Lean Tools
The software, websites, and educational resources below are intended to offer a full-stack knowledge base to anyone who is in the process of launching and/or building a startup. We’re always trying to keep this page updated with the latest and greatest in B2B tooling and knowledge-building. If your team currently uses a tool that is not listed and you’d like to recommend we add it, please reach out!
Prototyping & Wireframes
Balsamiq: Wireframing and mock up tool
Bootstrap: Responsive, mobile first projects
InVision: Prototyping and collaboration
Keynotopia: Best if familiar with ppt/keynote
Bhuma: AI-based UI design & UX workflows
Marvel: Prototype your app
Moqups: Mockups & UI testing
Test Flight: Test IOS apps
Website Development
Built With: What tech websites use
Code Climate: Code review
Launchrock: Create landing pages quickly
Shopify: Open an online store
Squarespace: Simple with beautiful layouts
Strikingly: Mobile-friendly website in minutes
Volusion: Open an online store
Webflow: Low-code web design
Design
Canva: Graphic design for media assets
Figma: No-code design tool for teams
Looka: Logo design
Business Operations
Hightouch: Data warehouse syncing
Retool: Build internal tooling
Zapier: Workflow automation tool
Miscellaneous
CoFoundersLab: Find a cofounder
Collective Catalyst: CTO as a service
Doodle: Find a meeting time that works
Feedback.vc: Feedback on pitch deck
FlexTeam: Augmented management team
GK Training: Pitch coaching
Stacklist: Curated list of tools
Tanooki Labs: Technical co-founders
Uber conference: Free conference calls
Venturejuice: Services for startups
Team Operating System
Airtable: Collaborative database platform
Notion: All-in-one workspace
Slack: Instant messaging built for business
Superhuman: World’s fastest email system
Project Management
Asana: Project management tool
Basecamp: Project management tool
Jira: Agile project management
Slack: Team communication tool
Trello: Project management tool
Technical/Entrepreneurial Literacy
Codecademy: Learn how to code
General Assembly: In person classes
Khan Academy: Learn for free
One Month: Online classes
TechSpeak: Learn to manage tech teams
Thinkful: Online mentorship
Udemy: Online education marketplace
Legal
Cap Table IO: Cap table calculator
Cooley Go: Resources & education
Hire an Esquire: Legal Labor Marketplace
Orrick Total Access: Resources & education
Traklight: Track and protect IP
Upcounsel: Hire legal professionals
Domain Name Generators
Domain Name Soup
Hipster Business
Panabee
Contracting
Dribbble: Find and contract designers
Fiverr: Freelancer marketplace
Upwork: Freelancer marketplace
User Feedback / Engagement
Curalate: Measure social media marketing
Optimizely: A/B testing for websites
Survey Monkey: Create surveys
Unbounce: Build and A/B test landing pages
Usertesting: Get feedback on your site
WhatUsersDo: Understand user experience
CRM / Marketing
Animoto: Create animated videos
Appboy: Engage mobile customers
Customer.io: Send email based on behavior
Highrise: CRM software for small businesses
Hubspot: marketing and sales-focused CRM
Mailchimp: Email Marketing
Muckrack: PR Software
Powtoon: Create animated videos
Sailthru: Email Marketing
Salesforce: enterprise-grade CRM
SendGrid: Email Marketing
Streak: CRM inside Gmail
Videolicious: Create animated videos
Zoho: CRM software
Data / Analytics
Appannie: App analytics
Baremetrics: Metrics for SAAS businesses
Chart Mogul: Subscription analytics
Crashlytics: Mobile crash reporting tool
Equals: Data analytics for startups
Metabase: UX-friendly biz intelligence tool
Mixpanel: Analytics for mobile
Tableau: Business intelligence and analytics