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  • About Me
  • Startup News + Media
  • Startup Ecosystem Resources
  • Startup Events
  • Australian Startup Experts
  • Industry Bodies
  • Accelerators + Incubators
  • Australian Startup Jobs
  • For Aspiring VC's
  • Analysis + Growth Hacking tools
  • Boards
  • Founders
  • Funding
  • Grants / Legal / Awards
  • Growth
  • Marketplaces
  • Metrics
  • Pitching
  • SaaS
  • Startups - General
  • Australian Startup Resources for Founders + Investors

     

    I'm Garry Visontay, an Australian entrepreneur and venture capital investor with over three decades of local and international business experience. This site provides my curated list of blog posts, eBooks, reports and tools that might be useful to founders, investors and aspiring VC's interested in the Australian tech startup ecosystem.

  • Startup News + Media

    Anthill - online community for entrepreneurs, business builders and innovators
    Australian Financial Review - Technology Section
    Australian Financial Review - Entrepreneurship Section
    ESIC Directory - ​An advisory, assessment and listing service for Australian startups
    Ideas Hoist - Australians making ideas happen
    Ignition Lane - Weekly wrap-up of Australian tech
    Inside Look - People, culture and tech inside the most innovative companies in Australia
    Internet Dealbook - Tech-Internet M&A and Investment Database published by Right Click Capital
    IoT Hub - New and events related to IoT
    Kochie’s Business Builders - Small business news, resources, features and inspiration
    Smart Company - StartupSmart's parent but often has great articles for entrepreneurs
    Sparks - Weekly email update of ecosystem happenings from Spark Festival
    StartupAUS.org - A startup lobby group with a useful newsletter
    Startup Daily - News, Insights and Stories from the Australian and New Zealand tech ecosystem
    Startup Gateway - Is a unique platform for startups to connect with opportunities from VC's, news, events to training programs.
    Startup Melbourne - The home of Melbourne Startups, startup resources, and online business ideas
    Startup Ranking - World ranking of startups. It has many Australian startups listed
    Startup Soda - A daily newsletter with the news, blog posts & resources from Australian startups, founders & VCs.
    Startup News - Western Australian startup news
    Techboard - Promotion, Discovery, Intelligence for Australia's Startups and Tech Companies
    TechSydney - Helping Sydney become the most desirable place on earth to grow a tech company
    This Week in Startups Australia (TWISTA) - Mark Pesce - interviews with Australian tech founders and investors
    The Sizzle - Australian tech news and offers
  • Startup Ecosystem RESOURCES

    AICC - Australian Female Founders Support Map - map for all programs nationally for female tech entrepreneurs
    AirTree's open source VC resources - founder resources
    AngelList - Job board & startup listings
    Australian Capital Raising Guide for Startups - Stone & Chalk
    Artesian's Airtable - List of Venture Capital Firms in Australia
    Breakout Careers - tech job site for startups
    City of Sydney's 10-year startup plan - A plan outlining how the City can support the tech startup community
    Chief Scientist of Australia's report - Alan Finkel's report on boosting high impact entrepreneurship in Australia
    Crossroads 2016 - An action plan written by StartupAUS to develop a vibrant tech startup ecosystem in Australia
    Crossroads 2017 - An action plan written by StartupAUS to develop a vibrant tech startup ecosystem in Australia
    Crossroads 2018 - An action plan written by StartupAUS to develop a vibrant tech startup ecosystem in Australia
    Crossroads 2019 - An action plan written by StartupAUS to develop a vibrant tech startup ecosystem in Australia
    Crossroads 2020 - An action plan written by StartupAUS to develop a vibrant tech startup ecosystem in Australia
    Doctology - showcasing Australian healthtech
    Emerging Technology Talent Snapshot 2019 - StartupAus
    Entrepreneur's Guide - Startup | Scaleup | IPO - An Australian focused 299 page guide that every entrepreneur should read
    Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018 - Startup Genome's report on global ecosystems
    Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2019 - Startup Genome's report on global ecosystems
    Global Fintech Ecosystem Report 2020 - Startup Genome's report on global fintech ecosystems
    Global Fintech Ecosystem Report 2021 - Startup Genome's report on global fintech ecosystems
    Hotwire Australia 2022 Decoding Tech Brands Research Paper - Analysis of brand design for Australian tech businesses
    KPMG Report - 2018 Fitness, fulfilment and foresight - Research into the well-being of Australia startup founders and entrepreneurs
    KPMG Report - 2019 Fitness, fulfilment and foresight - Research into the well-being of Australia startup founders and entrepreneurs
    List of Australian startups - Regularly updated list of web tech Australian startups
    List of Australian Accelerators, VC's and Angels - A startup funding/investor list seeded by Airtree
    List of Australian Tech Investors - Angel Groups, Family Offices, CVC's, VC's - www.startup-funding.com.au
    Mypresenses - See how your startup is listed on startup websites
    NZ Entrepreneur - Startup New Zealand guide
    NZ List of Investors - list of investors currently investing into New Zealand
    NSW Government Grants for Startups - funding options for NSW startups
    Perth Startup Ecosystem 2013 - Report on Perth's early stage software company ecosystem
    Google-Commissioned PWC Report on the Australian Ecosystem 2013
    Silicon Beach Australian Startup Ecosystem Study 2012
    Spike Innovation Report - Boosting Entrepreneurship 2015 - The report prepared for Australia's Chief Scientist
    StartRail map of Melbourne ecosystem - Startup map of the Melbourne ecosystem produced by Blue Chilli
    StartRail map of Sydney ecosystem - Startup map of the Sydney ecosystem produced by Blue Chilli
    Startups Downunder - Acadmic journal on how startup communities facilitate Australian Entrepreneurship
    Startup Deal Flow Sources for Angel Investors in Australia - Mack Resources
    StartupGalaxy - A directory of startups, investors, accelerators and startup jobs
    Startup Lists - Website listing numerous startups - Sydney and Melbourne companies are included
    StartupBlink Ecosystem Report 2019 - Global ranking of countries - 1,000 cities - 100 countries
    Startup Muster Report 2016 - Survey of founders within the Australian ecosystem
    Startup Muster Report 2017 - Survey of founders within the Australian ecosystem
    Startup Muster Report 2018 - Survey of founders within the Australian ecosystem
    Startup Salary Guide for Australia 2019-2020 - Survey of salaries for various startup roles
    Startup Salary Guide for Australia 2021-2022 - Survey of salaries for various startup roles
    Startup Salary Guide for Australia 2022-2023 - Survey of salaries for various startup roles
    Startup Status - A map of organisations supporting entrepreneurs in Australia
    Startup Talent Gap Report - by StartupAUS
    Startup tools stack used by Australian startups - Stripe research 2016 from 200+ Australian startups

