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FAST Agreement
2
How to Run a Board Meeting
3
CEO Performance
4
Board Diversity
5
Sequoia Pitch Deck / Business Plan Outline
6
Scaling Product Delivery
7
Nfx Frameworks Collection for Founders
8
Why Startups that Survive are “Learning Organizations”
9
How to Write Investor Updates
10
VC Funds 101
11
Startup Job Description Template
12
The SaaS Org Chart
13
Hiring Remote Talent
14
Hiring Upwards
15
Selling Your Company
16
What Is Product-Led Growth?
17
How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users
18
New Product Mindset
19
Product Zeitgeist Fit
20
How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product/Market Fit
21
Behind the Scenes of Product-Led Growth
22
How people discover new products
23
The Only Thing That Matters
24
Ways to think about market size, particularly mobile
25
The Hidden World of Pricing: Uber, Trulia, Etsy, Superhuman & More
26
Understanding the Moat
27
a16z Marketplace100
28
Calculating TAM
29
A working tutorial of how to calculate TAM, SAM and SOM
30
Chart Tricks: Five Ways to Lie with Charts
31
The SaaS Financial Model You’ll Actually Use
32
Burn Rate
33
The Burn Multiple
34
Series B Metrics
35
16 more Startup Metrics
36
Openview SaaS Benchmarks
37
ACV (Annual Contract Value) Growth
38
The Dangerous Seduction of the Lifetime Value (LTV) Formula
39
Margins By Sector
40
16 Startups Metrics
41
Growth Metrics
42
Not all Revenue is Created Equal - The Keys to the 10x Revenue Club
43
Retention Metrics
44
Early Stage Financial Model Advice
45
Employee Equity: How Much?
46
How to Build an Investor Pipeline
47
Raising a Series A
48
Docsend Pitch Deck Analyzer
49
Data Room Documents
50
How To Fundraise Like a Pro
51
Fundraising Guide / Process
52
How to Fundraise
53
Metrics that Matter for Series A
54
The Fundraising Wisdom That Helped our Founders Raise $1B+
55
Unusual Ventures Fundraising Guide
56
YC Series A Guide
57
How to Pitch Your Seed Stage Startup
58
How to Raise a Seed Round
59
Seed Data Room Template
60
A playbook for fundraising
61
How Rippling Raised a $45M Series A — Without a Pitch Deck
62
Series A Investor Memo
63
Pitch Deck Examples
64
Pitch Deck Examples - Opendeck
65
How to Due Diligence VC's
66
How to introduce your startup in an email
67
What You Need to Know About Down Round Financings
68
Raising Your Debt Facility: Execution Tactics for Founders
69
Calculating Share Price with Outstanding Convertible Notes
70
Cap Table Math
71
What is a Cap Table and Why Do You Need One?
72
MBA Mondays: Cap Tables
73
NVCA Fundraising Documents
74
SAFE Notes Vs. Convertible Notes
75
UnSafe Notes
76
SAFE: How Founders Should Paper Their Own Investments in Their Startups
77
Introducing Carta’s SAFE and convertible note calculator
78
A Founder’s Guide to Convertible Notes and SAFEs vs. Equity
79
SAFEs: The (Not So) Simple Agreement for (Potential) Future Equity
80
Convertible Note Conversion Math at Series A
81
Post Money SAFE User Guide
82
The Complete Guide to SAFEs
83
How do SAFEs work?
84
How Pro Rata Works
85
The Pro-Rata Participation Right
86
Liquidation Model
87
Pros & Cons of IPO v. SPAC v. Direct Listing
88
29 Psychological Tricks To Make You Buy More
89
Freemium Pricing Guide
90
Enterprise Sales Guides
91
Holloway Guide to Equity Compensation
92
The Hidden Cost of Extending Option Exercise Periods
93
Employee Startup Stock Options
94
Seed Option Grants
95
Startup CEO Salaries
96
What salaries did startup CEOs make in 2020?
