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Welcome to Startup Forge. This is an opinionated version of the information I wish I was told when building a startup. Knowing this advice would have saved me months of work, so I’d like to share it with you. This resource is built for people with a technical background. In the beginning there is some non technical work, but I’ll mostly focus on building a good production ready tech stack. I won’t overly prioritize free software. When a paid service can save time at a reasonable price I’ll recommend it.

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Startup School

I highly recommend going through the first 3-5 modules in the free Startup School curriculum. These lectures from YC partners can help avoid common mistakes that cause startups to fail.

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The Broad Steps

1

Decide what to build

Figure out what problem you’re solving and who you’re solving it with.
2

Create the business

Decide on some of the basic aspects required for a business.
3

Write the code

Start organizing a codebase that can launch quickly and grow with your team.
4

Launch and grow

Show the world your product and start getting more users.