    State of Australian Startup Funding 2021 - Report published by Cut Above and Folklore

    State of Australian Startup Funding 2022 - Report published by Cut Above and Folklore

    Student Entrepreneurship Links - list of resources and organisations for student entrepreneurship - maintained by Murray Hurps (UTS)
    Techboard Australian Startup Ecosystem Map - 2018
    Techboard Australian Startup Funding Report - 2018/19
    The Sydney Startup Ecosystem: A List of 250+ Resources for Entrepreneurs - Founder Institute
    The Role and Performance of Accelerators in the Australian Startup Ecosystem - Report for the Department of Industry, Innovation & Science conducted by the UNSW Business School
    The Venture Capital Effect 2017 - AVCAL report on Australian VC
    We Have Dry Powder - list of Australian VC's

     

    Resources for founders to develop soft skills and preserve mental health
    DifferenThinking (Melbourne) - Dr. Zivit Inbar
    Peak Persona (Brisbane) - Peta Ellis and Aron Birkby
    Soft Skills for Scale (Melbourne) - Melissa Rosenthal
  • Startup EVENTS

    D61+Live - Innovation, science and technology event by Data61 & CSIRO (Sydney)
    CeBit - APAC’s largest and longest running B2B technology exhibition and conference (Sydney)
    Fishburners Friday Night Pitches - open to all every Friday night (Sydney)
    Innovation Bay - regular dinners and one-off events across the country for tech investors
    Launch Festival - startup conference (Sydney)
    Morego - Retreat for high growth businesses (Australia and New Zealand locations)
    QODE - Conference on growth, technology, innovation and the future (Brisbane)
    NSIN - North Sydney Innovation Network events
    Pausefest - Creative, tech and business conference (Melbourne)
    Semi Permanent - For designers, artists & creatives (Sydney & Auckland)
    Southstart - People, Technology and Ideas
    Spark Festival - A two week program of events and activities covering all things startup, innovation and entrepreneurship (Sydney)
    Startcon - Australia's largest startup and growth conference (Sydney)
    Startup Grind - Monthly event series, fireside chats with founders
    Startup Grind APAC Conference - startup conference (Melbourne)
    Sunrise - Blackbird Ventures annual startup conference (Sydney)
    Sydney Tech Meetup - longest running, and biggest, meetup for tech startups in Sydney (Sydney)
    Tech23 - Pitch competition for 23 high-growth, deep tech companies (Sydney)
    Venture Cafe Sydney - Regular events & mentoring at Macquarie Park (Sydney)
    West Tech Fest - Entrepreneurs, Tech, Startups, Creativity, Innovation (Perth)
  • Australian Startup EXPERTS - MY PICK

    Accountant - Standard Ledger - Remco Marcellis
    Accountant - Full Stack - Stuart Reynolds
    Accountant - HelloCFO - Bryn Leggett
    Accountant - Vital Addition - Lachlan Grant
    Brand Strategist / Messaging - Sarah Birken
    Digital Marketing - Digital Minds - Nik Jain
    Digital Marketing - Hyro - for high growth businesses - Mark Segal
    EMDG Grants - Export Incentives - Warren Cross
    Founder Coach - Dr. Jodie Lowinger
    Immigration Agent - Bravo Migration - Michael Sulzbach
    Lawyer - General Standards - Kurt Falkenstein
    Lawyer - Addisons - Kieren Parker
    Lawyer and Accountants - Luna - Ronen Heine
    Pitch Deck Makeovers - Scott Lee - The Unspoken Pitch
    Pitch Deck Makeovers - Graphic Designer - Mariana Pirutti
    Pitch Deck Makeovers - Graphic Designer - Brian Tuohy
    R&D Tax - Noah Consulting - Elie O'Han
    Strategic Communications - Hedgehog + Fox - Kate Mason
    UX/UI/Design - Sangwook Park
  • INDUSTRY BODIES

    Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) provides co-funding for industry-led collaborative projects through its Project Fund and the Advanced Manufacturing Early Stage Research Fund
    AVCAL - Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
    Fintech Australia
    Food Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL) connects businesses with R&D expertise through its Enterprise Solutions Centre and delivers training on research and innovation
    Industry Growth Centres Initiative provides opportunities and assistance for collaborative industry-led projects
    North Sydney Innovation Network
    TechSydney - an entrepreneur-led industry group that connects and promotes Sydney's tech industry
  • Accelerators + Incubators

