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Curated guides, templates, and insights for founders raising capital and investors deploying it.

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Essential Resources

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FounderGuide

YC Startup Library: Fundraising

Y Combinator's complete guide to fundraising — from pre-seed to Series A, including SAFEs, pricing rounds, and investor outreach.

Y Combinator
InvestorGuide

AngelList: How Angel Investing Works

End-to-end guide for new angel investors — deal flow, due diligence, portfolio construction, and follow-on strategy.

AngelList
FounderGuide

Sequoia Capital: Writing a Business Plan

Sequoia's legendary one-page framework for pitching — company purpose, problem, solution, why now, market size, competition, team.

Sequoia Capital
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EveryoneTemplate

SAFE Financing Documents

Standard SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) documents used by thousands of startups. Free templates from Y Combinator.

Y Combinator
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FounderGuide

Carta: Startup Fundraising Explained

Comprehensive breakdown of equity financing — cap tables, dilution, option pools, and term sheets explained simply.

Carta
FounderGuide

Fundraising Lore by Hustle Fund

Elizabeth Yin's tactical advice on cold emails to investors, follow-up cadence, and building relationships before you need capital.

Hustle Fund
FounderTemplate

Pitch Deck Examples from 50+ Funded Startups

Real pitch decks from companies like Airbnb, Buffer, Intercom, and Front that actually raised capital. Analyze what works.

Pitch Deck Hunt
FounderArticle

The Minto Pyramid for Startup Storytelling

How to structure your startup narrative using the pyramid principle — lead with the conclusion, then support with evidence.

Heavybit
FounderTool

Clerky: Standard Startup Legal Docs

Formation docs, NDAs, advisor agreements, and IP assignment templates. The same docs used by YC and top-tier startups.

Clerky
EveryoneTemplate

NVCA Model Legal Documents

National Venture Capital Association's standard term sheets, stock purchase agreements, and voting agreements used industry-wide.

NVCA
FounderArticle

First Round Review: Startup Best Practices

Hundreds of tactical articles on product, growth, engineering, and management from founders who've scaled companies.

First Round Capital
FounderArticle

Lenny's Newsletter: Product & Growth

The most popular newsletter on product management and growth. Frameworks from leaders at Airbnb, Stripe, Notion, and more.

Lenny Rachitsky
EveryoneGuide

SaaS Metrics 2.0 by David Skok

The definitive guide to SaaS metrics — CAC, LTV, churn, MRR growth, and the benchmarks that matter for fundraising.

For Entrepreneurs
InvestorGuide

How to Evaluate a Startup's Market Size

TAM/SAM/SOM framework explained with real examples. Learn to distinguish realistic market sizing from founder optimism.

NFX
InvestorGuide

Angel Portfolio Construction by AngelList

Data-driven analysis on angel portfolio returns. Why you need 20+ investments, power law distribution, and follow-on strategy.

AngelList
EveryoneTool

CB Insights: Startup & VC Trends

Industry reports on startup funding trends, unicorn tracker, and emerging technology sectors. Essential market intelligence.

CB Insights
EveryoneTool

Crunchbase: Startup Database

Comprehensive database of startup funding, acquisitions, and key people. Research competitors, investors, and market dynamics.

Crunchbase
FounderVideo

Startup School by Y Combinator

Free 8-week course covering ideation, launch, growth, and fundraising. Includes lectures from YC partners and successful founders.

Y Combinator
FounderGuide

The Startup Playbook by Sam Altman

Core principles for building a startup — idea, team, product, execution, and growth. Concise and actionable.

Sam Altman

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