Can you suggest the top resources for learning about start-ups in general?<p>i.e. What I mean is: If one were to go embark upon the long road towards putting together a start-up, is there some sort of road-map or training material that you would recommend?
Hi -<p>I think the first thing to note is that: there is no 'right way' to start a start-up, though there are probably some wrong ways and things to avoid. To that end, you probably only need to do a minimal amount of reading, and then it is very much all about doing. Only once you start the process will you begin to see specific gaps in your knowledge or a bump in the road you need to get over. This where specific reading and resources will be 10x more valuable than general roadmaps.<p>However, these are good resources:<p><a href="http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/on-entrepeneurship/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/on-entrepeneurship/</a> - Mark Suster's blog is excellent, and his indexed start-up advice is an amazing resource to being with.
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Startup-Owners-Manual-Step-By-Step/dp/0984999302/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349095564&sr=8-1&keywords=steve+blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Startup-Owners-Manual-Step-By-Step...</a> - this book is very much in vogue at the moment. I have it, and it makes a lot of sense, and takes you one step at a time down the most important path of all - product development
<a href="http://www.quora.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.quora.com</a> - this should be one of your best friends, as it has a huge amount of start-up related advice<p>Hope this helps.