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Useful tools for [tech] startups

Useful tools for [tech] startups

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Useful tools for [tech] startups

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  1. Useful tools for [tech] startups I thought that I'd start the year by outlining some of the tools that I find useful when working with startups - please feel free to add / amend / even comment on stuff.  At the moment it's predominantly geared toward tech startups, if this goes ok we could broaden it....  Please add your name if you contribute and feel free to hit me with thoughts too on @thulme or thulme@ideo.com I've tried to roughly organise things into time of startup development (x-axis) and areas of focus (y-axis), each area of focus has it's own page: € /  ? ß α time idea building / Research xx Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Strategy / Pricing - Slide 2 UX / Site - Slide 3 Brand - Slide 4 Recruiting - Slide 5 Funding - Slide 6

  2. Useful tools for [tech] startups I thought that I'd start the year by outlining some of the tools that I find useful when working with startups - please feel free to add / amend / even comment on stuff.  At the moment it's predominantly geared toward tech startups, if this goes ok we could broaden it....  Please add your name if you contribute and feel free to hit me with thoughts too on @thulme or thulme@ideo.com I've tried to roughly organise things into time of startup development (x-axis) and areas of focus (y-axis), each area of focus has it's own page: € /  ? ß α time idea building / Research xx Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Strategy / Pricing - Slide 2 UX / Site - Slide 3 Brand - Slide 4 Recruiting - Slide 5 Funding - Slide 6

  3. Useful tools for startups - please feel free to add / amend € /  ? α ß time idea building / Research Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Strategy / Pricing How competitive is the market? www.spyfu.com - estimates adwords pricing - added by @thulme Or www.semrush.com - added by @thulme Product ideas / feature requests from the community Getsatisfaction.com or Feedbackify.com or  Quirky.com or ZenDesk.com - added by @thulme Tenderapp.com - added  @psalehi General inspiration around business models Business Model Generation book –goo.gl/JmUyT added by @thulme and overview pres: added by @duediler The killer startup book list from Y-Combinator: http://www.hn-books.com/ added by @thulme Board of innovation http://www.boardofinnovation.com/ added by @fredooms Test demand Survey tools: http://www.surveymonkey.com/ - added by @thulme limesurvey.org/ - added by @joergrech Design the viral loop / marketing loop Get inspiration from http://ProductPlanner.com - added by @thulme http://www.cloudsponge.com/ by @davestone Lean Startup http://leanstartups.net/ - added by @robbschiller "Why Accountants Don't Do Startups" http://bit.ly/beNKgR added by @cpresc  Pricing Don't just roll the dice - added by vanni (HN) Talk to market experts Post market based questions on http://answers.yahoo.com/ - added by @thulme or Quora: http://www.quora.com/ - added by @thulme Follow specific curated topics on: http://www.curated.by/ - added by @basti General inspiration videos http://passionmeetsmomentum.com/ - added by @thulme http://alpha.patterntap.com/ added by @kyle.maloney Idea Development Idea building, collaboration, and cofounder networking sparkmuse.com - added by @netmau5 General inspiration blog  www.paulgraham.com/ - added by @thulme http://blog.thebraintwist.com/ added by @fredooms General legal docs  Seed Summit - added by @thulme

  4. Useful tools for startups - please feel free to add / amend € /  ? α ß time idea building / Research Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Iterate the product A/B testing - http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/ - by @thulme http://whatusersdo.com - by @neilcocker https://browserlab.adobe.com/en-us/index.html - by @globetreter http://userfly.com/ - by @globetreter http://mouseflow.com - by @shoptimate http://www.usabilityhub.com/ - by @globetreter http://fivesecondtest.com - by @kevinmctigue http://optimizely.com/ - by @guido4000  http://www.hoptoad.com by @chcart http://www.usertesting.com by @beanchips http://johnnyholland.org/ by @joshr http://Clicktale.com - user session recordings - by @freiert http://www.notableapp.com by @davestone http://browsersize.googlelabs.com by @davestone http://www.bounceapp.com/ by @davestone http://www.testrunnr.com/ by @danielrosewarne UX / Site Inspiration for Beta holding page  http://betali.st/ - addedby @thulme http://startupli.st/ - added by @nacho540 Review site trends http://webdesignledger.com/tips/web-design-trends-in-2011 -- added by @thulme Tweak page layout check wirify - added by @thulme http://perfectomobile.com/ mobile testing @daveslocombe Anonymize web page for feedback lorumipsimizer - added by @cyberdees Qualitative User Feedback http://olark.comadded by @mjpizz http://getsatisfaction.com added by @christianoliff http://uservoice.com added by @basti Concept development http://linkvive.comhttp://justinmind.com/added by @globetreterhttp://axure.com/added by @globetreterhttp://iplotz.com/ added by @chcart Balsamiq Mockups (wireframing) by @freiert Mockflow (wireframing) by @simonbooth Comprehensive Open Startup Machine http://bettermeans.com/front/index.html When you think your sites crashed but are unsure fail http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ - added by @thulme http://wasitup.com added by @mjpizz https://www.blamestella.com/ added by @solutious Team cooperation http://goplanapp.com/ http://basecamphq.com/ http://podio.com 5pmweb.com - @chris_chard mindmeister.com - @chris_chard http://pivotaltracker.com - @joshr http://yammer.comadded by @andylenz Tracking issues & bugs http://www.pivotaltracker.com/ - added by @haiyan http://www.37signals.com/ added by @chcart http://fogbugz.com http://www.mantisbt.org added by @smadam9 http://www.testlodge.com  - by @scottsherwood Test effectiveness inside site Crazyegg.com – see the clicks on your page Google Analytics through the site - - added by @thulme

