Founder Resources
Analysis Tools
Innovate@BU revenue model — an excellent, robust financial model that generates extensive reports and metrics
MIT Financial Model — another excellent downloadable financial template
Overview of Disciplined Entrepreneurship vs. Lean Startup vs. Business Model Canvas
Funding Instruments
Investibule’s discussion of Community Investing
Video on the Four Types of Crowdfunding
Pitching and Funding
68 Small Business Grants, Loans and Programs
Angel Capital Association member directory of angel groups
List of New England-based startup accelerators
Going VC’s Due Diligence Scorecard
Article on Types of Funding
Croatan Institute’s Racial Equity Investment Database
TechCrunch guide on How to approach the 3 types of corporate VCs
Seraf downloadable Valuation Worksheet
Crunchbase: The Ultimate Guide to Raise Startup Capital — an excellent guide that includes definitions of startup phases
Directory of US-Based Accelerators
Discussion of VC Math
Books and Workbooks
Disciplined Entrepreneurship - An excellent open source guide developed by MIT’s Bill Aulet that takes you, step-by-step, through how to turn your idea into a product
Entrepreneurship - An opensource text on founder basics with lots of good discussion on what it’s really like to design a product, assess a market and launch a company
Terminology
Structuring the Deal
Funding When Capital Isn’t Cheap - An excellent discussion of how valuation, deal structure and founder and VC interests interact when the funding environment gets tough
General Resources
Founder Playlist, Pillar VC advice and tools on a wide range of startup topics with articles and guidance from founders and funders
MIT library of founder resources, including links to funders, accelerators, competitions and other extensive resources
MIT’s Nuts and Bolts of New Ventures — a course on creating and launching a company with lots of specifics ranging from starting a board to funding to startup costs and more