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The Entrepreneur s Handbook:

120 Great Tools and Resources
for Entrepreneurs and Startups
Whether you are starting a new business or scaling your business to new
heights, these are some of the most useful entrepreneur resources you will
ever need. My hope is that this post will be a great resource list for all your
entrepreneurial needs. This is a huge list of blogs, tools and general
resources I think could be useful for every entrepreneur.

Great business blogs and resource sites

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Great business blogs and resource sites

1. Inc. Start-up Advice for founders of start-ups and start-up entrepreneurs

on writing a business plan, running a home-based business, naming a startup business, how to incorporate, nancing a start-up, buying a small
business, and starting a franchise.

2. OnStartups Run by HubSpot cofounder Dharmesh Shah, On Startups

oers advice and insights for entrepreneurs.

3. For Entrepreneurs A blog for startups and entrepreneurs, written by

David Skok, a ve time serial entrepreneur turned VC (now at Matrix.
Partners)

4. Startup Lawyer Ryan RobertsStartup Lawyer breaks down the legal

issues of startups.

5. Mashable on Small Business Essential business advice for starting and

growing small businesses.

6. About.com for Entrepreneurs Help and advice for going from the idea
stage to business plan to the marketplace and beyond.

7. Mixergy Successful CEOs share their experiences with the masses.

8. Small Business Administration. Find information, links and resources to

help you start and grow your business, including SBA-guaranteed loans.

9. AllTopStartupsEverything you wanted to know about starting a

successful business.(disclaimer: I am the founder of Alltopstartups)

10. NYT Small Business Find breaking news & money news on mortgage
rates, mutual funds, the stock market, bonds & notes, company research,
earnings reports and market insight.

11. Chris Dixon A General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He is also a

contributing writer for TechCrunch. A seed investor turned VC, Dixon takes a
macro view, considering industry-wide trends.

12. Quora (Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs page) Quoras questionanswering website has some fantastic responses from establish
entrepreneurs and investors for entrepreneurs.

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13. Wall Street Journals Small Business How To Guide WSJ small business
guide covering how to start, fund, run and manage your small business.

14. Forbes on Entrepreneurs Forbes entrepreneur section, specically on

how entrepreneurs are running businesses and advice from entrepreneurs.

15. First Round Review A compilation of startup-centric content. Case

studies on the experiences of individual entrepreneurs and companies.

16. The Funded An online community of entrepreneurs to research, rate,

and review funding sources worldwide.

17. Paul Graham Super awesome timeless essays about venture capital and
entrepreneurship.

18. Springwise Your essential x of entrepreneurial ideas.

19. Big Think Blogs, articles and videos from the worlds top leaders and
thinkers.

20. PSFK A go-to source for ideas and inspiration.

21. StartupDigest Free weekly email to help you meet people and learn
more.

22. The Startup Toolkit Tools and guidance for all startup founders.

23. Both Sides of The Table Upfront Ventures partner Mark Susters blog
runs the gamut from sales strategies to fundraising and startup culture.

24. Chic-ceo Slick site for women with the entrepreneur bug, but its
downloadable tools makes this a must-visit for all.

Tools and apps exclusively for startups

Use these startups resources (mostly free) to launch your idea, gather
feedback and grow your new business. Whether you are wondering about
how to put your idea out there, how to make a good presentation or learn
from the best you will nd some of these resources useful.

1.GroupTalent Top teams of developers and designers, on-demand.

2. Docstoc Discover the best professional documents and content resources

to help start and grow your business

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3. CustomerSure Simple, web-based customer feedback software.

4. Crowdvi.be Get instant answers from over 50 million people.

5. AYTM (Ask Your Target Market) Market research has never been this
easy.

6. Term Sheet Generator Generate a venture nancing term sheet.

7. Cofounda App platform that connects entrepreneurs and investors.

8. Feedbackify Simple, private website feedback.

9. Appgures mobile analytics and sales data.

10. Mopapp mobile analytics, sales data, rankings.

11. UserTesting.com Low-cost website usability testing.

12. Prezi The zooming presentation editor.

13. CircleUp Like AngelList with a crowdfunding twist.

14. AngelList A platform for startups. Standardizing the pitch deck.

15. Idea Flight Get your ideas o the ground.

16. CapLinked Making private investment easy, secure and social.

17. Go BIG Network Helps entrepreneurs nd funding.

18. Intern Avenue Find interns. Intern directory.

19. A VC Musings of a VC in NYC.

20. Startup Weekend Global network of passionate leaders and

entrepreneurs.

21. LiquidSpace Airbnb for workspaces. Book last minute or plan ahead.

22. OpenDesks Find and share places to meet and work.

23. Founders Den Invite-only shared workspace and private club in SoMa
neighborhood.

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24. TechHub A physical space for tech startups in London.

25. LaunchRock Setup a Launching Soon page in minutes.

26. Unbounce Easy landing page creator and tester.

27. Mobile Roadie Full CMS, no coding app builder for iOS and Android.

28. Chupa The marketplace for buying/selling mobile app components.

29. Grow VC Get visibility with the right investing audience.

30. Appbackr Crowdfunding for mobile apps.

31. LaunchRock Setup a Launching Soon page in minutes.

32. LegalZoom: An inexpensive, fast, and easy to use online legal document
service that can help you le the appropriate paperwork for your startup.