97
An Advisor Equity and Advisor Pool Breakdown
98
Advisor Compensation Survey 2023
99
The Founder’s Guide to Discipline
100
Finance As A Service (FaaS)
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Founder Institue
Advisors/Board Managment
Article
https://fi.co/fast?utm_source=johngannonblogdotcom
Pillar VC
Advisors/Board Managment
Guide
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HH86mNAhxwmlgHgNSQt-csFlFa7za2WfPZUNDNS4o_Q/edit#slide=id.p39
AVC
Advisors/Board Managment
Article
https://avc.com/2020/07/reviewing-the-ceos-performance/
AVC
Advisors/Board Managment
Article
https://avc.com/2020/06/board-diversity/
Sequioa
Process Management
Guide
https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/writing-a-business-plan/
Reforge
Process Management
Article
https://www.reforge.com/blog/scaling-product-delivery
Nfx
Process Management
Guide
https://www.nfx.com/post/frameworks/
Nfx
Process Management
Article
https://www.nfx.com/post/learning-organizations-survive
Daniel Gross
Investor Management
Guide
https://dcgross.com/investor-updates/
VCpreneur
Investor Management
Guide
https://vcpreneur.com/vc-funds-101-understanding-venture-fund-structures-team-compensation-fund-metrics-and-reporting-152b02e8504a?mc_cid=6431834505&mc_eid=2e98fc9cb8
Signal Fire
Hiring
Article
https://www.signalfire.com/blog/startup-job-description-template/
++
https://www.signalfire.com/blog/startup-hiring-plan/
David Sacks
Hiring
Article
https://sacks.substack.com/p/the-saas-org-chart
Nfx
Hiring
Article
https://www.nfx.com/post/34-questions-remote-work-recruiting
The Generalist
Hiring
Article
https://thegeneralist.substack.com/p/braintrust-2
Startups.com
Exits
Article
https://www.startups.com/library/expert-advice/startup-acquisition-process-the-magic-behind-the-merge
ProductLed
Early Adoption
Article
https://productled.com/blog/product-led-growth-definition/
Lenny Rachitsky
Early Adoption
Article
https://www.lennyrachitsky.com/p/how-the-biggest-consumer-apps-got
Nfx
Early Adoption
Article
https://www.nfx.com/post/new-mindset-product-market-fit/
a16z
Early Adoption
Article
https://a16z.com/2019/12/09/product-zeitgeist-fit/
First Round Capital
Early Adoption
Article
https://firstround.com/review/how-superhuman-built-an-engine-to-find-product-market-fit/
Chris Gaertner
Early Adoption
Article
https://chrisgaertner.medium.com/behind-the-scenes-product-led-growth-f4b23264a02e
Lenny Rachitsky
Early Adoption
Article
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-people-discover-new-products
Pmarca
Market Size
Article
https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html
Benedict Evans
Market Size
Article
https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2015/2/28/market-size
Nfx
Pricing
Article
https://www.nfx.com/post/the-hidden-world-of-pricing/
Medium
Defensibiltiy
Guide
https://medium.com/vcdium/venture-capital-due-diligence-building-product-moats-316e618b2517
a16z
Marketplaces
Guide
https://a16z.com/marketplace-100/
MIT
TAM
Guide
http://gsl-archive.mit.edu/media/programs/india-bms-summer-2013/materials/step_4_calculate_the_tam_---trepreneurship_101.pdf
Medium
TAM
Guide
https://medium.com/vcdium/undervalued-at-20-billion-a-total-addressable-market-analysis-of-wework-4691e12233fe
Nautilus
Charts
Guide
http://nautil.us/issue/19/illusions/five-ways-to-lie-with-charts
Baremetrics
SaaS
Document
https://baremetrics.com/blog/saas-financial-model
AVC
Burn Rate
Article
https://avc.com/2011/12/burn-rate/
Craft Ventures
Burn Rate
Guide
https://medium.com/craft-ventures/the-burn-multiple-51a7e43cb200
Medium
Metrics
Article
https://medium.com/the-innovation/lets-talk-series-bs-9733cc2eebf1
a16z
Metrics
Article
