Steve Blank

Startup Tools

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1. 

   Cheap Web Design, on February 16, 2009 at 6:49 am said:

   Very interesting stuff. I am both an avid entrepreneur and book worm but must admit to having not read most of the books on your list. It is certaintly a great list to motivate me to get reading again. Keep up the great work!

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   Crystal Williams, on April 12, 2009 at 10:38 am said:

   Hi Steve!

   My name is Crystal Williams, and I maintain a small business blog called Babeofbusiness.com. I recently did a piece on the best books for startups, where I included your book “Four Steps to the Epiphany.” If you have a few moments and are interested, I would love to have you post your recommended books in the comments section.
   …

   Thanks!
   …

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   Avron Olshewsky, on June 10, 2009 at 11:03 am said:

   Hi Steve,

   Read your book “The four steps …” and have enjoyed it and your blog. I have recently been doing some research on Entrepreneurship in Brazil, while also trying to start my own company. I wanted to ask you what you thought about “context” ? I.e a lot is written in general terms, mostly US centric. What about emerging economies, what caveats do they posses ? Also do you agree with the notion of Entrepreneurship as “opportunity recognition” ?

   Regards
   Avron

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   Greg Geracie, on September 16, 2009 at 5:40 pm said:

   Hi Steve,

   I enjoyed your book and I found it helped me connect a lot of dots which now make more sense!

   Most of the examples you cite in the book are targeted on highlighting challenges faced by each of the respective companies. I was wondering if you have a couple of examples of companies that have utilized your methodology and enjoyed great market success crossing the chasm and becoming successful mission-centric companies from start ups?

   Any examples would be greatly appreciated!

   Thank you.

   Greg G.

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     steveblank, on September 16, 2009 at 7:00 pm said:

     Greg,
     The Google Group “Lean Startup Circle” at http://groups.google.com/group/lean-startup-circle is a wonderful repository of Customer Development/Lean Startup success and failure.
     In addition they have started a “Lean Startup Wiki” with the beginnings of a Case Study section here: http://leanstartup.pbworks.com/
     If you email the group you’ll get plenty of responses.

     steve

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   Luke Lockhart, on November 13, 2009 at 2:01 pm said:

   Hello Steve,

   I am currently reading The Four Steps to the Epiphany. The granular, tactical process that is laid out is amazing. I’ve experienced working for companies that did it the wrong way and one that went through the “death spiral” just as you describe. This thoroughly instilled in me that some sort of process more akin to yours must be the way to go. But until reading his book and blog I hadn’t known the exact steps to take and in which order.

   Are there digital copies of some of the worksheets and checklists in the appendix of your book available in digital format? These would be extremely useful in getting buy-in and working collaboratively through the process across our founding team.

   Thanks and Regards,

   Luke L.
   - Waterloo, Ontario

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   Damien Rottemberg, on November 19, 2009 at 6:31 am said:

   Hi Steve,

   I wish I had discovered your book earlier. It became my bible (after the real one to develop my company LocalBooking. I think this is perfect for it.

   I wish I could have you as a consultant to help my company to take off. I am still trying to figure out the right market and customers for it.

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   Mike Byrnes, on April 28, 2010 at 9:17 am said:

   Steve:

   I just found your site and blog from a link off Venture Hacks
   “Two great talks from SLLConf”

   I fell like I’ve just found the mother lode!

   Thanks a million. Now I’ve really got my work cut out, but you just gave me a big “leg up”.

   – Mike

   http://www.fintelligence.org

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   Jeff Skinner, on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said:

   Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School).

   I hewar via thew grapevine that you’re thinking about a ‘Business Model Competition’. Interesting. Can we touch base on this.

   Jeff skinner
   Faculty, London Business School.

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   phil gainley, on August 7, 2010 at 12:36 am said:

   Hey Steve

   Reading great struff around your Customer Development process, would love to see you speak around this

   Are you doing anything in the UK in the near future that I can turn up for?

   Thanks

   Phil Gainley

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    Margit Niemelä, on August 16, 2010 at 6:29 am said:

    Steve, wonderful job!

    Thank you

    Margit Niemelä
    PhD, Principal Lecturer, Entrepreneur
    Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

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    Akash Pai, on September 26, 2010 at 10:46 am said:

    Steve,
    This is an incredibly useful list and the book – 4 steps to Epiphany is a must-read for any startup. Pearls of wisdom, wish I’d read it earlier.
    And I’m of an opinion that its the right way to productize for a large corporate as well. After all, most of them seem to have only one or two hits (or high profit margin products).

    Are your lectures (in b-schools) open to public?

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    Conrado, geek @ fengoffice, on October 4, 2010 at 10:05 am said:

    @Steve, I frequently feel like thanking you on every one of your posts, at the Amazon reviews, etc.

    Doing so would extend your posts’ comments sections while adding little value.

    But I definitely have to do it somewhere, at least once. Using this page – just the one that I happen to be using at this very moment – feels ok.

    You’ve been top of my entrepreneurship mentors/heroes for over a year now.

    @Entrepreneurs not fans of Steve, read his books. Read his blog.

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    Bill Seitz, on October 7, 2010 at 9:58 am said:

    Do you have the worksheets from your book available online anywhere?

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    Paul Campbell, on October 14, 2010 at 9:56 pm said:

    Hi Steve,
    It was a pleasure to meet you at the Churchill Club event tonight. I met you immediately after the panel ended. I am an expert on Corporate Entrepreneurship and lecture in Drew Isaacs’ courses and CEE programs.

    I recommend that corporate entrepreneurs read “Grow from Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation’, Lippitz and Wolcott, 2010.

    Let’s plan to connect at Berkeley sometime soon.

    Best regards,
    Paul Campbell
    e: startupgenie@gmail.com

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15. Επιχειρηματικότητα & Καινοτομία. Resources?, on October 25, 2010 at 11:08 pm said:

    [...] Αξίζει πραγματικά να κάνετε bookmark και να ψάξετε στα ¨Startup Resources¨ του συγκεκριμένου [...]

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16. 

    Phil Gainley, on November 8, 2010 at 4:44 am said:

    Steve

    Great list of books..

    When you come over to the UK would love to see you speak

    Thanks

    Phil

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    Tara Gowland, on November 24, 2010 at 1:43 pm said:

    Great resources!

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    Jason, on December 20, 2010 at 2:05 pm said:

    Awesome resources! Thanks.

    Jason

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19. 

    jorge, on February 27, 2011 at 9:38 am said:

    wow. that is tenacity!

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    Bill Bonham, on February 27, 2011 at 10:13 am said:

    http://www.Iconfinder.com is missing in the Website tools category

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    Andy, on February 27, 2011 at 10:33 am said:

    Great post,

    I’d recommend adding http://managewith.us to the Project Management section

    Andy

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    Justin Chen, on February 27, 2011 at 11:10 am said:

    What about http://pickfu.com/ for cheap and easy a/b tests and surveys?

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    jade, on February 27, 2011 at 2:25 pm said:

    Great compilation. There is nothing on sales. Can you add useful resource for generating sales for start-ups.

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24. 

    John Fan, on February 27, 2011 at 6:10 pm said:

    Dim dim was acquired by Salesforce and has been shut down.

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      steveblank, on February 27, 2011 at 6:22 pm said:

      thanks. removed from the list.

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    Daniel Odio, on February 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm said:

    Steve, what a killer list.

    One thought — it’s not just the tools, but the culture in the company to implement the tools.

    We call it “playing a computer like an instrument” at AppMakr. http://go.danielodio.com/instrument

    DROdio
    CEO, AppMakr.com

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26. 

    Girish Redekar, on February 27, 2011 at 10:58 pm said:

    Shameless plug: Folks can also try Recruiterbox (similar to Resumator) to manage their hiring / applicant tracking

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      Recruiterbox, on February 28, 2011 at 8:33 pm said:

      Thanks for adding recruiterbox !

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    Jarek, on February 27, 2011 at 11:51 pm said:

    What about CRM? You don’t think startups should use CRM tools? I know that in B2B world you are dead in the water without CRM tool….
    We are using our own stuff – http://www.discoursehq.com

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    Josh, on February 28, 2011 at 12:12 am said:

    Thank you for all the great links, how can i get an invite to quora?

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    Roman Gaponov, on February 28, 2011 at 1:50 am said:

    Steve, Very interesting list of resources. Thanks!

    What about Django http://djangoproject.com as Web Development Framework?

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      steveblank, on February 28, 2011 at 2:01 am said:

      added Django. thx

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    Dan Croak, on February 28, 2011 at 6:39 am said:

    Here’s a few that are central to my work.

    Billing/Subscription Management:

    Braintree http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com – Payment gateway, merchant account, and recurring billing all in one. Known for their great customer service.

    Web Development Tools:

    Sendgrid http://sendgrid.com – Sends transactional email (signed up, forgot password, notifications) on behalf of you application. High deliverability rates.

    Hoptoad http://hoptoadapp.com – Collects production application errors, groups them so developers can see one backtrace and how many times the error occurred.

    Blogs (VC):

    Antonio Rodriguez http://theonda.org/ – A very technical VC at Matrix partners who can actually code.

    Blogs (web development):

    Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots – http://robots.thoughtbot.com Company blog of thoughtbot covering Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript, databases, and mobile development.

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31. 

    Allison, on February 28, 2011 at 10:40 am said:

    Thanks for including Grasshopper in your list Steve!

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32. 

    Jeff Epstein, on February 28, 2011 at 11:03 am said:

    Steve,

    Looking forward to hearing you speak in Ann Arbor next month!

    Would love to have you include my referral platform http://zferral.com to the marketing category.

    Thanks.

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      Jeff Epstein, on March 1, 2011 at 7:53 am said:

      Thanks Steve!

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    Jeremy @ Wordloop, on February 28, 2011 at 11:13 am said:

    I would also recommend Ash Maurya’s Lean Canvas:

    http://leancanvas.com/ a tool for documenting your business model and managing tests, as well as his book

    Running Lean
    http://www.runningleanhq.com/

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    Roger Neel, on February 28, 2011 at 11:30 am said:

    Steve,

    Big fan & great list – we use a lot of these tools for our lean startup.

    I’d like to throw my hat in the ring for you to add http://www.mavenlink.com under the Project Management category and/or the Freelance category. We have an end-to-end suite that helps consultants and clients work better together. We’re lean and 40k people (and growing!) agree that we’ve got the best PM/time tracking/invoicing app out there.

    Roger

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    Paul Hontz, on February 28, 2011 at 11:59 am said:

    Thanks for the shout out to TSF. To put together a fantastic list!

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    Steve Kohlenberger, on February 28, 2011 at 3:25 pm said:

    Steve,

    Love your book! Super list.

    Microsoft’s WebMatrix (http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/) tries to seamlessly combine many public web development tools (like dotNetNuke, BlogEngine, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Umbraco, …) in one place on Windows for deployment on your choice of providers for $2.99/mo and up. (I don’t work for Microsoft nor an ISP).

