Christoph Janz: http://christophjanz.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-kpi-dashboard-for-early-stage-saas.html It’s free and very useful. Reply steveblank, on February 25, 2014 at 10:19 am said: Actually it’s not free – free wouldn’t require others to tweet it in exchange for downloading it. Reply tianjerry, on February 25, 2014 at 11:23 am said: Oh, and just found a open source dashboard that integrates with Stripe: https://github.com/zapier/stripeboard Hope that helps. Reply Ellis Thomas, on January 20, 2014 at 10:24 pm said: The task management tool from Replicon can also be considered as one of the best tool ever for business entrepreneurs. I liked the tool for high level profitability in terms of task tracking and management. Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:20 pm said: done Reply Shreyas, on January 24, 2014 at 2:08 pm said: Hello Could you please add http://www.appszito.com to Mobile App Store Customer Analytics / Ad Platform ?. Reply Geoff, on January 29, 2014 at 9:12 pm said: Wow what a great list Steve, Could you please add Selz https://selz.com/ it’s a platform designed for independent creatives and online entrepreneurs to make it simpler for them to making a living online. Makes selling their physical or digital work to fans and followers simple from any site, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest quick and easy. Would be fantastic to be listed under “Online Store Creation” section. Thanks Reply geoff696, on January 29, 2014 at 9:16 pm said: Wow, Steve what a brilliant list. Could you please add Selz https://selz.com/ Selz is a platform designed for independent creatives and online entrepreneurs to make it simpler for them to making a living online. Makes selling their physical or digital work to fans and followers simple from any site, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest quick and easy. Would be fantastic to be listed under “Online Store Creation” section. Thank you Reply Vladimir Yakimenko, on February 3, 2014 at 5:04 am said: http://www.kanbanchi.com is “trello for google drive” absolutely free dashboard/kanban tool excellent for project collaboration! Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:30 pm said: done Reply Rami Chamaa (@rami_chamaa), on February 20, 2014 at 2:36 pm said: Awesome list of tools, thanks a lot. It’ll come very useful. You might want to add Appointlet to the list, an online appointment scheduler. Check it out! Cheers. Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:33 pm said: done Reply tianjerry, on February 25, 2014 at 9:22 am said: Hi Steve, Awesome list! Would be awesome if you could add my startup ContentDJ (http://bit.ly/NuGGss) under Online Marketing Suites. We help startups with content curation (social media, newsletter and blogs). Thanks! Reply Mike Speranza, on February 28, 2014 at 3:11 am said: If you add a section for CRM tools, please add our website http://www.clevertim.com to your comprehensive list of tools. We love startups and we have a free account that the startups can use to get started. We’re also designed for ease of use. Reply Russ Davidson, on February 28, 2014 at 11:04 am said: Hey Steve, Love the list! We’re always looking for helpful small business and entrepreneur guides for our network of followers. I’ll be happy to share this with them. I feel our website http://FindAccountingSoftware.com would make a great addition to the list. We’re a free service for finding top accounting and business options. We’ve also recently published survey results revealing what most people mean by the term “small business” (http://findaccountingsoftware.com/expert-advice/study-what-is-a-small-business/). Not to mention we have an ROI Calculator to help calculate the potential ROI of investing in new software based on expected labor savings (http://findaccountingsoftware.com/interactive/roi-calculator/) Reply RecruitmentWorx, on March 3, 2014 at 1:23 pm said: Hi Steve, I have to say that this list is an absolute goldmine of information and I take my hat off to you for compiling this fantastic resource. I’d like to suggest a new addition to your list which wold benefit recruitment start-ups and recruitment professionals. It is a cloud-based recruitment CRM and applicant tracking system http://www.recruitmentworx.com Thanks a lot, and keep up the good work Reply Sebastien, on March 6, 2014 at 2:53 am said: Hello Steve, This list is very useful, we use it almost every day ! We launched last february a service to allow Startups to create professional quality videos online for prices between 99 and 399 Euros and in only 30 minutes. We would love you to add us on your tool list ! Here is our website http://www.pitchy.fr Thank you for your time ! Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:34 pm said: is their an english site? Reply daPulse (@daPulseLabs), on March 6, 2014 at 4:54 am said: Hello Steve, awe-inspiring list! However, I believe one category is missing, which is “cross-company collaboration”. This applies to tools that are neither task management (“Kanban and Scrum”) nor project management, but rather look at a bigger picture. We have developed daPulse as an internal communication tool for companies. Although departments may have topics (or Pulses) of their own in which they inform, update and collaborate, everyone is encouraged to follow topics from other departments in order to stay in the loop and know what pushes the company forward. You’re more than welcome to check it out at http://dapulse.com/ Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 10:27 pm said: added Reply

Andrey, on March 13, 2014 at 1:09 pm said: Hello Steve, Thanks for this list! I saw similiar but shorter in one Stanford course) My name is Andrey and I’m a manager of bmshop project (ecommerce builder for small business). I would like ask you to add bmshop (www.bmshop2.com) into your list to Online Store Creation category. Bmshop it is cheap ecommerce for startup and small business. We launched Bmshop in 2010 and successfully work for 4 years in CIS, and now English version is available too. Sure I will glad to provide you any information about bmshop. Thanks for your time! Best regards, Andrey Seoev. Reply Jagan Ganti (@jagan123), on March 14, 2014 at 2:44 am said: Just a great list Steve. I would like to see these added too. VisitorEngage in the customer support/feedback tools, Chargebee in the billing/invoice (they are subscription management service), Brightpod (product management for marketers), d Reply steveblank, on July 5, 2014 at 12:11 am said: added Reply jimpswan, on March 18, 2014 at 1:50 pm said: Hi Steve, great list. Straight up I would like to recommend a fantastic SaaS tool dedicated to Resource Planning called Hub Planner. Here is the link http://hubplanner.com Reply Thomas Borden, on March 19, 2014 at 9:59 am said: Great list and the most complete one we have found so far, but some of the sections are a little outdated and difficult to get a good overview on. We at our local entrepreneurship club are trying to build an up-to-date website indexxing all relevant tools with some nice search, commenting and voting functionalities on: http://toolboard.org It would be great if you could add us to the ‘list of tools from others’. Soon people will be able to add and edit their own tools, drop us a quick line if you would like to see yours in there too. Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:17 pm said: done Reply Ritesh Udsaria, on March 21, 2014 at 11:46 am said: Can someone give me a better idea on how to distribute equity among founders. Also equity to investors and employees. I have searched many sites and everyone have a different opinion and none of them seems right. Also what should be considered for equity allocation for future employee. Is it better to give equity rather than salary to early stage employees? If yes than how this is to be done? Also What is the difference between A Pvt. LTD., Partnership firm, Sole proprietorship, Public limited company etc. And which will be for a web based startup with more than one founders.. Reply ranrub (@ranrub), on March 28, 2014 at 10:08 am said: Hi Steve, Cloudinary is a image management and hosting service for sites and mobile apps, used by hundreds of startups. We have a very useful free tier and the service is highly scalable. Can you list us please under cloud services and tools? http://cloudinary.com – Image management in the cloud I would also like to recommend some of the tools I used in startups, that are not on the list and don’t have a lot of competitors listed: BuiltWith http://builtwith.com – tells you which technologies a website uses Iridize http://iridize.com – easily build a walkthrough/onboarding guide for your SaaS Thanks! Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:16 pm said: done Reply Michael Goldstein, on March 30, 2014 at 6:53 am said: Hi SteveAmazing resource – I recommend it frequently. One trend that needs representation on your list is startup / corporate partnerships. Large companies are more willing than ever to partner with the earliest stages of startups. Examples of platforms are Techstars/Disney, Partnered, and our SwitchPitch events/platform. I am concerned there is too much focus on capital raising / crowdfunding, and not enough focus on business development tools for startups. Thanks Michael Reply Matt, on April 1, 2014 at 11:05 am said: Thanks for sharing such an exhaustive list of tools available out there. I recommend every entrepreneur to visit your blog and look at these tools. Also chanced upon an interesting site for entrepreneurs http://www.bdc-canada.com , wanna share ! Reply Shani Lofal, on April 2, 2014 at 4:57 am said: Really too great information you posted here also these tools are too useful for me & also i would like to get at http://www.logodesignbest.com for more new tools & generic ways of logo designing. Thanks for sharing Reply James Gilmer, on April 2, 2014 at 7:02 am said: Hi Steve, great list.

