A list of the best educational resources for startup founders curated by the team @Consorvia
Strategy & Thinking in Systems | Brand + Storytelling | Community Building | Fundraising | Organizational Behavior, Management and Communication | Product-Market Fit | Organizational Design | Founder Philosophy
Ops and Tech Stacks
Notion HubMore Online ResourcesReading List: Zero to One in Web 3.0Storytelling
ElaborateGrantableGrant Orb - AI Grant Proposal WriterGrantScoutStorypitch.ai – Your story & pitch powered by AI & 10 years of storytelling expertise (coOpenGrants - The Easy Way To Win Grants - OpenGrantsAI Grants FinderMoonbeam - Never write from scratch again.Research AI - Write Blogs and Marketing Content 10X Faster.Founder Mindset
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Macro Views
Market Insights HubBooks, Podcasts, Articles, Videos and Guides
Samo Burja - The Great Founder Theory of History
Samo Burja - The Great Founder Theory of History
Product-Market Fit
July 31, 2023
Brian J. Robertson on Holacracy, the Operating System for Antifragile Organizations & Society, Psychedelic Churches and the Path to Higher Order Consciousness
Brian J. Robertson on Holacracy, the Operating System for Antifragile Organizations & Society, Psychedelic Churches and the Path to Higher Order Consciousness
Organizational Design
May 23, 2023
John Fio - Creating Magic for ConsumersJohn Fio - Creating Magic for Consumers
Product-Market Fit
January 9, 2023
In the Next Era of Social, Build Rituals, Not Habits
In the Next Era of Social, Build Rituals, Not Habits
Product Design
November 8, 2022
Henry Ford: My Life and Work
Henry Ford: My Life and Work
Founder Philosophy
September 7, 2022
The Long Tail: The Internet and the Business of Niche
The Long Tail: The Internet and the Business of Niche
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
August 31, 2022
In Search of More Humane Business Models
In Search of More Humane Business Models
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
August 30, 2022
Touraj Parang, Can Tech Entrepreneurs Win the Start-Up Game Without Selling Out Morally?
Touraj Parang, Can Tech Entrepreneurs Win the Start-Up Game Without Selling Out Morally?
Founder Philosophy
August 2, 2022
The Seven Deadly Sins of Consumer Technology
The Seven Deadly Sins of Consumer Technology
Systems for Scaling
July 27, 2022
The Good Entrepreneur: An Insider’s Guide to Building a Principled Business and a Powerful Personal Legacy, with Nick Kennedy
The Good Entrepreneur: An Insider’s Guide to Building a Principled Business and a Powerful Personal Legacy, with Nick Kennedy
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
July 6, 2022
Designing Investment Products w/ Jess LeeDesigning Investment Products w/ Jess Lee
Organizational Design
July 5, 2022
Leading as Facilitating w/ Adam KahaneLeading as Facilitating w/ Adam Kahane
Leadership + Self-Development
July 4, 2022
Make Things and Be Playful w/ Jimmy Soni
Make Things and Be Playful w/ Jimmy Soni
Idea Generation
June 2, 2022
Why Purpose is the Heart and Soul of High Performance Teams w/ Ranjay Gulati
Why Purpose is the Heart and Soul of High Performance Teams w/ Ranjay Gulati
Organizational Design
April 22, 2022
Start-Up Nation, Storytelling, and the Power of Technology
Start-Up Nation, Storytelling, and the Power of Technology
Storytelling
February 14, 2022
Betting on Passion w/ Peter CherningBetting on Passion w/ Peter Cherning
Idea Validation
February 8, 2022
How to Innovate: An Ancient Guide to Creative Thinking
How to Innovate: An Ancient Guide to Creative Thinking
Idea Generation
November 2, 2021
Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value
Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value
Product-Market Fit
May 19, 2021
Power + Business w/ Hamilton HelmerPower + Business w/ Hamilton Helmer
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
May 19, 2020
The Science of Storytelling
The Science of Storytelling
Storytelling
March 10, 2020
The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building
Leadership + Self-Development
December 5, 2019
Dear Founder
Dear Founder
Founder Philosophy
September 11, 2018
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
Community Building
January 30, 2018
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
October 27, 2016
Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets
Idea Generation
June 14, 2016
Platform Scale: How an emerging business model helps startups build large empires with minimum investment
Platform Scale: How an emerging business model helps startups build large empires with minimum investment
Systems for Scaling
September 15, 2015
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Idea Validation
September 16, 2014
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
Leadership + Self-Development
October 23, 2012
Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
Organizational Design
January 3, 2012
Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change
Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
March 28, 1998
Hit the Emotional Gym — The Founder's Framework for Emotional Fitness
Hit the Emotional Gym — The Founder's Framework for Emotional Fitness
Leadership + Self-Development
Seven Transformations of Leadership
Seven Transformations of Leadership
Leadership + Self-Development
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership
Leadership + Self-Development
KPIs: An essential framework
KPIs: An essential framework
Systems for Scaling
What should a pre-seed/seed data room include?
What should a pre-seed/seed data room include?
Fundraising
‘The Design Sprint Is A Relevant Research Method’, Really?
‘The Design Sprint Is A Relevant Research Method’, Really?