    For Freelance Help, consider adding:
    Freelancer.com

    Logo Design:
    http://logoyes.com/

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37. Creating mockups/screenshots | MobInsights.com, on March 2, 2011 at 5:47 am said:

    [...] Blank maintains a list of mockup tools you may use, few are specialized for mobile apps though. In my mind, any good drawing tools or even [...]

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38. 

    Chuck Robinson, on March 6, 2011 at 8:50 am said:

    Wow, Steve! Wow, wow, wow! Thanks for this incredible resource!

    Chuck

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    Benoit Fallenius, on March 8, 2011 at 11:45 am said:

    “Name, Domain name and Trademark” is a complex topic that, right or wrong, take a lot of time for entrepreneurs in the beginning. It should be added to this great list.
    A new tool that will help the entrepreneur in the trademark issue is Markify – a trademark search that finds all similar trademarks. It covers both Europe ant the US, it is easy, fast and free. This kind of search normally costs more than $500…
    Test your name http://www.markify.com/ so you don’t end up with a name that is confusingly similar to an existing trademark.

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    Tatiana Maya, on March 10, 2011 at 9:10 pm said:

    Hi Steve,

    Are you aware of http://www.bettermeans.com ??? have a look, maybe as a collaborative resource on your list. Thanks for your work. I have lots to go through!

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41. Quora, on March 12, 2011 at 12:54 am said:

    What are the free software tools and online services one should leverage for an internet start-up just getting started from an idea?…

    I think Steven Gary Blank, the guy behind “The Four Steps To The Epiphany,” has this nice list which I reference periodically. http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/…

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42. 

    Ian Ippolito, on March 24, 2011 at 8:45 am said:

    Steve,
    Thanks for an incredible resource for entrepreneurs, which I’m going to be forwarding them to.

    May I humbly also suggest under the “freelance” category, my own site: vWorker.com? It has better protections than Elance (100% free money back guarantees) and the same timecard monitoring as oDesk but is cheaper by 10-35%:

    https://www.vworker.com/RentACoder/DotNet/misc/CompetitorInformation/WhyRentACoder_ForBuyers.aspx

    Ian Ippolito

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    Vadim Nekhai, on March 29, 2011 at 4:23 am said:

    Hi Steve!

    Great job done! I enjoyed reading your post.
    Are you aware of http://www.smtp.com? Please take a look, it might be one more option to Sendgrid and Postmark in your list.

    Thanks.

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    Abbas, on April 7, 2011 at 10:22 pm said:

    Great compendium Steve! Thank you. One tool that I have found useful for UML diagram is http://www.gliffy.com. Very easy to use and share. I am not associated with the company.

    Thanks.

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    Dave Jafari, on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said:

    Great list Steve. I’d like to add http://www.sparkmuse.com as a community for founders.

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46. 

    Faren, on April 11, 2011 at 1:40 am said:

    Hi Steve,

    Thanks for adding my ipod, ipad and web wireframe template post to your list. Glad you and everyone else found it useful. Your list is a great reference by the way.

    Keep up the good work!

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    Ronaldo Bahia, on April 12, 2011 at 6:26 am said:

    Awesome summary of pretty important stuff. There is no reason to discard ideas anymore

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48. 

    Jason Miller, on April 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm said:

    Hi Steve,

    Fantastic list of resources. We would be truly flattered if you could add Zoomerang Online Surveys & Polls to your list of survey tools. (Free basic version, surveys & polls, 150+ templates to customize and send in minutes)

    Thank you!

    All the best,

    Jason Miller
    http://www.Zoomerang.com

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      steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 8:01 pm said:

      done

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49. Some Of My Favorite Online Resources, on April 18, 2011 at 11:06 pm said:

    [...] Steve Blank is quickly becoming one of my very favorite writers/speakers on entrepreneurship. Everything he writes seems like it is a “must read”. His blog has a list of all kinds of wonderful tools for start-ups and such. His Twitter account is a must follow @SgBlank too. Check out the list of tools though HERE. [...]

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50. 

    Erick, on April 22, 2011 at 7:53 pm said:

    bookmarked this page months ago, and have referenced it at least a dozen times. great resource.

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51. 

    Alyson Button Stone, on April 25, 2011 at 2:41 pm said:

    This is a great resource which I have shared with our users, many of whom are progressive startups with a frugal mindset.

    I would love to see Assistly included on this list under the category of Customer Support. We are a featured Google App Marketplace company, and believe passionately in putting the customer at the center of the business.

    Thanks again for a great resource. This is one of those posts where you say to yourself: Why didn’t I think of doing this?

    Best, Alyson Stone, Assistly Team

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52. Quora, on April 26, 2011 at 6:46 am said:

    What are the best online resources (blogs, articles, etc.) on startups and entrepreneurship?…

    Steve Blank’s blog has been mentioned twice but I think it’s worthwhile to highlight this specific post where he has a very robust list of services (best analytics tools, best survey tools, boiler plate venture docs, usability testing services, etc) …

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53. 

    Robert, twago, on April 27, 2011 at 7:24 am said:

    Great ressource. Many of the tools I’ve never heard of, but I’ll check a few.
    My ultimate tool I can’t live without: dropbox – it’s the best.
    For freelancers and people looking for freelancers I would like to recommend twago (disclaimer: I work there): http://www.twago.com
    Robert

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54. 

    Stanford professor gives you the keys to building a start-up right here « From corporate to chameleon, on May 10, 2011 at 8:10 am said:

    [...] you need to create a business model hypotheses and to test it.  Combined with the start-up resources links on Steve’s site you are on your way to getting your venture off the [...]

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55. 

    Terri, on May 12, 2011 at 12:54 pm said:

    I’d also recommend smartQ for visual task management:
    http://www.getsmartQ.com

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    Olga Sorokina, on May 19, 2011 at 1:26 am said:

    Thanks for a great list!
    Do you know TeamLab? http://www.teamlab.com
    It is a web based project management and collaboration system. As distinct from similar solutions, TeamLab offers all the features for free with no limits – a very solid argument for most of start-ups and enterpreneurs.

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    You don’t need a business plan yet: 7 ideas for Customer Development « Information Maven: Greg Meyer, on May 22, 2011 at 7:37 am said:

    [...] further along in the information you’ll need to build your business plan. Steve Blank lists some great tools for startups that will help you in this [...]

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58. 

    Iphone App Creators, on June 1, 2011 at 1:26 am said:

    That’s a really good list. Very helpful and worth taking time to go through most of them. Thanks for a Great Post.

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    Mary B., on June 5, 2011 at 1:15 am said:

    Stumbled on your page by serendipity. I sold to you & PR function back in the day (SuperMac) and others to the many companies dating back, but finally E.piphany ~ MediaMap (now is Cision). Amazing list. The best part though is the tenacity link. Nothing really compares with that, does it? All the best!

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      steveblank, on June 5, 2011 at 1:21 am said:

      Mary Bagatelos?

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    Mary B., on June 5, 2011 at 7:00 am said:

    You. Are. Something. How on earth did you remember? You’ve got everyone who ever breathed in that database. Yep, C’est moi.

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61. 

    Martin Henk, on June 8, 2011 at 6:13 am said:

    Impressive list, but missing a key ingredient: Sales management tools. I think actually actively selling your stuff is very important for a startup these days. No-brainer for B2B companies but also for B2C companies (making special advertising deals for example)

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      steveblank, on June 8, 2011 at 9:05 am said:

      Martin,

      Any suggestions?

      steve

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        Katarzyna Krolak-Wyszynska, on June 21, 2011 at 4:21 am said:

        I agree that help with sales is key for startups. I have found the step by step guideline of Kellogg Prof. Mohan Sawhney very helpful in clarifying the value proposition & positioning and crafting the messaging. It is a process supported by a set of videos, tools and templates.

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62. 

    techstartupceo, on June 21, 2011 at 10:45 am said:

    Hi Steve,

    Really enjoy your book and blog – thanks for your insights. I have a question though, how do you suggest moving through the customer development process when you are developing a product that you want to keep under wraps until its release (and thus maintain your market advantage)? My R&D company has a product in the works that we plan to sell to an existing customer base – but I’m challenged by how we engage these customers in the early design phases without letting the cat of the bag!

    Thanks in advance for your insights –

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    Spanglish Bee, on June 22, 2011 at 10:08 am said:

    Great list some “must have tools” for any strartup. I also highly recommend podio.com for project management its fantastic for collaborating on ideas, bug tracking, feature requests and much more, I’ve tried a lot but it’s my favorite, very flexible and easy to customize. Good luck with your startups!

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64. 

    ebzovi, on June 22, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:

    Hi Steve,
    We’d like to contribute to your list by adding our free invoicing application -www.healpay.com

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65. Projektverktyg – hantera projekt online | Ted Forssblad, on June 24, 2011 at 3:44 am said:

    [...] sprang på en bra lista med projektledningsverktyg (och en hel del andra användbara länkar) som jag tänkte dela med mig [...]

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66. 

    “Tell Me About It” «, on June 28, 2011 at 8:27 am said:

    [...] Our team is following Steve Blank’s Customer Development methodology, which is rooted on startups “getting out of the building,” talking to customers and using that feedback to develop and refine their product.  (For those who would like to learn more, Steve Blank has a helpful podcast called “Customer Development for Startups” and a blog.)  [...]

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    rob, on July 7, 2011 at 8:24 am said:

    Is this list monthly updated ? some stuff seems old

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      steveblank, on July 7, 2011 at 12:22 pm said:

      Rob,

      This list is one I started for my students trying to figure out what tools to use.
      I’m always happy to get updates. Let me know what “stuff” is old, and I’ll update it.

      steve

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68. The Ultimate 6-Week Startup Crash Course « Keeping It Short, on July 23, 2011 at 9:19 pm said:

    [...] trials to a dozen some-odd tools that help you kick ass all over the place. Steve Blank has a pretty good list, but definitely include KissMetrics and KissInsights, Google Analytics (free) and Apps (not as [...]

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69. 

    Richard Stobart, on July 26, 2011 at 5:41 pm said:

    At Unboxed Consulting we use Xero.com, a SAAS accounting package and http://www.fatfreecrm.com, an open-source Ruby-on-Rails CRM solution. Both are great for those first 1000 customers.

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70. Lean startup article from NYT | Marketade Blog, on July 27, 2011 at 3:23 pm said:

    [...] a read.  Blank also has a ton of great links to tools for startups on his [...]

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71. 

    Mike, on August 1, 2011 at 9:29 am said:

    I would recommend My eStore App ( http://www.myestoreapp.com ) it let’s new startup’s add ecommerce directly on your site for free and set up only takes 5 minutes. No coding required; works similar to google analytics.

    Check it out.

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72. 