Please consider listing our Information Center (https://www.harborcompliance.com/information/index.php) under “lists of tools from others.” This is over 400 guides detailing how to form a business in all 50 states. Hope it helps. Thanks! James Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:11 pm said: done Reply James Gilmer, on April 16, 2014 at 8:15 am said: Thanks Steve. One particular resource also worth mentioning might be the California startup guide (https://www.harborcompliance.com/information/start-a-business-in-california.php). California is a tough place to get started, and we’ve seen many businesses struggle with formation. Cheers, James Reply jhonalex, on April 3, 2014 at 8:41 am said: Hi Steve, great list. Straight up I would like to recommend a fantastic SaaS tool dedicated to Resource Planning called Hub Planner. http://www.scratchmap.org/ Reply jhonalex, on April 3, 2014 at 8:44 am said: Thanks for sharing such an exhaustive list of tools available out there. I recommend every entrepreneur to visit your blog and look at these tools. Reply Michelle Carter, on April 4, 2014 at 4:24 am said: “Hi Steve, This list looks amazing and I don’t need to look elsewhere for any tools. The tools mentioned under “”Surveys”” are cool and I would recommend you to add SoGoSurvey as one of the options. Their survey tool is simply amazing and so is their support team. I have been using it since a couple of years and haven’t found a single reason to complain.” Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:05 pm said: done Reply Nish, on April 13, 2014 at 12:06 pm said: Hi Steve, Would be great if you would consider including http://formcrafts.com to the list Thanks Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2014 at 8:02 pm said: done Reply Victor, on April 20, 2014 at 1:11 am said: Hi Steve, Your elaborate overview is a great starting point for any entrepreneur to get up-to-speed on all things that really matter. Thanks for taking the effort to keep it updated. Speaking of which, may I recommend adding http://supersimplesurvey.com/ to your list of survey sites? The main differentiator of Super Simple Survey is that they don’t have any feature limitations on their free package, making it an interesting alternative for any up-and-coming entrepreneur. Thanks, Victor Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 10:16 pm said: added Reply Andrew Richards, on April 22, 2014 at 9:42 pm said: WOW Steve! This is just one huge and impressive list. I’ve actually used and still do, some of the software you’ve got on this list. I also found some other hidden treasures on this list that I know will do me some good for some clients of mine. The email marketing section was a real eye opener, I’ve found some things on there I’d Actually like to use. Thanks again Steve for this list, better than having to do the research myself. Reply jericaenriquez, on April 24, 2014 at 1:44 pm said: Hello Steve! Thanks for sharing all of these list. You might want to check this site (http://goo.gl/jIwbRN). Thanks again! Reply Steve Blank – Tools for Startups – CBaSE Resource Library, on April 30, 2014 at 9:10 am said: […] Lean Launchpad videos are must watches for any startup in the discovery and validation stages. Click here to see the list. He offers deep insights on how to approach customer discovery to uncover how you should build your […] Reply The Entrepreneur Handbook: 120 Awesome Resources for Every Entrepreneur | Alltopstartups.com, on May 6, 2014 at 9:13 am said: […] 36. Startup Tools-Complete list of startup tools by Steve Blank […] Reply Veronica Jeans, on May 7, 2014 at 7:25 am said: Wow, this is really cool. Thanks a million for the list and the videos….great to have them all on one blog….a whole reference library. Reply John Turner, on May 12, 2014 at 7:53 pm said: Amazing list! Would love it if you’d consider adding my new tool UsersThink – http://usersthink.com/ – to the list! (thanks!) Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 10:21 pm said: added Reply John Turner, on July 8, 2014 at 8:34 am said: Awesome, thanks Steve! Reply mariajoao, on May 13, 2014 at 7:10 am said: Hi, Steve, could you add Pushpin Planner an ERP resource for agile teams to your list? pushpinplanner.com Thanks! Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 10:25 pm said: added Reply Mikhail, on May 16, 2014 at 10:43 am said: Steve, Can we be added under Intellectual Property Advice http://www.ipsmartup.com – Platform that gives you tools to file for patent and trademark Reply SmartUp (@SmartUp_), on November 26, 2014 at 9:16 am said: Steve,

Just wanted to update you that we recently changed domains on our tool that allows any business or individual with a protectable idea to quickly and affordably secure their intellectual property rights. That includes services such as patents, trademarks and copyrights. https://www.smartuplegal.com/ Reply Ankit Dudhwewala, on May 19, 2014 at 11:17 am said: You can add http://www.SoftwareSuggest.com to the list. Software Suggest is Software directory & review site for Indian Companies. The required for Indian companies differ, because of taxation laws in the country. Reply ScreenwritingSteve, on May 20, 2014 at 8:39 pm said: Wow, thanks for all of these resources. And thanks to all of the comments who post them, also. This is an amazing collection! Reply Top 20 Small Business Bloggers Dominating the Market | The Weekly Learner, on May 21, 2014 at 8:39 pm said: […] The list goes on and on, but more importantly, be sure to check out his blog, which offers great start up tools. […] Reply Christian Burke, on May 23, 2014 at 8:20 am said: Hi Steve, I’d like to recommend Solid Concepts for your list of 3D printing services. We’ve provided rapid prototyping and custom manufacturing services for over 20 years and I think we’d be an excellent resource for entrepreneurs interested in product design and development: http://www.solidconcepts.com Thanks! Reply Ayana Roberson, on May 23, 2014 at 8:59 pm said: Here is another wonderful resource to add to your startup tools lsit: http://www.thestartupadmin.com/ Reply Johnny, on May 27, 2014 at 1:19 am said: Hi Steve, thanks for this amazing list and company relationship pictures. I have spent hours on this page alone learning about all these tools. Here’s my contribution to your list: Under “Web/Social Customer Analytics Tools” I would recommend http://www.piwik.com which is a great open source web analytics platform. Under “Website Domain Names” I would recommend http://www.domainnamebrain.comwhich is a great domain name generator. Thanks for all your great info! Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 10:09 pm said: added Reply Katie, on June 9, 2014 at 2:48 am said: Great list of tools! I’d also suggest checking out Proofhub.com as a project management and collaboration tool. Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 4:52 pm said: added Reply Aaron, on June 10, 2014 at 5:45 pm said: How about Groove for Customer Support? http://www.groovehq.com/ Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 4:46 pm said: added Reply Robert A., on June 11, 2014 at 7:25 am said: So many comparable options! For email marketing / transactional I found http://www.sendinblue.com to best priced for Startups Reply Mari, on July 1, 2014 at 5:38 am said: Another nice set of tools is offered by Monitor.Us http://www.monitor.us/. The great thing about these tools are all of them are free. Reply steveblank, on July 4, 2014 at 4:49 pm said: added Reply Sylvia, on July 1, 2014 at 1:42 pm said: I was going to see if I could add my business plan tutorial website http://businessplanmentor.com to the resource page here and instead I find myself in total, absolute awe at the massive amount of resources! I need about a year’s worth of Sundays to sift through and read what applies to my niche. Time to dig in! Reply Comfortable with Uncertainty | A WordPress Site, on July 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm said: […] Steve Blank Startup Tools – This is an absolute list of every resource for you to use at any stage of your startup journey. Seriously, this could take you months to get through but it would be well worth the time. […] Reply Mark Bavisotto, on July 22, 2014 at 10:47 am said: If you’re interested in starting a business along with Steve’s awesome directory please check out http://www.propel.academy. We’re an online school that teaches you how to start a business through a practical step by step approach taught by successful entrepreneurs. If you have any questions email [email protected] Reply Avery, on July 23, 2014 at 1:50 am said: Thanks for the blog post. An interesting one. But Rapportive is acquired by Linkedin and they are limiting the data to Linkedin profiles only. I searched for alternatives and found