Curated content & templates for every step in your startup journey
Sean Dexter writes about the necessity of wireframes during the design process
Right questions don’t simply roll off the tongue, but it’s a handy skill everyone can train
use UX research to answer critical business questions and to build more successful products
These principles were developed based on years of experience in the field of usability
Rethinking Batman’s classic outfit in a user-centric way
Book recommendations on UX Research, UX Design, Mobile, Accessibility & more
A company can learn more from people sharing their experiences than from numbers in a spreadsheet
Advice on improving the UX of your designs
Benefits of Prototypes, The Difference between Sketches and Prototypes, and more
A guide to newcomers
Application usability is enhanced when the UI guides and supports users through the workflow
As a kid, I spent hours drawing and sketching ideas that popped into my head
Paper prototyping, Sketching
Awesome-Design-Tools
A collection of tools for developers who have little to no artistic talent
7 simple & effective methods to get better at Visual/UI Design
A collection of the best design practices
20+ easy to follow illustrated examples
Principles For Designing Better Products
And a why speed is important
10 Small Design Mistakes We Still Make
Several useful templates from cap tables to convertible note calculations
Other
Accounting vs. Bookkeeping, Bookkeeping Checklist for Startups and more
Sarah Friar (CFO of Square) & Jason Child (CFO of Opendoor)
Startup metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) are important to understand
What is a Startup Financial Model and how does it work?
12 Templates Compared for SaaS
For SaaS, Ecommerce and other business models
Excel
On-the-job lessons from getting a fledgling company off the ground
Key attributes of CFOs who fit the dream team definition
When to Hire a CFO and Why You Need One
Tim Brady explains how to calculate your companies burn rate, runway, and growth rate
Calculator that will tell you whether, on its current trajectory, your startup lives or dies
What happens if you have less than 12 months of cash?
Here's a deep dive into why this happens and how founders should respond
YC Partner Gustaf Alströmer on how much money to spend after fundraising
Carolynn Levy, Jon Levy, and YC General Counsel Jason Kwon discuss legal mechanics for startups
YC Partner and CFO Kirsty Nathoo shares the most common mistakes startups make with their finances
YC Partner and GC Carolynn Levy detail the basics of startup financing
Kirsty Nathoo is a Partner and the CFO at Y Combinator. She will talk about Startup Mechanics
Kirsty Nathooand Carolynn Levy cover these important topics in this lecture
Jon Levy talks about venture debt, the benefits and risks, and how to approach taking it on
Will Larson explains how to make the right decisions
Jared Friedman explains how this approach works
Quora Thread on the common topic
Paul Johnston about the role of a CTO
What I wish I knew when I became CTO
What does a startup CTO actually do?
Here's what Honeypot discovered
Which is the Right Development Methodology for Your Project?
Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?
Handbook for New Employees
What is the difference between VP Engineering & CTO
Trouble hiring senior engineers? It's probably you
Three Golden Rules to Finding a CTO
Lessons from Airbnb and Eventbrite
Article on if such a programmer exists
What are the current models in corporations for the role of the CTO?
The Joel Test: 12 Steps to Better Code
The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing
The Dilemma of the Startup CTO Title
Werner Vogels about the different CTO Roles
Julia Austin on the differences between the two roles
Elaine Chen on the differences between the two roles
Build strong teams with Plays
The best advice we overheard at First Round's CTO unconference
What is it, and how does it actually affect your startup?
Technical Debt
Testing in Production, the safe way
Being an engineering leader is different
Scaling Engineering Teams
Perfect workflow for creating your own process
Trello
Keep track of activities done and yet to be done on your website
On Managing Technical Teams as a First Time Founder
On Managing Developers
How Best to Wake Devs Up in the Middle of the Night
Browse categories to see the 300+ no code tools. Click or tap a card to read endorsements
One of the biggest challenges of the tech ecosystem right now is hiring great talent
Leadership Lessons Learned from a Female CTO
Keeping Engineers Happy and Engaged
Javascript: Save time by avoiding re-writing these common functions
How to Survive a Groundup Rewrite without Losing Your Sanity
Is it required to be a developer to become a CTO?
We’re here to help with every step
How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO
How to Avoid One of the Costliest Mistakes in Software Engineering
How to fail as a new engineering manager
How my role as CTO has changed as we've grown to 100 engineers
How To AMP Your Engineers: Ideas For Energizing Your Best
A brief guide to tech leadership at Foursquare
This template makes checklisting for your team easy
The GitLab team handbook is the central repository for how we run the company
Engineering interview process at Stripe
Estimating Work: A Software Development Superpower
Evernote’s CTO on Your Biggest Security Worries From 3 to 300 Employees
Technical view of the backlog
Starter kit for engineers, developers, and technical leads
Coda
Keep everyone accountable and on track with this project management board
CTO for a Startup? Please Read.
Interviews with many of the world's most influential chief technology officers in CTOs at Work