Resources

Below are some of the podcasts and blogs that I most frequently enjoy, as well as specific articles I believe are helpful to forming, growing and scaling software companies.  I try to keep this updated and I'd welcome any recommendations you may have.

Podcasts

• A16Z
• HBR IdeaCast
• How to Start a Startup (incredible set of podcasts on range of startup topics by Sam Altman at Y Combinator)
• Tech in Boston (great interviews with Boston startups)
• The Reboot Podcast
• The Twenty Minute VC
• Traction: How Startups Start by NextView Ventures
• Ventured by Kleiner Perkins

Blogs on Venture Creation and Growth

• A16Z
• Andrew Chen
• Chris Dixon
• David Skok - "For Entrepreneurs"
• Eric Ries - "Startup Lessons Learned"
• Marc Andreessen's original blog (an archive of the best articles from blog.pmarca.com)
• Mark Suster - "Both Sides of the Table"
• Michael Skok - "Startup Secrets"
• Paul Graham
• Rob Go
• Sean Ellis - "Startup Marketing"
• Steve Blank

Articles and Presentations

Product / Market Fit

• Achieve Product-Market Fit with a Value Proposition Designer Canvas
• Minimize Your Time to Product/Market Fit
• Revenue Traction Doesn't Mean Product/Market Fit
• Services as a Competitive Advantage (helpful for honing in on Product/Market fit)
• The only thing that matters product/market fit

Building Teams

• Anatomy of a Reference Check
• Creating a Culture We Love
• Hiring Your First Sales Person
• Be your Own VC: How to Vet a Startup Before you Join
• Reference Checking Candidates

Launching Products

• How to Nail Your Product Launch with Product Hunt

Presenting & Communicating

• How to Influence People with Your Ideas
• Seven Lessons from the World's Most Captivating Presenters

Generating Demand & Creating Awareness

• The Science of Social Timing & Email Marketing

Raising Capital

• The Importance of Proprietary Deal Flow in Early-Stage VC (I like how Mark Suster's perspective helps entrepreneurs understand the VC process)