a better choice, Vibe. I recommend to use Vibe (http://vibeapp.co) . Have fun..!! Reply steveblank, on July 23, 2014 at 1:59 am said: thanks – added Vibe and a few others. Changed Rapportive description. Reply shrad, on July 25, 2014 at 11:20 am said: Hi Steve, I’ve used this list many times when searching for tools and dreaming about the day when I get to submit one of my own :). I run Wagepoint (http://wagepoint.com/) – makers of simple, fast and friendly payroll software for startups & small businesses. We serve over 500 customers, 4000 employees (incl. some notable SV startups like Buttercoin). It would be amazing if you would include us on the list as well. Cheers, Shrad Reply steveblank, on July 25, 2014 at 7:59 pm said: added Reply N.K.Rathi, on August 3, 2014 at 11:58 pm said: Hi Steve, you have rendered great help to startups and business. I have 2 queries – 1) for international packaging especially for Europe we need to make multi-language manuals, 2) we need to register our brand/trademark in Europe. Could you please suggest resources for above. Reply Startup Resources for Tulsa, on September 3, 2014 at 9:25 am said: […] say at least once a week I take a look at Steve Blank’s Startup Tools List. This list covers literally EVERYTHING you could possibly be facing at the moment. All the way from […] Reply szsherman, on September 15, 2014 at 11:39 am said: Another tool for entrepreneurs that I would really appreciate a listing of – http://www.customerdiscoveryninja.com – on-demand live customer discovery interviews with US consumers. It’d be a great fit for the “How Do I Contact Customers?” Tools section. We’re finishing up our alpha testing and will be opening up a beta soon; you can sign up on the website or send any questions to [email protected] Thanks! Reply M R, on September 18, 2014 at 10:21 am said: I see that you have included some awesome bootstrap resources under the design section. I figured I ought to share http://www.boootstrapstage.com with everyone as well. Thanks! Reply Dmitry Sotnikov, on September 19, 2014 at 5:32 pm said: On the tech side, there are useful services at http://cloud.wso2.com: – WSO2 App Cloud – for DevOps, application lifecycle management and hosting: http://wso2.com/cloud/app-cloud and – WSO2 API Cloud – to design, create, manage, and control public and internal APIs: http://wso2.com/cloud/api-cloud Reply Jonny Hardwick, on October 3, 2014 at 4:25 am said: Whoah! Very comprehensive tools and resources list Steve. You might consider adding https://linkredible.com to your list too under your SEO section. It’s a very cool SEO outsourcing platform which allows webmasters to outsource all of their SEO tasks and they also provide white-label services for SEO agencies and resellers. Reply Grace, on April 13, 2015 at 3:24 pm said: +1 vote for Linkredible Jonny/Steve they are a fantastic SEO company! Reply Why Startup Life May Be Better Outside of Silicon Valley | outside of the valley, on October 24, 2014 at 7:03 am said: […] Whether it is Skillshare or Slideshare, Founders School or Founders workbook, or sites like this one, the resources are endless. Some of the best resource lists are Steve Blank and KISSmetrics. […] Reply Rita Watson, on November 6, 2014 at 2:19 am said: To the editing and proofreading section, you could add one more website i.e. http://www.editnpublish.com/ which also offers excellent editing and proofreading services. While I was writing my academic papers I consulted the team at Edit n Publish and took their editing service. Since I was very satisfied with their service, so though of sharing it here too. Reply Lena Prickett, on November 12, 2014 at 3:04 pm said: Awesome list Steve — really impressive! Would love to see Snap App (http://www.snapapp.com) included under content marketing tools – we’re an interactive content marketing platform that makes it quick and easy to build, publish, promote, and measure a wide range of interactive experiences without IT. Reply steveblank, on November 12, 2014 at 9:59 pm said: added Reply Apostolis Lianos (@apostoleez), on November 19, 2014 at 4:16 am said: You should check apptimize.com for Mobile Usability Testing/Heatmaps/Build Tools category, they have nice product. Thanks for this list, it’s the “Holy Bible of entrepreneurship” Reply steveblank, on December 22, 2014 at 11:40 am said: added Reply John D, on November 20, 2014 at 6:11 am said: Great resources, thank you. However, very frustrating can’t find a good start up budget template clearly listed as a category. One of the first and most important things to do in a startup. There have to be 5-10 great templates online, but very hard to find them. Reply steveblank, on November 20, 2014 at 8:16 am said: John, I’d be happy to add budget templates if you or others find any good ones. Let me know. steve Reply John D, on November 20, 2014 at 12:00 pm said: Thanks Steve, I will. And, if you know of any simple SaaS platforms for startups to create a budget, use of funds, projections etc., please let me know. I’d like to do it all online. I think that might deserve a separate tools category. By the way, thanks for great book and website of resources! Reply Dave, on December 3, 2014 at 8:32 am said: Hi Steve, great list of resources. Can I recommend Submarine (https://www.submarinecrm.com) – it’s a social CRM that I’ve been working on. It’s designed for marketing teams and I thought some of your readers may find it useful. Reply steveblank, on December 22, 2014 at 11:45 am said: added Reply Shane, on December 12, 2014 at 4:39 pm said: This is an amazing list of tools. Thanks for such a great resource Steve! Reply amlooking4 (@amlooking4_com), on December 16, 2014 at 10:01 pm said: Thanks for your great info Here i suggest if anyone needs to create a free website for your business, products, services. http://www.amlooking4.com Get your own website and get clients all over the world or your targeted location Reply Virtual Team, on December 17, 2014 at 11:17 pm said: Big thanks for the list. All the tools that I need are here. In addition to Outsourcing/Freelance you may also include http://virtualteam.ph/ here they can also find some great people to hire. Reply Carey Brady, on December 18, 2014 at 11:19 am said: Great article Steve! I have a recommendation for any entrepreneur looking to create their own community based social networking site. http://www.netvillage.com They even have gamification tools! Reply Richard Hale, on December 28, 2014 at 12:50 pm said: Steve, absolutely the best resource page I have ever discovered. Appreciate the hard work I know that it took to create this A+ resource list. I spend countless hours looking for resources, so this is truly a blessing to have come across this. Many thanks!!! Reply nt46nt46, on December 29, 2014 at 1:15 am said: Wow, it’s really an amazing list! Thank you for sharing. Reply DbFace (@dbface), on January 3, 2015 at 6:35 am said: Hey Steve, We have a new data analytics tool DbFace(http://www.dbface.com). Could you added to the Analytics Tools section? thanks. Reply steveblank, on January 3, 2015 at 2:06 pm said: added Reply DbFace (@dbface), on January 3, 2015 at 3:42 pm said: Thanks Reply Ludovic, on January 3, 2015 at 10:39 pm said: Nice list, I have learnt many things and some competitors in my field You could also add http://www.iprosh.com as it’s an online workspace for small businesses (to save time and money with online presence and work)? Thank you Reply Miriam (@MiriamAlex01), on January 15, 2015 at 4:42 pm said: I use http://freshmail.com since a year and I have only good experience. I like that new functions are added quite often. Also they have great Customer Service and cool free templates. You can use their webinar to get to know the system and ask questions. It is worth to try it out and explore Freshmail by yourself. Reply Daniel Hristov (@daniel_hristov), on January 19, 2015 at 2:49 am said: Aurasel – http://www.aurasel.com/ – this is terrific chat app. It allows you to have live chat with website visitors via text and Video , it makes the magic happens and people stay on your website no to competitors one.. Reply Emmanuel Bellity (@ebellity), on January 19, 2015 at 3:38 am said: Hi Steve. This is an amazing list of tools. Would it be possible to add SurveyNuts (http://surveynuts.com) in the surveys section ? I’m the founder and we focus on simplicity, great design on all devices, and dynamic data visualization. Also it is 100% free at the moment, and we plan to always keep a free version. Thanks ! Reply steveblank, on January 19, 2015 at 3:45 am said: added Reply Nick Harley, on January 25, 2015 at 2:49 pm said: Hi Steve. Thanks for compiling such an awesome list. Would it be possible to add Raygun (https://raygun.io). It’s a an error tracking tool for software developers that allows you to