    Sailist.co - 300+ Australian startup programs list - great resource maintained by Euwyn Goh
    25 Fifteen - Startup builder (Sydney)
    Academy of Interactive Entertainment - Games, animation and film
    Adelaide Business Hub - Incubator & business community, plus support with defense contracts (Adelaide)
    Advance - A community for connecting Australians globally
    Actuator - National medtech accelerator (Melbourne)
    AgFrontier - Regional agtech incubator for rural businesses (Sydney & Brisbane)
    Antler - startup generator program (Sydney)
    Commonwealth Bank Innovation Lab - Corporate innovation focused on blockchain, social robotics & AI (Sydney)
    ARC - Hardware accelerator (Brisbane)
    AusPost Innovation Hub - Co-creating & partnering with startups
    Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship - Support & programs for rural entrepreneurs
    Australian Health Accelerator (AH-x) - Sunshine Coast accelerator for MedTech, Health or Wellbeing (Brisbane)
    Aussie Founders Network - Australian founders, investors and industry advisors
    Bluebox - Queensland University of Technology Accelerator
    Caltex Spark - Slingshot corporate accelerator run for Caltex (Sydney)
    Catalysr - Accelerator for migrants and refugees (Sydney)
    CBR Innovation Network - Canberra Ecosystem Service Provider
    CenWest Innovate - Development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Central West 
    Chobani Food Incubator @ the Monash Food Innovation Centre - Supports food and agriculture startups and entrepreneurs (Melbourne)
    Cicada Innovations - Incubator (Sydney)
    Cisco Innovation Centre Australia - Developing new ideas and ‘IoT’ solutions for agriculture, transport and smart cities
    Coventured - a free resource allowing any startup to better connect with corporates (Sydney)
    CyRise - Cyber-security accelerator (Melbourne)
    CommBank Innovation Lab - Sharing innovation methods, insights and experience (Sydney)
    CORE: A Resources Innovation Hub - Innovation hub focused on resources technology (Perth)
    Darwin Innovation Hub
    Data61 - Data science research and engineering network of advisors for R&D
    Edugrowth - Education accelerator (Sydney)
    Eighteen04 - Clean tech + smart city based startups in the Hunter Region (Sydney)
    ELEVACAO - Women-only programs to help get pitch and investment ready (Sydney & Melbourne)
    Energy Australia - startup bootcamp (Melbourne)
    Energy Lab - Incubator for energy related startups (Sydney)
    Enterprize (Hobart & Launceston) - Support for Tasmanian startups community (Hobart)
    EY Foundry - Ernst & Young backed incubator for early stage B2B startups (Sydney)
    Fire Station 101 - Ipswich Innovation Hub (Brisbane)
    Fishburners - startup co-working and community (Sydney)
    Founder10X - University of New South Wales accelerator
    Founder Institute - The World's Largest Startup Launch Program (Sydney)
    Founders Program - University of NSW runs programs for founders
    Fusion Labs - Corporate and government accelerator (Sydney)
    Generation Entrepreneur - High school entrepreneurship program (Sydney)
    Genesis - UTS-backed startup competition for alumni, staff, students, $25,000 grant (Sydney)
    Grow Coastal - Hub for innovators, startups and high growth companies (Brisbane)
    Hackathons Australia - Community of hackathon participants, organisers & supporters
    Harbour City Labs - No-equity accelerator backed by ACS (Sydney)
    Harvest Accelerator (Perth)
    Hatchery - University of Technology startup incubator
    Hatch Quarter - startup incubator (Melbourne)
    HaymarketHQ - A co-working space dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs to Asia (Sydney)
    HCF Catalyst - Slingshot corporate accelerator run for HCF (Sydney)
    Heads Over Heals - An NFP supporting female entrepreneurs (Sydney)
    High Growth Ventures - KPMG-backed support programs
    Horizons - Slingshot corporate accelerator run for travel and tourism (Brisbane)
    Hotdesq - Accelerator (Brisbane)
    HRTech - Slingshot corporate accelerator backed by SEEK & Hudson
    Hub Australia - Tech-focused co-working space
    Hunter IF Project - Innovation hub in the Hunter Valley, events, programs, resources (Hunter region)
    iAccelerate - Wollongong University startup incubator
    ICN – Industry Capability Network
    Impact Tech Ventures - Help social and environmental companies expand to Asia
    Incubate - Sydney University Startup Incubator
    In-tellinc - Science and Technology Incubator (Hobart)
    Innovation Cluster - Incubators, commercialisation hubs & collaborative platforms (Perth)
    Innovation ANU - Student entrepreneurship programs & co-working (Canberra)
    Innovation and Collaboration Centre - provides events, programs and SpaceTech incubator program (Adelaide)
    Kiln Incubator - Incubator (Canberra)
    KPMG Innovation Labs - Corporate innovation (Sydney)
    LaunchPad WSU - Western Sydney Uni Incubator (Sydney)
    LawTech Hub - Lander and Rogers (Melbourne) 
    Lion Unleashed - Slingshot corporate accelerator run for Lion (Sydney)
    LOT Fourteen - Co-working, events, innovation collaboration (Adelaide)
    MAP - Melbourne Accelerator Program
    Medlab - Cicada Innovations medical tech accelerator (Sydney)
    Mill House Social Enterprise Accelerator - Accelerator (Canberra)
    Microsoft Reactor - Community innovation space by Microsoft (Sydney)
    Microsoft Scaleups - Accelerator for scaleups (Sydney)
    Mktplace Ventures - Incubator and VC (Melbourne)
    Mill House Social Enterprise Accelerator - Accelerator (Canberra)
    Monash Generator - Monash University accelerator (Melbourne)
    New Venture Institute - Flinders University incubator
    Plus Eight - accelerator run by Spacecubed (Perth)
    QUT Blue Box - QUT’s innovation, venture and investment company (Brisbane)
    REACH Australia - PropTech & RealEstateTech accelerator (Melbourne)
    REALabs - Corporate invention lab focused on AR, VR robotics (Melbourne)
    Realtechx - Growth Program supports emerging real estate tech scaleups
    Remarkable - Disability Tech Accelerator (Sydney)
    River City Labs - accelerator (Brisbane)
    RMIT Activator - University affiliated accelerator (Melbourne)
    Rocket Seeder - Food and Ag accelerator
    Runway Geelong - accelerator
    Sandbox - RMIT activator (Melbourne)
    SheStarts - Blue Chilli accelerator for female entrepreneurs (Sydney)
    Slingshot - Corporate Accelerator (Sydney)
    Spark Bureau - Sunshine Coast incubator
    SPARK Deakin - Deakin University accelerator program
    Sparklabs Cultiv8 - AgTech & foodtech accelerator (Sydney)
    Spacecubed - coworking and incubator space (Perth)
    SproutX - Agtech accelerator (Melbourne)
    Startup Founder 101 - meet-up group for aspiring and early-stage startup founders (Sydney)
    Start Onramp - Accelerator (Brisbane)
    Startup Catalyst - International startup missions for founders, investors, innovators
    Startup Gladstone Inc. - Startup support programs
    Startupbootcamp - Global startup accelerators
    Stockland Accelerator - PropTech corporate accelerator powered by BlueChilli (Sydney)
    Startmate - Accelerator (Sydney, Melbourne & Auckland)
    Stone & Chalk - Fintech hub (Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide)
    Sydney Landing Pad - A free program to launch your business in Sydney (Sydney)
    Sydney School of Entrepreneurship - An NFP Organisation offering courses to Uni and TAFE students (Sydney)
    Tank Stream Labs - Australia's largest coworking space for tech start-ups
    Tech Ready Women - Program for women founders to get technical education (Sydney)
    TechSydney - Membership organisation for startup community in Sydney (Sydney)
    Telstra Labs - Innovation lab focused on IoT (Sydney)
    The Actuator - Medtech Accelerator
    The Bridge Hub - AgriFood tech hub
    The Business Centre - Business support in NSW
    The Capital - Innovation hub in Brisbane - QLD
    The Sydney Startup Hub - Sydney startup community building
    The Precinct - Co-working space and community in Brisbane
    ThincLab - Collaboration space & incubator (Adelaide)
    Unearthed - Accelerator (Perth)
    Upstairs (Bathurst) - Startup support in the NSW Central West
    UTS Startups - Uni-affiliated startup incubator program (Sydney)
    VC101 - Australian VC Internship Program (Sydney)
    Venture Catalyst - Equity-free incubator program for startups backed by UniSA (Adelaide)
    Western Sydney Launchpad - Business and innovation support program
    Westpac Innovation Centre - Investments, partnerships, industry collaboration, events
    WeWork Labs - Equity-free incubator backed by WeWork
    YINC Youth Incubator - Young Change Agents - high school entrepreneurs (Sydney)
  • AUSTRALIAN STARTUP JOBS