https://a16z.com/2015/09/23/16-more-metrics/
SaaS
Metrics
Article
https://openviewpartners.com/expansion-saas-benchmarks
Quora
Metrics
Article
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-average-Annual-Contract-Value-for-the-fastest-growing-enterprise-software-SaaS-companies-in-their-first-year-or-two-of-operations
Above the Crowd
Metrics
Article
http://abovethecrowd.com/2012/09/04/the-dangerous-seduction-of-the-lifetime-value-ltv-formula/
NYU Stern School of Business
Metrics
Article
http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_Home_Page/datafile/margin.html
a16z
Metrics
Article
https://a16z.com/2015/08/21/16-metrics/
a16z
Metrics
Article
https://andrewchen.co/investor-metrics-deck/
Above the Crowd
Metrics
Guide
http://abovethecrowd.com/2011/05/24/all-revenue-is-not-created-equal-the-keys-to-the-10x-revenue-club/
Lenny Rachitsky
Metrics
Article
https://www.lennyrachitsky.com/p/what-is-good-retention-issue-29
Medium
Financial Model
Article
https://foundercollective.medium.com/why-do-vcs-really-want-to-see-your-financial-model-66b4e17cf07c
AVC
Compensation
Article
https://avc.com/2010/11/employee-equity-how-much/
Techstars
Fundraising Organization
Guide
https://www.techstars.com/content/entrepreneur-resources/building-investor-pipeline-spreadsheet-keep-funding-flowing/
Underscore
Fundraising Organization
Guide
https://underscore.vc/blog/raise-series-a-funding/
Docsend
Fundraising Organization
Guide
https://www.docsend.com/pitch-deck-analyzer/
Thread Reader
Fundraising Organization
Guide
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1281321440818524162.html
20VC
Fundraising Organization
Video
https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/how-to-fundraise-like-a-pro/
Medium
Fundraising Basics
Guide
https://medium.com/swlh/a-ridiculously-detailed-fundraising-guide-dec6f4f33790
Nfx
Fundraising Basics
Guide
https://www.nfx.com/post/raise-venture-capital-top-tier-vcs
Medium
Fundraising Basics
Article
https://medium.com/swlh/the-3-metrics-that-matter-to-raise-your-series-a-306a85b8b5b7
First Round Capital
Fundraising Basics
Article
https://firstround.com/review/the-fundraising-wisdom-that-helped-our-founders-raise-18b-in-follow-on-capital/
Unsual Ventures
Fundraising Basics
Guide
https://www.unusual.vc/chapters-enterprise/fundraising#1.2-pitch-and-process
YC
Fundraising Basics
Guide
https://www.ycombinator.com/resources/series-a-guide
YC
Fundraising Basics
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldLFx9gMIFQ&t=383s
Underscore
Fundraising Basics
Video
https://www.underscore.vc/startup-secrets-seed-funding-for-startups
Creandum
Fundraising Basics
Guide
https://blog.creandum.com/seed-data-room-template-by-creandum-389e82f3058c
Lenny Rachitsky
Fundraising Basics
Guide
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-playbook-for-fundraising
Rippling
Pitch Deck
Article
https://www.rippling.com/blog/company-news/rippling-series-a-pitch-deck-and-memo/
OnDeck
Pitch Deck
Document
https://beondeck.com/series-a-memo
Starthouse
Pitch Deck
Document
https://starthouse.xyz/
Opendeck
Pitch Deck
Document
https://www.opendeck.app/
Quora
Investor Management
Guide
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-proper-way-to-do-due-diligence-on-a-VC-firm
Alex Iskold
Sales
Guide
https://www.startuphacks.vc/blog/2015/11/12/how-to-introduce-your-startup-in-an-email
CooleyGo
Down Round Financings
Article
https://www.cooleygo.com/down-round-financings/
a16z
Debt
Guide
https://a16z.com/its-time-to-raise-your-debt-facility-execution-tactics-for-founders/
CooleyGo
Cap Table Fundamentals
Guide
https://www.cooleygo.com/calculating-share-price-outstanding-convertible-notes/
Law of VC
Cap Table Fundamentals
