startuproadmap.org
Learn how to start a company
An unofficial visual companion to YC Startup School. Follow the roadmap from deciding to start, all the way through fundraising and growth.
8 modules|26 episodes|Videos, essays, guides
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Module 1
Deciding to Start a Startup
Should You Start A Startup?
Why You Should Leave Your FAANG Job
Why to Not Not Start a Startup+1 more
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Module 2
Getting and Evaluating Startup Ideas
How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas
Pivoting Out of a Tarpit Idea
How to Get Startup Ideas+2 more
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Module 3
Building Your Founding Team
All About Co-Founders
Co-Founder Mistakes That Kill Companies
How to Split Equity Among Co-Founders+1 more
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Module 4
Planning an MVP
How to Talk to Users
How to Build an MVP
Product Development Cycle Fundamentals
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Module 5
Launching
How to Launch (Again and Again)
How to Get your First Customers
Do Things That Don't Scale
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Module 6
Growing and Monetizing
How to set KPIs and Prioritize Your Time
Startup Business Models and Pricing
Growth for Startups
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Module 7
Fundraising and Company Building
How Startup Fundraising Works
How to Apply and Succeed at Y Combinator
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Module 8
Stories from Great Founders
The Founding Story of Facebook
The Founding Story of 23andMe
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