Launch your Company in an Hour – Resource Guide

Start your company in an hour

Resource guide

 

This is just a small list of resources and references we used for our talk “Launch a company in an hour”. Apologies in advance for any errors, mistakes, broken links, gremlins or bologna. Please use at own risk. Email us any suggestions, feedback or experiences.

 

Have fun!

Bryan and Erick Went

bryan@matter-labs.com

erick@matter-labs.com

Website

Weebly.com

Wix.com

WordPress.com

Squarespace.com

Domains

Domains.google

GoDaddy.com

Logo

99designs.com

Fiverr

Marketing

Rebelmouse.com

Marketing Maven(Local 805 business) (was in the audience)

Email

Mailchimp.com

 

Validation

Surveymonkey.com

GET OUT OF THE OFFICE AND ACTUALLY TALK TO PEOPLE

Build an app

buildfire.com

marvelapp.com

Learn

Lynda.com

Udemy.com

Codeschool.com

Coursera.org

Codecademy.com

khanacademy.org

Freecodecamp.com

Twine (games)

General Assembly dash – https://dash.generalassemb.ly

 

Other Dev

Chatfuel.com – Create a Facebook AI Chatbot Without Coding

Crowdsourcing

99designs

Fiverr

Freelancer

Amazon mechanical turk

Upwork

Designcrowd

Chaordix

Onespace

hitrecord.org

https://us.copify.com/

 

Business Plan

liveplan.com

https://www.stratpad.com

https://enloop.com

Freshbooks.com

Local

Breadware.com – Quick hardware MVP (Local 805 business)

Laritech.com – Electrionics Fabricator (Local 805 business)

Groupgets.com – Buy and save as a community (Local 805 business)

Myllc.com – Form your corperation and more (Local 805 business)

Mockups

Ninjamock.com

Balsamiq.com

Development

Toptal.com

Acklenavenue.com

Trygigster.com

Networking

rapportive.com

Traction

Alternativeto.net

Paywithatweet.com

Snip.ly

Startafire.com

 

Landing Page

https://blog.gleam.io/launch-page/

Ontrapages.com

Unbounce.com

Ucraft.com

Launchrock.com

Marketing

Buffer

Crowdfunding

Kickstarter

Indiegogo

blakboxgroup.com

Kiva.org

MilValChal – (Would love to get feedback on this one)

trycelery.com

SOAP

Soap startup mentioned – Paypal account was put on the dry wall. Here is a easier way to buy on Amazon.

 

Coconut Passion Lotion Bars

 

 

Books and Articles

1,000 True Fans

http://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/

 

The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company – Steve Blank

https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Owners-Manual-Step-Step/dp/0984999302

 

How I Imported Gaming Glasses With Alibaba and Made $2,416.51 in 5 Weeks

https://www.shopify.com/blog/75644165-how-i-imported-gaming-glasses-with-alibaba-and-made-2-416-51-in-5-weeks

 

How To Make A $1,000 A Month Business

https://www.appsumo.com/how-to-make-your-first-dollar/

 

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It

https://www.amazon.com/E-Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484037680&sr=8-1&keywords=the+emyth+book

 

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296

 

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357

 

101 Great Startup Quotes

http://onboardly.com/content-marketing/101-kickass-startup-quotes/

 

10 Steps to Starting a Business

https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/how-start-business/10-steps-starting-business

 

More Articles…

http://qz.com/398090/groupon-still-the-fastest-company-to-reach-a-unicorn-billion-dollar-valuation/

 

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/244303

 

https://www.ryrob.com/best-businesses-start-while-working-full-time-job/

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonnazar/2013/10/08/14-famous-business-pivots/#49f247441fb9

 

https://medium.com/swlh/300-awesome-free-things-e07b3cd5fd5b#.jf99542yr