Far partire un nuovo business è molto duro e spesso si fallisce e avere a disposizione gli strumenti giusti aiuta! Rob Fritzpack un imprenditore seriale e autore del libro The mom test ci fornisce un utile elenco che vi riporto: alcuni sono semplici altri sono molto intriganti!!
Talking to CustomersIntercom--tasteful chat and help widgets for your site, plus good automated email triggers
Drip--email courses and signup widgets for your site
Mailchimp--newsletters and decent signup widgets
Buffer--easier way to run your twitter and facebook accounts
Team collaboration
Slack--chat and messaging to reduce internal email load, with one room per major project
Github--repository for your source code plus task lists and collaboration with your developers
Dropbox--all company files should be here, not on email attachments or personal folders
Streak--simple CRM plugin for Gmail to manage and share your sales leads
Trello--digital kanban board for project management
Basecamp--I use it for project management with external teams who don't know our Trello workflow
Stormboard--digital sticky notes for remote brainstorming and workshops
Meldium--team password sharing and management
Domains
Lean Domain Search--suggests all available .coms with a given keyword somewhere in the name
Instant Domain Search--quickly check specific domain availability
Namecheap--register your domains without getting screwed
Payments
Square (US) or iZettle (elsewhere)--accept credit card payments with your phone, e.g. for market stalls and contractors
Stripe--best payment processing online
GoCardless (UK)--accept direct debit payments
Gumroad--easily sell digital files like PDFs, videos, and links
Analytics
Google Analytics--free and good enough for all your analytics needs
Google Keyword Planner--see how many people are searching relevant terms
Facebook Ads--use the targeting options to compare the approximate size and location of various interests and demographics
Physical Products and Print-on-Demand
Createspace--upload a PDF, sell a printed book via Amazon
Newspaper Club--ever wanted your own newspaper?
The Game Crafter--prototype and sell your board and card games
Shapeways--high quality 3d printing in a wide range of materials including gold and silver (for jewelry) and ceramics (for household goods); great for prototyping and market-testing physical products
Alibaba--cut out the middle man and buy anything you want directly from the manufacturer; if you've ever wanted a 40' shipping container full of go karts, this is the place for you
Building Websites
Squarespace--visual site builder with good themes and integrations with stores, payments, newsletters, etc
Strikingly--easy site builder for nice single-page sites like manifestos, personal/company pages, or landing pages
Shopify--for ecommerce and online stores
Themeforest--if you need something custom, start by buying a $30 theme and editing it
Art
Glyphicons--icon set
500px--non-cheesy stock photography
Flickr Creative commons--search for photos with the appropriate usage rights
Subtle Patterns--pretty much what it says on the tin; for backgrounds and textures
People
Fiverr--pay $5 (or a bit more) for tasks ranging from logo design to copywriting
99designs--crowdsource design tasks (especially logos) for a few hundred dollars
elance--various freelancers (assume you'll hire several for trial projects before finding good ones)
Clarity.fm--pay-by-the-minute advice from various startup specialists
Dribbble--browse designer portfolios, many of whom also freelance
Phones
TextIt--create SMS applications without programming (e.g. for the developing world)
Twilio--makes phone calls and SMS as easy to program as websites
Legals
Docracy--open source legal documents
Companies Made Simple (UK)--set up and manage a UK corporation for 19
Duedil (UK)--nice interface over companies house interface to research industry and competitors
Learning
Paul Graham's Essays--read the whole archive
Tropical MBA--250 podcast episodes comprising the best source of knowledge on location independence and manufacturing businesses
Seth Godin's Startup School--15 audio episodes covering a Seth's take on getting entrepreneurial
Moz Learn--solid knowledge base on inbound marketing
News
f6s--listing of all accelerator programs (and lots of other info) and a social network for startups and angels
AngelList--social network and funding platform for startups and angels
Capitallist--like Angellist, but focused on London and the UK
The Funded--reviews and testimonials of investors from the founders' perspective; do your investor due diligence here
Crowdfunding
Crowdcube (UK)--equity crowd funding
Seedrs (UK)--equity crowd funding
Kickstarter--crowd-fund via pre-selling your products
Indiegogo--crowd-fund via donations with a focus on arts and creative projects, including some hich aren't allowed on KickStarter
