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This document provides tools and resources for bootstrapping a startup. It recommends learning HTML/CSS/JavaScript through Codecademy, Treehouse, YouTube, and Google. For Python it suggests LPTHW and Udacity. For Ruby on Rails, it recommends Rails for Zombies and the Rails Tutorial. It also recommends using GitHub and Bitbucket for code hosting and collaboration, and services like Heroku and Rackspace for cloud hosting. Additional sections provide tips for reading blogs and books, using tools like Trello and Asana for project management, and engaging with customers through email and social media.
Startup Meetup -
- 3. Learn to Code • HTML/CSS/Javascript • Codecademy (codecademy.com) • Treehouse (teamtreehouse.com) • Youtube/Google • Python • LPTHW (google it) • Udacity (udacity.com) • Ruby (Rails) • Rails for Zombies (codeschool.com then search) • Rails tutorial (ruby.railstutorial.org)
- 4. Use Your New Skills • Code Hosting/Collaboration • Github (github.com) • Bitbucket (bitbucket.org) • Cloud Hosting • Rackspace Cloud • Gondor • Heroku
- 7. Read (a little) • Books • Blogs/News • Startup Owner’s Manual • avc.com • Business Model Generation • Paul Graham’s Essays • The Lean Startup • Steve Blank’s Blog • The Thank You Economy • TechCrunch/The Next Web/Pando Daily/Venture Beat (kinda) • Blue Ocean Strategy • Hacker News • The Referral Engine • Smashing Magazine • The Accidental Billionaires • 37 Signals Blog • Steve Jobs • bhorowitz.com • Founders at Work • Venture Hacks (archives too)
- 8. Get Out of the Building!
- 9. Plan (a little); Build (a lot) • Mockups • Balsamiq • Notebook/Whiteboard • Draw Stuff • Gimp • Aviary • Pixelmator • Inexpensive Design (to start!) • 99 Designs • Fancy Typography • Typekit
- 11. Keep Up • Files • Dropbox • Google Docs/Drive (remembers edits) • Finances • Excel/Google Spreadsheet (to start) • Projects • Trello • Asana • Github Issues • Basecamp
- 13. Social/Customer Stuff • Social Media • Osfoora • Hootsuite • Friendsignia! ;) • Email • Toutapp and Yesware for tracking • Smartr and Rainmaker for stalking • Mailchimp for Newsletters, etc. • Engage • Hacker News and Quora for intelligent discussion • IRC is useful for some startups • AngelList
- 14. Extras • Watch • Foundations (Kevin Rose) • Startup.com • Objectified • Pirates of Silicon Valley/The Social Network • TWIST, Mixergy, Stanford Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders, Startup Success • Go • Local Usergroups (#memtech) • This Meetup! • Tech Cocktails/Tech Lunch/Tech Coffee • Follow • @cliffmckinney • @workforpie • @FAKEGRIMLOCK