    Sophia, on August 3, 2011 at 6:55 pm said:

    Hi Steve,

    I looked around but couldn’t find a good way to contact you. I work for Experience In Software, a small Berkeley-based company that’s been producing acclaimed business software since 1983. (Perhaps you’re familiar with Project KickStart?)

    Yesterday we launched a brand-new project management application called Webplanner. I’m sure you’re very busy, but I wanted to invite you to give it a try. We’d be delighted to hear your thoughts: http://www.webplanner.com

    Thanks for your time.

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73. 

    Bono, on August 6, 2011 at 6:29 pm said:

    Hey Steve,

    Thanks for the collection. Its an awesome list. Really appreciating the work you’re putting in here. For inspiration you can include Mixergy.com, and also IncomeDiary from Michael Dunlop. There is also a new blog from Zak Taylor, http://www.yoranter.com, keep you’re eye on it, its a blog for online entrepreneurs.

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74. The Ultimate 6-Week Startup Crash Course | Profitably, on August 16, 2011 at 12:23 am said:

    [...] trials to a dozen some-odd tools that help you kick ass all over the place. Steve Blank has a pretty good list, but definitely include KissMetrics and KissInsights, Google Analytics (free) and Apps (not as [...]

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75. Can anyone recommend a good SEO?, on August 16, 2011 at 7:53 am said:

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76. 

    Tyler Schoening, on August 18, 2011 at 3:44 am said:

    What a fantastic list of resources, thanks!

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77. 

    Shahab, on August 18, 2011 at 10:59 pm said:

    Steve, I’ve been volunteering as an organizer of a Meetup which helps match Co-Founders. It started really small in Rockville, MD about 9 months ago, and people have been asking us to do more and grow into other nearby cities. Would you consider adding this under Groups and Incubator List

    http://cofounderslab.meetup.com/

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78. 

    Nathan Beckord, on August 22, 2011 at 3:40 pm said:

    Awesome compilation, Steve. I didn’t see anything about “the exit” so I’m including a link to a deck I made awhile back that was pretty well received (over 5k views on Slideshare): http://slidesha.re/dnmrLH

    And while we’re in shameless self-promotion mode, here’s a blog post called “Hacking Angel List” that had some legs (http://bit.ly/nGOHKm), as well as another on startup valuation ranges (http://bit.ly/5w3m1Z).

    Let me know if any of that stuff is accretive to your compendium here.

    In other news, I’m working building on a collection of “exit hacks” (tips, techniques for maximizing value)…would you want to share a few nuggets and lessons learned? Want to do an interview?

    thanks, Nathan Beckord

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    New Startup, on August 27, 2011 at 1:15 pm said:

    You know this is one of the most extensive lists I have seen for anyone in the internet business. Really appreciate your hard work here.

    I really do not think you have missed a site here that is relevant. Being and electrical engineer it was great to see Digikey and Sparkfun on their . Thank you.

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80. Some Of My Favorite Online Resources | Ace CampaignAce Campaign, on August 28, 2011 at 5:12 pm said:

    [...] Steve Blank is quickly becoming one of my very favorite writers/speakers on entrepreneurship. Everything he writes seems like it is a “must read”. His blog has a list of all kinds of wonderful tools for start-ups and such. His Twitter account is a must follow @SgBlank too. Check out the list of tools though HERE. [...]

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81. » Lean Startup Tools | StartupNorth, on August 31, 2011 at 10:36 am said:

    [...] of the tools that we’re actively using (and some of the others we evaluated). There are the tools and blogs listed by Steve Blank that include [...]

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82. 

    Martin Villig, on September 11, 2011 at 1:25 pm said:

    Hi Steve,
    It was nice to meet you last week in Tallinn. I would suggest 2 useful tools built by Estonian startups:
    http://edicy.com – simplest and most beautiful website creation tool
    http://toggl.com – simple and easy time tracking tool

    Reply
83. Tools and technologies that you can use for rapid prototyping | Startup Monthly Idea Accelerator, on September 20, 2011 at 1:41 am said:

    [...] Tools and technologies that you can use for rapid prototyping By yuri On September 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment Tweet Hello Accelerators, After pivoting and changing your idea in the last 2 weeks, now is the time to focus all your efforts towards you Minimal Viable Product. We have 4 weeks left till the Demo Day on October 16th. We are here to help you to succeed both on the Business Model side and the technology side. Most of the teams were assigned to a mentor that will lead them till the Demo day and make sure that you are on the right track in terms of the business model and that you are focused and know what do you want to implement for initial launch. We are going to be very strict and make sure that each of the teams will have live products. Remember that the faster you get live the faster you will get feedback from your customers and pivot if necessary. As a result, we will allow teams with live products only to present to a panel of investors. In order to be ready for the final you will have to prototype your MVP (Focus on the key feature that will make your customer to come back and use your product again), launch it, market it to your target customers, define metrics, collect metrics and statistics, analyze the metrics and refine your pitch deck (we will provide a template that you will need to fill), show traction to panel of investors. Remember that the panel of investors are looking at team cohesiveness, previous experience, ability to execute, show traction, social proof, business model and your target market. As most of you already started creating wireframes and the coding efforts I strongly recommend to use these tools and services: One of the complete sources of tools for startups is shown by Steve Blank in his blog post [...]

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84. 

    George P. Stathis, on September 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm said:

    There seems to be tremendous response to such startup tools lists, both here and in the lists linked at the top of the page. The reputation of the source recommending the tools obviously has a lot to do with it. Would there be any interest in organizing this in some sort of community curated directory? Tools might make the list based on some entry criteria: e.g. two or more sources that have used or read them recommend they get mentioned. Some benefits are that it would be searchable and discussions / testimonials could be organized around each recommendation, helping potential users/readers to get a better idea of what to expect. There is a LOT to select from here, so the community could help make the selection process smoother.

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      steveblank, on December 8, 2011 at 12:49 am said:

      Happy to have someone volunteer to do so.

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        Michael Eales, on January 22, 2012 at 5:40 pm said:

        It is worth having the ‘volunteer’ include aspects of Tom Hulme’s crowdsourced list… see http://cnda.condenast.co.uk/wired-static/tools_for_startups.pdf

        Reply
85. 

    Perico, on September 26, 2011 at 3:46 pm said:

    I use Priority Matrix, an app for iOS and Mac that helps you focus on important stuff and get the most out of your little time.

    Reply
86. 

    Jerome, on September 30, 2011 at 4:38 am said:

    Another nice project management tool is TaskPoint http://www.taskpoint.com, it hosted fork of Redmine and includes really nice communication features missing in Redmine and Chilliproject

    Reply
87. How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition | Florida Venture Sourcing, on October 3, 2011 at 10:30 am said:

    [...] first attempt at helping students answer these questions was by putting together the Startup Tools Page - a compilation of available web development tools. While it was a handy reference, it still [...]

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88. How To Build a Web Startup – Lean LaunchPad Edition | NYU Entrepreneur, on October 5, 2011 at 7:31 am said:

    [...] first attempt at helping students answer these questions was by putting together the Startup Tools Page - a compilation of available web development tools. While it was a handy reference, it still [...]

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89. 

    Daniel McQuillen (@SimpleDiagrams), on October 9, 2011 at 8:21 am said:

    Hi Steve,

    If your readers doing really basic UX flows or mockups, my application SimpleDiagrams might be helpful!

    http://www.simplediagrams.com

    Daniel McQuillen

    Reply
90. 

    Scott Yates, on October 10, 2011 at 7:36 pm said:

    One other new addition is the blog writing service Blogmutt. “We work like a dog to fill up your blog!”

    This is a service for companies with a site and a blog that is always the last thing that gets done, and it ends up being weeks and months between posts. For a low, flat fee Blogmutt uses a crowd of writers to create all-original posts.

    Reply
91. » Finding Funding & Financing, on October 13, 2011 at 10:17 pm said:

    [...] more about funding by reading Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, offers amazing tools, books, and other resources to [...]

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92. 

    David Moore (@5MinuteAngels), on October 20, 2011 at 10:09 am said:

    What a fantastic list of resources! Thanks Steve for taking the time to put all of these tools into one place. Your readers might also be interested in http://www.testimonialmonkey.com which is a new customer review site that enables business to integrate their feedback directly into their web pages.

    They offer a free 30 day trial for new users and the Lite package is free.

    I hope this helps!

    David

    Reply
93. 

    startupworkbench, on October 20, 2011 at 4:05 pm said:

    Steve:
    You’re my new hero!
    This list is filled with amazing goodies and is a real reflection.
    I’m a big fan of your SV history lecture. My dad, a history buff, was copilot in a B24 over the last 6 ms of WWII. This shed new light on what they were up against. He would have loved this too.
    The link on tenacity is so real and sweet…. a heartbreaker. TYVM.
    gene@ebm-inc.com

    Reply
94. 

    Industrial Fasteners, on October 28, 2011 at 4:48 am said:

    Great list of websites some of the links were really helpful.

    Reply
95. 

    Leore, on November 1, 2011 at 4:12 am said:

    Hi Steve,

    Great list of resources here!

    As an additional resource for “Billing/Subscription Management/E-Store”, I thought your readers would be interested in Plimus. We offer a global e-Commerce platform for sellers and affiliates who sell digital goods and services online.

    Our platform supports several subscription models (from different trials to dynamic subscriptions) and has all the tools needed to help manage them.

    Our site is: http://www.plimus.com (and it’s free to sign up).

    Regards,
    Leore

    Reply
96. 

    John, on November 2, 2011 at 9:17 pm said:

    Great list.

    How about website backup tools: http://www.dropmysite.com

    Reply
97. Others’ Collections | the laboratory, on November 3, 2011 at 9:34 am said:

    [...] Steve Blank’s collection: http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ [...]

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98. How To Build a Web Startup – The Lean Launch Pad | Notesinthecloud, on November 6, 2011 at 2:14 pm said:

    [...] guide for a lean development of a minimum viable product, and provides a very helpful set of startup tools that span from business model development frameworks, to SEO and analytics tutorials.  If you [...]

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99. 

    Nicholas Hughes, on November 9, 2011 at 11:29 pm said:

    Hi, Steve,

    Thanks for the collection. Its an awesome list. Really appreciating the work you’re putting in here. Here I also recommend another online project schedule tool-TABB. http://www.tabb.ca Maybe you can review and add it into your list.

    Reply
100. 

     Lasse, on November 11, 2011 at 2:07 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Thanks a bunch for your impressive list of great resources for entrepreneurs. Let me recommend an addition to the Web analytics tools:

     Mouseflow (http://mouseflow.com) performs analytics comparable to clicktale but at a fraction of the cost. Give it a try!

     Reply
101. 

     Taat, on November 15, 2011 at 12:10 am said:

     Business plan and financial tool:
     http://www.iplanner.net

     Reply
102. 

     Atul Veer, on November 20, 2011 at 10:48 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     Great list. Thanks a lot for all the hard work in listing all this information.

