My presentation for an eduFire class on April 14th, 2009 entitled "Resources for Entrepreneurs".

1. Resources for
Entrepreneurs
April 14th, 2009

2. Resources
Blogs
Books
Podcasts
Twitter
People
So much more...

3. Blogs
37Signals
Marc Andreessen
Seth Godin
Venture Hacks
Fred Wilson
TheFunded

4. Books
Biographies
Start-up
“Templates”
Mind-Expanding
Stuff...

5. Podcasts
Entrepreneurial
Thought Leaders
Venture Voice
Mixergy
From Scratch
Great list on
JonBischke.com!!!

6. Twitter
@KathySierra
@andrew_chen
@jasonfried @venturehacks
@fredwilson @TheGrok
@bryce
@stevenbjohnson
@joshk
@davemcclure
@kissmetrics
@briannorgard
@vctips
@jhagel
@timoreilly @zappos @ericries
@cshirky

7. Info Mgmt Strategies
Multi-tasking
Filters
Q & A sites
Speedreading

8. Multi-tasking
Always have something to read
with you
Tools: Instapaper, Mobile RSS
Readers, etc.
Supplement with audio learning
Tools: iPod/iPhone, Noise-
cancelling headphones

9. Filters
Generic Filters: Digg,
del.icio.us, Hacker
News
Custom Filters:
Facebook and Twitter
feeds

10. Q & A Sites
One of the most under-
utilized resources for
entrepreneurs
General Q & A Sites:
Yahoo Answers, Mahalo
Answers, uClue
Specific Q & A Sites:
Sitepoint, DigitalPoint

11. Speedreading
Every entrepreneur
should be striving to
read faster
Software: EyeQ,
Spreeder, Rapid Reader
Strategies:
PhotoReading

12. Your Network
Your most important
resource = Your network
Capital, talent, ideas,
acquistions, etc.
What did your network
look like 2 years ago?
What will it look like 2
year from now?

13. Network Mgmt
Address Book/CRM
(e.g., Highrise)
Social Networking Tools
(e.g., Facebook,
LinkedIn) + Apps
(Birthday Reminder!)
Google/Twitter Alerts

14. Wrap-up
There are more resources
than ever for entrepreneurs
However, there’s more
noise out then ever before
too!!!
It’s vitally important that
you get good at locating and
managing your “inputs”

15. Resources for
Entrepreneurs
April 14th, 2009