    Angel List - Australia Startup Jobs
    Blackbird Portfolio Companies Job Listing
    Breakout.Career
    Earlywork
    Facebook - Australian Startup Jobs
    Innovation Bay Job Board
    LinkedIn Australian Startup Jobs
    Mainsequence Job Board
    Seek Startup Jobs
    SquarePeg Portfolio Companies Job Listing
    Startup.Jobs
    Startup Galaxy Jobs
    TechSydney Startup Jobs
  • FOR ASPIRING VC's

    ** Highly recommended resource *** - #BeYourOwnMentor - Independent Study in Early Stage VC - Brian Laung Aoaeh

    Books

    Becoming a Venture Capitalist (Masters at Work) - Gary Rivlin
    Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital - Spencer Ante
    Essentials of Venture Capital - Alexander Haislip
    Magic Box Paradigm - A Framework for Startup Acquisitions - Ezra Roizen
    Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms - Jeffrey Bussgang
    Road to a Venture Capital Career - John Gannon
    Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It - Scott Kupor
    The Business of Venture Capital - Probably the most detailed book about venture capital ever written - highly recommended - Mahendra Ramsinghani
    Term Sheets and Valuations - A Line by Line Look at the Intricacies of Term Sheets & Valuations - Alex Wildmerdling
    Venture Capital 101 - Bill Snow
    Venture Capital 2.0 - the revolution of Machine Learning & Data-Driven VC - Joao Nunes
    Venture Capitalists at Work: How VCs Identify and Build Billion-Dollar Successes - Tarang Shah
    Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist - Brad Feld
    Women Who Venture - Renata George

     

     

    Other Resources

    2018 State of Terms in Venture Capital Benchmark - Different
    8 Questions I Ask Every Startup - Li Jiang
    10 Themes From 10 Years Of Venture Investing At First Round
    40 Epic Resources For Investing In Startups - Zach Miller
    Advice for VC's from a Serial Founder - Arlo Gilbert
    Age and High Growth Entrepreneurship (academic paper) - Pierre Azoulay
    Aggregated Thoughts on VC - Erik Torenberg
    Applying a VC mindset to corporate ventures - Garry Visontay
    Confluence - A platform and community for VC's
    Debt Is Coming - Alex Danco
    Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged - Seema Jayachandran
    Going VC - web site for advancing your career in VC
    How To Build A Startup And Understand Venture Capital - Mark Suster
    How To Get A Job in VC: resources curated by Diversity.VC - Francesca Worner
    How to Get Superior Returns in Venture Capital - David Teten
    How to Negotiate With VC's - HBR article
    How VC's Get Measured - Rob Go
    How Do VC's Make Money - Elizabeth Yin
    How VC's Think - The Psychology That Drives Investing Decisions - Gigi Levi-Weiss
    How Venture Capital Works - Alejandro Cremades
    IRR is a Vanity Metric - Seth Levine
    Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk - Nathan Heller - The New Yorker Magazine
    Land of the "Super Founder" - A Data-Driven Approach to Uncover the Secrets of Billion Dollar Startups - Ali Tamaseb
    List of Australian VC's
    Podcasts on Entrepreneurship, Startups and Venture Capital - Arnaud Bonzom
    PWC Future Of Venture Capital 2013
    Questions Early Stage VCs Might Ask You - Elizabeth Yin
    Seed Fund Portfolio Construction for Dummies - Eniac Ventures
    The Full Ratchet Podcast - a podcast dedicated to demystifying Venture Capital
    The Real Reasons Why A VC Passed on Your Startup - Sarah Downey
    The Suprising Lessons that Venture Capital Has Taught Me About People - Peter Fenton
    The VC / Founder Split - A Study About the Venture Capitalist's Value-Add - Carl Fritjofsson
    The Venture Capital Method - Online spreadsheets for startup valuation
    VC101 - Australian VC Internship Program
    Venture Capital Is Rocket Fuel - great Linked In post from Michael Jackson on VC funding
    Venture Capital Jobs and Career Resources - John Gannon's blog - global VC jobs + 100's of links on VC 
    Venture Capital Careers - Job site for V roles
    What Has Being a Venture Capitalist Taught You About People and Business - Quora post
    What I've Learned About Venture Funding - Mark Suster
    What Qualities Do Venture Capital Firms Look For In A Startup - Quora post
    What's Your VC's Tech Stack - Philipp von dem Knesebeck and David Teten
    Why This? Why Now? Why You? - Leo Polovets
  • Analysis + Growth Hacking tools

