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Paul Graham's Essays Paul Graham

The foundational essays on startups, ideas and doing things that don't scale. Read 'How to Get Startup Ideas' first.

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Lenny's Newsletter Lenny Rachitsky

The most-read product & growth newsletter. Deeply practical playbooks, many free.

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The Bootstrapped Founder Arvid Kahl

Weekly essays on audience-building, indie business and the founder's mindset.

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Trends.vc Dru Riley

Concise, structured reports on emerging business opportunities and how to act on them.

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Marketing Examples Harry Dry

Short, screenshot-driven case studies of marketing and copywriting done right. Bookmark-worthy.

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Demand Curve Demand Curve

Growth playbooks and the Growth Guide — a free, no-fluff manual for acquiring customers.

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Stratechery Ben Thompson

The sharpest analysis of tech strategy and business models on the internet. Free Mondays, paid daily.

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SaaStr Jason Lemkin

A vast archive on building and scaling SaaS — metrics, hiring, sales, pricing. Skews later-stage.

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Kalzumeus / Patrick McKenzie Patrick McKenzie (patio11)

Legendary essays on charging more, SEO, A/B testing and the business of software for engineers.

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Julian Shapiro's Handbooks Julian Shapiro

Free, beautifully written guides to growth marketing, writing and startups. Start with the Growth guide.

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First Round Review First Round Capital

In-depth, tactical articles from operators on company-building. High signal, no ads.

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Indie Hackers Courtland Allen

Part forum, part directory of revenue numbers and interviews from real bootstrapped products.

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The Saturday Solopreneur Justin Welsh

Tactical, one-idea emails on building a one-person business and an audience. He's built two $1M+ solo brands in public.

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Growth.Design Growth.Design

Product and UX case studies told as illustrated comics — the psychology behind why great products convert and retain.

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Andrew Chen Andrew Chen

A deep, free archive on growth, network effects and the 'cold start problem' of getting a product off the ground.

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The Hustle The Hustle

A snappy daily email on business and tech news — a low-effort way to keep your finger on the market's pulse.

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