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Save up to $1.4M+ with startup perks

Free credits and discounts from top tools — exclusive deals for early-stage startups.

Up to $350K in credits

Cloud credits over two years with additional perks for AI-focused startups, including Firebase access and technical support.

Up to $250K in credits

Credits for Workers, Pages, R2 storage, D1 database, and enterprise-level security features for up to 3 domains.

Up to $150K in credits

Azure credits plus free GitHub Enterprise, Microsoft 365, Visual Studio, and OpenAI credits with technical support.

Up to $100K in credits

AWS credits covering EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, and most AWS services with technical support and training.

Up to $100K in credits

Infrastructure credits for Droplets, Kubernetes, managed databases, and Spaces object storage.

Up to $60K value

Build internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards. 1 year free plus 25% off second year and $200K+ in partner offers.

$50K in credits

One year free of Growth plan including product analytics, session replay, and unlimited seats.

$50K in credits

All-in-one product analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and surveys. Free tier covers 30M events/month.

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Starter Kit Picks

The tools we use every day

Every tool we actively pay for to run our business.

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Slack

Best for: Any team that needs real-time communication and wants to reduce email

Team communication hub with integrations for all our tools.

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Google Workspace

Best for: Teams of any size needing reliable email and collaboration with strong integration ecosystem

Essential for email, docs, and collaboration. The business standard for productivity.

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Stripe

Best for: Startups and businesses that need reliable, developer-friendly payment infrastructure with room to scale

Payment processing and subscription management.

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Vercel

Best for: Frontend and full-stack teams who want the best deployment experience for React/Next.js apps

Hosting platform for our Next.js applications with seamless deployments.

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PostHog

Best for: Developer-first teams who want full product insights without vendor lock-in

Product analytics, feature flags, and session recordings.

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QuickBooks

Best for: US-based small businesses needing comprehensive accounting with strong tax support

Accounting and financial management.

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Top 10 Books for First-Time Founders

Essential reads curated for your startup journey. From customer discovery to leadership growth, these 10 books provide the foundational knowledge every new founder needs.

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Featured Podcast

Acquired

Hosted by Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal

Every episode, Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal dive deep into a company acquisition or IPO, uncovering the complete story from the technology, the people, the strategy, and the financials. A podcast about great companies and the stories behind them.

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