    Alexa - basic competitor and traffic info

    Builtwith - find out what program websites are built with

    BuzzSumo - Content Popularity Search Engine

    Capterra - find any tool - over 300+ categories for different software

    CompeteShark - Track Your Competitors (RCC Portfolio Company)

    DomainTools - Better Than Whois

    Google nGram - Search Frequency of Phrases in Books

    Google Trends - Google Search Trends

    Keyword Discovery - Provides Access to the Biggest Keyword Database Derived from Numerous Search Engines

    Our World in Data - Visualisation for Global Data

    Practical Startup Tools - Collection of Free Tools

    SEMRush - Keyword Competitor Data

    SEOmoz tools - Free Mox Tools for SEO

    Similarweb - Website Traffic Analytics

    Spyfu - Competitor Keyword Research

    Startup Stash - A curated directory of resources & tools to help you build your startup

    Startup Founder's Guide to Analytics - Tristan Handy

    WhatRunsWhere - See Where Your Competitor's Display Ads Are Being Run

  • Boards

    11 Quick Tips to Get More Value Out of Your Board - Mark Suster

    Advisor's Agreement Template - from Founder Institute

    Being an Independent Board Director in a Venture-Backed Startup - Greg Sands

    Dealing With the Board - Matt Barrie

    How and When to Appoint an Advisory and Formal Board to your Startup - Garry Visontay

    Preparing a Board Deck - Sequoia Capital

    Re-shaping The Behaviour of Boards in Startups - Judith MacCormick & Jeffrey Tobias

    Startup Boards - Mark Suster

    Startupboardrooms.com.au - Australian Consultancy for Startup Boards

    The Startup Board Report - A new playbook for founders & board members of Australian startups - by KPMG and Think & Grow

    The Value of a Board to a Startup - An Excerpt of An Email Sent to A CEO of An Australian Startup Around How A Board Should Be Valued

    What Do Boards Actually do? - Mark Suster

    What Makes An Awesome Startup Board Member? - Brad Feld

  • Founders

    34 Questions to Ask a Potential Co-Founder - Founders Institute
    80% of Your Culture Is Your Founder - First Round Review
    A Dozen Lessons About a Growth Mindset - Megan Quinn
    At What Point Should Founders Take a Salary From a Startup? - Quora Post
    Do You Have Founder DNA? - Founder Institute
    Don't Make Founder's Equity Even - Gary Schall
    Early Stage Founders Agreement - Simple 2 page Agreement Between Founders
    Entrepreneur DNA - Mark Suster
    For Entrepreneurs, 45 is the new 25 - Mark Travers
    How to Become Insanely Well-connected - Chris Fralic
    How Old Are Successful Tech Entrepreneurs? - Benjamin Jones et al
    Investor update template - nails the perfect update approach and contents - Daniel Gross
    Managing Your Psychological Runway - New Dwyer
    Married Couples Are a Startup's Secret Weapon - Anna Escher
    Should I Stay Solo or Settle For a Co-founder - Quora post
    Single Founders or Co-founders? - Ben Yoskovitz
    Slicing Pie - A Methodology for Splitting Equity Between Founders
    Some Quick Things Every Founder Should Know - Mark Suster
    The Characteristics of Billion-Dollar Startup Founders - Tomasz Tunguz
    The Best Way to Learn Anything - The Feynman Technique -
    What Separates the Top 10% of Startup CEOs From the Rest? - Quora Post
    What We Look For in Founders - Paul Graham - Y-Combinator
    Why Investors Should Encourage Founder Selldowns and When/How to Sell Your Shares - Daniel Szekely
    Why Investors Should Worry When Founders Go Quiet - Garry Visontay
    Why You Need an Executive Coach - Jackie Vullinghs
    Why You Should Stop Boasting How Busy You Are - Tony Fakhry
    You Can't Outsource Your CTO - Joseph Misiti

     

    Impostor Syndrome (for founders who regularly have self-doubt)

    Do You Really Know What You're Doing? - Narida Joy
    Embracing Impostor Syndrome - Darren Ryan
    Impostor Syndrome - Seth Godin
    Impostersyndrome.com.au - lots of resources
    Impostor Syndrome TedxSydney Talk - Mike Cannon-Brookes
    Presence - book by Amy Cudmore - broader book on personal behaviour with good reference to impostor syndrome
    The Neil Story - Neil Gaiman
    Why Impostor Syndrome Isn't Bad - How to Conquer Self-Doubt - TechTello

     

  • Funding

    101 Questions You Should Ask Before Investing

    10 Commandments Of Obtaining Angel Funding - Richard Harroch

    66 Tips for Doing DD (Due Diligence) - Learn how to do DD like a startup founder with these 66 checks - Al Bentley

    9 Valuation Methods For Startups Explained -Stephane Nasser

    A Guide To Seed Fundraising - Geoff Ralston - Y-Combinator

    A Primer For Raising With A Convertible Note - Tom Wilson

    Are The Deal Terms Australian VC's Ask For Unfair To Founders? - Startupdaily

    Beware The Advisor Offering Fundraising Help To Your Startup - Steve Baxter

    Bitcoin Reference Site - huge number of references - Jameson Lopp

    Cake Equity - Australian system for managing a cap table and ESS

    Cap Tables, Share Structures, Valuations - A Case Study Of Early-Stage Funding - TechCrunch - Jason Rowley

