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15 picks · 11 free · 13 providers · curated by Rowland Kuru

Editor's intro

Editor's intro

Most startup advice is either survivorship stories or generic motivation. The resources in this feed are different: they come from people who've funded, advised, or built many companies, and they focus on the unglamorous work that actually decides outcomes — finding a problem worth solving, talking to customers honestly, and getting the first users before worrying about scale.

Start with Y Combinator's free material and Paul Graham's essays; together they form the closest thing to a shared founder curriculum. Then pick resources that match your path — venture-backed or bootstrapped — because the advice differs more than people admit. The advanced picks cover equity and fundraising paperwork, which is worth understanding before you sign anything.

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Startup School

Y Combinator Video course Free

Y Combinator's Startup School is free, self-paced, and taught by the same partners who advise YC's funded companies. It covers how to evaluate ideas, talk to users, launch before you feel ready, set key metrics, and — only later — raise money. It's opinionated in the venture-backed direction, but its core lessons about users and iteration apply to any business. Watch the core lectures, then use the co-founder matching and weekly progress updates to keep yourself honest.

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Beginner · 6

Finding a real problem, talking to customers, and building something people want.

Intermediate · 5

Early traction, pricing, go-to-market, and the practical mechanics of running a company.

Advanced · 3

Fundraising documents, equity, and scaling a team after product-market fit.

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