NYU and New York City are rich in resources that can help NYU entrepreneurs develop their business plans, secure funding, and launch and grow their new venture. Whether you're a first-timer or a serial entrepreneur, there are a bounty of useful resources, organizations and incentives available to help you make your startup a success.
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Resources
Frameworks & Methodologies
- Bob Dorf's Customer Development Boot Camp (at the 2012 NYU Entrepreneurs Challenge) <- new
- Conducting Customer Discovery Interviews (by Steve Blank) <- new
- The Business Model Canvas
- The Entrepreneurs Guide to Customer Development
- How to Build a Startup (Steve Blank on Udacity) <- new
- The Startup Owner's Manual (print) or (ebook)
- Steve Blank's Customer Discovery Checklist <- new
- Survey.io: Metrics driven marketing and customer development <- new
- Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything <-new
Articles & Templates
- 12in6 Methodology: Using Metrics Driven Customer Development <- new
- Developing a Compelling Pitch
- How to Configure Your Startup Team <- new
- Fred Wilson: Six Slides
- Fundraising Tips for Startups <- new
- Getting Access to the Old Boys’ Club (how to approach a VC)
- Getting Started as an Entrepreneur: A Guide for Students
- Insights From Raising $33 Million In Venture Capital
- Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks <- new
- NYC Seed's Sample Pitch Deck <- new
- Mint.com Pre-Launch Pitch Deck
- Pitching Hacks
- Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR!
- Startup Viagra: How to Pitch a VC
Alternative Funding Resources
- BioAccelerate NYC Prize
- NCIIA (National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance) Grants <- new
- New York City Bioscience Initiative
- NYCEDC Financing & Incentives
- Qualified Emerging Technology Companies (QETC) Incentive Program
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants
- SBIR Funding Agency Comparison Matrix
- SBIR Resource Center Reading Library—Intro to SBIR & STTR Programs <- new
- Small Business Technology Investment Fund (SBTIF)
- Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic | Brooklyn Law School
- Legal Documents For Your Startup | Silicon Alley Insider/Cooley LLP
- Legal Resource Guide For Entrepreneurs | Fenwick & West
- NVCA Model Legal Documents | National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
- Series Seed Documents | Fenwick & West and Andreessen Horowitz
- Startup Lawyer | Startup Laywer/Ryan Roberts
- StartupPerColator | Perkins Coie, LLP
NYC Startup News & Events
- Gary's Guide
- New York Technology Council
- NYC Startup Digest
- NYU Entreprenuers Network Newsletters <- new
- Tech@NYU Digest
- This Week in NYC Innovation
VC/Entrepreneurship Blogs
- AVC | Fred Wilson
- Ask the VC | Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson
- Both Sides of the Table | Mark Suster
- Chris Dixon's Blog | Chris Dixon
- David B. Lerner | David Lerner
- Feld Thoughts | Brad Feld
- Leading to Innovation | John Basil Georges
- Master of 500 Hats | Dave McClure
- NYU Entrepreneurs Network Blog | NYUEN
- On Startups | Dharmesh Shah
- Paul Graham | Paul Graham
- Serendipitous Entrepreneurship | Micah Rosenbloom
- Startup Lessons Learned | Eric Ries
- Startup Marketing Blog | Sean Ellis
- Steve Blank | Steve Blank
- Venture Hacks: Good advice for startups
Startup & Tech News
- BetaBeat
- BioWorld
- Business Insider
- Fierce Markets
- CleanLinks
- GigaOM
- NYC ACRE Newsletter
- Pando Daily <- new
- TechCrunch
- TechMeme
- Technology Review
- Venture Capital Dispatch
- VentureBeat
- Xconomy
Startup & Venture Capital Data
- CB Insights
- CrunchBase
- Trends in Terms of Venture Financing In Silicon Valley
- MoneyTree Report
- NVCA YearBook
- Valuation & Deal Term Database
- Venture Capital 101
Incubators/Co-working Space
- 137 Varick Street <- new
- 20 Jay Street - DUMBO <- new
- SUNY Downstate Biotechnology Incubator
- Alexandria Center
- Audubon Biomedical & Technology Center
- Brooklyn Enterprise on Science and Technology (BEST)
- BioBAT
- Dogpatch Labs
- General Assembly
- Green Spaces
- Hive at 55
- New Work City
- NYC ACRE (Accelerator for a Clean & Renewable Economy)
- Sunshine Suites
- TechSpace
- WeWork
Accelerators & Bootcamps
Alumni Groups & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Competitions
Mentoring & Consulting
The Basics
- From Scientist to Entrepreneur
- Paths to entrepreneurship in the life sciences
- Starting a biotech? Advice for how to pitch VCs
Meetups, Clubs and Organizations
- Health 2.0 NYC
- NYC Bio Meetup
- NYC Health Business Leaders
- NYC Med Tech Forum
- NYC TechConnect
- Startup Health
Funding and Other Support Programs
Incubators & Accelerators
- Advanced Biotechnology Incubator
- Alexandria Center
- Audobon Center
- eLab NYC: Bio & Healthtech <- new
- BioBAT
- Blueprint Health
- New York Digital Health Accelerator <- new
- StartUp Health <- new
Other Life Science Resource Centers
Funding Resources
- Acumen Fund
- Ashoka
- Community Development Venture Capital Alliance (CDVCA) <- new
- Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
- Echoing Green
- Indiegogo <- new
- Investors' Circle <- new
- Jumo
- Kickstarter
- Lemelson Foundation
- Omidyar Network
- Rainer Arnhold Fellows
- REDF
- Schwab Foundation
- Skoll Foundation
- Unreasonable Institute
Toolkits
- eCorner: Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner
- entrepreneurship.org
- KISSmetrics' Entrepreneur’s Handbook: 101 Resources for First Time Entrepreneurs <- new
- MIT Entrepreneurship Center
- National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) Ventures
- NYBA Bio Web
- NYC Small Business Resource Center
- NYC Tech Connect
- NYC Venture Connect
- Steve Blank's Startup Tools