We envision a world where anyone, regardless of their background, regardless of where they come from or who they know, has access to a dedicated community of founders, investors, and operators to help bring their idea to life.

We are an accelerator providing equity-free funding, world class mentorship, and hands on support for founders who are woman and/or people of color in college or recently graduated. Learn more about us at envisionaccelerator.com :)

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💡Vision for this Resource Library

READ ME/Our Vision for this Library

Credit/Thanks

Contributing to the Library/Feedback

📚 General Learning Materials

Envision Book Club

Envision Daily Reading (News, Trends, Blogs)

Communities for Diverse Founders

Podcasts

Who To Follow On Twitter

🛣 Road to Starting a Business

Ideation

Common First-Time Founder Mistakes/Advice

Inspiration, Success Stories, and Failures

User Testing/Customer Interviews

Co-Founders

Learning Code/Tech Solutions Hub

📈 Product

Creating your MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

Product Market Fit

Product Design

Pivoting

Building Product/Product Management

💰 Monetization/Finance

Pricing, Packaging & Monetization

SaaS & D2C Metrics/KPIs

Operational Finance/Legal

🏆 Sales and Marketing

Growth Hacking

Sales Strategy (B2B and D2C)

Marketing Strategies (SEO, Email, Press, Product Hunt, etc)

Go-To-Market Strategy

📣 Management/Leadership

Management/Leadership

Board Member/Advisor 101

Mentorship for Diverse Founders

Organizational Culture

Boosting Morale/Productivity

Hiring/Firing

💸 Fundraising

VC/Accelerators for Diverse Founders

VC 101

Fundraising as First-Time Founder and Advice for Underestimated Founders

Perfect Pitch Deck/Pitching Your Company

SAFE/Priced Equity Round 101

Alternatives to VC Funding

Accelerator Interview Prep

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