    Convertible and Safe Notes - Fred Wilson's Contrarian View

    Focus On Startups - Youtube video by Mick Liubinskas

    Fundraising Mistakes Founders Makes - Sam Altman

    How Terms Sheets Can Screw You - Alex Graham

    How To Read And Understand A Cap Table - Hyde Park angels

    How Do Convertible Notes Work (Infographic) - Daniel Faloppa

    How I Killed My Startup Hours Before Closing A Seed Round - T.A. McCann

    How Should One Seek Angel Investment For A Startup? - Quora

    Instilling Confidence In VC'S From Your Pitch - Quora post

    Questions Early Stage VCs Might Ask You - Elizabeth Yin

    Secondary Sales in VC-backed Startups: A Quick Primer - Riz Virk

    Should You Do A Convertible Note Or An Equity Raise? - Elizabeth Yin

    Signing NDA's - Guy Kawasaki's opinion

    Startup Funding Book (beta copy)

    TAM, SAM and SOM: Learn Your Lingo So You Can Woo Your Investors - Benjamin Chong

    The 10 Worst Things You Can Do In A Negotiation - James Altucher

    The Mechanics Behind Investing in Convertible Notes - Sonit Agrawal

    The Pitfalls In Asking An Investor To Sign An NDA - Dan Gavel - Startupdaily

    The Real Reasons Why A VC Passed on Your Startup - Sarah Downey

    The Secret Sauce To Startup Valuation - Arthur Porre

    The Three Words No Early Stage VC Wants to Hear - Aaron Dinin

    There Are No Shortcuts - Why Showing Up in Person is Everything - Mark Suster

    These Shocking Hidden Terms Of Safe Notes Can Screw Up Your Startup - Nikhil Kapor

    Venture Capital Is Rocket Fuel - great Linked In post from Michael Jackson on VC funding

    What Is It Like To Negotiate A VC Round? - Mark Suster

    Why Investor Updates Are Really, Really Important - Jason Calacanis

    What I've Learned From Seeing 20K Startup Pitches - Elizabeth Yin

    What Traction Do I Need To Raise Money? - Elizabeth Yin

    Why Investor Updates Are Really, Really Important - Jason Calacanis

    Why Safe Notes Are Not Safe For Entrepreneurs - Pascale Levensohn

    Why Startup Founders Fail to Raise Funding - Basil Tambanis

     

    Venture Debt

    Financing Options - Venture Debt - Fred Wilson

    16 Things to Know About Raising Debt For Startups - Nathan Yoon and Melissa Wasser

    Venture Debt: A Capital Idea for Startups - Patrick Gordon

    Venture Debt Explained (video) - Trinity Capital

    Venture Debt: Friend or Foe for Startup Founders - Benjamin Chong

    Venture Debt Handbook - LegalVision (Australian produced)

     

    Australian Equity Crowdfunding Patforms

    Billfolda - Follow-on investments only, get access to their SaaS platform for listing

    Birchal - Consumer brands

    Equitise - Early-stage & growth technology companies

    OnMarket - Wide variety of deals, early & growth stage businesses

    VentureCrowd - Investor-led deals only across early-stage, real estate & alternative investments

  • Grants / LEGAL / AWARDS

    A Framework For Offering Equity to Your Employees - from Gusto

    A State-by-State Guide to all the Government Grants Available for Your Small Business - Smart Company

    A Stock Option Calculator - How much are my stock options worth?

    Advance Queensland - Programs, support, events, grants - QLD

    Allens Accelerate - Set of 15 Free Legal Docs for Startups From Allens Lawyers

    Austrade – Export Market Development Grants - National

    Austrade Landing Pads - Access to free co-working spaces in key international cities

    AVCAL Open Source Seed Financing Docs

    Business.gov.au - Grants & business funding programs in Australia - National

    Business Connect - Free advisory services - NSW

    Callaghan Innovation - New Zealand

    Enterprize - innovation hubs in Hobart and Launceston designed to serve and build the startup community - TAS

    EFIC - Australia’s export credit agency - National

    ESOP docs for Australian startups - great info from James Cameron and Emily Close

    Grant Connect - Australian Government grant opportunities – National

    Grants Guru - Business Grants, Government Grants, Community Grants and more - National

    GrantReady - Grant application support - National

    Global Talent Employer Sponsored (GTES) Visa - allows employers to sponsor overseas workers for highly-skilled positions - National

    IMCRC - Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre, Manufacturing grants & support – National

    Innovate Canberra – Government grants and assistance - ACT

    Innovation Connections - Up to $50,000 in matched funding support - National

    Instant Asset Write Off - Simplified depreciation rules - National

    LaunchVic - Agency dedicated to the growth and development of startups, $60M fund - VIC

    Legalvision Startup Manual

    MBIE - Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment, provide advice and support - New Zealand

    Medical Research Future Fund - Australian Government support programs - National

    New Zealand Trade & Enterprise - New Zealand

    NSW Medical Devices Fund - NSW Government support – NSW

    NSW Dept Industry – NSW Government grants and support services - NSW

    NSW Government Grants for Startups - funding options for NSW startups

    Office of the Queensland Chief Entrepreneur - News, events, programs, resources - QLD

    RDA ACT – Help to generate more investment and more jobs in the ACT and the broader Capital Region. CBR

    RDA Southern Inland – Grants available to the Southern Inland Community - NSW

    Startup Visa Guide

    Tax Incentives of Early Stage Australian Investors - Deloitte Australia

     

