It takes a village.
There is no ONE way to build a startup. It’s a tangled path and we’re here to help. Our village consists of 100+ enterprise founders and builders from some of the best developer first and SaaS companies. We’ve been in your shoes 👟, on the same journey as you. We’ve launched with whiteboard ideas, scaled and exited 🦄. Our goal is to help you do the same.
Now dig in and soak up all this wisdom and insight.
Top Resources
What’s Hot in Enterprise IT/VC »
A weekly newsletter assembled by Founder and General Partner Ed Sim, containing readings and notes on enterprise VC, software, and scaling startups.
Software Snack Bites »
Curated by boldstart Partner Shomik Ghosh, Software Snack Bites is your go-to spot to learn about enterprise software, trends, and concepts that we’re seeing in the software ecosystem.
Enterprise Founder Toolkit »
A collection of blog posts, templates and resources which we’ve created specifically for enterprise founders of startups.
Ellen’s Newsletter »
The newsletter of boldstart Partner, Ellen Chisa, with material related to early stage startups, particularly product, developer relations, and VC.
Cryptosis »
A newsletter all about Crypto, curated by boldstart Associate Ernest Addison.
What’s Hot in Enterprise IT/VC »
A weekly newsletter assembled by Founder and General Partner Ed Sim, containing readings and notes on enterprise VC, software, and scaling startups.
Software Snack Bites »
Curated by boldstart Partner Shomik Ghosh, Software Snack Bites is your go-to spot to learn about enterprise software, trends, and concepts that we’re seeing in the software ecosystem.
Enterprise Founder Toolkit »
A collection of blog posts, templates and resources which we’ve created specifically for enterprise founders of startups.
Ellen’s Newsletter »
The newsletter of boldstart Partner, Ellen Chisa, with material related to early stage startups, particularly product, developer relations, and VC.
Cryptosis »
A newsletter all about Crypto, curated by boldstart Associate Ernest Addison.
All Resources
Ed joins Trends with Friends Podcast: Inside AI’s New VC Reality »
Ed Sim on the Carta Podcast: Backing Founders From Day Zero »
Boldstart & SVB Inception Bootcamp »
Future of Software, Agents in the Enterprise, and Inception Stage Company Building // Eliot Durbin »
boldstart technical founder summit — AI giveth and AI taketh away + other 🔑 learnings »
The Infra Pod: How to invest in infrastructure companies since inception stage? Chat with Eliot Durbin @ boldstart ventures »
Turpentine VC: E66: Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures »
Empowering Dev-First Startups: Ed Sim’s Vision for Boldstart and the Future of Enterprise AI (Venture with Grace) »
CXOTalk: Ed Sim + Investing in Early Stage Enterprise AI »
Driving Alpha Podcast: Inception investing in technical enterprise founders with Ed Sim »
Ellen Chisa on Scaling DevTools Podcast »
