Resources For Startups (maintained and occasionally updated by Arun Sundararajan)

For Startups

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My compilation of information and links for people planning a business, largely for early-stage (pre-seed/first round/class project) Internet/technology companies. This is not intented to be a complete, beginning-to-end guide to starting a company. Just a collection of links and information that will help in the process of planning one. And I still strongly believe that sensible b2c plans have a great deal of potential.

Clearly, planning can't substitute for innovation, a creative org. design and learning strategy, or execution skills -- without which one can't build a sucessful company, especially in a new technology market. But it certainly can complement them. Let me know if there are other websites/topics that you feel the site will benefit from.

General-Purpose Links
Apart from the topic-specific resources (accessible via the hyperlinks above), some of the more useful general purpose resources out there are:

The American Express Small Business Exchange: While it isn't targeted towards hi-tech startups, it's a very good entrepreneur resource.
startups.com: Relatively new, requires registration, but has current and focused information. One of the few places (on the Web, or off) which has useful content on equity and valuation.
Crossing the Chasm: If you're launching a new technology or software product, there isn't a better guide than this.
High Tech Startup: A new edition of the classic book by John Neshiem.
Ten fallacies of Internet start-ups: Interesting (and amusing) article by Jennifer Moss.
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. Read between the lines -- this is easily one of the best books I've seen.