40 Great Internet and ICT Business Startup Resources

If you are trying to become an entrepreneur and start a new business, the Startup Index is a great new initiative from Benjamin Charagu and Jay Bhalla. They're bringing startups and investors together with comprehensive resources like these entrepreneurship documents, presentations, websites, and books:

Start-up Documents

WSGR Term Sheet Generator
SME Toolkit IFC
Advisory Board Agreement
Cap Table and Returns Template
Executive Summary Template
free SWOT analysis Template

Presentations

The Lean VC a Silicon Valley story
How to Create a successful freemium
Customer Development Methodology
Start-up Viagra - How to pitch to a VC
Developing a compelling Pitch

Blogs / Websites

Mixergy
Hacker blogs
Afrinnovator
ihub
Nailabs
ICT Board
Business Plans
Paul Grahams Essays
Andrew Chens Blogs
Both sides of the Table
37 signals podcast
Y-combinator
Startup Nation
Y-combinator Start-up Library
WSGR Term Sheet Generator
Venture Capital for Africa

Books

The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
Pitching Hacks: How to pitch startups to investors
The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty
Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture
Rework
Getting Real: The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application
The High Performance Entrepreneur: Golden Rules for Success in Today's World
Go Kiss the World: Life Lessons for the Young Professional
The Professional
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry

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Wayan Vota

Inveneo

Wayan Vota is a technology expert focused on appropriate information and communication technologies (ICT) for rural and underserved areas of the developing world. He is a Senior Director at Inveneo and is the editor of ICTworks

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Startupindex Kenya

Submitted by Jay Bhalla (not verified) on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:39

Hi Wayan,

Thanks for the review much appreciated. We hope to build out this platform further and provide a valuable portal for Startups and Investors in the coming months.

Thanks,

Jay

You're doing great work

Submitted by Wayan Vota on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:44

Jay,

Thanks for your efforts. Please let me know what we might do to help. At the least, I'll be adding to this list as I come across new resources.

Startupindex Kenya

Submitted by Jay Bhalla (not verified) on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 11:34

That would be great Wayan. Spreading the word is the biggest challenge we face and especially getting Investors to add their information. We plan to replicate this model across other African Countries and will be adding more features soon.

Thanks,

Jay

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