Entrepreneurship Toolbox

Resources for early-stage founders

• A tool from Y Combinator to find co-founders

• Top document templates every startup needs by Pillar.vc

• Superhuman engine to find Product Market Fit

• How to build your seed round pitch deck

• How to raise your first round of funding from the Founder Institute

• 44 slides on how to raise money in the Pre-Seed & Seed stages from YC

• Platforms to find your first users: Producthunt and Hackernews

• Discounts and credits for startups from F6S

• Ready-to-use templates from professionals from Reforge

Fundraising

• Data Room template by Creandum

• Story Branding by Donald Miller

• The Idea Maze by Balajis Srinivasan

• A guide to seed fundraising by Y Combinator

• Fundraising wisdom by Firstround

• Deck Template by Creandum

• Business Plan by Sequoia

• Front Series A Deck

• SaaS Fundraising Playbook by IVP

Metrics

• Operational efficiency metrics by Iconiq

• B2B benchmark metrics by a16z

• What is good retention by Lenny Rachitsky

• Top 5 SaaS metrics VCs look at by Jon Ma

• Cohort analysis template SaaS by Point Nine

Equity & Compensation

• Equity grants per round by Balderton

• Founder’s compensation by Creandum

• Option plan tool by Index

Board Management

• Lessons from Keith Rabois

• The Art of Board Membership by Mike Volpi

• How to run a board by Samuel Gil

Early-stage Governance

• Early-stage governance guide by CSBA