     Found one typo:

     The URL link to Thomas in “Marketing Research > Market Research Resources Online” is wrong, its pointing to http://www.thomas.net. It should point to http://www.thomasnet.com

     Thanks,
     Atul

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       steveblank, on November 20, 2011 at 11:40 pm said:

       thanks. link updated.

       Reply
103. 

     Matthew Ogston, on November 29, 2011 at 1:45 pm said:

     Great set of startup tools Steve.
     I’ve been referring to the list for quite some time now to build my own company, and waiting for the time we are ready to shamelessly suggest our own product – JobPage – http://www.jobpage.com

     We provide many of the benefits of Recruiterbox and the Resumator, but we specialise in tech and marketing recruitment only. Our platform also pro-actively seeks out suitable candidates before they’ve even applied to one of our jobs.

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       steveblank, on December 3, 2011 at 11:42 am said:

       Matthew,
       Created new “Recruiting” and “Find a Co-founder” sections. Added jobpage.com

       steve

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         Matthew Ogston, on December 3, 2011 at 11:47 am said:

         Thank you Steve!

         Regards, Matt

         Reply
104. To Build Or Not To Build? | | Lead To Win for WomenLead To Win for Women, on November 30, 2011 at 6:28 pm said:

     [...] build massive systems in-house. Before you do it, look into third-party apps (here’s the mother load from Steve Blank) and talk to other entrepreneurs to see if they can help. Otherwise it’s a waste [...]

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105. 

     Thom Holland, on December 2, 2011 at 6:15 am said:

     Incredible list for entrepreneurs.

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106. 

     Bahadir, on December 3, 2011 at 11:10 am said:

     Steve- this is great, thanks!
     Having recently dived into the game myself, I’d add 2 very useful tools to the list to build up a user base before even launching the product:
     launchrock, and kickofflabs, that both help sign users up in anticipation of the launch date.

     Useful for Apps and more.
     Cheers,

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       steveblank, on December 3, 2011 at 11:38 am said:

       Already on the list, under “Product Launch Tools”

       steve

       Reply
107. 

     Praveen, on December 7, 2011 at 6:04 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Would like to share about 99tests.com, we are a Crowdsourced Software testing platform. We help software developers in functionality testing of their applications.

     Thanks,
     Praveen.

     Reply
108. 

     ngowdy, on December 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm said:

     Hey Steve – this is a brilliant list that I find myself coming back to time and again when tasked with, “Hey – Nick, find us a vendor for X.” It’s an easy way to get a who’s-who in each of these verticals, and we’ve been pretty happy with the vendors we’ve found (MailChimp, UserTesting.com, ClickTale, countless others).

     I use this frequently enough that I think it would be terrific if you would consider our business for this list – FreedomVoice (http://www.freedomvoice.com). We’ve been in business since 1996, providing small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs with 800 numbers and virtual phone service. We’ve recently branched into hosted VoIP telephony as well (www.freedomiq.com), a natural extension for growing businesses.

     Maybe we could find a home under the “Misc Office Help” area – alongside vendors like Grasshopper or RingCentral?

     Either way, my shame all-but-expunged, I just want to thank you for this is a ridiculously extensive, valuable, and constantly fresh list.

     Go Bears.

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109. 

     JasonL, on December 9, 2011 at 2:07 pm said:

     @Steve
     This page should be retitled, “One Step to the Epiphany”. What an amazingly broad set of start-up tools and resources!

     Thank you for this page as well as placing your lecture materials online.

     Best wishes,
     Jason

     Reply
110. 

     Derek Scruggs, on December 11, 2011 at 11:11 am said:

     A couple more tools to suggest:

     Analytics
     StatsMix – easy tracking, charting and sharing of internal application and business metrics

     Surveys
     SurveyGizmo – free basic version, extremely powerful survey creation and data integration tools

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111. 

     Derek Scruggs, on December 11, 2011 at 11:12 am said:

     Argh, forgot to include the urls!

     StatsMix – http://www.statsmix.com
     SurveyGizmo – http://www.surveygizmo.com

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       steveblank, on December 15, 2011 at 9:50 pm said:

       added

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112. 

     Davide, on December 15, 2011 at 3:53 am said:

     @Steve
     The link of SpyFu isn’t right.

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       steveblank, on December 15, 2011 at 9:49 pm said:

       fixed

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113. 

     Mayank Sharma (@mayanks), on December 15, 2011 at 9:20 pm said:

     Appreciate your mentioning of freshdesk here but (besides the typo) calling it a zendesk clone sends wrong signal. The authority that you carry has the power to make a lie ^sound like a fact^.

     > Steve Blank calls it a clone, so it must be a clone.

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       Mayank Sharma (@mayanks), on December 15, 2011 at 9:35 pm said:

       Thank you for obliging. My respect for you just went up couple of notches.

       Reply
114. 

     LEGAY Jean-François, on December 23, 2011 at 4:14 am said:

     Hi Steve,
     I read the french translation of your book “the 4 steps to epiphanie”.
     The content appeared to me of great value for companies willing to put on the market successfull new products.
     Nevertheless the french translation is very poor and appears offently as coming directly from a translating machine without necessary corrections or interpretations. This should make the content difficult to digest for non expertised persons.
     Best regards and congratulations for your expertise.

     Jean-François

     Reply
115. 

     Sridh_ar, on January 11, 2012 at 1:03 am said:

     Steve, here is a nomination for a Startup tool > 10Screens, a _free_ online prototyping and collaboration tool (“PowerPoint for prototyping”). Request you to include under “Wireframing tools” list.
     TIA,
     Sridh_ar

     Reply
116. 

     Scott Annan, on January 21, 2012 at 5:45 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     I’ve used this list as a reference for some time – thanks for curating it!

     I thought you might want to check out http://startupplays.com – its what TechCrunch called a “Virtual Accelerator” and a “real viable alternative to current startup accelerators”. I thought you might want to include it in your list above – and would love to collaborate with you on building a “play”.

     Thanks for the list, and all the great content.

     Reply
117. 

     Stephen, on February 1, 2012 at 11:47 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Brilliant list!

     I might humbly put forward http://www.skillpages.com as a tool for recruiting people and finding freelancers.

     Thanks again,

     Stephen

     Reply
118. 

     Lillian Cherry, on February 7, 2012 at 4:50 pm said:

     Another great tool is Blogmutt, a crowd-sourced blog writing service.

     http://www.blogmutt.com

     Reply
119. 

     Ching, on February 7, 2012 at 6:24 pm said:

     If anyone is interested in infographics as a tool for entrepreneur, may I add http://www.piktochart.com to the list? Looking forward to your feedback!

     Thanks
     Ching

     Reply
120. On Planning Versus Execution | Meet Justin Barrett, on February 7, 2012 at 8:04 pm said:

     [...] that I think are greatly improving the planning process.  The Lean Startup methodology, along with Steve Blank’s concepts in customer development, can change the game in how company’s get started.  Yes, the [...]

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121. 

     Barbara Tien, on February 8, 2012 at 5:08 pm said:

     Wow, Steve! Raising a family — what a delightful way to represent the tenacity and courage it takes to raise a business.

     I snatched the list the first time well over a year ago and found it in my Evernote collection this afternoon when I went hunting for tools. My eyes popped! I’d not appreciated it the first time.

     This time, I found your timelapse treasure as a special reward for looking carefully. Wow, I hope you’ll have a moment to peruse these comments occasionally and you’ll find this thank you in return.

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       steveblank, on February 10, 2012 at 1:37 am said:

       Your welcome. Seek and ye shall find!

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         Peter, on April 9, 2012 at 11:35 am said:

         Hi Steve,

         Wonderful resource.

         I’m currently in the SF bay area traveling and I’d like to buy a copy of the startup owners manual but I can’t find a store that carries it. Can you tell me where to buy a copy? I can’t do the online ordering because I’m traveling for several months.

         Thanks.

         Reply
122. 

     Caroline, on February 8, 2012 at 6:47 pm said:

     Hi Steve! Really nice list! Definitely bookmarking this one

     By the way, could you include Keynotopia under Wireframing tools? It’s a rapid wireframing + high fidelity (pixel perfect) prototyping tool that’s been very popular among start-ups In fact we even had one of our users win StartUp week-end using it that thanked us for the help

     Thanks and keep up the great work!

     -Caroline
     http://keynotopia.com/

     Reply
123. Startup Library | Lara.do, on February 12, 2012 at 6:39 pm said:

     [...] Toolkit: Some of the tools that will help you to quickly get your startup off the ground. Steve Blank’s Startup Tools is extremely useful as well. You can also check out this cool [...]

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124. 

     Tim Waters, on February 21, 2012 at 9:14 pm said:

     Excellent resources Steve, entrepreneurs will find this very helpful. I also bookmark this one on delicious. I believe that in order to be a successful entrepreneur you will need the right online tools and resources that can help you run your business smoothly and hassle free to progress. With these tools it can help you manage your business effectively and efficiently. You can also check this for more alternative tools that are very useful for entrepreneur to use. (http://www.timedoctor.com/blog/2011/04/14/compare-screen-monitoring-software) Using these tools it can help you improve collaboration, project management and team communication.

     Reply
125. Betsy Corcoran: Everything I Know About Startups I Learned From My Teenager | Leeds Classifieds, on February 25, 2012 at 2:19 am said:

     [...] *You need gear, gadgets, software. (But see above: they’d better be cheap or ones you invent). Happily the webby world is here to serve you, starting with loads of open source software. Some of the best apps are almost free: Thank you, Heroku, MailChimp, Dropbox, Balsamiq, Googledocs, Rondee, Facebook, SurveyMonkey and all the other snazzy tools Stanford prof Steve Blank mentions here. [...]

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126. Resources for Incubator of startups | searchforsolutions, on February 28, 2012 at 2:01 am said:

     [...] http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

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127. 

     Dmitry, on February 29, 2012 at 4:34 am said:

     Hi Steve!

     You help startups a lot by making this list of definitely useful tools.

     If it’s still open please consider to add our startup http://invitebox.com which provides the easiest way to add referral program to any website and allows to reward users for spreading the word through the most popular social networks.

     Thanks.

     Reply
128. » Finding Funding & Financing, on March 3, 2012 at 8:23 pm said:

     [...] more about funding by reading Steve Blank, author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany, offers amazing tools, books, and other resources to startups. Our next blog will explore angel investors more deeply. [...]

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129. 

     Shawn, on March 6, 2012 at 12:25 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Great advice for startups. One tool that can be a great benefit to growing startups is http://www.ofemailmarketing.com .They provide great email marketing tools and they are very cost effective.

     Thanks
     Shawn

     Reply
130. Steve Blank: las 4 Caracteristicas Principales en un Emprendedor | Capital Disruptivo, on March 8, 2012 at 7:48 am said:

     [...] en las nuevas teorias de administracion para startups, escribio recientemente un libro llamado “Startup Owner´s Manual” que considero esta destinado a volverse una referencia obligada para cualquier persona interesada [...]

