TLDR;

  • Startup School by Y Combinator (Link): Get the inside scoop on building a startup from the pros at Y Combinator. - By Y Combinator
  • Board of Innovation (Link): Level up your product development with their powerful “Innovation A to Z” toolkit and many other toolkits - By Board of Innovation
  • Smart Bear’s Longform Blog (Link): Learn from someone with experience in building multiple successful companies - By Jason Cohen
  • Buildspace Lectures (Link): Get a modern spin on design, UX, and marketing – crucial for startup success - By Buildspace

Let’s deep dive,

  1. Startup School by Y Combinator | Link

Y Combinator is a name that comes to everyone’s mind regarding startups, especially startup incubation. The Startup School course by Y Combinator offers advice for startup founders, taught by Y Combinator partners and industry leaders. It’s self-paced and takes about seven weeks. It’s for early-stage startup founders and those interested in becoming founders.

What is Startup School, Source:

Course Curriculum:

Startup School Curriculum, source:

You can check out their YouTube channel for the latest content in the world of startup advice.

  1. Board of Innovation Toolkit | Link

Board of Innovation offers various toolkits for startups and innovation, but their “Innovation A to Z” toolkit is one of the most comprehensive representations of the self-evaluation you should go through at each stage of your product development. The toolkit can help you level up your product development process.

Innovation A to Z toolkit

Screenshot showing “Innovation A to Z toolkit” source:

Their “Innovation Tools” playlist on YouTube could be helpful if you seek guidance in your product discovery phase.

  1. Smart Bear’s Longform Blog | Link

If you like to read, then watch; this blog has many long-form articles that are thought-provoking, insightful and full of timeless wisdom. I got introduced to this blog by a post on Product Market Fit, and got completely hooked. If not for any other post, do give this post a read if you are in the phase of finding a product market fit for your product.

  1. Buildspace Lectures | Link

Buildspace lectures: learn design, marketing and writing source: https://buildspace.so/

This is like a contemporary version of YC startup school lectures. Although it doesn’t have much content about product discovery, launch, and scaling, it has some valuable videos on design, UX writing, and marketing. These could greatly help anyone who wants to learn from this amazing group of people.