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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 đź‘ź, on the same journey as you. We’ve launched with whiteboard ideas, scaled and exited 🦄. Our goal is to help you do the same.
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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.
All Resources

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 »

Back to Basics —Enterprise Founders’ Day »

The VentureFizz Podcast: Ellen Chisa – Partner, boldstart ventures »

20VC: Did Figma Kill M&A Markets in 2024, The Three Biggest Mistakes Made in Growth Investing, The Three Requirements Companies Need to IPO in 2024 with Ed Sim and Jamin Ball »

The Startup Landscape in 2023 and Beyond with Shomik Ghosh (Total Rekall) »

Clearing the 3 biggest dev tool activation hurdles »
