Resources

Books

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	The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything		Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
	The Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide, Second Edition		The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business
	The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses		Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
	The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

Glossary

View the StartupSOS glossary here.

Forms/Reports Templates

HR Guidelines and Templates: A collection of how-to information regarding human resources, combined with templates for useful forms and letters. How-to covers job interviews, and notices that federal and state laws require to be displayed in the workplace. Templates include a job description form, a job offer letter, and more.  This material was provided by HR Answers.

Developing a Business Plan

• Business Plan Outline
• Financial projection spreadsheet
• Business Plan Checklist

Misc. Forms and Templates

• Nondisclosure Agreement Example
• Expense Report Template

Sample Investment Documents

At the National Venture Capital Association (nvca.com) you’ll find model documents for:

• Stock Purchase Agreement Example
• Investor Rights Agreement Example
• Voting Agreement Example
• Management Rights Letter Example
• Convertible Note
• Term sheet

More reading

You’ll find lots of good reference material on just about any entrepreneurial topic in our curated tag-cloud of blog posts from entrepreneurs and investors.