Product Design
Ira Glass on Storytelling
Ira Glass on Storytelling
Storytelling
Ma
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Storytelling
Hero’s Journey
Hero’s Journey
Storytelling
Expectation, silence, surprise
Expectation, silence, surprise
Storytelling
Architects vs gardeners
Architects vs gardeners
Storytelling
2 Levels of Meaning
2 Levels of Meaning
Storytelling
100 Users
100 Users
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
Modularize laterModularize later
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
Fundraising 101: Key metrics to include in your startup pitch deck
Fundraising 101: Key metrics to include in your startup pitch deck
Fundraising
VC Financial Modeling
Fundraising
CoFounder Worksheet: Get to Know Your Cofounders
CoFounder Worksheet: Get to Know Your Cofounders
Cofounders
Neuroleadership: A Journey Through the Brain for Business Leaders
Neuroleadership: A Journey Through the Brain for Business Leaders
Leadership + Self-Development
Human Behavioral Framework (HBF) - Team Alignment Test
Organizational Design
The Growth Marketing Handbook
The Growth Marketing Handbook
Go To Market
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Small Business Grants: A Guide for Startup Founders
Fundraising
A Quantitative Approach to Product Market Fit - Tribe Capital
A Quantitative Approach to Product Market Fit - Tribe Capital
Product-Market Fit
How to raise a seed round
How to raise a seed round
Fundraising
Designing Your Company’s Endgame
Designing Your Company’s Endgame
Organizational Design
Effective Pricing Strategies
Effective Pricing Strategies
Sales
How to build an investor pipeline and raise a Seed round
How to build an investor pipeline and raise a Seed round
Fundraising
Raising From Angel Investors
Raising From Angel Investors
Fundraising
The Ultimate Pitch Bible
The Ultimate Pitch Bible
Fundraising
Go to Market Strategy Guide: How You Sell Stuff
Go to Market Strategy Guide: How You Sell Stuff
Go To Market
The Product Strategy Stack — Reforge
The Product Strategy Stack — Reforge
Product Development
150 Places to Post Your Startup
Go To Market
a list of books that one should read if you are involved in community building
a list of books that one should read if you are involved in community building
Community Building
How to get your first 1,000 users
How to get your first 1,000 users
Go To Market
Marketplaces
Systems for Scaling
What good citizenship looks like at your company
What good citizenship looks like at your company
Organizational Design
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
The Network Effects Bible (Updated 2022)
The Network Effects Bible (Updated 2022)
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
Network effects: ClearScore & Salary Finance co-founder Dan Cobley on building the ultimate startup defence strategy
Network effects: ClearScore & Salary Finance co-founder Dan Cobley on building the ultimate startup defence strategy
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
Brand Values
Brand Values
Storytelling
101 Useful Tools, Resources, and Tips to Create Better Branding
101 Useful Tools, Resources, and Tips to Create Better Branding
Storytelling
How to Find Your Brand Heart (Plus Free Workbook Template)
How to Find Your Brand Heart (Plus Free Workbook Template)
Storytelling
How to Meditate (a Brief Guide for Founders and Leaders)
How to Meditate (a Brief Guide for Founders and Leaders)
Leadership + Self-Development
Startup Pitch Decks
Fundraising
Idea Generation and Development for Startups
Idea Validation
Growing a 40,000 person waitlist for your launch 🚀
Growing a 40,000 person waitlist for your launch 🚀
Community Building
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business and Life
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business and Life
Storytelling
The Community Playbook for Founders
Community Building
The Innovator’s Dilemma
The Innovator’s Dilemma
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
The Nature of Value
Steal Like an Artist
Steal Like an Artist
Idea Generation
Web3 network effects: Designing for forkability
Systems for Scaling
Ecosystem business models: A teardown
Systems for Scaling
Platform Revolution
Marketplaces
The Handbook of Handbooks for Decentralized Organizing
The Handbook of Handbooks for Decentralized Organizing
Organizational Design
The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Community Building
Focus
Focus
Storytelling
45 Quick Lessons on Management
45 Quick Lessons on Management
Leadership + Self-Development
The Seven Deadly Sins of Startup Storytelling
Storytelling
How to Assess Product-Market Fit
Product-Market Fit
Brains Podcast Episode: Storytelling
Storytelling
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling
Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling
Storytelling
A Founder’s Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your First 1,000 Community Members
Systems for Scaling
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Storytelling
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
The Power of Network Effects: Why they make such Valuable Companies, and how to Harness them
The Power of Network Effects: Why they make such Valuable Companies, and how to Harness them
Systems for Scaling
Why Value Capture is the Most Important Business Idea You Haven’t Read Enough About
Why Value Capture is the Most Important Business Idea You Haven’t Read Enough About
Fundraising
The Ancient Origins of Storytelling and How You Can Apply Them In Your Life
The Ancient Origins of Storytelling and How You Can Apply Them In Your Life
Storytelling
Flywheel Effect: Why Positive Feedback Loops are a Meta-Competitive Advantage
Flywheel Effect: Why Positive Feedback Loops are a Meta-Competitive Advantage
Systems for Scaling
Great Startups Deserve Great Brands - Build a Strong Foundation by Avoiding These Mistakes
Storytelling
How to kickstart and scale a consumer business—Step 2: Identify your super-specific who
How to kickstart and scale a consumer business—Step 2: Identify your super-specific who
Systems for Scaling
Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective
Platforms, Open/User Innovation, and Ecosystems: A Strategic Leadership Perspective
Strategy & Thinking in Systems
The Soul of a Start-Up
The Soul of a Start-Up
Organizational Design
How to Pick Your Valuation as a Pre-Seed Startup
How to Pick Your Valuation as a Pre-Seed Startup
Fundraising
Community Led Growth: Lessons From Notion
Community Led Growth: Lessons From Notion
Community Building