Continuous learning is key for startup success.

As Kyle Porter, CEO and founder of unicorn startup Salesloft says, you have to learn faster than your startup is growing.

Learning can take many forms: coaching, peer groups, podcasts, books, school, YouTube, and…one of my personal favorites for obvious reasons…BLOGS!

I already shared 3 incredible SaaS blogs.

But what about the millions of non-SaaS startups?

Yes, there’s great resources for marketplaces, consumer apps, web3, general scaling, product building, and everything in between.

Here are 6 of the best startup-focused blogs guaranteed to provide takeaways that you can use at your company today!

1. Lenny Rachitsky

📖: Lenny’s Newsletter (Substack)

• Product leader at Airbnb with “deeply researched growth, product, career advice”

• Real data and how-tos from “the early days” of successful companies — one of the most helpful resources for marketplaces especially!

#TopReads

• How to kickstart and scale a marketplace business (17 real stories)

• How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users

2. Fred Wilson

📖: AVC.com (classics), AVC.xyz (current)

• Partner at Union Square Ventures “investing at the edge”

• Thoughtful, concise writings on web3, climate, NYC, and other tech trends

#TopReads

• Employee Equity: How Much?

• The VC’s Customer

3. Molly Graham

📖: Lessons (Substack)

• COO/Head of Ops at high profile startups like Quip, Lambda School, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Facebook

• Practical, strategic guidance on how to scale especially people and ops

#TopReads

• ‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups (published by First Round Capital 👇👇)

• Duct Tape

• Startup Org Design: Design Power Centers Intentionally

4. First Round Capital

📖: First Round Review

• First Round is a VC firm known for their helpful content!

• Comprehensive, actionable content across every topic for early stage founders

#TopReads

• Finding Language/Market Fit: How to Make Customers Feel Like You’ve Read Their Minds

• Step-by-Step Fundraising Tactics from the NYC Legend Who Raised $750M

5. Mario Gabriele

📖: The Generalist (Substack)

• Best “deep dives” on founders and well-known startups

• Get a thoughtful entrepreneur biography in 15 minutes instead of 15 hours!

#TopReads

• Union Square Ventures: The Thinkers (learn more about Fred Wilson 👆👆)

• Modern Meditations: Claire Hughes Johnson

6. Andrew Chen

📖: andrewchen.com (classics), Substack (current)

• Partner at a16z “at the intersection of games + tech”

• Great insights and specifics on consumer products and apps

#TopReads

• The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup’s metrics – 80 slide deck included!

• Consumer startups are awesome, and here’s what I’m looking for at a16z (70 slide deck)

Other favorite blogs? What resources have been most helpful to you? What’s a newsletter that you read every time it hits your inbox??