Guide
https://lawofvc.substack.com/p/8-episode-the-immutable-math-of-cap
CooleyGo
Cap Table Fundamentals
Guide
https://www.cooleygo.com/what-is-a-cap-table/
AVC
Cap Table Fundamentals
Guide
https://avc.com/2011/09/mba-mondays-cap-tables/
NVCA
Fundraising Basics
Document
https://nvca.org/model-legal-documents/
Alejandro Cremades
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Guide
https://alejandrocremades.com/safe-notes-vs-convertible-notes/
AVC
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Article
https://avc.com/2019/05/unsafe-notes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AVc+%28A+VC%29
Silicon Hills Lawyer
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Guide
https://siliconhillslawyer.com/2014/01/01/safe-yc-founders-investment/
Carta
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Document
https://carta.com/blog/safe-and-convertible-note-calculator/
SaaStr
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Guide
https://www.saastr.com/a-founders-guide-to-convertible-notes-and-safes-vs-equity/
Mintz
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Article
https://www.mintz.com/insights-center/viewpoints/2017-09-safes-not-so-simple-agreement-potential-future-equity
Medium
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Guide
https://medium.com/@adjblog/convertible-note-conversion-math-at-series-a-you-dont-know-how-it-really-works-d95ca025cb55
YC
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Guide
ycombinator.com
Medium
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Guide
https://medium.com/@joshephraim/complete-guide-to-understanding-safes-how-we-invest-at-dorm-room-fund-bbb37855ec4e
Mercury
SAFE / Convertible Notes
Article
https://mercury.com/blog/safe-notes-startups
TechCrunch
Pro Rata
Guide
https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/13/how-pro-rata-works-in-venture-capital-deals/
AVC
Pro Rata
Article
https://avc.com/2014/03/the-pro-rata-participation-right/
AVC
Liquidation Preferences
Article
https://avc.com/2011/10/liquidation-analysis-continued/
Nfx
Exits
Article
https://www.nfx.com/post/new-world-of-going-public/
Visual Capitalist
Pricing
Article
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/29-psychological-tricks-to-make-you-buy-more
Openview
Pricing
Guide
https://openviewpartners.com/blog/freemium-pricing-guide
Work Bench
Enterprise
Guide
https://sales.work-bench.com/
Holloway
Employee Stock Opion Pools
Guide
https://www.holloway.com/g/equity-compensation
AVC
Employee Stock Opion Pools
Article
https://avc.com/2019/03/the-hidden-cost-of-extending-option-exercise-periods/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AVc+%28A+VC%29
Medium
Employee Stock Opion Pools
Guide
https://medium.com/swlh/a-no-b-s-guide-to-startup-stock-option-grants-526a8bc33c2b
Index
Employee Stock Opion Pools
Guide
https://www.indexventures.com/rewardingtalent/calculating-initial-grants-at-seed
Sammy Abdullah
CEO Salaries
Guide
https://blossomstreetventures.medium.com/startup-ceo-salaries-5bebe0f89e14
Kruze
Compensation
Article
https://kruzeconsulting.com/blog/post/startup-ceo-salary-report/
Medium
Advisors
Guide
https://medium.com/hackernoon/an-advisor-equity-and-advisor-pool-breakdown-b89edf7214c9
General Catalyst
Advisors
Survey
https://www.generalcatalyst.com/perspectives/advisor-compensation-survey-2023
First Round Capital
Mental Strength
Guide
https://firstround.com/review/the-founders-guide-to-discipline-lessons-from-fronts-mathilde-collin/
Geoff Charles
Tech Software
Article
https://medium.com/swlh/finance-as-a-service-faas-tech-stack-for-modern-finance-teams-801e38501216
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