Putting together a list of the best learning materials for startup/VC in 2019 (updating)
At G&H Ventures, learning difficult things rapidly is an essential part of our job, thus we spend a good chunk of our time on consuming contents from the best minds in the world in startup and venture capital.
We decided to put together a list of the best learning materials, including blogs, videos, and podcast on various topics that we've read/watched/listened in 2019: fundraising, making investments, product, growth, networking, sales, culture…
Enjoy responsibly!
<Startup (in general)>
- 10+1 Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur — Andrew Chen (16z, Uber), Justin Kan (Atrium, Twitch)
- How to Succeed with a Startup — Sam Altman (Open AI, Y Combinator)
<Investment/VC>
- Investment Thesis — Union Square Ventures
- Why I doubted Facebook could build a billion-dollar business, and what I learned from being horribly wrong — Andrew Chen (a16z, Uber)
- Noise vs Signal in Tech Investments — Jinjian Zhang (Trustbridge Partners)
- Being a VC in China — Jenny Lee (GGV Capital)
<Fundraising>
- How to Raise Money from a Venture Investor — Scott Kupor (a16z)
- 10 Y Combinator questions every entrepreneur should answer — Paresh Masade
- Openland (formerly Statecraft) — YC Interview Answers
- iPaulGraham — (this is actually a tool that throws YC questions at you)
- The #1 thing most people do wrong when they fundraise — Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund)
- On differentiation — Elizabeth Yin (Hustle Fund)
- How Much Should You Raise in Your VC Round? And What is a VC Looking at in Your Model? — Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures)
<Business Models/Strategy>
- Zero to Product/Market Fit — Andrew Chen (a16z, Uber)
- Why “Uber for X” startups failed: The supply side is king — Andrew Chen (a16z, Uber)
- What’s Next for Marketplace Startups? — Andrew Chen, Li Jin (a16z)
- SaaS Metrics 2.0 — David Skok
<Product>
- Building Product — Michael Seibel (Y Combinator, Twitch)
- How to Plan an MVP — Michael Seibel (Y Combinator, Twitch)
- The Beginner’s Guide to Product Specifications — HubSpot
<Growth>
- How Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product/Market Fit — Rahul Vohra (Superhuman)
- Building a Growth Framework Towards a $100 Million Product — Brian Balfour (Reforge, HubSpot)
- Growth Loops are the New Funnels — Brian Balfour (Reforge, HubSpot)
- 28 Ways to Grow Supply in a Marketplace — Lenny Rachitsky (former Airbnb)
- From Zero to IPO: How Growth Needs to Evolve at Every Startup Stage — Brian Rothenberg (Defy.vc, Eventbrite)
- Layers of Growth — Jeff Jordan (a16z)
<Data/Analytics>
- A Beginner’s Guide to Cohort Analysis: the Most Actionable (and Underrated) Report on Google Analytics — Patrick Han
- The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics — Andrew Chen (a16z, Uber)
<Networking/Sales>
- Don’t Just Network — Build Your ‘Meaningful Network’ to Maximize Your Impact — Mike Steib (Artsy)
- How to Make Connections That Count — Advice From a Silicon Valley Veteran (and Introvert) — Karen Wickre (former Twitter)
- VC Etiquette 101 — Eric Bahn (Hustle Fund)
<Culture>
- Culture — Reed Hastings (Netflix)
- The AngelList Way — Joshua Slayton (AngelList)
- Culture — Brian Chesky (Airbnb), Alfred Lin (Sequoia)
<Life Lessons>
- How To Be Successful — Sam Altman (Open AI, Y Combinator)
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