Resources
Suggested Reading
Making the Business Case (Free online)
Mike Volker
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Steve Blank
The Startup Owner's Manual
Steve Blank and Bob Dorf
7 Ways To Be A Better Mentor
Bhavin Parikh - The Globe and Mail
A great insight for what *mentors* think about and how to better prepare for your mentoring sessions
Talking to Humans
Giff Constable
Online Resources
NVBC Video Seminars
Video archive from the annual New Ventures BC Competition seminar series.
Y Combinator: Startup Library
Collection of articles and guides
How To Build A Startup: The Lean Launchpad
Free online course by Steve Blank on Udacity
Business Model Canvas
Free downloadable canvas
Mural.ly
Idea Mapping for Collaborating with Teams
Co-Founder Equity Calculator
Resource for determining potential equity breakdown among co-founders
MaRS Startup Toolkit
Resource for legal documents. These are samples only. Venture Connection strongly suggests you obtain qualified legal advice.
Innovate BC
Entrepreneurship resources page.
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