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131. 

     Junaid Kalmadi, on March 12, 2012 at 8:28 am said:

     @Steve
     Add Formassembly for survey tools – http://www.formassembly.com
     They have unlimited form creation and responses in their free plan. All the companies currently listed have a limit on # of forms or responses with their free/basic plans.

     Reply
132. Business Books for 21st Century Management, on March 14, 2012 at 5:38 pm said:

     [...] and is fairly technical, but is an essential resource for anyone looking to launch a startup. His personal website is also full of great [...]

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133. 

     Why Freelancing, on March 27, 2012 at 1:49 am said:

     It’s really helpful! I wish i had a teacher like you.. I suggest you put http://www.peopleperhour.com in the list about freelance help! I find it very helpful, and easy to use!

     Reply
134. 

     Mariana Reis Wunderlich, on April 12, 2012 at 9:34 am said:

     Hi Steve,
     It’s a really helpfull list!
     I highly recomend you to add MOOVIA on your Project Management list. Moovia is a free business network for team collaboration and project management.
     http://www.moovia.com

     Reply
135. Startup help – Usefull resources and tools for your startup | Vidiget Blog, on April 25, 2012 at 2:32 am said:

     [...] Steve Blank’s tool list [...]

     Reply
136. 

     Tom G, on May 14, 2012 at 6:07 am said:

     As far as I can see, the survey sites are all American. As usual.

     Let me just throw in a European survey website in just in case any other people are looking for a site that complies with the Data Protection Act rather than a mixture of laws combined.

     http://www.smart-survey.co.uk

     They’re not too assimilar to Survey Monkey, except they’re UK based and slightly more user friendly.

     Reply
137. 

     Manoj, on May 22, 2012 at 9:13 pm said:

     Hey Steve, that’s a pretty comprehensive list of tools. I would suggest another great customer support tool, HappyFox. Its visual appeal, sophisticated design, impressive organizational capabilities and intuitive interface make it a standout tool. Give it a shot!

     Reply
138. 

     used equipment sales, on May 23, 2012 at 2:56 am said:

     if anybody want to be a successful entrepreneur then he will need the right online tools and resources that can help you run his business smoothly and hassle free to progress.with that kind of tools one can easily managed the resources and business both effectively.Excellent resources Steve, entrepreneurs will find this very helpful.great work from your side done. i got so much information from your blog.Again thanks steve

     Reply
139. 

     Luke W, on May 28, 2012 at 8:38 am said:

     Such a huge list!! – I’d recommend checking out OneDesk for project management , help desk and collaboration needs –

     it’s an all-in-one unified solution for the entire process from ideation right through to delivery and support, aimed at keeping the whole team on the same page and placing as few barriers as possible between the flow of information between them.

     Thanks for such a great resource Steve!

     Reply
140. 

     witmart, on May 29, 2012 at 1:53 am said:

     Another freelance outsourcing site for small business-www.witmart.com

     Reply
141. 

     Manoj, on June 4, 2012 at 3:30 am said:

     Hey Steve,
     That’s a pretty comprehensive list of tools. I would suggest another great customer support tool,
     HappyFox. Its visual appeal, sophisticated design, impressive organizational capabilities and intuitive interface make it a standout tool. Give it a shot!

     Reply
142. 

     BizPlanCompany, on June 23, 2012 at 1:39 pm said:

     Excellent. Thank for all the resources. We are always looking for good market research sources at our firm http://www.bizplancompany.com we have recently found http://www.quora.com a good resource as well.

     Reply
143. 

     Asif, on June 29, 2012 at 7:58 pm said:

     Hello Steve,
     Extremely useful and comprehensive list, it covers almost everything, thanks ..

     I would recommend adding http://www.yodiz.com to the list.

     Agile/scrum tool make the team happy and productive.

     It was extremely use to attend all your sessions on September 5-9 2011 in Helsinki

     Regards from Helsinki
     Asif

     Reply
144. 

     Jane Clements, on July 3, 2012 at 11:13 pm said:

     Google Analytics is great for managing your website both when starting your business, and further down the line too. Bing have just launched some amazing new stuff for their analytics though – it kicks Google Analytics into touch.
     thanks,
     Jane

     Reply
145. 

     Zeeshan Ali, on July 9, 2012 at 1:32 pm said:

     http://www.surveytool.com/bulletin-surveys/ – I guess steve have missed this tool !!!

     Reply
146. Rama's home page » Evolution of business operating platforms in IT, on July 10, 2012 at 4:58 am said:

     [...] have to spend money on IT. Take a look at the kind of tools that are available to a startup today: http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ and http://startuptools.pbworks.com/w/page/17974963/FrontPage . Any IT department would love to [...]

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147. 

     Helen, on July 12, 2012 at 2:03 am said:

     Hi Steve,
     I couldn’t find a good way to contact you. May I suggest adding http://www.hloom.com/ to “Misc Office Help” section. The site is a repository of free office templates distributed under Creative Commons.

     Reply
148. 互联网创业工具库Startup Tools | 大苹果网络文摘, on July 13, 2012 at 6:10 pm said:

     [...] Blank的博客给了我们很多的启发，尤其是他所做的“Startup Tools For Entrepreneurs”，我们试着做一份中国版的“互联网创业工具库Startup [...]

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149. 中国互联网创业工具库Startup Tools - 刀锋博客, on July 18, 2012 at 2:00 am said:

     [...] Blank的博客给了我们很多的启发，尤其是他所做的“Startup Tools For Entrepreneurs”，我们试着做一份中国版的“互联网创业工具库Startup [...]

     Reply
150. 

     Rob H, on July 18, 2012 at 9:47 am said:

     Wow! This list is amazing – it just goes on and on.

     I was looking for some good tips for my own start-up and then realized that you be interested in adding it to the ‘Website Design Tools’. It could be useful for people, especially at the very early stages of getting a holding page up. http://www.plinqs.com

     Reply
151. Quickthink » Blog Archive » A Day in the Life of Steve Blank, on July 21, 2012 at 3:08 am said:

     [...] And if you are looking for some tools to learn how to do a start up, Steve offers a few here. [...]

     Reply
152. 中国互联网创业工具库Startup Tools Chinese Internet entrepreneurs tools library Startup Tools | 私人黑帽, on July 22, 2012 at 2:06 am said:

     [...] Blank的博客给了我们很多的启发，尤其是他所做的“Startup Tools For Entrepreneurs”，我们试着做一份中国版的“互联网创业工具库Startup [...]

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153. Startup Resources: Toolboxes and Toys | Snapshots & Secrets, on July 23, 2012 at 4:37 am said:

     [...] 3) Startup Tools by Steve Blank - Boom! This site has the works. Everything you ever wanted to know about building an internet business including website setup, SEO tools, CRMs, wireframing tools and so much more! [...]

     Reply
154. 

     Darren Lancaster (@thecommunityguy), on July 24, 2012 at 10:14 pm said:

     Steve,

     Would appreciate it if you can add groupvine.com to the email blasting and surveys section.

     Best,
     Darren

     Reply
155. 

     kamilski81, on July 26, 2012 at 6:56 am said:

     Hey Steve,

     On August 1, 2012, Website Optimizer will no longer be available as a standalone product.

     Just a heads up if you want to remove that from your list.

     Reply
156. 

     Steve Pessah, on July 26, 2012 at 11:01 am said:

     Hey Steve,

     Great list. Have bookmarked it for future use. Was wondering if you could add AppFirst to the Cloud Services and Tools list? They provide real-time monitoring and management for your cloud servers.

     Reply
157. 

     Mikita Mikado, on July 27, 2012 at 9:45 am said:

     Fantastic list. Good addition to “4 steps to epiphany” and the blog. Steve, how can I ask you to add Quote Roller on it?

     Reply
158. ECC Talk #2 – Evaluating your ideas – Is your idea worth 5 solid years of your life? | Startup Weekend Crane, on July 28, 2012 at 9:02 pm said:

     [...] http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ [...]

     Reply
159. 

     Blair Jeffris (@blairjeffris), on August 6, 2012 at 8:57 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     We’ve referred to your list often in our efforts to launch and grow QAOnDemand. We provide startups with an easy and inexpensive solution for software QA testing and would appreciate if you’d add http://www.qaondemand.com to your website/browser testing section.

     Thanks,
     Blair

     Reply
160. 

     Jordan Foutz, on August 17, 2012 at 2:57 pm said:

     Under E-Store software, one of the more impressive programs is Pinnacle Cart from a feature set standpoint. It is pretty comparable to Volusion. Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to check out an extended demo.

     Reply
161. 

     Website Tutorial, on August 18, 2012 at 12:27 pm said:

     This is honestly one of the most complete and comprehensive list of startup tools I have ever seen. The only part that threw me off was in reference to the web hosting/cloud services portions. I would imagine that most developers already have a rock solid foundation in regard to what web hosting is and who they should be using.

     That being said, if the target reader for those links is someone who simply needs a business website up ASAP, I think the links could be slightly improved upon. Most importantly the website setup/tutorial and the web hosting tutorial links.

     I created a site to address this need, which you can find at http://myfirstwebsitetutorial.com

     My goal with the site is to make it incredibly simple for a new business owner to put up a high quality site in less than hour with absolutely no amount of coding knowledge. It is still a work in progress, and feedback is of course welcome.

     Steve, please let me know if there is anything I can do to make my website worthy of your resources page. And please keep blogging!! Your blog posts are by far the most well written and inspiring of any entrepreneurial blogger.

     Reply
162. 

     Mike Panesis, on August 23, 2012 at 3:13 pm said:

     Steve,

     In the “Custom Machine Shops” section, take a look at http://www.protolabs.com and http://hackerspaces.org.

     Reply
163. 

     Mahesh Singh, on August 28, 2012 at 3:19 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     Awesome list of tools here. Please consider adding Swift-Kanban (http://swift-kanban.com) to the list of Project Management and collaboration tools. Designed and built under guidance from David J Anderson, father of the Kanban Method for software, it is being widely considered one of the top Kanban tools.

     Thanks!
     Mahesh Singh
     Co-founder, Digite, Inc.

     Reply
164. Links of the Week « BrendanAndrade.com, on September 4, 2012 at 11:01 pm said:

     [...] If you are an entrepreneur, this is the most important link you’ll see today. A comprehensive list of startup resources. (steveblank.com) [...]

     Reply
165. 

     Marcelo Pimenta, on September 15, 2012 at 6:03 pm said:

     I would like to suggest an ebook in portuguese with visual tools to inspire new strategies – http://www.slideshare.net/menta90/ferramentas-visuais-para-estrategistas-14301045

     Reply
166. 

     Rene, on September 19, 2012 at 5:14 am said:

     Hi,

     I suggest Breeze (http://letsbreeze.com), it’s a simple tool for agile project management.
     Based on lean and agile principles (Kanban, Scrum). It’s kind a hybrid between Trello and Basecamp but adds more functionality that suites consultants and small businesses, mainly time tracking and reporting.

