Blogs & Links
Founder Blogs:
- Kate Kendall (CEO of CloudPeeps) - Startup life, community, and culture
- Joel Gascoigne (CEO of Buffer) - Startups in general + Pivoting
- Steve Blank (Cornerstone of Lean Startup) - Customer development + Business Model
- Neil Patel (Co-Founder of KISSmetrics) - Generating more web traffic
- Gary Vaynerchuk (WineLibrary.com) - How to hustle and leveraging social media
- Guy Kawasaki - Marketing and Evangelizing products
- Seth Godin - Marketing
- James Altucher - Entrepreneurship and finding fulfilment in life
- Justin Kan - Entrepreneurship stuff
- Ethan Austin - Startups
- Fred Wilson (VC) - Thoughts on financing and entrepreneurship
- Danielle Morrill (CEO of Referly) - Financing
Startup Blogs:
- List of 35 Startups - http://getvoip.com/blog/2015/02/05/best-entrepreneur-blogs
- General Entrepreneurship - http://www.noobpreneur.com/
- General Entrepreneurship - http://onstartups.com/
- Startup Stuff - http://www.danmartell.com/blog/
- Advice - http://leanstack.com/
- Marketing - https://blog.kissmetrics.com/
- Marketing + Design - http://blog.clarity.fm/
- Marketing - http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing
- Marketing - http://socialtriggers.com/blog/
- Marketing - http://ittybiz.com/
- Finances - http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/category/startup-lessons/fundraising/
Value Proposition:
Marketing:
- For Apps: http://blog.clarity.fm/when-a-product-sells-itself-how-i-got-millions-of-people-to-download-my-app/
- Branding: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/31739/7-Components-That-Comprise-a-Comprehensive-Brand-Strategy.aspx
- Email List: http://socialtriggers.com/blog/
- General Marketing - https://blog.kissmetrics.com/ultimate-guide-startup-marketing/
- Best time to brag is after the person ask about what you do: http://socialtriggers.com/tell-people-what-you-do/
- Sales: http://www.noobpreneur.com/2015/05/18/12-sales-tips-first-time-time-founders/
- Cheap Advertising: http://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/43774/The-5-Minute-Guide-To-Cheap-Startup-Advertising.aspx
- Blog Post Ideas: http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2015/07/31/blog-post-ideas-never-run-out-again/