find bugs before your users do, fix bugs faster and take control of errors happening in your applications. Reply steveblank, on January 25, 2015 at 3:03 pm said: added Reply Matthew, on January 26, 2015 at 2:34 am said: Hi Steve. It’s an amazing list. http://phonenumberguy.com can also be useful as they provide Vanity Phone Numbers ( phone numbers that spells out words ) for individual to businesses. This can be one important tool for marketing. Thanks Reply Jessica, on January 28, 2015 at 5:19 am said: Hi Steve. This is an awesome list! I’d also recommend http://www.monitis.com – a nice platform for website and network monitoring, helps me a lot when it comes to website performance and real user monitoring. Reply Whitney, on February 2, 2015 at 7:34 am said: Steve, Thanks for providing such an extensive resource center. For all the angels who are investing in these small businesses, please add Seraf (https://seraf-investor.com) to your list. Seraf is a portfolio management tool for angel investors. In addition to providing a web dashboard to organize, track and analyze private investments, Seraf also publishes a weekly blog covering all aspects of angel investing and working with entrepreneurs. Reply Motea Alwan (@Motea_Alwan), on February 18, 2015 at 5:01 pm said: Impressive list! Another useful tool for startups that could be added to Bug/Issue Tracking category is Airbrake Bug Tracker (https://airbrake.io). Thanks, Reply Wart Fransen, on February 21, 2015 at 10:16 am said: Hi Steve, Thank you for putting this list together, really useful and impressive. I would like to ask you to ad https://www.leadboxer.com ? We build this advanced lead capture/generation and sales tool, affordable for anyone, even startups thanks, Wart Reply Zaid Zawaideh, on February 25, 2015 at 12:07 pm said: Great and almost exhaustive list! Would it be possible to add Sandglaz to the list? https://www.sandglaz.com Sandglaz is the simplest project management tool for agile teams. Thank you! Reply steveblank, on February 25, 2015 at 12:43 pm said: added Reply Stephen Joseph, on February 26, 2015 at 4:36 am said: Very good list of tools. I have come across another app for secure data storage that is http://www.basefolder.com this will help for both enterprise and personal use. Reply Abbas, on March 3, 2015 at 4:45 am said: Hey Steve. Fantastic list of resources for aspiring entrepreneurs. Was wondering if there is material on starting a new retail venture in an established non-tech/manufacturing company? Would be a great help. Thanks Reply Lucy, on March 3, 2015 at 1:08 pm said: Hi Steve, Thank you for this amazing list of resources for entrepreneurs! Would it be possible to add Crowdsourced Testing for website testing? We connect web and software companies with professional software testers from around the world available on short notice to test their projects on a large number of different platforms and devices. Here is our website if you would like more information: https://crowdsourcedtesting.com/ Thank you, Reply steveblank, on March 29, 2015 at 12:40 pm said: added Reply rraventos, on March 11, 2015 at 7:07 am said: Hi Steve, Amazing list! Could your include Nelio A/B Testing, a native WordPress tool to easily define, manage and keep track of A/B test of any WordPress element (pages, posts, headlines, themes, widgets, menus, CSS,…) combined with powerful Heatmaps. Thank you! Ruth Reply steveblank, on March 29, 2015 at 12:35 pm said: added Reply SureJobz - Freelance (@SureJobz), on March 12, 2015 at 7:01 am said: Very extensive list and resources. As an entrepreneur, I always look for these resources – one interesting one I ran into is http://www.surejobz.com. Worth checking it out. Reply Sonia greenberg, on March 16, 2015 at 10:31 am said: Thanks for making this list, very useful and I found a few I didn’t know before. I was wondering if you would be able to add Bidable.com, the self-serve RTB advertising platform for small to mid sized brands and agencies? Thanks! Reply steveblank, on March 29, 2015 at 12:29 pm said: added Reply Vitaliy @ Helprace Support Software, on March 27, 2015 at 2:54 am said: Hi Steve! A great list you got here. Sorry to bother, but would you mind adding a customer support tool called Helprace? Under Customer Support/Feedback/Engagement. There’s really nothing like it: it’s a helpdesk, knowledge base and a feedback community in one platform. You can visit http://helprace.com for more info & let me know what you think! Reply steveblank, on March 29, 2015 at 12:25 pm said: added Reply James Paden, on April 2, 2015 at 5:44 am said: Fantastic list, Steve! (also, just bought a 2nd copy of The Four Steps, needed a Kindle version to go alongside my hardcopy for quick reference). Could you add http://get.gaug.es/ to the Analytics section? We’re used by a ton of startups and tech organizations (such as rubygems.org). Reply steveblank, on April 15, 2015 at 12:18 am said: there’s no company information on your site. why? Reply johnpssls, on April 13, 2015 at 7:01 am said: Hey Steve, Firstly, awesome job on compiling this list, AND keeping it updated regularly. We just finished compling a Small Business/Startup Internet Security guide. It’s an interactive piece that compiles reputable information from FCC.gov, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more, presenting it in a visual and easy to digest manner. Would you consider including it? Many thanks! Reply steveblank, on April 13, 2015 at 8:52 am said: Depends. Send me a link so I can look at it. Reply johnpssls, on April 13, 2015 at 8:53 am said: Doh! My bad, you can find it below: https://www.ssls.com/internet-security-guide/ Reply steveblank, on April 13, 2015 at 8:55 am said: what section would you put it in? Reply johnpssls, on April 13, 2015 at 9:04 am said: The ‘Security’ section would be an ideal fit, I understand that it’s not a ‘Tool’ as such, but I feel that being an interactive piece it doesn’t stray too far away from this! It’s a really important subject to consider and it seems to be overlooked a lot (hence why we put the guide together!). Reply Bobby, on April 14, 2015 at 5:46 am said: Hey Steve! I just want to thank you for the great list that you have created and for the huge work that you have done for all of us- aspiring entrepreneurs. It is really hard to find a place to start, when the only thing you have is an idea, but you have made this a lot easier for us and I am sure that your tools and lessons will have the domino effect and create the spark needed to light up and fuel the huge entrepreneurial spirit in our interdependent world. Thanks on behalf of all of us! Reply steveblank, on April 14, 2015 at 9:19 am said: you’re welcome Reply Lucek, on April 28, 2015 at 7:02 am said: Hi Steve! Thanks for this list, it makes finding new tools for a startup so much easier. I would recommend adding one more tool to “Surveys” section – Survicate (http://survicate.com/). Our tool allows to run short surveys on websites and collect feedback from users. We’ve just introduced new pricing suitable for startups so they can save noticable sums compared to our competitors. Let me know what you think of our tool! Reply Business Model Forecast, on May 3, 2015 at 8:46 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks so much for all you have done for the startup ecosystem! We made this easy and free financial tool to help entrepreneurs building their Business Models : http://www.businessmodelforecast.com/ It’s a complementary tool to other Business Model tools. We believe financial forecasts can be useful for startups to test and improve their business model. What do you think of it? I you like it, don’t hesitate to share it in your “Startup tools” list! Thanks! Reply recruitbpm, on May 5, 2015 at 2:13 am said: I would say thanks you Steve by providing us such amazing list and all your teachings in the blog. I can’t count the things we learned from you while building Workable. Reply liamfmartin, on May 7, 2015 at 1:03 pm said: Hi Steve, I don’t know if you remember me from your talk a few months ago. I would suggest adding http://www.timedoctor.com to your bug/isssue tracking section. We have a lot of early founders who use time doctor to keep each other accountable for how much time they work on their project and to manage the rest of their team. Reply steveblank, on May 7, 2015 at 1:09 pm said: Liam, I would like to add it, but somehow I can’t get to the product page to see any product info. Instead a survey form pops up first. Hoping this is a bug rather than a way to chase off interest. It seems like the ultimate sales prevention tool. Let me know when it’s fixed. steve Reply szsherman, on May 7, 2015 at 8:30 pm said: The tool I’m working on – http://www.customerdiscoveryninja.com – provides on-demand, live customer discovery interviews with US consumers. We just released our gamma version which is open to anyone and includes a sample interview for free every month. It’d be a great fit for the “How Do I Contact Customers?” Tools section. If you have any questions, let me know – [email protected] Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 1:57 pm said: added Reply eSurveysPro.com (@esurveyspro), on May 8, 2015 at 12:24 am said: May I recommend an online survey tool for your list: http://www.esurveyspro.com/ Using eSurveysPro.com you can create free online surveys. Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 1:59 pm said: I don’t add resources that require an email address to just see the product Reply hp printer maintenance, on May 16, 2015 at 2:46 am said: Great links. Very interested for start up tools like what you had on this blog. Also the online survey tool for my list were very useful. Reply Martin, on June 4, 2015 at 6:00 am said: Wow thanks for the great post Steve! We just started working with a local app Start-up in our area called Tutree out of Silicon Valley. This client came to us for app store optimization on iTunes and Google Play. I will pass this resource on to our client as he could seriously use this type of info. Currently he is undergoing the process of VC funding, so great timing finding this post. There are a ton of online resources for Start-ups, almost overwhelming. However, I have never seen a list of this magnitude. Thanks for putting all of the time and effort into this post. It is rare to find content that is this detailed anymore. http://www.constructiveroots.com Reply Alexandra, on June 23, 2015 at 5:43 am said: PollTango (http://polltango.com) is a free poll maker with a specificity : you can create 2 polls simultaneously and watch joint results. It can be very useful for startups that need to ask a quick question but still want to segment their data a bit better with another question (are you a student ? whats your gender ? do you use that product ?) Then they can analyze results for each sub-group of respondents. Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 7:55 pm said: add Reply marujohn, on June 28, 2015 at 2:16 pm said: Wow!! What an awesome list – thanks! Reply BankCircle, on July 7, 2015 at 3:17 am said: Great List, of much use for each start-up. Reply The Founder’s Guide To Designing Direct Response Landing Pages – MFF002 | Tim Conley, on July 7, 2015 at 4:40 am said: […] Helpful landing page tools (Taken from Steve Blanks list of Startup Tools) […] Reply Creating a Business Model | Entrepreneur And I, on July 19, 2015 at 9:50 am said: […] Steve Blank has a vast library which may interest you to get all your help on start-up. Here’s a link to his site: Startup Tools by Steve Blank […] Reply Philipp, on July 28, 2015 at 12:53 pm said: Wow!! What a list! I’m just missing Pidoco (https://pidoco.com), an online wireframing tool which lets users share and give feedback on product ideas very easily. Pidoco also has a startup program with great discounts. Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 6:40 pm said: added Reply Andrew Follett, on August 5, 2015 at 12:41 pm said: You can find 2 more product demo video resources at Demo Duck (http://demoduck.com) and Video Brewery (http://www.videobrewery.com). And don’t forget to check out Wistia (http://www.wistia.com) for video hosting! Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 6:50 pm said: added Reply Daisy Egeolu, on August 13, 2015 at 2:32 pm said: Hi Steve, Nice comprehensive list! Would it be possible to add Appellita (https://www.appellita.com/) under the Website Domain Names section? Appellita provides intelligent brand name generation and name validation tools to make brand names meaningful, memorable and unique. It is the easiest way to discover a suitable name for a startup and confirm trademark and social media username availability. Visit us and let me know what you think. Thanks, Daisy Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 6:55 pm said: added Reply cjvincent, on August 16, 2015 at 12:01 pm said: Another great tool is Awesome Forms, which makes it easy to quickly create forms to embed into your website. This might include contact forms, sweepstakes, surveys, or anything else you can think of. https://awesomeforms.com Reply Cristina, on August 18, 2015 at 7:06 am said: Hi, Steve! This list is truly useful! Thank you! Would it be possible to add Retargeting Biz as a marketing tool for personalized communication dedicated to online stores? (www.retargeting.biz). This tool helps eCommerce businesses to communicate with their website visitors through 2 channels – live and email messages. All this communication is based on their visitors’ actions and all these triggers are 100% personalized. This is useful if online stores want to increase their sales, customer engagement and their retention rate. Looking forward to hearing from you! Cristina Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 8:07 pm said: added Reply Emmanuel, on August 21, 2015 at 1:10 pm said: Hello Steve! You have amazing list here and I want to thank you personally. May I suggest a tool that will help French customers choosing email marketing tool? The website url is http://www.logicielemailinggratuit.fr/ I hope that’s OK by you. Regards, Emmanuel. Reply Toolbox for innovators and entrepreneurs, on August 26, 2015 at 10:22 pm said: […] easily bored by these short lists, try a longer list. Steve Blank (@sgblank) offers a list of “Startup Tools”. This list contains links to presentations, texts, software and tools, and the list alone is […] Reply Scott Robinson, on September 2, 2015 at 8:01 am said: Wow, this is an insane list. I’ve been writing up some tutorials on using Node.js and other languages over at my blog (http://stackabuse.com). Hopefully it can be of some use to you either in this post or future posts. Thanks and great job! Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 7:16 pm said: added Reply Tools App Developers Need for Marketing Their Apps | Overpass, on September 9, 2015 at 7:43 am said: […] So, just my luck, I came across this amazing mine full of helpful tools. Most of these are from Steve Blank’s startup tools and these are listed per category, from Market Research to App Testing, it has everything you will […] Reply Tim, on September 10, 2015 at 9:57 pm said: Hi Steve, Awesome list. Thanks for taking the time to put it together. Just wondering if you could please add our SAAS resource scheduling tool to this list? https://www.foxoms.com Tim Reply Eko Desa Wisata Kalibiru, on September 20, 2015 at 11:42 pm said: Hi Steve! You have amazing list here and I want to thank you personally. I hope can be your student in UC Berkeley. I’m very interesting to study how create a success startup. Thanks. Reply stephensteinberg88, on September 23, 2015 at 3:56 am said: Hey Steve (great name!), just wanted to see if you could add http://www.capitolstartup.com/resources/. Building Capitol Startup as sort of a publication for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, and aiming to deliver highly actionable tips and strategies. But that one page has a ton of productivity tools, and I’m constantly updating the page. Think your readers would find it useful, or at least I hope so. Thanks! Reply Ron Isaacson, on September 27, 2015 at 4:44 pm said: Hi Steve, This is an amazing list. Thank you so much for putting it together. Consider adding a tool called the “Idea Shuffler” (http://www.ideashuffler.com) that allows you to create models and analyze all aspects of a business. The tool supports both hierarchical and non-hierarchical structures. Idea Shuffler: Visual Thinking Idea Shuffler Video Thanks, Ron. Reply Christopher Marks, on September 30, 2015 at 6:04 am said: Hi Steve, Great list, I just wanted to let you know Findstringers – global freelance marketplace – contains a broken link. Have an amazing day, Christopher Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 11:59 am said: added Reply itquoter, on October 4, 2015 at 7:24 pm said: Hi Steve, can you add our website http://www.isell.com.au? I can see that you have a great list, For sure our quoting tool and proposal software can help small businesses like IT resellers. Reply Tom, on October 16, 2015 at 3:55 am said: Hi Steve, Big Wow!! This list awesome, thanks! Reply dnfellow, on November 3, 2015 at 1:02 am said: Thanks for this amazing list Steve, will be spending several weeks\months going through this lot, what an awesome page, thanks for your hard work and sharing. Reply Rob Fox, on November 6, 2015 at 4:09 am said: Hey Steve! Nice list, we have a new push messaging service that you could add: https://www.scaledrone.com/ Hope you like it Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 12:03 pm said: added Reply Stuart, on November 6, 2015 at 4:48 am said: Hi Steve, I just launched this categorized list of tools http://startupresources.io Is there anyway I could please get it listed in the “list of tools by others” area? Also I agree with Steven Sherman that customerdiscovery.ninja should be on here because it makes discovery phone calls so easy… Thanks! Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 12:04 pm said: added Reply Konstantin Tarkus (@koistya), on November 11, 2015 at 4:36 am said: https://github.com/kriasoft/react-starter-kit – an isomoprhic web app boilerplate project (Node.js + React.js stack) Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 1:52 pm said: added Reply David, on November 17, 2015 at 3:20 am said: Hi Steve, I launched the domain name generator https://namesmith.io a few months ago. Besides others it supports the creation of phonetic blends and would make a nice addition to your ‘Website Domain Names’ category. Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 1:54 pm said: added Reply Skelly, on November 17, 2015 at 1:02 pm said: Wow. Thanks for this is an exhaustive list.. I hope it stays up-to-date. Here are a few Bootstrap resources to add http://www.bootstrapzero.com (Free Bootstrap Templates) and http://bootply.com (Bootstrap playground and snippets) Reply ViSenze (@ViSenze), on November 18, 2015 at 1:02 am said: Happy to see a heavy focus on deep learning and visual search companies. Care to add our company, ViSenze (https://visenze.com/), to the list too? It is actually mentioned in the Machine Intelligence Landscape graph you posted. Would appreciate it, thanks. Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 11:56 am said: done Reply Joe Hanson, on November 18, 2015 at 1:34 pm said: Hey Steve, love this list, and refer back to it often for a number of different reasons. I have a recommendation to add to your “Website/Browser Testing” section. It’s called Rainforest QA (https://www.rainforestqa.com/), which is a continuous QA platform that lets you write tests in plain english for integration/functional tests. –Joe Reply steveblank, on November 18, 2015 at 1:56 pm said: added Reply Prakhar, on November 19, 2015 at 1:58 pm said: Hey Steve, Personally I’m a great fan of this list and it makes our lives so so easy when looking for something in a specific category. One of the tools, I’m associated with is Whatfix (www.whatfix.com), which is a free tool that allows you to create interactive walk throughs on websites OR web apps with the help of a browser extension (no coding required). Also, along with product tours, slideshow, article, video and a PDf are generated which can be embedded to your support section/knowledge base. Do give it a quick look. Great tool for user onboarding, training and customer support. Reply steveblank, on November 22, 2015 at 2:26 am said: added Reply Dmitri Larionov, on November 24, 2015 at 1:08 pm said: Hey Steve, This is an amazing list and I want to thank you for putting this together. I am currently working on a project called Learn Internet Grow that is all about Digital Marketing and Online Technology. We have five categories, Finding Information, Creating Web Content, Securing Your Digital Identity, Web Metrics, and Social Media Sharing. Is it possible that you could add some of our categories to this list? Reply Nicole, on December 3, 2015 at 9:59 am said: Amazing list Steve. I’d like to see Pingboard.com added. It’s an incredibly versatile employee directory / organizational chart / visitor check in app. Reply Vicent Petrescu (@v_petrescu), on December 10, 2015 at 3:56 am said: Hi Steve, great resource! I think, equidam.com might be OK to be added in the valuation section. I think that because it will provide any entrepreneur an affordable DYI valuation tool that will provide a 17 pages valuation report easy to read and understood. I can explain more if you want. Thanks! Vicent Reply Ray Beharry, on December 16, 2015 at 12:32 pm said: Steve, Amazing resource. I’d like to see if we can add Pollfish into the Surveys section. (http://www.pollfish.com) We help companies make better decisions by providing consumer opinion data that is relevant, meaningful, and customizable in real-time – with access to a unique survey network of over 170MM mobile consumers across the globe. Thanks! All the best, Ray Reply steveblank, on December 16, 2015 at 12:50 pm said: added Reply Carol, on January 12, 2016 at 12:14 pm said: Steve, thanks for this awesome collection. I think http://bootstrapzero.com would be a useful addition to the “Twitter Bootstrap” section, and http://codeply.com is a great responsive design tool. Cheers! Skelly Reply steveblank, on March 28, 2016 at 12:00 am said: added Reply Guilherme, on January 18, 2016 at 3:04 am said: Amazing! Very, very helpfull. I just would like to add a new tool to help creativity, idea generation and brainstorming sessions, which is http://ideageneration.cards/ Hope you can pay us a visit and try our new web app Reply Gilberto Klaumonier, on January 18, 2016 at 1:24 pm said: Great adventure is Buses in NYC. Buses are slow and have really expensive tickets. I often see alternative routes that site (http://nycbusroutes.com), but I’m riding anymore than by bus. Reply Tom Petley, on January 20, 2016 at 1:46 am said: Hi Steve, Would you be able to add NetHelpDesk to this fantastic list of resources? Reply Tom Petley, on January 21, 2016 at 8:16 am said: The website is http://www.nethelpdesk.com Reply steveblank, on March 27, 2016 at 11:58 pm said: added Reply claudia-seo, on February 3, 2016 at 1:40 am said: Very good alternative to Competitive Online Adword/PPC Analysis – https://K-Meta.com Reply steveblank, on March 27, 2016 at 11:55 pm said: added Reply Hitsteps (@hitsteps), on February 15, 2016 at 5:33 am said: Hey, Would you please put Hitsteps Web Analytics link in your great and resourceful list: http://www.hitsteps.com Reply Jakub, on February 25, 2016 at 7:30 am said: Wow, Steve, that’s one of the most impressive lists I’ve ever seen! It would be awesome if you could update either social listening or social media monitoring section with https://brand24.net Reply steveblank, on March 27, 2016 at 11:52 pm said: added Reply seovoorzzp, on February 29, 2016 at 11:35 am said: Awesome and insane list thank you! us it a lot at http://bit.ly/1QgYDqp Reply slavachatra, on March 1, 2016 at 10:22 pm said: Steve, thanks for this really huge list of tools! At Chatra.io we use Allora (https://allora.io) instead of BuiltWith. It works faster and the prices are up to 10x cheaper. It also has a huge database of contacts associated with domains. BuiltWith has a large number of technology signatures but many of them are outdated. Allora (Datanyze, SimilarTech etc) provide much cleaner data with less false positive results. Reply Jonathan Kish, on March 5, 2016 at 4:26 pm said: Steve, your website is an amazing source of information. I have started my own online business, handtoolworld.com, and I found many resources on your site that have help me get going. Thanks for all you do. Reply Marcelo Picolo Khoury, on March 8, 2016 at 6:34 am said: Hi folks, this is an awesome place for any startup founder team! Congrats!!! I have a question: anyone w/ experience in developing multimedia embed functionality to share some thoughts? We’re developing kind of a social network for educators, and so far Embed.ly and Iframe.ly came across as the best options, despite relativelly expensive for startup. Reply Ralph, on March 22, 2016 at 4:37 pm said: I keep coming back to this list when I need a new company. There are some new companies that are leveraging reviews to help find B2B vendors. http://www.g2crowd.com and http://www.trustradius.com have reviews for enterprise software where http://www.vendop.com has reviews for manufacturers, suppliers and consultants (big help for hardware companies). Reply jpqc, on March 25, 2016 at 4:44 pm said: Nice list! Here is a suggestion for the Twitter Bootstrap section : http://ibootstrap.net It’s a gallery of free code snippets and resources for Bootstrap Reply steveblank, on March 27, 2016 at 11:47 pm said: added Reply Jonathan Sinclair, on April 1, 2016 at 2:02 pm said: I’ve had such great luck with the tools I’ve tried out off this site. A great suggestion to be added to the list under the Misc Office section is a competitor of Grasshopper and Ringcentral, called Truly Wireless (https://trulywireless.com). They’re product is top notch, and I think it’d be a helpful addition to the list. Reply TECHNICAL STOCK RESEAERCH, on April 7, 2016 at 10:59 pm said: Very good alternative to Competitive Online Adword/PPC http://www.technicalstock.in/ Reply Mark Savchuk, on April 12, 2016 at 6:05 am said: Hey Steve, this is THE MOST COMPLETE list of tools for Startups in the whole freaking internet! Thank you so