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References
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Engineering
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| LeadDev | Blog / Conference |
| Addy Osmani | Personal blog |
| 37signals | Company blog |
| Basecamp Shape Up | Book / Methodology |
| AI Hero (Sung Cho) | Blog / Tutorials |
| Simon Willison | Blog (AI engineering) |
| GitLab Handbook | Company handbook |
| An Elegant Puzzle - Will Larson | Book |
| CodeRabbit | AI code review tool |
Product
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| Lenny's Newsletter | Newsletter (1.2M+ subs) |
| First Round Review | Publication |
| April Dunford - Obviously Awesome | Book / Methodology |
| Marty Cagan - SVPG | Blog / Books |
| Product School | Education platform |
| Reforge | Growth / Product programs |
| Teresa Torres - Continuous Discovery | Book / Blog |
| Jobs to Be Done Framework | Framework |
Sales
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| SaaStr (Jason Lemkin) | Blog / Community |
| HubSpot Sales Blog | Blog |
| Sales Hacker | Community |
| The Challenger Sale - Dixon & Adamson | Book / Methodology |
Marketing
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| HubSpot Marketing Blog | Blog |
| Demand Curve | Playbooks / Education |
| Reforge - Growth | Growth programs |
| Brian Balfour | Blog / Growth frameworks |
Finance & Accounting
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| SVB Startup Insights | Research / Guides |
| Carta Learn | Education platform |
| Y Combinator Startup Library | Library of articles |
| Deel Resource Hub | Blog / Research |
| QuickBooks / Xero | Tools |
Legal
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| Clerky | Incorporation / Legal docs |
| Carta (Legal) | Legal education |
| Spellbook | AI contract review |
| Ironclad | Contract lifecycle management |
HR & People
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| Radical Candor (Kim Scott) | Book / Framework |
| Deel | Global payroll / EOR |
| Rippling | HR / IT / Finance platform |
| GitLab People Group Handbook | Company handbook |
| Lattice | Performance management |
Organizational Design
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| Team Topologies (Matthew Skelton) | Book / Framework |
| Scaling People (Claire Hughes Johnson) | Book |
| High Growth Handbook (Elad Gil) | Book |
| Turn the Ship Around! (David Marquet) | Book |
AI & Company Building
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| a16z AI | VC Blog |
| Y Combinator Startup Library | Startup education |
| Andrew Ng - LandingAI | Enterprise AI |
| Intercom Fin | AI customer support |
| Ethan Mollick - One Useful Thing | Blog (AI & orgs) |
| Sean Ellis - ProductMint | Product / Growth |
| Anthropic (Claude) | AI assistant |
| OpenAI (ChatGPT, Codex) | AI tools |
Decision-Making & Communication
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| Amazon Working Backwards | Book / Methodology |
| DACI / RAPID Frameworks | Decision frameworks |
| Basecamp - How We Make Decisions | Guide |
| Doist - Async-First | Blog / Philosophy |
Tools Referenced
| Tool | Category |
|---|---|
| Cursor | AI code editor |
| GitHub Copilot | AI code assistant |
| Claude Code | AI coding agent |
| 11x | AI SDR |
| Apollo | Sales intelligence |
| Clay | AI sales platform |
| Intercom | Customer support |
| Notion | Knowledge base |
| Linear | Project management |
| Carta | Cap table / Equity |
| Mercury | Startup banking |
| Brex | Startup banking |
| Fumapress / Fumadocs | Documentation site generator |
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