     Regards,
     Rene

     Reply
167. 

     vesselina, on September 19, 2012 at 7:23 am said:

     Hey Steve,

     I suggest TeamPulse (http://www.telerik.com/teampulse) for agile project management – both with scrum and kanban.
     It has cross-project reporting and very nice tracking.

     Reply
168. 

     John, on September 19, 2012 at 8:34 am said:

     Hi Steve,
     it seems that Google has launched some really cool service for surveys. It’s not listed here, so probably you missed that. Google Consumer Surveys http://www.google.com/insights/consumersurveys/home

     Reply
169. 

     Ben, on September 30, 2012 at 10:22 pm said:

     This is just a terrific list of tools and resources, wonder how much effort was put into it, kudos.

     I’d love to recommend one of my favorites, ClickDesk – http://www.clickdesk.com/ for live chat and helpdesk to be added to customer support/feedback list.

     And, of course I love the likes of Mailchimp, Dropbox and Basecamp already on the list. You could also add Workflowy for project management and to-do lists.

     Cheers and thanks again for the list!

     Reply
170. 

     Mike Miller, on October 1, 2012 at 9:59 am said:

     Wow !!!

     Huge list of tools and resources !!!

     Thanks a lot for sharing that information.

     Reply
171. Quora, on October 2, 2012 at 7:18 pm said:

     What is a comprehensive list of fast web tools to get your startup online?…

     Steve Blank, the author of “The Four Steps To Epiphany” has an enormous pool of web tools for startups compiled in his blog. It has everything from Web Analytics tools to Customer Development tools. You can check out his blog by clicking on the link …

     Reply
172. 

     recruiter, on October 3, 2012 at 8:45 am said:

     what am amazing collection of links and tools!!!

     well done Steve.

     Reply
173. 

     Moulds And Dies, on October 11, 2012 at 5:20 am said:

     The tools and information available at your site is really useful. I hope you keep us updated with more such information in future.

     Reply
174. 

     Jose Betancur, on October 15, 2012 at 6:55 am said:

     Hi Steve, we create an iPad app that helps with the Business Model, you could use the Business Model or the Lean Canvas, and iterate. In the next versions we will include a lot of the Costumer Validation to it.

     https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/canvas-model-design-build/id568186908?mt=8

     Reply
175. 

     Sunil Rajaraman, on October 23, 2012 at 2:30 pm said:

     Steve, great post! For those in need of a scalable content creation solution, I co-founded scripted.com. I also wrote this for Techcrunch recently, so wanted to pass it along (advice on raising seed capital from a founder’s perspective): http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/13/how-to-raise-1m-seed-round/. Great article – going to dig into some of these resources now!

     Reply
176. 

     msurguy, on October 23, 2012 at 2:35 pm said:

     Thanks for such a comprehensive list!

     I’m the creator of http://bootsnipp.com – a Snippet site for Bootstrap users, there’s a growing collection of design elements ready to be copy/pasted into your application, free of charge.

     Would be great if you could add my resource under Twitter Bootstrap.

     Reply
177. 

     Becky Johnson, on October 25, 2012 at 12:49 pm said:

     Awesome list! We use Cyfe.com to monitor all our marketing channels and business data in one place. It’s a great tool!

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:30 am said:

       added

       Reply
178. 

     Ruchit Garg (@ruchitgarg), on November 7, 2012 at 3:46 pm said:

     Checkout http://www.9slides.com incredible tool for sharing investment pitch with investor, which helps you share not only numbers slide but also your personality and passion.

     Would love to get this added above.

     Reply
179. 

     Paul Biggar (@paulbiggar), on November 8, 2012 at 5:11 pm said:

     A quick bug: cappucino isn’t a rails deployment tool – that’s Capistrano. Cappucino is a JS development framework.

     Reply
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       steveblank, on November 8, 2012 at 5:41 pm said:

       fixed. thanks!

       Reply
180. 

     Paul Biggar (@paulbiggar), on November 8, 2012 at 5:12 pm said:

     Circle (https://circleci.com) is a continous integration and deployment service – would love to be listed in the “development tools” section. Thanks!

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:27 am said:

       added

       Reply
181. 

     Aaron Queen, on November 13, 2012 at 10:32 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Would it be possible to add EffortlessHR to the Misc Office Help section. It is a web-based HR system aimed at small businesses and start-ups.

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on November 13, 2012 at 8:00 pm said:

       Aaron,
       You almost had me until the intro video popped up and got shoved in my face.

       steve

       Reply
       • 

         Aaron Queen, on November 13, 2012 at 8:16 pm said:

         Sorry about that intro video. We are testing that to see how it affects conversions. I guess in your case, you did not appreciate it and that is my view as well but the test is almost over and it will likely not automatically popup after the results from the testing are finalized.

         Reply
182. Tekedia » Some Knowledge Hacks for African Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs, on November 19, 2012 at 4:22 am said:

     [...] Steve Blank’s Startup Tools [...]

     Reply
183. 

     VidCruiter (@VidCruiter), on November 22, 2012 at 10:06 am said:

     Steve, fantastic center of information! I would like to add our video interviewing company to your recruiting tool section if you would consider. We offer many recruiting tools such as:

     Ats with video capabilities:http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidtracking
     Video interview software: http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidinterviewing
     Automated reference checks:http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidreferencing
     And a complete hiring solution:http://www.vidcruiter.com/vidhiring

     Thank you for your consideration,

     Rachelle
     http://www.vidcruiter.com/

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:25 am said:

       added vidcruiter under recruiting tools

       Reply
184. 

     Relaxstoelen, on November 23, 2012 at 4:57 am said:

     The tools and information available at your site is really useful. I hope you keep us updated with more such information in future.

     Reply
185. 

     Marco Montemagno (@montemagno), on November 24, 2012 at 3:58 am said:

     Hi Steve on The Tech Alchemist http://www.techalchemist.com you find weekly video interviews that I think are very helpful for startups/founders

     Reply
186. 

     cliosparade, on November 25, 2012 at 7:32 pm said:

     There is a new e-mail newsletter start up that is free for life… I love it. A definite need to be added to your tools list. Campayn – Free E-mail Newsletters

     Reply
187. 

     Jeff Burkland, on November 26, 2012 at 6:19 pm said:

     Steve, perhaps you might consider in your Lists of Tools from Others or another section, our Finance Toolkit for Startups. We have a range of tools that will grow monthly and includes Sample Pitch Decks, a Board Meeting Agenda, and a Cap Table. In the future, it will likely contain Financial Models and other sample tools we use with clients in helping run the finance side of the business as well as assisting with fundraising.

     Finance Startup Toolkit: http://www.burklandassociates.com/Startup_Tools.html

     Thank you for pulling these resources together in one place.

     Reply
188. 

     Henry Campbell, on November 27, 2012 at 4:26 am said:

     Great job on the article Steve, I have added this page to my favorites since it has a lot of resources and good information. I also want to let you know about http://www.aussiedirectory.com.au a website directory where anyone can find useful contacts with Australian businesses

     Reply
189. 

     David Benson, on November 27, 2012 at 7:57 am said:

     Maybe draw.io, https://www.draw.io, for wireframing and
     mxGraph, https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph, for web drawing libraries.

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:20 am said:

       added

       Reply
190. Open-source entrepreneurship « The Berkeley Blog, on November 27, 2012 at 3:21 pm said:

     [...] A list of startup tools is here [...]

     Reply
191. 

     Rammohan, on November 28, 2012 at 7:12 am said:

     We can add http://www.startupspeeddating.in for India

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       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:18 am said:

       I don’t add apps that require email addresses to even figure out what they do. If they change their homepage I’d be happy to add them.

       Reply
192. 

     Prateek (@prateekagarrwal), on November 29, 2012 at 12:41 am said:

     Hey Steve,

     Have you checked out webengage.com? It could be included in your Customer Support/Feedback and Survey categories. Would love your feedback on our product, thanks a lot!

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:16 am said:

       added

       Reply
193. 

     Ian, on November 29, 2012 at 7:45 pm said:

     looks like you’re missing http://www.helpspot.com and http://www.besnappy.com in the help desk list

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:13 am said:

       added helpspot.
       Skipped bensnappy as I don’t add apps that require email addresses to even figure out what they do.

       Reply
194. 

     Brett Rakestraw, on November 30, 2012 at 3:24 am said:

     Hi Steve,
     Have you considered adding a category for creative services, specifically explainer/demo videos for startups? They could be considered marketing tools, but perhaps there could be a creative category.

     http://DunkTank.co does startup demo videos as well as things like slide design, logo animations, and original audio.

     I’d be happy to supply a list of competitors in the market if it helped facilitate a category. Either way, I have found this list to be the best resource yet for my endeavors. Thanks for creating it!

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on November 30, 2012 at 4:21 am said:

       Brett,

       Happy to start a category if you could supply a list!

       steve

       Reply
       • 

         Brett Rakestraw, on December 6, 2012 at 2:52 am said:

         Steve, I keep trying to reply with a list, but it fails to go through every time. Not sure if it has to do with all or any of the links.

         Reply
195. 

     Michael, on December 1, 2012 at 9:48 am said:

     Awesome list Steve! Thanks for putting this together. A quick heads up that you forgot the ‘s’ in CoFoundersLab in the Find a Co-Founder section.

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:00 am said:

       fixed

       Reply
196. 

     Gareth, on December 3, 2012 at 3:03 am said:

     http://www.geckoboard.com is a great tool for data-driven startups to monitor their key metrics.

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:01 am said:

       added

       Reply
197. 

     David Miller, on December 5, 2012 at 11:49 am said:

     Steve – I “open-sourced” my Cap Table tool that is a little more sophisticated than Fred’s tool. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/SGL8nw. Feel free to share with everyone.

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 5, 2012 at 1:29 pm said:

       David,
       Thanks for offering this but I don’t add apps that require email addresses to use.

       steve

       Reply
       • 

         dmillerconj, on December 6, 2012 at 7:33 am said:

         Thanks for the response, Steve … I wasn’t sure how things worked … you can post this direct link instead if you want – http://bit.ly/TFsCwu. No email required.

         My intent is to share not profit …

         Reply
         • 

           steveblank, on December 6, 2012 at 9:56 am said:

           added a “Cap Table / Valuation” section

           thanks
198. 

     Kevin Ohashi, on December 6, 2012 at 3:48 pm said:

     Steve – I wanted to suggest http://reviewsignal.com/webhosting for your website setup category. It’s a review site based on what people are saying about web hosting companies on social media. It’s designed to be transparent (each review is sourced to the social media account it was posted on) and all the ranking info is public. It’s our startup’s attempt to introduce honest and transparent reviews for the web hosting space.

     Reply
199. 