    Award Programs

    #TechDiversity Awards - Presented by the Tech Diversity Foundation

    Anthill Smart 100 - Presented by Anthill Magazine

    Australian Angel Awards - Presented by Techboard

    Australian FinTech Awards - Presented by Glen Frost

    Australian Technologies Competition - Presented by Impact Tech Ventures

    Australian Web Awards - Presented by AWIA

    Australasian Startup Awards - Presented by StartCon

    City of City Business Awards - Presented by the City of Sydney

    EY Entrepreneur Of The Year - Presented by EY

    IoT Awards - Presented by IoT Hub

    Kochie’s Power List - Presented by Kochie’s Business Builders

    Smart50 Awards - Presented by SmartCompany

    Technology Fast 50 Australia - Presented by Deloitte

    UTS Startup Awards - Presented by UTS

    Women in Tech Awards - Presented by WiT

  • Growth

    10 Ways To Find Anyone’s Email Address In 17 Seconds Flat Guaranteed - Nathan Latka
    16 Lessons On Scaling - Medium article
    26 Blogs That Helped Our Startup Grow - Alex Turnbull
    31 Growth Hacking Resources - Stephen Jeske
    5-Star Feedback Systems Are Broken - Josh Breinlinger
    7 Simple Customer Testimonial Examples You Can Steal - Sam Thomas Davies
    A Dozen Lessons On Growth - Tren Griffin
    Distribution Model - Sales Channels - Ben Horowitz
    Founding Sales: Sales for Founders (and others) In First-Time Sales Roles - Peter Kazanjy
    Fundamentals of Product Market Fit - Andy Sparks
    Growth Marketing - Julian Shapiro
    How Do You Define Traction For A Startup? - Quora post
    How Startups Die From their Addiction to Paid Marketing - Andrew Chen
    Marketing Stack - a curated directory of marketing resources & tools
    Master The Essentials Of Conversion Optimisation - great eBook
    Mastering The Cro Essentials
    Microcopy - Small Words With A Huge Ux Impact - Nick Babich
    Really Good Emails
    Sales Enablement Tools - massive list compiled by Paul Krajewski
    Sell More Faster - The Ultimate Sales Playback for Statups - Amos Schwartzfarb
    Split-Testing 101: A Quick-Start Guide To Conversion Rate Optimization
    Startup Killer- The Cost Of Customer Acquisition - David Skok
    The Definitive Guide To Growth Hacking - Neil Patel
    The 19 Channels You Can Use To Get Traction - Medium blog post summary from above book
    The CMO - The Most Blamed Role In Business - Scott Maxwell
    The elements of user onboarding - 130 page eBook - link to buy book here - Samuel Hulick
    The Playbook To Scaling Sales - Mandy Cole
    The Shape of Traction - David Beisel
    The Tenets Of A/B Testing From A Master Growth Hacker - Gina Gotthilf
    Traction - The Elixir of Life - Steffen Bartschat
    What Are The Best Books For Startup Growth Hackers? - Quora post
    Which Growth Metrics in Tech Businesses are the Most Meaningless or Misleading? - Andrew Chen
    Why Onboarding Is The Most Crucial Part Of Your Growth Strategy - Casey Winters
     

    Product Market Fit

    How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product/Market Fit - Rahul Vohra
    True Product Market Fit is a Minimum Viable Company - Ann Miura-Ko
  • Marketplaces

    10 Marketplace KPI's That Matter - Andrei Brasoveanu
    19 Marketplace Tactics for Overcoming the Chicken and Egg Problem - James Currier
    28 Ways to Grow Supply in a Marketplace - Lenny Rachitsky
    A16z Marketplace 100 - top 100 markets places in 2021
    All Markets Are Not Created Equal: 10 Factors To Consider When Evaluating Digital Marketplaces - Bill Gurley
    A Rake Too Far - Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy - Bill Gurley
    Go Big Or Go Home: It’s A Binary Outcome For Marketplace Start-Ups
    How To Protect Yourself As A Middleman In A Marketplace - Bessemer venture partners
    Marketplace Glossary - Andreesen Horowitz
    Marketplace Handbook
    Marketplace Startups: The 20 Best Essays - collated by Andrew Chen
    Network Effects Are Not Enough - HBR article
    Platform Scale Book - Lays out a structured approach to understand, design, implement and grow a platform business
    The Evolution Of The Online Marketplace - Boris Wertz
    The High Risks And Big Rewards Of Platforms
    The Next Market Service Wave: Vertical Market-Networks - Ivan Smolnikov
    The Ultimate Guide For Marketplace Analytics - Willy Braun
    WTF is Marketplace Liquidity - Julia Morrongiello
  • Metrics

    16 Startup Metrics - Classic Post from Andreessen Horowitz
    A16Z Growth Metrics Calculator - 2023
    An Intro To Startup Metrics - Alex Iskold
    Basics Of Unit Economics - Derek Pilling
    Capital Efficiency - the Burn Multiple - David Sacks
    Cohort Analysis That Helps You Look Ahead - Benn Stancil
    Conversion - The Most Important Internet Metric Of All (Revisited) - Bill Gurley
    LTV/CAC - Friend or Foe? - Max Marchione
    Saas Metrics For Fundraising - Bobby Pinero
    Startup Metrics - Which Ones Matter Most To Investors - Medium
    Startups - The Only Metric That Counts - Simran Gambhir
    The 10 Most Important Metrics In A Startup's Financial Statements - Tomasz Tunguz
    The Amazing Power Of Deflationary Economics For Startups - Mark Suster
    The One Ratio Every Subscription Business Needs To Know - BCG Perspectives 
    The SaaS Metrics that Matter - David Sacks
    The Ultimate Cohort Analysis Cheat Sheet - Michelle Myung
    Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs - Rob Moffat
    Unit Economics: CLTV, CAC and Cohorts - Erik Byrenius
    Unit Economics: Unpacking LTV & CAC - Rachel White
    What Are Unit Economics? - Quora post
    What is Churn? - Joel York
  • Pitching

