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      I'm Garry Visontay,  a General Partner at Right Click Capital, a Venture Capital firm that specialises in identifying, investing in and supporting high-growth internet and technology businesses. 

      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
      Sailist.co -  300+ Australian startup programs list - great resource maintained by Euwyn Goh
      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 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

       

      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

      Above All Human - Innovation conference (Melbourne)
      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 Downunder - invite only retreat for VC's (hosted by Innovation Bay)
      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
      StartupAus - Australia's national startup advocacy group and all of their research reports
      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
      ACTI - Australia China Technology Incubator, providing access to China healthcare market (Melbourne)
      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 Accelerator - Mirvac-backed focused on environmental and social change (Sydney)
      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)
      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 Hardware Incubator (Sydney)
      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)
      York Butter Factory - coworking spaces, curated community, and corporate partnership programmes focused on tech and innovation (Melbourne)

    • 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 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
      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 Vesting Is In Your Startup's Best Interest - Pando
      Why You Need to Sign a Founder's Agreement - Mark McDonald/SmartCompany
      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

      ARN Innovation Awards - Presented by ARN

      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 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 Samples - from real companies raising money in the UK - Debut Sessions - early stage cap raising
      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 Metrics For Fundraising - Bobby Pinero
      The Rule of 40% for a Healthy SaaS Company - Brad Feld
      The Ultimate Guide to SaaS Pricing Models, Strategies and Hacks - Ryan Law
      The One Ratio Every Subscription Business Needs To Know - BCG Perspectives
      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 Definitions Are In: Finally, We Can Reveal What A Startup Is - Bronwen Clune
      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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