     Justin Souter, on December 8, 2012 at 4:15 am said:

     Steve – you may wish to add Grappster and Leftronic as Dashboard tools like Geckboard

     I’m also wondering whether you meant for the Startup Tools tab at the top to disappear – you mention this elsewhere…

     Also to express my deep gratitude for everything you’ve done with Cust Dev etc. I’m loving listening to your blog posts via Clearshore – I’ve found your insight refreshing and ewmpowering, and I’m paying it forward her in North East England with @leannortheast.

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 8, 2012 at 10:24 pm said:

       1. added apps.
       2. Send me a screenshot and I’ll report the bug to wordpress.

       Reply
200. 

     Ana Paula Pereira, on December 9, 2012 at 6:19 pm said:

     I developed a small tool that helps those working with the Business Model Canvas to visualize Customer Archetipes by providing complementary canvas that go from Empathy Maps to Value Proposition Design.

     I wish I have found your work before I started with it… but here a link to the app just in case you think it could have a place in your list of Customer Development Tools:

     Personas for iPad:

     http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/personas/id577884717?mt=8

     In case you’re interested I will be more that glad to offer you a promo code to download the app for free.

     Reply
201. Tekedia » UPDATED: Some Knowledge Hacks for African Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs, on December 10, 2012 at 1:02 pm said:

     [...] Steve Blank’s Startup Tools – a convenient list of almost everything you might need to get your startup off the ground. [...]

     Reply
202. 

     Brooke Treseder (@BrookeTreseder), on December 10, 2012 at 3:52 pm said:

     These are my suggestions for the indicated categories.
     Collaboration – Join.me
     Gamification – Bunchball, Hoopla
     Website Setup – Wix.com, Squarespace, Webs
     Online Marketing Suites – Marketo, Eloqua, Pardot, Silverpop

     Reply
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       steveblank, on December 15, 2012 at 11:23 pm said:

       Brooke,
       Great list. Added them.

       thanks,

       steve

       Reply
203. 

     eulenausathen, on December 16, 2012 at 8:29 am said:

     Just discovered your collection. Amazing work and very helpfull. Well done.

     Reply
204. 

     Don Sanders, on December 19, 2012 at 7:42 pm said:

     Hi Steve,
     Could you please add Centroy http://centroy.com to your project management list?
     Cheers,
     Don Sanders
     VP Business Development

     Reply
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       steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:45 pm said:

       Done

       Reply
205. 

     Uros, on January 1, 2013 at 5:39 pm said:

     Do[Box] (http://dobox.net) is a project management application with emphasis on re-using what you have already done. We would love to be listed here. Thanks for good work!

     Reply
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       steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:47 pm said:

       done

       Reply
206. 

     Siegfried Grimbeek, on January 3, 2013 at 3:32 am said:

     Wow, amazing extensive list! Good job!

     Reply
207. 

     Daniel Schafrat, on January 3, 2013 at 5:37 am said:

     Hi Steve –
     Label A has developed image bank Bynder (www.getbynder.com). This DAM tool is fully cloud-based, and focuses particularly on gathering, sharing and managing all your media in an easy and intuitive manner. We would greatly appreciate a listing under the ‘Digital Asset Management’ section.
     Daniel

     Reply
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       steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:49 pm said:

       done

       Reply
208. Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty | Snapshots & Secrets, on January 4, 2013 at 6:42 am said:

     [...] Steve Blank Startup Tools – This is an absolute list of every resource for you to use at any stage of your startup journey. Seriously, this could take you months to get through but it would be well worth the time. [...]

     Reply
209. 

     Ivonne, on January 9, 2013 at 3:31 am said:

     I would humbly suggest some other tools to this close-to-perfection list as well:
     http://www.woorank.com – website analysis and review
     http://www.ahrefs.com – SEO tool (backlinks and keyword analysis)
     http://www.moonsearch.com – SEO tool (backlinks and detailed stats on the website)

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on January 14, 2013 at 7:59 pm said:

       done

       Reply
210. 

     Sophie Waters, on January 11, 2013 at 5:44 pm said:

     I would highly suggest http://www.spillkitcentral.com as a great place to find the clean up tools you need.

     Reply
211. 

     Jesse, on January 13, 2013 at 3:32 am said:

     This is an amazing list! Thank you for putting it together. No telling how long it would have taken me to discover all of these on my own!

     Jesse
     infinacar.com

     Reply
212. 

     Eric Allen, on January 14, 2013 at 2:37 pm said:

     A few for the demo video category:

     Firestarter Videos
     Stretford Digital Media
     Kasra Design
     Panda Motion

     Reply
213. 8 Major Mistakes Entrepreneurs will make in 2013, on January 17, 2013 at 11:11 am said:

     [...] 4)      Being a Technology Ostrich – there are so many incredible products available to entrepreneurs online, you can’t afford to keep your head in the sand. From accounting software, to recruiting tools, and invoicing, website creators, physical credit card processors, online surveys, project management, product sourcing, product feedback, easy made design, ready-made workforces, business documents and courses. (TIP: check out this amazing post by Steve Blank on an incredibly comprehensive list of startup tools.) [...]

     Reply
214. 

     Fredrik, on January 21, 2013 at 7:37 am said:

     Hi Steve,
     Nice collection of tools and services! Please add http://www.projify.com to the project management list.
     Thanks,
     Fredrik

     Reply
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       steveblank, on February 10, 2013 at 3:54 am said:

       done

       Reply
215. 

     Dave, on January 26, 2013 at 10:12 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Great list of tools – your readers may find http://recon.io useful – it’s a Twitter brand monitoring tool that I’ve built, with a free plan for startups/small projects.

     Reply
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       steveblank, on February 10, 2013 at 3:54 am said:

       done

       Reply
216. 

     Faith, on February 11, 2013 at 6:34 pm said:

     Hi Steve;
     the best list i have found on the net, but you do not have my best selection for which i use for finding song lyrics: “www.elyrics.net”. You can search all lyrics by entering just a few words you remember and voila! the magic happens

     Reply
     • 

       steveblank, on February 11, 2013 at 6:38 pm said:

       Way too many ads to be a usable site. Search engine doesn’t work.

       Reply
       • 

         Faith, on February 13, 2013 at 2:32 pm said:

         Hi Steve,
         we have managed to remove some of the ads, we are definitely trying to make the site usable. What exactly is not working with the search? It seems to be working for me.
         thank you for your kind help.

         Reply
217. Comfortable with Uncertainty | Just Start., on February 13, 2013 at 1:03 pm said:

     [...] Steve Blank Startup Tools – This is an absolute list of every resource for you to use at any stage of your startup journey. Seriously, this could take you months to get through but it would be well worth the time. [...]

     Reply
218. 

     IconFreaks, on February 13, 2013 at 3:32 pm said:

     thanks for the nice list Steve. Your visitors may love to visit a neat, user-friendly icon search engine : http://iconfreaks.com , you have the ability to filter searches with size, color etc. thank you.

     Reply
219. 

     Shlomo Freund (@StartUpNoodle), on February 14, 2013 at 12:08 am said:

     Hey Steve, this is an amazing list. Thank you for that!

     I’d like to add something to this list as well, under angel development services to help startups make the leap towards getting investments. Can read more about it on my blog:(http://www.startupnoodle.com/angel-developers-bypassing-the-founders-dilemma/).

     I’m Partnered with Ikura media, so be glad if you can add this:
     (http://www.ikuramedia.com/ikuramedia/ikura_for_startups.html)

     Thanks,
     Shlomo

     Reply
220. 

     Coach Mark, on February 14, 2013 at 4:29 pm said:

     Some fantastic resources here Steve. Thank you. What would all of you recommend as a fairly cheap company for hosting my website that might also be able to help make it look more professional or would these things usually be done separately?

     Reply
221. Resource List for Startups – Curated Content At Its Best | barbara hoisl, on February 17, 2013 at 10:09 am said:

     [...] week, I came across a list of tools for startups curated by Steve [...]

     Reply
222. 

     Coach Mark, on February 17, 2013 at 11:56 am said:

     How about some sources for managing customer data and information? For example if they order a coaching service from you what are some efficient tools for managing all of your contacts and info?

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       Steven Macdonald, on February 27, 2013 at 5:49 am said:

       Hi Mark. I would recommend using Superoffice (http://www.superoffice.com) for managing customer data and information.

       Great list, Steve! This list is such a powerful resource for the web!

       Reply
223. 

     Maranda, on February 19, 2013 at 9:49 am said:

     Hi Steve! I’m echo everyone’s sentiments about the quality of this list.

     Could you add http://www.apio.com to the list of PM tools?

     Thanks.

     Reply
224. 

     Gail Williamson, on February 20, 2013 at 8:01 pm said:

     Steve, Thank you for this extremely thorough list. I’ve passed this around to some of my fellow MBA students and we’re all digging it!

     I’m starting a business and am talking with an engineer about designing my product. I’ve offered him two options – the first is to join me as a founder and the second is to bring him on as a designer (less responsibility for him). I’m wondering if there is a standard way that designers get paid i.e. so many $ per each product sold?

     Thank you,

     Gail Williamson

     Reply
225. 

     Kelvin Yip, on February 23, 2013 at 2:41 am said:

     Hi Steve, would you please add one more tool for the startup called “ProcedureRock”. This is one of the very few tools out there dedicated for managing procedures and process. Procedures and process are very important for early stage startup. It’s a good practice to create your SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) from early day.

     Reply
226. App Marketing Tools For Developers | Apptamin, on February 23, 2013 at 8:13 am said:

     [...] is a list of a lot of them (inspired by Steve Blank’s Startup Tools), that we will update as we learn about new ones. Don’t hesitate to contact us at [...]

     Reply
227. 

     9 Rules for Being an Effective Mentor | Information Maven: Greg Meyer, on February 23, 2013 at 12:18 pm said:

     [...] best Steve Blank form, encourage your teams to “Get Out of the Building” and validate their assumptions [...]

     Reply
228. 

     William Mougayar, on February 23, 2013 at 8:02 pm said:

     Hi Steve, how about adding Woopra as Customer Analytics in the Analytics section?

     Btw- Customer Analytics is more insightful than Web Analytics these days.

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       steveblank, on February 23, 2013 at 10:38 pm said:

       done

       Reply
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         wmougayar, on February 24, 2013 at 7:39 am said:

         Thanks!
         I saw you also added Customer Analytics to the title

         Reply
229. 

     Faseeh, on February 25, 2013 at 6:44 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     Indeed one of the biggest and best sources I have ever seen.

     I did not see any Search or Online Competitor Insights Category – can you please start that and name http://Adthena.com. under it as well?

     Many thanks,

     Faseeh.

     Reply
230. 

     Henry, on February 25, 2013 at 4:23 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     May you please add PhoneUnite (www.phoneunite.com) to the category “Misc Office Help”?

     Thanks so much and great resource!!!

     Henry

     Reply
231. 