33. VCgate Venture capital rms, angel investors and private equity rms
directory.

34. Envestors Pay-to-pitch investor network.

35. Startup Compass Benchmark your startups KPIs against more than 10k
internet startups.

36. Startup Tools-Complete list of startup tools by Steve Blank

37. KickoLabs Find new customers with a viral landing page in less than
60 seconds.

38. RocketHub Launch, fund and y.

39. Prosper Prosper can help you get the seed funding you need to launch
your own online business.

Mobile app development tools

These are some of the best mobile app development resources out there that
guarantees stunning app for mobile devices. These tools oer drag-and-drop
interfaces, fast and easy mobile prototyping with support for designing some
of the best Android, iOS and Windows mobile apps.

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1. Ooomf Create a beautiful landing page for your iPhone app in minutes.

2. Appcelerator Mobile app platform for building on Android, iOS and

mobile web.

3. GameSalad Creator Create, test and publish your own game. Drag and
drop.

4. Parse Add a powerful and scalable backend to your app in minutes.

5. Mobile Roadie Full CMS, no coding app builder for iOS and Android.

6. Proto.io Silly-fast mobile prototyping.

7. StackOverow Question and answer site for programmers.

8. Kendo UI Mobile Build HTML5 apps that look native on any device.

9. Tiggzi Cloud-based mobile app builder.

10. Verious A mobile app component marketplace.

11. justinmind Rich interactive wireframes to dene mobile apps.

12. UXPin User experience design tools for professionals.

13. Chupa The marketplace for buying/selling mobile app components.

14. Distimo Providing valuable insight into the app store marketplace.

15. App Annie App store analytics and market intelligence.

16. Kontagent User analytics for the mobile web.

17. Applingua iOS app localization (translation) service.

18. AppMakr Point and click solution for building rich content based apps.

19. Flurry Analytics, trac acquisition and monetization.

20. Crittercism Gives you real-time, actionable crash reports for mobile
apps.

21. PhoneGap Easily create apps using well known web technologies.

Incubators & Accelerators

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Incubators & Accelerators

Incubators and accelerators can be a great option for any young company or
even idea to get o the ground. These programs oer everything from
funding, connections with top investors and mentors and collaborative work
environments.

1. Y Combinator Has funded over 380 startups (3 months).

2. TechStars Mentorship-driven seed-stage investment program (3

months).

3. The Brandery Accelerating startups by building powerful brands (14

weeks).

4. KickLabs Ready to start acquiring customers? (36 months).

5. i/o Ventures Early-stage startup program focused on mentorship (3

months).

6. Capital Factory Entrepreneurs like entrepreneurs (10 weeks).

7. NYC SeedStart Focused on advertising, ecommerce, digital and mobile

(12 weeks).

8. Tech Wildcatters Mentor-driven and led by entrepreneurs (12 weeks).

9. Seedcamp Early stage mentoring and investment program (1 year).

10. Excelerate Labs Amazing mentors, Chicago resources, high-prole

demo (3 months).

11. Springboard Mentorship-led accelerator program (13 weeks).

12. Dreamit Ventures Helping build great companies.

13. The ARK Mentorship-driven tech startup accelerator (3 months).

14. Betaspring Mentorship-driven accelerator focused on tech and design

(12 weeks).

15. InnoSpring Start in Silicon Valley, grow in the US and China.

16. BizSpark Microsoft accelerator for Windows Azure (3 months).

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15. Media Camp Startup academy camp for media innovations (12 weeks).

18. Founder Institute Helping founders to build great companies (4

months).

19. AlphaLab Funding, mentorship, education and more (20 weeks).

20. 500 Startups Provides early-stage companies with up to $250K in

funding.

21. Startup Chile Apply from anywhere in the world, start in Chile. $40k
grant per project (24 weeks).

22. MEST Entrepreneurial program designed to foster the growth of tech

companies in Africa (24 weeks).

Crowdfunding resources
If you cant nd funding from angels, how about seeking help from the
crowd.

1. Seedrs Equity-based crowdfunding platform.

2. Crowdfunder Equity crowdfunding for your business.

3. CircleUp Like AngelList with a crowdfunding twist.

4. Grow VC Get visibility with the right investing audience.

5. appbackr Crowdfunding for mobile apps.

6. Kickstarter Worlds largest funding platform for creative projects.

7. Indiegogo Fund your passion.

8. Crowdtilt Group fund anything.

9. Invested.in Raise money, reach goals, build community.

10. Funding Circle Online marketplace where people lend to businesses.

11. Sponsume Fund your project through social networks.

12. RocketHub Launch, fund and y.

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13. SellAnApp Make app ideas happen.

14. Petridish Crowdfunding for science startups.

The author is the founder at Alltopstartups (where he shares startup

resources) and Postanly (a free weekly newsletter that delivers the best, most
popular and long form posts from top publishers around the web). Follow him
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