Resources
Founder Library
Steve Schlafman (https://twitter.com/schlaf ) created an entire learning portal of resources for founders, and is a veritable goldmine of knowledge
Tools for Entrepreneurs and Investors
Union Square Ventures - MBA Mondays, a trove of resources
https://avc.com/archive/?type=mba_mondays
Foundry - literature and forms for founders & startups
https://foundrygroup.com/resources/
Venture Patterns
Startup growth calculator - how much funding do you need
Understanding dilution
Granting Employee Equity - How Much?
https://avc.com/2010/11/employee-equity-how-much/
Negotiating Startup Job Offers - Comp, Equity and Other Links
https://www.startupcareeradvice.com/negotiating-startup-job-offers/
Breaking down the typical diligence process
Understanding VC fund structures
Determining Follow-On Allocations - the importance of pro rata rights
https://tactyc.io/published/follow-on-in-vc
Notation Capital's podcast, Origins, on Limited Partners
Y Combinator's SAFE Financing Documents
https://www.ycombinator.com/documents/
Founder Institute's FAST Agreement for Advisors
Venture Resources
Periodic table of venture blogs
https://www.cbinsights.com/research/venture-capital-blogs-periodic-table/
GoingVC: Your Gateway into Venture Capital
Resources for those interested in VC & PE
Paul Graham's Blog
David Teten's VC Archives
https://teten.com/asset-classes/vc/
Reaction Wheel, Uncertainty & Strategy
Sequoia's Adapting to Endure Decks
https://www.sequoiacap.com/adapting-to-endure-2022/?tpcc=nltermsheet&tpcc=nltermsheet
Law of VC's SAFE Notes
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_H3l_B3e1_m-gcdK-nCKJg2Mz4Mblzpd
Pitch Decks
Sequoia's tips for writing your business plan
https://articles.sequoiacap.com/writing-a-business-plan
Starting your fundraising pitch deck
Decks from startups that successfully raised a lot of money
139 VC-funded pitch decks
https://www.alexanderjarvis.com/pitch-deck-collection-from-vc-funded-startups/
30 legendary pitch decks
https://piktochart.com/blog/startup-pitch-decks-what-you-can-learn/
Startup pitch decks
A User Manual for Working With Me, by Brad Feld
I wish more investors and entrepreneurs had this conversation
Books
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
by Ben Horowitz
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DQ845EA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o04?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition
by Jonathan Tepper
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KRG46XS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004J4XGN6/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
by Brad Feld
Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
by Douglas Stone
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CR6ALA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o06?ie=UTF8&psc=1
On Grand Strategy
by John Lewis Gaddis
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073QZX7YX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o09?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Traversing the Traction Gap
by Bruce Cleveland
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KPP8M1C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o06?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
by Peter Thiel
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J6YBOFQ/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World
by Brad Stone
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HZFB3X0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less
by Robert I. Sutton
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EGMQIDG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o06?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
by Tim Harford
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MXV2YGI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o09?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups
by David Rose
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K1A6ADA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
The Startup Way: How Modern Companies Use Entrepreneurial Management to Transform Culture and Drive Long-Term Growth
by Eric Ries
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYG4MNA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o05?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City
by Brad Feld
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008UV826U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o03?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Taleb
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00139XTG4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o04?ie=UTF8&psc=1
INSIGHTS: Reflections From 101 of Yale's Most Successful Entrepreneurs
by Chris LoPresti
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0131OJA52/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o03?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David J. Epstein
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H1ZYWTM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy
by Bruce C. Greenwald
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QUEHKS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o07?ie=UTF8&psc=1
More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite
by Sebastian Mallaby
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003SNJZ3Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Templeton Touch
by William Proctor
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B5Q52XS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o06?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Sumo Advantage
by Bernie Brenner
https://www.amazon.com/Sumo-Advantage-Leveraging-Development-Heavyweights/dp/0986046000
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
by Sebastian Mallaby https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0942SZJ8H/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley
by Jimmy Soni
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BZXPTGJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o03?ie=UTF8&psc=1