     Dee, on February 26, 2013 at 6:26 pm said:

     Hello Steve,
     I would love to have http://www.PartnersInDemand.com listed as a resource on your tools page. PartnersInDemand.com is site that helps businesses, entrepreneurs and investors find partnerships, strategic alliances, joint ventures and investment opportunities. Please contact me. Thanks

     Reply
232. 

     Big Data, on February 26, 2013 at 10:08 pm said:

     BigDataLandscape.com is a leading source for Big Data market information and insights. BigDataLandscape.com provides the most up to date version of The Big Data Landscape.

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233. 

     Ron Bentata, on February 27, 2013 at 7:09 am said:

     Steve, thanks for that. what a great list!

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234. 

     Steven Harrison, on February 27, 2013 at 7:26 am said:

     Hi Steve, Just thought I’d let you know about Brandit – SaaS based digital asset management software.

     I believe that they would be well suited for a listing on your site.

     Thanks,
     Steven.

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235. 

     Peter-Jan Celis, on March 3, 2013 at 5:28 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     I run biz dev for Supportbee – a support app used by customers such as TechCrunch, Swiftype and Abine. We are small (50 paying customers) but our revenue is growing fast (60% last month).

     We charge per the amount of tickets and not by the number of agents, so we are a great fit for all those startups who like to involve the entire team in their support.

     Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

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       Peter-Jan Celis, on March 3, 2013 at 5:37 pm said:

       I forgot to mention it specifically, but of course my last comment was meant as a request for Supportbee (www.supportbee.com) to be included in your list of startup tools

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         steveblank, on March 3, 2013 at 5:45 pm said:

         Added SupportBee

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     Rachit Gupta, on March 5, 2013 at 1:52 am said:

     Steve,

     That’s one hell of a list. Founder at Inspectlet here (www.inspectlet.com), wondering if you’ve heard about our service! Would love to setup a demo for you.

     I can be reached at rachit@inspectlet.com

     -Rachit

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       steveblank, on March 6, 2013 at 1:41 am said:

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237. Métricas para produtos digitais | Blog da Concrete, on March 5, 2013 at 1:57 pm said:

     [...] No seu blog, Steve Blank criou uma lista exaustiva de ferramentas. [...]

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238. 

     Jesse, on March 5, 2013 at 2:41 pm said:

     I love this page! Keep coming back to it over and over. Each time, you start noticing something new even though its been there the whole time. It just gets better and better. Thank you.

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239. 

     Jim, on March 6, 2013 at 10:38 am said:

     thanks for this great list Steve. Your visitors may love to visit a neat, user-friendly icon search engine : http://iconfreaks.com , you have the ability to filter searches with size, color etc. thank you.

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240. 

     Michal Hudeček (@MichalHudecek), on March 18, 2013 at 1:54 pm said:

     Great tools. thanks! I thought I knew almost everything for startups out there but you opened my eyes.

     Here is my contribution. For those of you who are still looking for a startup idea or need a feedback for their ideas, try http://www.ideaswatch.com (disclaimer, I am the founder).

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241. 

     Joe, on March 22, 2013 at 9:00 am said:

     (Full disclosure: I work for this company.)

     If your startup needs to get up and running fast on projects, request a 30 day trial of TrackerSuite.Net ( http://www.TrackerSuite.Net ) to see if it suits you. It’s a 100% Web based application suite with modular solutions for Projects, Time, Expense, Purchasing, HR and more. It integrates out of the box with QuickBooks Online Edition. It’s available as SaaS, or it can be licensed for on-premise hosting. Source code is included with licensing.

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242. Jennifer Arguello » Rinse and Repeat: How to startup a business, on March 25, 2013 at 9:43 pm said:

     [...] One of the most comprehensive lists of entrepreneurship resources is from Steven Blank: http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ [...]

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243. 

     App Mockup Tools, on March 27, 2013 at 7:09 am said:

     Hi,
     Excellent list. I would love to be listed under your Wireframing Tools list. I design iOS GUI Element Kits that work in Apple Keynote. They are easy to learn and no coding required. They come in iPhone Prototyping and iPhone Wireframing. http://www.appmockuptools.com We also sell downloadable app sketchpads and production todo lists.

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244. 

     Steven, on April 9, 2013 at 4:47 am said:

     I’ve just started using a tool called survey moz. I switched to them from survey monkey. Really impressive software.

     Here’s the link http://www.surveymoz.com

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       steveblank, on April 9, 2013 at 2:36 pm said:

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     Explainify, on April 9, 2013 at 2:16 pm said:

     This is an amazing list of tools. This must have taken you months to compile! Thanks for doing the hard work. Would love to be considered for Explainer / Demo video company

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       steveblank, on April 9, 2013 at 2:35 pm said:

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         Explainify, on April 24, 2013 at 4:12 pm said:

         Thanks so much, Steve! Honored.

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246. 

     Rachel, on April 27, 2013 at 8:23 am said:

     Hi Steve –

     Great list of resources! Could you add HiringThing.com to the Recruiting Tools section?

     Thanks!

     Rachel

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       steveblank, on May 1, 2013 at 2:16 pm said:

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247. One Entrepreneur's Favorite Start-Up Tools - NYTimes.com, on May 1, 2013 at 4:01 am said:

     [...] I highly recommend the tools above to anyone in the very early start-up stages. As we grow, we recognize that there are always new resources we can use. Steve Blank, godfather of the lean start-up movement, has a great list of other resources that we drew from in putting together this post: Startup Tools. [...]

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248. 

     Anne Shenton, on May 1, 2013 at 8:13 am said:

     Thanks for this comprehensive list of resources, Steve! Would you consider adding http://processplan.com to your list under Project Management? It’s a simple and automated process management system that coordinates the tasks and responsibilities of every employee in an organization.

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       steveblank, on May 1, 2013 at 2:15 pm said:

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         Anne Shenton, on May 2, 2013 at 7:01 am said:

         Thanks a million!

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     Eike, on May 2, 2013 at 6:47 am said:

     Hello Steve, Terri Vanech told me to write you here. Would you consider adding simpleEV.com to you list under Product Demo Video? If entrepreneuers are looking for very simple yet high quality videos to explain their product, SimpleEV.com is probably the cheapest solution!
     The videos here http://simpleev.com/our-work/ cost only between 1200 and 2000 USD.

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250. 

     Ian Storm Taylor, on May 10, 2013 at 8:50 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     Amazing list. Would you consider adding the Analytics Academy ( https://segment.io/academy ) to the SEO and Analytics Tutorials list? And would you consider adding Segment.io ( https://segment.io ) to the Web/Social Customer Analytics list? Thank you so, so much!

     And thanks for this huge list. We will be adding as many of these as possible as integrations to Segment.io

     Have a great weekend!

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       steveblank, on May 10, 2013 at 9:34 pm said:

       done.

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     Kelvin Yip, on May 10, 2013 at 9:50 pm said:

     Thanks for this comprehensive list of tools, Steve! Would you consider adding http://www.ProcedureRock.com to your list under Project Management? It’s a simple operations and procedure management software that help systemize your business operations and processes.

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       steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:49 pm said:

       done

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252. 

     Pete, on May 12, 2013 at 9:50 am said:

     Awesome list – and thank you for including elusivestars.com

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253. 

     Gianni D'Alerta, on May 13, 2013 at 1:59 pm said:

     What an amazing list!! So many good resources here. This is going in my Evernote collection! The company I currently work for, ActivePBX http://www.activepbx.com (my vendor now I a work full time for them as I love their service) would be a great addition to your growing list. ActivePBX is a cloud-based business phone system that saves entrepreneurs money while increasing productivity and mobility. ActivePBX is a division of ActiveServe, Inc. Founded in 2002, ActiveServe offers a wide array of solutions for your business continuity needs. Could you add us to the “Misc Office Help” list in company with RingCentral?

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       steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:51 pm said:

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     Tomer Tagrin, on May 13, 2013 at 10:36 pm said:

     Hi Steve, really great list! I would also add Yotpo ass a review or testimonials for ecommerce/startups. We really know how to generate reviews and feedback from your customers! Again, thank you for the great list

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       steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:44 pm said:

       done, created new category for Testimonials/Social Review software.

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255. 

     RingCentral (@RingCentral), on May 14, 2013 at 9:21 am said:

     Thanks for including us on this very thorough and helpful list! ^Desiree at RingCentral

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     Amit Sharma, on May 17, 2013 at 7:09 am said:

     Thanks for the useful sites. I think you should include SmtpProvider.com. Its a smtp providing company. I hope it will help to all those peoples/company who are looking for reliable smtp server.

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       steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:55 pm said:

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     SubIntent (@subintent), on May 22, 2013 at 3:41 am said:

     Hello Steve,

     I’m using most of the products on the list (one from each section). Could you add SubIntent (Automated Conversion Rate Optimization) – http://www.subintent.com/ as an option? I guess it would fall under A/B testing although it does a bit more than just test, it actually optimizes the pages for optimal conversion rates.

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       steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:47 pm said:

       done

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         SubIntent (@subintent), on May 28, 2013 at 4:19 am said:

         Steve, Thanks for the include.much appreciated.

         if you could check the listing, the text does not seem to have an associated hyperlink to http://www.subintent.com/.

         Thanks,
         Aditya

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           steveblank, on May 28, 2013 at 4:23 am said:

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258. 

     Adam Barger, on May 23, 2013 at 4:12 am said:

     Hi Steve… Can you give my company http://www.webstarts.com a looksy?

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259. 

     Stephanie, on May 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm said:

     Hi Steve, Great list of resources! Another app you might consider including is Post Kudos – http://www.postkudos.com. It’s similar to testimonial monkey, but allows customers to give feedback and submit testimonials from their mobile phone rather than a website or online.

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       steveblank, on May 25, 2013 at 12:39 pm said:

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260. Rinse and Repeat: How to Start a Business « Iridescent, on June 1, 2013 at 3:20 pm said:

     […] One of the most comprehensive lists of entrepreneurship resources is from Steven Blank: http://steveblank.com/tools-and-blogs-for-entrepreneurs/ […]

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261. 

     Tamás Turcsán, on June 8, 2013 at 9:28 am said:

     Hi Steve,

     let me recommend you a Dropbox like solution, what never look into your files…

     http://tresorit.com/

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     Jeff, on June 10, 2013 at 10:53 am said:

     Steve,
     Great list of resources. We recently started working with Exepron for critical chain project management so you may want to take a look and add them to your list (http://www.exepron.com).
     Jeff

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263. 

     Jordan, on June 10, 2013 at 4:53 pm said:

     Hi Steve,

     This is a great list. We think Wishpond is missing on the social media marketing apps. We allow you to create a fully marketing campaign in less than 10 minutes.

     Thanks

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264. 

     DocuXplorer, on June 13, 2013 at 7:31 am said:

     Another document management / collaboration / cloud computing tool to consider is DocuXplorer, a document management software solution for small businesses and entrepreneurs. http://www.docuxplorer.com

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