Startup Resource Links
We come across great startup resources at the local and national level. Below are links to some of the best across the country. It’s not comprehensive, but it’s a place to start. The list includes some Utah resources, but if you’re looking for full list of Utah resources, check out the Utah Startup Connectory
Online Startup Training / Materials
https://www.entrepreneurship.org/learning-paths – Kauffman Founders School (Free Entrepreneur Training & Videos from Kauffman Foundation – Highly Recommended! Their YouTube Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/user/FoundersSchool/videos)
https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/#startup-tools – Steve Blank’s Startup Tools List (Highly Recommended!)
https://steveblank.com/2012/11/27/open-source-entrepreneurship/ – Steve Blank’s Free Training Resources (Highly Recommended!)
https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup–ep245 – Steve Blank’s FREE Lean Launchpad Course (Highly Recommended!)
http://www.udemy.com/lean-startup-sxsw-2012-videos-and-presentations/ – Free “Lean Startup” Training Seminar from Eric Ries http://ebusiness.byu.edu/lecture_search_results.php – BYU Entrepreneur Lecture Series – Video Archive
https://venturewell.org/i-corps/llpvideos/ – Lean Launchpad Video Library
http://www.slideshare.net/sllconf – Eric Reis Startup Lessons Learned Training (Lean Launch Methodology)
http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/ – Business Model Generation Training
National Startup Organizations
http://startupweekend.org – Startup Weekend – Launch a Startup in 54 hours
https://www.leanstartupmachine.com – The Lean Startup Machine – Launch a Startup in 48 hours
http://www.startupmonthly.org – Startup Monthly – Launch a Startup in a month
https://www.startupgrind.com – Startup Grind – community looking to be educated, and network with the smartest startup minds.
https://www.googleforentrepreneurs.com/
https://startupweek.co/
http://www.1millioncups.com/
http://www.leanstartupcircle.com/
http://www.techstars.com/
http://www.kauffman.org/
http://www.eonetwork.org – The Entrepreneurs’ Organization – Engaging Leading Entrepreneurs to Learn and Grow
Helpful Startup Articles, Links & Publications
https://www.entrepreneurship.org/learning-paths – Kauffman Founders School (Free Entrepreneur Training & Videos from Kauffman Foundation – Highly Recommended! Their YouTube Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/user/FoundersSchool/videos)
https://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/#startup-tools – Steve Blank’s Startup Tools List (Highly Recommended!)
http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/ – Angel Capital Association
http://www.ventureworthy.com/ – – See if your co. is worthy of Angel Investment
http://www.angelcapitaleducation.org/ – Angel Capital Education Foundation
http://www.billpayne.com/ – BillPayne.com Angel Investor
http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-getting-a-microloan-2009-10#what-is-a-microloan-1 – Everything You Need To Know About Microloans
http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/financing/a/debtfinancing.htm – Debt Financing – Pros and Cons for Business Owners
http://startuplawyer.com/venture-capital/why-a-vc-will-take-a-lighter-to-your-nda – Startup Lawyer – Why VC’s Won’t Sign an NDA
http://inventorspot.com/ – Inventions, Innovations and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us.
http://startupcompete.co/ – Startup Compete – Kauffman Foundation Startup Contests
http://www.kauffman.org/ – Kauffman.org – Entrepreneurship & Education
National Startup Accelerators
Utah Accelerators Directory
http://www.techstars.org/ – TechStars » Funding and Mentorship from the #1 Startup Accelerator in the World
http://ycombinator.com/ – Y Combinator – Incubator Program
National Startup Funding Resources
http://www.mwcn.org/ – MountainWest Capital Network
http://www.mwsbf.com/ – Mountain West – Utah Small Business Finance
http://the-elevator.com/ – The Elevator – Private Equity and Investment Magazine
http://www.americanventuremagazine.com/index.php – American Venture Magazine The venture capital publication for entrepreneurs and investors.
http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/ – Angel Capital Association
http://www.ventureworthy.com/ – VentureWorthy.com – See if your co. is worthy of Angel Investment
http://www.angelcapitaleducation.org/ – Angel Capital Education Foundation
http://www.angelcapitaleducation.org/starting-a-group/ – Angel Capital Education Foundation – Starting an Angel Group
http://www.billpayne.com/ – BillPayne.com Angel Investor
http://www.bizpitches.com/ – Bizpitches.com – The Business Hub For Entrepreneurs!!
http://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-getting-a-microloan-2009-10#what-is-a-microloan-1 – BusinessInsider.com – Everything You Need To Know About Microloans
http://www.capital-connection.com/jointventures.html – The Capital Connection – Joint Ventures Financing Sources
http://www.egcap.com/home.html – Entrepreneur Growth Capital
http://www.firstround.com/index.cfm – First Round Capital (Super Angel Group)
http://www.fundingpost.com/events.asp – FundingPost.com
http://www.kickstarter.com/ – Kickstarter – Fund & Follow Creativity
http://www.kiva.org/lender/mortgagedude – Kiva – Lender William Tuning from Tenino, WA United States
http://www.launchboxdigital.com/ – LaunchBox Digital – Seed Investment and Accelerator Program
http://www.nasvf.org/ – National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
http://www.nvca.org/model_documents/model_docs.html – National VC Association – Example Investor Docs
http://www.pwcmoneytree.com/moneytree/index.jsp – PricewaterhouseCooper – MoneyTree™ Report (Report on quarterly venture capital spending)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_n7_v26/ai_17868141/ – How to strurture family member loans
http://www.allbusiness.com/banking-finance/financial-markets-investing/13281377-1.html – Fund-Raising – Consider Private Debt
http://www.paulgraham.com/angelinvesting.html – How to Be an Angel Investor – Paul Graham