What are your favorite tools to validate, build, and launch your startup?
- Nick Abouzeid37Partner @ Shrug Capital · WrittenFor when you inevitably build up an email list, here's a great directory of email copy from companies like Slack, Pinterest, and Trello.
- Adam ChipperfieldWeb Developer
Really helpful if you are stuck for simple email copy (like welcome emails). Some real quirky ones on there from great companies.
- Jessica TreemanHR, design, fashion with a dash of geek · WrittenGreat products & companies are built with great teams. Breezy makes it easy to attract and hire them. What's even better? You can use it for free. Breezy is the only hiring tool available with a completely free subscription tier. #startuplife PS: If you love Trello, you're going to fall deeply in love with Breezy. https://breezy.hr/ You'll ❤️ it.
- Sidney OtteloheUI & product design, front-end developer · EditedAmazing tool if you need high-fi prototypes, marketing sites, mvp's! We used Webflow to build and launch our MVP - from scratch - in just three weeks and got voted #1 on PH last month (after Elon Musk's Boring Company). If you wanna read more about it: https://medium.com/spreadshare/h...
- Mat GriffithsDesigner
Webflow is a game changer for Smoke Tests, Landing Pages etc for side projects. I haven’t used it on a large scale project (yet).
- Hari Maheshpartner operations, emergence capital · WrittenQuick, cheap way to create a simple landing pages for your (multiple) startups. Only $20 a year for 10 sites.Sameer SontakeyCEO / Founder at Biostrap · WrittenThe best way to validate is building a landing page to collect emails. Maybe drive some traffic to your site and see how people convert.
- Brendan Hershdev/designer/domainer
Carrd is the most amazing web building platform I've seen to date- and trust me, I've tried everything. You start off with a blank page, or choose from expertly-designed templates, then you can build your own site with content LEGOs: drag text under an image, make a row of links across the top, or even add some of your own code.
When you discover control bars that let you break your site into pages, though, it's when everything changes: Carrd goes from letting you create business-card like pages to making full-blown websites for anything- home base for your app with dedicated support and contact pages, a sign-up form for an event that plugs names and comments into a Google sheet, ANYTHING (how do I make extra bold?)
Carrd is now my go-to tool for anything web-building related. I made a website for a friend and even made a few bucks off it. I'm also teaching an HTML class for my homeschool support group and there will be a whole lesson on Carrd!
I just want to say thanks to @ajlkn for my favorite website for websites, ever.
- Suraj RajanCo-founder, invyt.in
Found it to be extremely useful to create a profile site that I can easily share with people so they can find all my social media handles by just going here !
- Rafael Isao DecontoDesigner · WrittenIt´s a great tool to prototype an validate your products
- Easy-to-use email builder with designed email templates to save time on routine with rich exporting opportunities to top ESPsIvan Burban10Head of Digital Marketing at Stripo · WrittenIvan Burban made this productFor launch with email marketing, I recommend our Drag-n-Drop email template builder. We have Free plan for Startups ;)
- AnnaEmail marketer, copywriter
In fact, I like it that my colleagues have a shared Stripo account. Convenient when a large number of people need to have access to work on and edit same projects. Would love to embed in my SaaS
- Nastasiya BurbanBusiness Analyst at Sprinkle Group S.A.
We had a separate person, who has created adaptive emails for our company. Now we don't need it anymore. As a Business Analyst I spent a few hours for creating more than 25 emails. Stripo really decreases expenses.
- Lindsay WindhamDesigner | Co-Founder, Distil Union · Written@jaredsilver if your startup is bringing a new hardgood to the market, Kickstarter is a great way to test market demand (validate) and *hopefully* launch. The whole exercise makes you finely tune your messaging, and your numbers.
- Beth Hudson4Social Media Marketer, Recruitee · WrittenBeth Hudson made this productStartups are all about building a great team of people. Sure, you can have an innovative product, but do you have the right people to get it going? Recruitee is an ATS (Applicant Tracking System) that is affordable and allows for collaborative hiring. This way, you can find the minds that mesh best with your startup's ultimate goals and values.
Highly recommend
- Nick Abouzeid37Partner @ Shrug Capital · WrittenOnce you have some emails, Brick By Brick offers some great ways to build a community of active, loyal users for your product (and inevitable Product Hunt launch!).
- Kunal Bhatia51Co-founder & Design Lead @SlidesUp · WrittenIt isn't a startup without a Medium article! All kidding aside, Medium let's your biggest fans get the inside scoop and a better understanding of what you're trying to do with your startup. I highly recommend having a presence there, if not starting a publication to curate all the articles related to your company.
- Nathan BrownWeb & Mobile Growth Consultant
I've loved Medium for a long time - in fact I still hear from people (other authors wanting to link/interview me, prospective clients, etc.) every singe month directly from my very first Medium post.
Medium on mobile is...so-so. Much better than the original app, but the nature of a content network means there's a ton to fit on a small screen's UX.
My only real issue with the app is the writing interface (which should be Medium's strongest point if the website is any indication). It's reminiscent of the beloved Medium writing interface, but some of the features
- Larisa DeacUX/UI Designer
I've used many blog editors out there, and none has proven to be as easy and user friendly as Medium.
- Arshad ZaidiUSA Vape products Wholesale · WrittenA curated directory of resources & tools to help you build your Startup
- Samuel JennWedding Planner
I just found this here and loved the site. And surely recommend everyone who's starting a business, should check this list before using any paid tool.
- maker@GoodIdeaDogDLevelOPYour Magnitude componet$
Need to really explore but love that I found it
- Jim SemickFounder, ProductPlan · WrittenI've used the business model canvas (and canvases like it) for years as part of validating new products and businesses, including my current business. It's a great way to work through the high risk portions of a business model. It's easy to use (I like to print it out in large format and then use sticky notes for discussion).
- Shingayi Elle ManskeDesigner · WrittenKeeps you organized with all your startup tasks.
- Pedro ParedesFullstack developer
Usually my thoght process goes from general idea to multiple sub-ideas until I get to doable tasks. No other app that I've tried allows you to do this the way Workflowy does. They all let you group by tag, or notebooks or whatever but they are usually one level grups.
- Artem UshanovPM at Adeptik
Best outline and note-taking app for me.
Using WF for:
- projects list
- clients list
- "inbox", "tasks" and "later" lists in kinda GTDish style
- quick note taking during meetings and
Using WF everyday for two years, happy with it's simple efficiency. No automation at all, but you can invent any kind of workflow using tags and search. Lately company significantly improved their Android app, but it still need more.
- Ana SantosStarting from scratch · WrittenIt allows you to record a fair amount of interactions with your site for free. Super important to see where visitors are looking at, how do they navigate and click from page to page.
- Emma TieganHead Of Operations
Love HotJar! It's been pivotal for us to understand our customers, and learn how we can improve our product (SmarterQueue).
The only thing I wish it had was team member assignment within HotJar. As there are hundreds of viewings, as a manger it's a bit of an admin task to assign viewings to individuals. There maybe a way of doing this within HotJar that I've missed, but couldn't easily see it.
Great tool overall 👍🏽
- Rebecca GoldsmithContent Developer & UX Manager
I love using HotJar and have used it in conjunction with Google Analytics for years! I am able to gain so much insight from watching the recordings of people interacting with the site. This is something I would recommend to any digital marketing professional.
- John MoodyCEO, LinkSense · WrittenIf your startup involves mobile apps, LinkSense provides great tools to make it simple to direct customers to download your app from the Apple App Store and Google Play.
