Here’s a guide to NDAs for startups—from why your startup might need an NDA to what happens if one is breached.
Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments, reveals ‘deeper partnership’ with Nvidia | TechCrunch
Fintech giant Stripe announced Wednesday a slew of new product launches at its annual Stripe Sessions user event. The highlights include a new AI
7 Startup Agreements That Save Companies (and Friendships) | Signus
Founder blowups and cap-table surprises are mostly preventable. A focused seven-document set—Founders Agreement, SAFE (Post-Money), Mutual NDA, Independent Contractor Agreement, Advisory Agreement, Consulting Agreement, and PIIA—closes the early gaps that orphan IP, muddle equity, and stall deals. Right-size what you send; use the subset that fits the moment. Clarity beats memory.
Startup idea checklist
I’ve been tinkering with different startup ideas and needed a good checklist to think through them. There are great templates for this already: The YC application, Amazon’s internal press release, and Sequoia’s Writing a Business Plan. I found myself mixing and tweaking these templates because they don’t exactly match my model of the world, so I wrote up my own list.
What Working At Stripe Has Been Like | Kalzumeus Software
Open Source Startup: Why We Give Away All Our IP 🐝
Interview with Richard D. Bartlett, Loomio cofounder. Reposted with permission from Straight Up, a monthly startup resource that tackles…
Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+ | TechCrunch
OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.
12 Best Startup Financial Model Templates [Free & Paid]
Need a financial model for your startup? Fear not. I have extensively compared the top 12 templates, free and paid, so you don't have to do it.
Startup Playbook
We spend a lot of time advising startups. Though one-on-one advice will always be crucial, we thought it might help us scale Y Combinator if we could distill the most generalizable parts of this advice into a sort of playbook we could give YC and YC Fellowship companies.
TypeDB for Startups
We back the builders and breakers. Launch and scale on TypeDB's unique language and infrastructure.
Founders Hub | Transform Finance
The founder playbook for building a company that lasts and stays true to why you started it. Research, case studies, and practical tools for incorporation, fundraising terms, board structure, ownership, and culture.
NVIDIA Forms 37-Member Open Secure AI Alliance and Open-Sources NOOA Framework
NVIDIA and 36 partners form the Open Secure AI Alliance and release NOOA, while governance and joint deliverables remain undisclosed.
Open Sourcing a Failed Startup - Kevin Menard's Weblog
Technical articles by Kevin Menard. Topics include Ruby, Java, machine learning, and general computing.
LLC vs. corporation for startups: How to choose | Stripe
Deciding whether to form an LLC or a corporation can affect a startup’s ability to secure funding, hire talent, and manage tax liability.
NRW.BANK.Venture Center - NRW.BANK
Spezialisierte Beratung für Unternehmen, Gründungsinteressierte und innovative Start-ups.
Startups & Small Business References/Resources/Tools
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Resources - Female Founders Fund
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Intellectual Property (by Bee 🐝) — Semble
Clerky · Get startup legal paperwork done safely and easily.
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