New to startups? Start here

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I often get asked where to start when exploring the mysterious world of startups.

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These books are a great place to start. They will help you understand the Lean Startup Principles to keep you focused on your startup idea, and the Customer Discovery approach from Steve Blank.

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
Eric Ries (Hardcover — Sep 13, 2011)

Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works (Lean Series)
Ash Maurya (Hardcover — Mar 9, 2012)

The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Steve Blank (Hardcover — Jul 17, 2013)

Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson (Hardcover — Dec 26, 2012)

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel, Blake Masters (Hardcover — Sep 16, 2014)

Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup
Brad Feld, David Cohen (Hardcover — Oct 19, 2010)

Follow these blogs

Fred Wilson — avc.com
Brad Feld — feld.com

Listen to these podcasts

Stanford Entrepreneurial Corner
a16z
This weekinstartups by Jason Calacanis
Benedict Evans

and network, network, network

Meetups are a good starting point. If you’re in Melbourne, try the Lean Startup Meetup.

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