Resources
Links to all of the resources mentioned throughout The 48-Hour Startup
Designing and building your own website
Shopify, SquareSpace, Strikingly: ‘drag and drop’ websitebuilding sites.
ThemeForest – pre-designed website templates.
Balsamiq Mockups – create a quick layout of what you want your site to look like.
Start-up accelerators
Y Combinator, Wayra, Seedcamp, Tech Stars, Launchbox, DreamIT Ventures, SeedRocket, AlphaLab, BootupLabs, Capital Factory, 500startups, StartupBootcamp.
Idea inspiration
TheNextWeb, Betalist, TechCrunch, FastCompany, Wired, Springwise, Trendspotting, PSFK, CoolHunting, Startups.co.uk.
Design inspiration
TheDieline, LovelyPackage, Behance, Dribbble, Designspiration.
Crowdfunding
AngelList (global), Kickstarter (global), Indiegogo (global), Crowdcube (UK), Seedrs (UK), Angels Den (UK).
Domain name registration
Bustaname – enter words related to your idea and this will generate possible combinations of domains that are available to register.
NameStation – create a competition for ‘the crowd’ to come up with your name.
GoDaddy – the largest domain registration site.
Sedo – the largest domain name auction site.
Intellectual property Info
Ipo.gov.uk, USPTO.gov – check government-registered IP and register your trademarks and patents.
Fonts
Fontfabric.com, Losttype.com, MyFonts.com, YouWorkForThem.com.
Freelancer Marketplaces
Upwork, Elance, YunoJuno, Freelancer, PeoplePerHour.
Craft marketplaces
On-demand merchandise production
Zazzle, CafePress, Spreadshirt, Everpress, Merchify, Supreme Creations.
Finding Chinese manufacturers
Alibaba.com – the largest listing site of third-party manufacturers in the world.
Self-publishing
Payment processors
Subscription payment apps
Offline payments
Hiring interns
Enternships, Inspiring Interns.
Stock photography
Shutterstock, Alamy, iStockphoto, Dreamstime.
Ask for advice
Clarity.fm – pay a small fee to talk to an expert over the phone.
Organise your team
Asana, RememberTheMilk, BaseCamp, Trello, Calendly, Evernote, Join.me, Slack.
Manage social media
Hootsuite, Scoop.it, Content Marketer, Buffer, IFTTT, BuzzSumo, Narrow.
Analytics
Hubspot, Moz, Brand24, Optimizely, SumoMe, Google Trends, Google Analytics, RankTrackr.
Marketing tools
SurveyMonkey, MailChimp, WuFoo, SendGrid
Customer service tools
Zendesk, Intercom, Help.com, Desk.com, Get Satisfaction.
Productivity tools
RescueTime, Toggl, Pocket, Google Drive, DropBox.
Accounting, finance and legal tools
Exact (cloud accounting software), Xero, Mint, Expensify, Wave, Yodlee, BodeTree, Bench,
TermsFeed (create your T&Cs in minutes).
99Designs - Create a logo design competition.
CoFoundersLab - Find a co-founder for your start-up.