Entrepreneurship & Business Planning

From Harvard Business Working Knowledge

Suggested format for business plans submitted to the WV Collegiate Small Business Plan Competition

In 2014, Sam Altman (President of Y Combinator) taught a course at Stanford called “How to Start a Start-Up,” which offers students an introduction to the key lessons taught to YC companies.
In addition to Altman, other lectureres include: Dustin Moskovitz (Facebook co-founder), Peter Thiel (PayPal co-founder), Marc Andreessen (Netscape creator/general partner of Andreessen Horowitz), Marissa Mayer (Yahoo CEO), Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder), and Ron Conway (Silicon Valley super angel).
Altman’s site also features a recommended reading list, plus a set of additional resources.

In an introduction to the basics of the famous Customer Development Process, Steve Blank provides insight into the key steps needed to build a successful startup.

From Startup Nation

From Entrepreneur magazine