    150 Second Pitch Tool
    30 Legendary Pitch Decks And What You Can Learn From Them - Aaron Lee
    7 Brilliant Ways Successful Leaders Start Presentations - Jacqueline Smith
    All The Public Startup Pitch Decks In One Place - Medium article by Andy Sparks
    Best Pitch Decks - site shows numerous great decks
    Gaddie Pitch - 3 Steps To The Perfect Elevator Pitch - try it, it works
    Great Slideshow On How To Build A Great Pitch Deck - Steve Schlafman
    How To Give A Killer Presentation - HBR article
    How To Pitch Your Startup On Stage - Justin Kan
    How To Present Your Startup Financials In 3 Slides - Omry Ben David
    How To Talk About Your Competitive Landscape In Your Pitch - Donna Griffit
    Idea Email Deck - Elizabeth Yin
    Lessons From The Study Of Perfect Pitch Decks - Tech Crunch
    Perfect Pitch - Keep It Simple, Stupid - Micah Baldwin
    Peter Thiel's Pitch Template - circa 2012
    Pitch Decks 101: The Ultimate Guide To Sealing A Deal In The Boardroom - Medium article by Startup.co
    Pitch Deck Template - The fundamental guide to building a winning pitch deck
    Pitcherific - site to help you build your pitches
    Pitchplanner - A canvas tool that helps create a pitch
    Pixar's Story In a Box - an exploration of the storytelling process that will help founder's deliver their story
    Seedstars Pitch Judging Criteria - see what judges look for
    The 7 Questions You Should Answer In Your Fund-Raising Pitch - Tomasz Tunguz
    The Best Startup Pitches are Great Stories - Alan Jones
    The Only 10 Slides You Need In Your Pitch Deck - Guy Kawasaki
    The Team Slide - You Had Me At Hello - Josh Hannah
    The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Your Startup’s Investor Pitch Deck - Donna Griffin
    Thoughts on Building Your Pitch Deck - Eric Paley from a series of Tweets
    Understanding Market Sizing - great 40 minute YouTube video by Minder Chen
    Want A Better Pitch - Watch This - Medium article by Andy Raskin
    Ways to Think About Marketing Sizing - Benedict Evans
    What Are Your Secret Weapons During A Pitch - Quora post
    What Is The Best Way To Explain Your Startup? - Mark Suster
    What's The Best Vc Pitch Deck Or Video That I Can See Online - Quora post
    What We Learned From 200 Startups Who Raised Money - Docsend research report
    World's Largest Pitch Deck Collection - 92 pitch decks
    Your Pitch Deck Is Wrong - Kevin Dick
  • SaaS

    9 Worst Practices in SaaS Metrics - Christoph Janz
    Full Potential SaaS - David Yuan - TCV
    How To Value Your SaaS Company - Seth Levine
    SaaS Metrics Framework - Updata
    Saas Metrics 2.0 – A Guide To Measuring And Improving What Matters - David Skok
    SaaS Funding Napkin 2021 - Christoph Janz - Point 9 Capital 
    SaaS Funding Napkin 2022 - Christoph Janz - Point 9 Capital
    SaaS Metrics For Fundraising - Bobby Pinero
    The One Ratio Every Subscription Business Needs To Know - BCG Perspectives
    The Rule of 40% for a Healthy SaaS Company - Brad Feld
    The SaaS Metrics that Matter - David Sacks
    The Ultimate Guide to SaaS Pricing Models, Strategies and Hacks - Ryan Law
    What is Churn? - Joel York
  • Startups - General

    12 Things About Product Market Fit - Trent Griffin
    2 Realities Kill Startups - Running Out Of Cash Is Just The Most Obvious - Phil Hayes-St Clair
    5 Lean Startup Principles
    Advice For Companies With Less Than 1 Year Of Runway - Dalton Caldwell - Y-Combinator
    An MVP Is Not A Product, It's A Process - Jim Brikman
    Analysis From 3,200 Startup Failures - Lindsay O'Neal with data from the Startup Genome Project
    Bessemer Top 10 Laws of eCommerce
    Best Startup Advice I've Heard Or Given - Sam Altman
    Brief Summary of the Lean Startup - Eric Ries
    Don't Hire For Brains Or Personality Alone In Startups - Anthemos Georgiades
    Entrepreneur Dictionary For Startups - Launchopedia
    Entrepreneur DNA - Mark Suster
    How To Build A Startup And Understand Venture Capital - Mark Suster
    How to Successfully Wind Down a Startup - Quip
    Is There A Common Thread Around Startup Failures? - Quora post
    Jessica Livingston’s Pretty Complete List On How Not To Fail
    Magic Box Paradigm: A framework for startup acquisitions - great model by Ezra Roizen on readying your startup for acquisition
    On Product Market For Startups - Marc Andreessen
    Peter Thiel’s CS183: Startup - Class 18 Notes Essay - Blake Masters
    Predictors of Business Survival Scorecard - adapted by Step Change Marketing
    Product Management eBook
    Should Startups Care About Profitability? - Mark Suster
    Soft skills: The vacuum that exists within many Australian startups - Garry Visontay
    Sales Enablement Tools - massive list compiled by Paul Krajewski
    Startup Advisors Versus Mentors - Paul O'Brien
    Startup Calculators - 16 useful calculators - Omni calculators
    Startup Focus Book
    Startup Science Toolkit - 70+ Pages - Pollenizer
    Startups in 13 Sentences - Paul Graham
    The Founders Dilemma - great book by Noam Wasserman that all founders should read
    The Mistakes That Killed My Startup - Gil Sadis
    The Myth of the Young Startup Founder - Ian Hathaway
    Token Frenzy - The Fuel of the Blockchain - great overview on Blockchain by European i-bank GP.Bullhound
    U.S. Compensation Survey Data 2020 - Betts Recruiting
    What Is A Full Stack Developer
    What Seven Years at AirBnB Taught Me About Building a Company - Lenny Rachitsky
    What's the Best Advice You Have Been Given As An Entrepreneur? - Quora Post
    Why The Lean Startup Changes Everything - HBR article
    Why Companies Are Not Startups - Steve Blank
    Why Smart People Make Bad Entrepreneurs - Carol Roth
    Why Startups Fail - Analysis from 200 failed startups - Alice Truong
    YC’s Essential Startup Advice - list of 22 great advice ideas from Y Combinator
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