Tools people are actually using, not sponsored [insert SAAS review website] crap

🌱 Getting off the ground:

• [ ] Company Formation (Clerky, CapBase)
• [ ] Storing things (Gsuite, Dropbox, Box)
• [ ] Business insurance (Vouch)
• [ ] Designing your pitch (Pitch.com, Canva)
• [ ] Fundraising (DocSend , Docusign)
• [ ] Bank (Mercury, Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic)
• [ ] Cap table (Carta, Captable.io, Pulley, CapBase)
• [ ] Payroll/HR (Gusto, Rippling)
• [ ] Spend Management (Ramp, Brex)
• [ ] Legal Counsel (Gunderson Dettmer, Wilson Sonsini, Wilmer Hale)

👨‍💻 Getting some work done:

• [ ] Code Management (Github)
• [ ] Chat (Slack, Discord)
• [ ] Virtual hang (Gather
• [ ] Video Conference (Zoom)
• [ ] Design (Figma, Kapwing)
• [ ] Productivity (Notion, Airtable)
• [ ] Task Tracking (Jira, Asana, Clickup)
• [ ] Cloud Compute (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• [ ] API Services (Twilio, Agora, Auth0)
• [ ] CI/CD (CircleCI, TravisCI)

🏢 Other tools you might need at Pre-seed:

• [ ] Feedback Tools (Typeform, Viable, Delighted)
• [ ] Swag (SwagUp, Loyalist)
• [ ] Accounting (Xero, Quickbooks)
• [ ] Bookkeeping (Pilot, Fondo, Zeni)
• [ ] Passwords (1Password)
• [ ] Email (Superhuman, Front)
• [ ] Collaboration (Miro, Loom)
• [ ] Analytics (Segment, Heap, Full Story)
• [ ] Tax Credits (MainStreet)
• [ ] Remote company? Use Deel
• [ ] eCommerce company? Alloy

🛠️ Seed+

• [ ] SOC2 (Secureframe, Vanta, Tugboat)
• [ ] Security / Pen Testing (Cobalt)
• [ ] ATS (Greenhouse, Lever)

🏗️ Series A+

• [ ] Org Management (Lattice, ChartHop)
• [ ] Compensation Management (Pave, Figure)

🤑 Sales Checklist (Usually Series A+)

• [ ] CRM (Salesforce)
• [ ] Email (Streak, Mixmax)
• [ ] Recordings (Chorus, Fireflies)
• [ ] Sales Collaboration (Prelay)

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