I was recently asked what are the sites or the blogs you keep up to date with. I will not add the solely programming sites I follow. Happy to take other recommendations to add to the list 🙂
First without a doubt subscribe to the Startup Digest
hacker news is very popular but it is a fire hose of information – http://news.ycombinator.com
Personal Blogs
Dave Mcclure
The street fighters of startups. Connected with 500.
Brad Feld
This guy is doing a lot to help us understand startups and the communities they need to exist. His blog is more personal , you feel like you know part of him and his journey. Connected with TechStars.
Fred Wilson
A man with a lot of wisdom. He has built up an impressive community in which he engages. Connected with AVC.
Steve Blank
Occasionally has some really interesting posts
Eric Reis
This used to be a really good site but now just feels like a marketing machine
http://www.startuplessonslearned.com
Knowledge Sites
InfoQ – I love InfoQ they have great videos, great tips on how to handle specific technical issues http://www.infoq.com
Smashing magazine – For design it is the king of the hill – http://www.smashingmagazine.com
Mozilla Developer Network – My favourite reference site for web stuff https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/
W3Tech – Which technologies are in favour – http://w3techs.com
Ted.com – just in case you do not know – do not just watch the videos you thinking might be interesting, find ones that may challenge or add another perspective to your life.. http://www.ted.com
DZone – The odd good technical article – http://agile.dzone.com
News Sites
TechVibes – Great for Canadian startup news – http://www.techvibes.com/global
GeekWire – http://www.geekwire.com
Tech Crunch I used to read this but its re-design actually offends me – http://techcrunch.com
Community, Incubators and alike
Startup Weekend
Awesome fun for your weekend and a great way to find people you want to work with.
500 startups
The place for the scrappy startup
Techstars
The professional startup educators. Check out their online TV series “The Founders”
Y Combinator
For the elite and the top of the class
GrowLab
Accelerator based near the best boarding and skiing on the planet
Angel List
For the startups look for funding
Business Model Innovation Hub
Formed out of the Business Model Generation Book
Others
37 Signals
Signal vs. Noise – a company blog, which occasionally has really interesting articles.
what if
Great nerd site – ANSWERING YOUR HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS WITH PHYSICS, EVERY TUESDAY.
Who did I miss?
You see the format tell me who I should add, thanks 🙂
Eric, I recently started a blog that covers how to start a sales organization for a startup. It also goes over basic sales tips and strategies that any founder needs to know. It would be great if you could list me.
http://aspigablog.wordpress.com/
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