Web Startup Resources

It’s tough to build a web startup. These things helped us, hopefully they’ll help you too.

Introduction

This page serves as an extension of my memory, but hopefully it’s also useful if you’re the founder of a tech startup or want to make the climb one day.

Note that I started out as a startup newbie in both business & tech, so if you already have a large amount of knowledge in either of these areas you’ll maybe find some of this too basic.

All tools & websites are stuff we actually use - some we’ve chosen after deliberately comparing alternatives so pretty much all of this is highly recommended.

If this collection helped you on your journey, consider thanking me by building a playlist with music you love on kollekt.fm or a shout-out on Twitter :)

Cheers,

Julian

Analysing data & performance

  1. 1 Shorten & track URL's 5
  2. 2 Google Analytics (it's free, just do it) 3
  3. 3 Mixpanel: advanced & powerful 2
  4. 4 Heatmaps & session recordings 7

Content Marketing

  1. 1 Quotes as images 8
  2. 2 Ideal pictures for Twitter in seconds 9
  3. 3 Meme generator 6

Learn how to...

  1. 1 Overcome procrastination & get sh*t done 15
  2. 2 Build a company, the lean way 7
  3. 3 Methodically create good plans 4
  4. 4 Ask the right questions 2
  5. 5 Use analytics to improve everything 3
  6. 6 Create habit-forming products 2
  7. 7 Write code (or at least understand it) 4
  8. 8 Design on the web 4

Growth & Marketing

  1. 1 Small hacks, faster growth 8

Design

  1. 1 Sketch: value for money design software 8
  2. 2 Simple online image conversion 4
  3. 3 Optimize & compress images 2
  4. 4 Free stock photography 4
  5. 5 Even idiots can design with this 9
  6. 6 Easily create infographics 5
  7. 7 Design iOS apps w/ Sketch (guide) 1
  8. 8 Free UX & UI design resources 6

Organisation & collaboration

  1. 1 Slack: must-have for team communication 4
  2. 2 Super-easy project management 5
  3. 3 Share knowledge with Evernote 1
  4. 4 Google Drive: perfect online archive 3
  5. 5 Save interesting stuff on the web 10
  6. 6 Collaborate on schemes & mindmaps 4

Take care of yourself

  1. 1 Human.co 9
  2. 2 Good food recipes 6
  3. 3 Force yourself to sleep with F.lux 5

Finance

  1. 1 Best bookkeeping software in NL 1
  2. 2 Free invoice generator 3

Customer Development

  1. 1 Easy-to-implement livechat 0
  2. 2 Chat with people visiting your site 3

Scheduling

  1. 1 Let people book meetings with you 5
  2. 2 Sunrise; the smart calendar 5

Communication

  1. 1 Take Google Apps, you'll never regret it 3
  2. 2 Mailchimp: renowned mailing software 0
  3. 3 Rapid e-mailing & simple but smart CRM 3
  4. 4 Smart e-mail management 3
  5. 5 500 business cards for €10 6
  6. 6 Manage your Twitter communication 1
  7. 7 WeTransfer: simple file transfer 2

Follow & subscribe

  1. 1 Rockstart - a great startup network 8
  2. 2 Mark Suster: Smart VC & ex-founder 1
  3. 3 Daily insights from investors & founders 2
  4. 4 Personal e-mail digest 3

Fundraising

  1. 1 Make sure you're on AngelList 5
  2. 2 Calculate your growth needs 5

Note-taking

  1. 1 Design your own Moleskine notebook 11
  2. 2 Magical & fast scanning app 4
  3. 3 Annotate pretty much everything 3
  4. 4 Simple editor + soothing sounds 1

Curated lists of stuff

  1. 1 300+ awesome free things 18
  2. 2 Startup Tools by Steve Blank 13
  3. 3 Curated resources and tools for startups 7
  4. 4 Product Hunt - the best products 4

Gadgets & apparel

  1. 1 Stylish, comfortable & useful backpack 7
  2. 2 Great-sounding headphone 2
  3. 3 Very comfortable headphone 3
  4. 4 Stylish skim-protecting card wallet 4

Travel

  1. 1 Find cheap airline tickets 2
  2. 2 AirBnB - great accommodations 0
  3. 3 Uber - worldwide personal driver 0
  4. 4 The best places to eat & drink 4

Sales

  1. 1 Retrieve e-mail addresses 3
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