  5. Useful tools for startups - please feel free to add / amend € /  ? α ß time idea building / Research Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Recruiting interviewing http://www.interviewzen.com - added by @jsummerfield http://www.codility.com - added by @ioventures    simple application forms w. video e.g. http://ycommonapp.com/ added by @thulme freelancers http://www.elance.com/ added by @thulme odesk.com added by @startupbus http://www.freelancer.com added by @ajhai http://programmermeetdesigner.com/ (added by @dguaraglia) http://vworker.com, used to be rentacoder. YMMV with this one. (added by @dguaraglia) http://sortfolio.com/ added by @kyle.maloney http://www.bootb.com/en/ added by @kullawine http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com/ added by @TomDavenport Server monitoring http://programmermeetdesigner.com/ (added by @dguaraglia) Based on Open Source contributions http://www.masterbranch.com- added by @nacho540

  6. Useful tools for startups - please feel free to add / amend € /  ? α ß time idea building / Research Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Brand / Marketing Naming http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ added by @thulme http://namethis.com added by @andylenz Building the Perfect Beast - Igor [PDF] - @joshr Email Marketing & Contact List Mgmt http://mailchimp.com - added by @robbschiller http://www.campaignmonitor.com/ - added by @globetreter Domain Names http://instantdomainsearch.com/ - @iburattini http://www.namecheck.com/ - @joergrech http://xona.com/domainhacks/- @joshr http://www.dotomator.com/ - @simonbooth Colours http://colorschemedesigner.com/ added by @thulme http://kuler.adobe.com/ added by @globetreter http://www.colorotate.org/ @joergrech What should I name the product? Adwords enables you to trial name & keyword combinations - added by @thulme KnowEm lets you check the availability of your name across channels - add by @mikkojarvenpaa Design & Logo 99designs.com@andylenz thelogofactory.com @andylenz crowdspring.com/ @iburattini Feedback collection http://www.surveymonkey.com/ by @kullawine Brand thinking /positioning http://www.mindmeister.com/ by @kullawine 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, the book: http://amzn.to/DhFSf by @kullawine Rossiter-Percy Grid: http://bit.ly/fC0Bmi by @kullawine There's a lack of 'brand positioning wizard' and 'incredible new clients' needs mixer' I tnink ;) by @kullawine Spread, Link shortening & Click Analytics bit.ly added by @amylondra http://goo.gl added by @globetreter Brand font http://wordmark.it/ added by @thulme http://flippingtypical.com/# by @kullawine **Startup Metrics for Pirates!** http://slidesha.re/aPYpfg added by @daveslocombe Direct marketing http://www.mynameise.com/by @kullawine http://pressdoc.com/by @marckohlbrugge

  7. Useful tools for startups - please feel free to add / amend € /  ? α ß time idea building / Research Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale Funding Raise cash without giving up equity?Cool! www.kickstarter.com - added by @thulme http://awesomefoundation.org/ Bible of Capital Raising - venturehacks.com - added by Ben Longstaff Crowdfunding & Financing help  http://profounder.com - added by @robbschiller http://www.growvc.com - @iburattini http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Peerfunding Get seed funding and a like minded network  www.hackfwd.com - added by @amylondra first tuesday @daveslocombe open coffee @daveslocombe seedcamp @daveslocombe Venturelab @VenturelabUK Quality angels - Angellist.com - added by Ben Longstaff Bootstrap funds startupchile.org- added by @pepearaya Business plan and case templates http://score.org/business_toolbox.html - added by @guido4000 Funding for graduate/student startups Where can young entrepreneurs get startup funding? - added by @GradEntrepr Presentation tool http://prezi.com/ - added by @thulme http://www.slideshare.net/ - added by @pejman P2P SME Funding Funding Circle - http://www.fundingcircle.com/ - added by @davidjwoodward Pitching advice/tips Top 5 tips for 2011 pitching - added by @VenturelabUK Guy Kawasaki's 10/20/30 PowerPoint method - added by @VenturelabUK Smarta: How to do a killer presentation - added by @VenturelabUK

  8. Useful tools for startups € /  ? ß α time idea building / Research Development Alpha Beta Feedback & Iterate Scale COMMENTS Any consensual ideas on how to organize links on a free vs. paid / concepting vs. launched basis? - @robbschiller  a. what if each section was in 3 categories - 1. Free Service 2. Paid Service 3. Both ? - @robbschiller  b. could we attach each section to a specific period of development for start-ups? most tools are needed at all times, but some  could be specifically helpful for certain periods of dev. - @robbschiller Really great stuff here, thanks for getting this together Tom - @robbschiller Yes, really great stuff and idea, mostly for those of us who are starting - @pfmendez Dare i say it may work better in excel?! - fun diversion !  @daveslocombe Very interesting that there is only 2 in the recruiting section at 2pm EST - lack of services offered or lack of need? - @robbschiller As of this morning it looks a lot more healthy - there are clearly many more freelance solutions springing up - @thulme

  9. Lesetipps für Startups http://www.deutsche-startups.de/?p=40395 • Designenlassen.de

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