much!! I think https://casual.pm/ would be a useful addition to the “Kanban and Scrum Tools” section, and https://casual.pm/ is a great visual project management tool. Cheers! Mark Reply Anli Zaimi, on April 12, 2016 at 8:31 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for putting this big list together! Can I suggest my free Bootstrap themes for the Twitter Bootstrap section? http://azmind.com/free-bootstrap-themes-templates/ At the moment it contains 25 templates (business themes, landing pages, portfolio templates, forms) that can be used in projects made with Bootstrap. Thanks for your time, Anli Reply Nicolas Nemni, on April 26, 2016 at 4:59 am said: Hi Steve, amazing list! Can I suggest my Content Marketing Stack for the Lists of Tools from Others? http://www.contentmarketingstack.co/ It has received more than 1000 upvotes on Product Hunt and it’s used everyday by hundreds of people. Thanks for your time, Best, Nicolas Reply Ehsan Jahandarpour (@jahandarpour), on April 29, 2016 at 11:46 pm said: Hi Steve, I have curated 140 startup tools for entrepreneurs, from business model to growth hacking. I believe you agree that they are essential for Each and every entrepreneur who want to begin his/her journey. Please feel free to add it to the list of you feel it ads value to your reader’s life. Here is the link: https://jahandarpour.com/the-ultimate-startup-resource-for-entrepreneurs/ Cheers, Ehsan Reply doharo, on May 5, 2016 at 10:39 am said: That is impresive! there is more information here than the one I have been able to collect by my self for the last couple months. PD. I had to post to brake the 666 number of responses Reply Telonium VoIP (@Telonium), on June 22, 2016 at 9:57 am said: Steve, this is a great list! I wanted to add our service (www.telonium.com) to the pot to provide startups with some options when it comes to their cloud-based office phone system. We specialize in small businesses less than 50 employees and provide simple, reliable, and affordable business phone services! Thanks! Reply vasyl, on July 2, 2016 at 2:38 am said: Hi Steve, what a tremendous source! I have two suggestions: 1) delete Elance (two years ago Odesk and Elance merged into one platform, Upwork) from Outsourcing/Freelance Help 2) add https://basetemplates.com/pitch-deck-template to Starting and Running a Startup Advice or other relevant section. Pitch Deck Template is a presentation template that helps founders to create a visually impressive and effective pitch deck quickly and easily. Reply Chris, on July 14, 2016 at 5:59 am said: Hi Steve, I know this is a beast of a list (and comments section) so you probably don’t want more recommendations! But I thought I would suggest a website I launched on July 6th called http://www.lensicle.com/ because I think it would be a very good fit for the ‘website design tools’ section. It is a stock photography website but it allows you to edit the images before you download them, or if the image is already perfect you can select the exact dimensions you need it to be and download it to your computer. It is a pretty good time saver especially for those trying to create their own website or doing blog posts. And time is money Thanks anyway, I appreciate anybody who takes the time to read this! Reply steveblank, on July 15, 2016 at 1:33 am said: added Reply applicationone, on July 31, 2016 at 3:56 pm said: Steve, great compilation of sites! Thanks. We launched https://www.kolau.com/ under the Competitive Online Adword/PPC Analysis. Would it be possible to add it to the list? Thanks again and good job! Reply Dom, on August 1, 2016 at 3:58 pm said: Hi Steve, As everyone has said, this is a great list of resources. I’d appreciate it if you’d consider adding https://www.irise.com/ to your Wireframing Tools section. It think it would be a worthy addition. Thanks Reply PPC Consultant, on August 5, 2016 at 8:00 am said: That’s something great for enterpreneurs to use these tools for startup and also a proper strategy must be needed for any successful startup. You can also include http://www.cysppc.com/blog/ as it’s also helpful for enterpreneurs to get some good idea and new techniques to make their business spread worldwide and help them in their startup. Reply

zeusanimation, on August 6, 2016 at 12:19 am said: Thanks steve, blogging is very valuable to me who was setting up a company in the field of animated explainer video services, I hope I can continue to learn from you, all your knowledge keeps me motivated to raise my efforts.. Reply OliviaU, on August 16, 2016 at 12:00 pm said: Thanks for compiling this list of resources. It’s a really awesome reference and I appreciate it a lot. Best, Olivia at http://www.ampronix.com/ Reply Jop, on September 16, 2016 at 5:49 am said: Awesome list! I have another tool: http://www.crowd.site Crowdsite is one of the most popular European website that helps you to run contest for the services that you want from people. Different people will be taking part in it and you need to pay for the design selected by you. It is a popular website for running the contest and gets your work done in required time. Crowdsite has number of freelance designers associated with it and these designers take part in the contest. Crowdsite has more than 58K designers working with them and these designers had contributed over millions of designs. Crowdsite is the website that provides you with crowdsourcing of flyer, logo, namefinding, T-shirts, website, and graphic designs. Reply Deebak Utpal, on October 4, 2016 at 5:56 am said: Thanks for the providing this important information on blogs and tools for entrepreneurs. Again, thanks a lot Steve……… Reply Stuart Brent, on October 11, 2016 at 5:48 pm said: Steve, there aren’t a ton of on-demand customer discovery tools out there, and sadly customerdiscovery.ninja has been down for a while. I built out https://userinput.io to let people get ondemand feedback not only for websites and apps, but also for business ideas and customer discovery surveys. People argue that surveys aren’t ideal for customer discovery, but I think they’re still helpful, and I’ve used them to help validate and shape ideas before. Hopefully you could add userinput.io to this list sometime? Thank you. Reply steveblank, on October 11, 2016 at 5:53 pm said: added Reply Irene, on November 8, 2016 at 8:57 am said: Great list! There is also a great usability checklist, that is missing from the list: https://stayintech.com/info/UX Reply Anonymous, on November 15, 2016 at 1:55 pm said: Cool list. Add onemonthapp.com for mobile apps made within one month. Reply Crowd-Cover (@crowdcvr), on November 17, 2016 at 11:16 pm said: I didn’t plan on clicking so many links…. We launched a free site for people to validate their ideas. In minutes people can start gathering market data for their idea (problem and solution) and pivot before they spend time developing the solution. It’s like a pre-Kickstarter! Document. Protect. Promote. http://www.crowd-cover.com Reply Matt S., on November 21, 2016 at 9:26 pm said: Hello Steve! Could you add this social media automation tool as well? https://hypegrowth.com Reply Daria, on November 26, 2016 at 2:45 pm said: Hi Steve, This list helped us many many times, thank you! Returning the “favor”, I hope this might help in your work with entrepreneurs as well http://solutioncanvas.com Reply Steven, on November 30, 2016 at 2:13 am said: Take a look at one more tool, Apptivo. It provides marketing tool with CRM app integration. Have you seen this link: http://www.apptivo.com/crm-system/ Reply Blake Griffin, on December 24, 2016 at 1:31 pm said: Hi Steve, Thank you for all your hard work. Currently going through family/worklife balance so some of your interviews with Foundersfilm helped put things in perspective. Currently creating a tennis academy in Chicago for busy parents who see value in the packaging of high performance sports and education and value life lessons that come out of this grueling commitment. This is definitely an information overload. As a bootstrapper, what are 2 or 3 self hosted CRM tool that comes to mind. Happy holidays to you and the family. Reply Mira, on January 15, 2017 at 1:41 pm said: Hi Steve, I’d like to suggest my simple but I believe useful tool – HTML Washer It cleans up a HTML document – it will reduce complex formatting to basic HTML tags – clean HTML. https://www.htmlwasher.com/ Reply Lindorna, on January 31, 2017 at 2:17 pm said: Hi Steve, can you take a look at our service: https://reporters.io/ What we do is helping startup founders to find and pitch the relevant journalists from major media outlets. We have free journalists lookup form just at the home page, as well as pro accounts with advanced features. Thank you. Reply Dom, on February 8, 2017 at 11:53 am said: Hi Steve, Another recommendation: https://www.irise.com/ for your Wireframing Tools section. iRise is a fairly unique tool, offering both wireframes and prototyping, plus integrated requirements management. It also integrates with JIRA, JAMA, MS TFS and all the other big ALM tools. The ability to gather requirements in-concert with design can make a big impact on designing better software. Thanks Reply Akshay Malhotra (@Akshaymals), on March 3, 2017 at 12:24 am said: Hey steve, i was researching on Startup Resource.Your’s page is like the biggest source of tools for any startup to know. But just as a recommendation , i think you should must include https://elink.io as one of the content curation tools. It’s free to use and very helpful for any startup,blogger .. etc out there… I am using it , i would love to have your feedback on it.. Thanks Reply philippe, on March 17, 2017 at 4:32 pm said: Hi Steve! Your list is great, very useful for nearly any kind of web activity. Going trough it I noticed that you list the service “Testimonial Monkey” on the Testimonials/Social Reviews section. They offered a great tool, but aren’t online anymore (you can see that your link to testimonialmonkey.com gives a 404 error). You can fix it deleting their link to provide a better user experience. Also, as an alternative, I would like to suggest our tool: https://qualitydrivensoftware.com We offer a tool that can be used to send surveys to your users and then gather feedback and post some of them as a testimonial on your site. It goes beyond that, but we have seen good results for this task. Let me know what you think (we have a free trial). If you like it, maybe you can add it to your list. Thank you and keep with the good work! Best, Philippe Portes Quality Driven Software. Reply steveblank, on March 17, 2017 at 4:50 pm said: Philippe, I appreciate the pointer to the dead link. However I don’t list companies who lack an “about”. steve Reply philippe, on March 24, 2017 at 11:51 pm said: Hi Steve, thanks for the reply. Maybe you mean something else, but we do have an about section in the homepage, it’s called “ABOUT US”. If you are talking about something else, please let me know so we can take your feedback and improve our site! Best, Philippe. Reply Giray Girisken, on March 27, 2017 at 2:34 am said: Hi Steve, It is a great detailed list. Thank you. I would like to suggest my website called Startup Collections. It provides more than 750 tools for entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and marketers to help them save time, energy and money. There is also a “special deals” section on the site where visitors can find deals from trusted companies. Visitors can see and use these deals for free. I would be very grateful if you can add http://startupcollections.com/ on your list. Thank you, Giray Reply Brian, on March 29, 2017 at 10:04 am said: Any chance of getting the Business Model Toolbox listed in the South African iStore. Not available at the moment? Reply MetaCanvas App (@MetacanvasApp), on March 29, 2017 at 10:31 am said: I believe the Business Model Toolbox was removed from the app store. Maybe you can consider MetaCanvas as an alternative: you can design your Business Model, add forecasts to costs and revenues and manage you startups goals and tasks for each block of the canvas. It’s also the only Business Model Tool that we know that includes a Customer Lifetime Value simulator for each Customer Segment and lets you generate a simplified Profit and Loss from your business model data Reply Liv, on April 28, 2017 at 4:52 am said: Hi Steve. I really like your page Is there are chance that you can add http://startinia.com/ under Lists of Tools from Others? Regards Liv Reply Natalia Manrique H. (@NatManrique), on May 10, 2017 at 9:44 am said: Hi, just wanted to let you know that the Tapdog and Compete tools (section: Competitive Online Adword/PPC Analysis) are no longer available. Many thanks! Reply steveblank, on May 10, 2017 at 7:55 pm said: removed. thanks for the update Reply ionutgerosanu, on May 19, 2017 at 6:03 am said: Hi Steve, thanks for compiling such a great resource page! I’d like to contribute and add more value with a great CRO/Testing tool: https://www.omniconvert.com/ Keep up the good work, this is top-notch. All the best! Reply steveblank, on June 26, 2017 at 11:32 am said: added Reply Jax Meringoff, on June 26, 2017 at 8:28 am said: What a list! This is by far one of the most comprehensive list of resources I’ve come across Steve. Good stuff. Check out Giggrabbers for project management and company development, should be a good tool to add here also. Reply steveblank, on June 26, 2017 at 11:30 am said: added Reply Dom, on June 26, 2017 at 11:34 am said: Hi Steve. Maybe take a quick look at https://www.irise.com/ for your Wireframing Tools section. it allows something fairly unique – the ability to build responsive wireframes and prototypes using fluid layouts. It also has integrated requirements management, and integrates with JIRA, JAMA, MS TFS and all the other big ALM tools. Reply steveblank, on June 26, 2017 at 12:05 pm said: added Reply Doug, on July 14, 2017 at 10:42 am said: Hey Steve, thanks for the great list. You should check out https://siftery.com/. It is a tool to find the right software for your startup. You can also see the current stack of some high profile companies as well. I found it very useful while doing my initial research. Reply Doug, on July 14, 2017 at 10:45 am said: Also, sitestacks.com is a great tool to figure out the technologies behind any website! You should check that one out too. Both of these tools should be added. Reply Nhà cái uy tín nht hin nay , on September 8, 2017 at 11:57 pm said: Hi, just wanted to let you know that the Tapdog and Compete tools (section: Competitive Online Adword/PPC Analysis) are no longer available. Many thanks! Reply Rambabu Thapa, on September 17, 2017 at 1:46 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for Amazing list. Would you consider adding the Business Model Canvas ( https://xtensio.com/business-model-canvas/ ) to your list? I’ve noticed you listing some of my competitors resources. I am branding the similar products like persona creator, landing page creator, competitive analysis, lean canvas, business model canvas, one pager, etc. Also more @ https://xtensio.com/templates/. I am already ranking most of my tools on #1 on google. I’m reaching out to see if you’d be interested in featuring tools from Xtensio, a top-ranked business that gets over 120,000 unique visitors every month. We also have a blog on our site at where we share resources and tips for startups and entrepreneurs who are ready to take action to improve their business and their mindset today. I believe I can add value to your audience for sure. Thanks for this huge list. Reply Anonymous, on September 17, 2017 at 3:17 pm said: I want to add one useful app to this perfect list. Instagram Automation tool : https://instavas.com is an Instagram bot which gives you real Instagram followers. Reply Ed Linac, on October 7, 2017 at 1:59 pm said: Hey Steve, this seems like an amazing work to put this great list together! Keep up the good work and thank you for posting this. Reply Hotel Booking in madina, on October 16, 2017 at 2:14 am said: This is by far one of the most comprehensive list of resources I’ve come across Steve. Good stuff… Reply Customer service articles, on October 18, 2017 at 2:45 pm said: Hey Steve, thanks for the great list Reply Leo Kaptigau, on October 23, 2017 at 11:26 pm said: Hi Steve, Greetings from across the Pacific, in Papua New Guinea. Great resources and a great list too. Great stuff, and I will not let what you have provided go waste. I am creating an ecosystem of startups and will use a lot of these resources… Thank you for helping, you just don’t know how much this will impact startups and young entrepreneurs, who have read and heard a lot about you. Reply Devin, on November 28, 2017 at 8:14 pm said: Great list. Thanks! Reply I’m Tired Denim Jacket, on December 3, 2017 at 12:40 am said: I trust the Business Model Toolbox was expelled from the application store. Possibly you can consider MetaCanvas as an option: you can outline your Business Model, add figures to expenses and incomes and oversee you new businesses objectives and errands for each square of the canvas. It’s additionally the main Business Model Tool that we realize that incorporates a Customer Lifetime Value test system for every Customer Segment and gives you a chance to create an improved Profit and Loss from your plan of action information Reply MetaCanvas App (@MetacanvasApp), on December 3, 2017 at 11:54 am said: Thank you for recommending MetaCanvas. We are great fans of Steve’s work and would be proud to be on this list. Reply

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