Australian Tech Startup Resources

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

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

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