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Getting Started
Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup
Provides a comprehensive framework for entrepreneurs to develop and execute their business planning.
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Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Law
Walks readers through the various stages of starting a business--from start-up and growth to an initial public offering--while highlighting the legal issues that go along with them.
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Startup Owner's Manual
Silicon Valley expert Steve Blank's essential handbook for starting a business.
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Books about Entrepreneurship
Search results in Hollis for startup and Entrepreneurship books.
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Understand the Market
Industry Reports
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Detailed descriptions of companies, industries, and mutual funds.
Thomson ONE
Thomson ONE features market quotes, earnings estimates, financial fundamentals, press releases, transaction data, corporate filings, ownership profiles and research from Thomson Financial.
Use ThomsonONE to locate industry analyst reports.
Market Research
BCC Research
Reports on major economic, scientific, and technological developments in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology worldwide.
Frost & Sullivan
Reports and market trends encompassing various technology-, energy-, and manufacturing-related fields.
IBISWorld
IBISWorld publishes reports on industries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and China.
Mintel Reports
U.S. consumer market studies and primary and secondary data analysis for topics including food, beverage, apparel, beauty, retail, and travel. Demographic specific reports are also available.
Passport
Market research reports on consumer products and industries worldwide from Euromonitor International.
Identify Funders and Competitors
Using the databases below, you can screen for venture capital firms based on a variety of criteria. You can also identify competitors by seeing who these firms are funding that are working in a similar space.
Capital IQ
Data on public and private companies, investment firms, capital transactions, and people.
Pitchbook
Information on companies, deals, funds, investors and service providers across the private investment lifecycle.
CB Insights & Industry Analytics
Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies. Individual account required.
Angel Resource Institute
Educational resource on angel investing that publishes a directory of angel investor groups throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Pitch Your Idea
Resources for creating & refining pitch decks and business plans.
Business Insider Pitch Deck Library
Searchable database of over 350 pitch decks gathered by Business Insider, covering startups at various stages of fundraising, from seed to later-stage growth. (Current HBS affiliates: sign up for a Business Insider Prime account via Baker's database page for access.)
Get backed : the handbook for creating your pitch deck, raising money, and launching the venture of your dreams
Startup veterans Evan Baehr and Evan Loomis outline how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show that will win financial support for new businesses.
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Startup Secrets: Getting Behind the Perfect Pitch
Michael Skok presentation at the Harvard iLab. Outlines how to put together the perfect pitch that gets your venture the attention and the funding it deserves.
Startup Grind Pitch Deck Archive
Get inspired by this collection of pitch decks compiled by Startup Grind.
Boston Startup Events and Resources
The Capital Network
Fundraising information for entrepreneurs by investor and a listing of local events.
Templates and Forms
Go to Agreements and Model Docs to find templates for starting and running a business, such as articles of incorporation, business leases, employment contracts, etc.
National Venture Capital Association: Model Documents
Industry-embraced set of model legal documents that can be used as a starting point in venture capital financings.
UpCounsel Legal Documents
Free legal documents and templates drafted by UpCounsel Attorneys, including SAFE and other financing documents.
Business Plans Handbook
A collection of sample business plans and templates, as well as a listing of organizations, agencies, and consultants; a glossary of small business terms; and an updated bibliography.
Blogs and News
Advice and perspectives from founders and venture capitalists.
a16z
Podcast from Adreessen Horowitz covering topics relating to technology and business & innovation.
Steve Blank
Blog from entrepreneurial expert Steve Blank. His site also contains an excellent selection of practical resources & tools.
How to Start a Start-up
Youtube lecture series hosted by Stanford and facilitated by Y combinator of Silicon Valley