181 Ways to Grow Your Startup — And Every One Is Free
181 Ways to Grow Your Startup — And Every One Is Free If you’re a founder at the idea stage or early traction, you know the feeling: 🔥 Too many decisions 😵💫 Not enough structure 💸 Here's Help!
If you’re a founder at the idea stage or early traction, you know the feeling:
🔥 Too many decisions
😵💫 Not enough structure
💸 Limited resources
To help solve that, I’ve created something that I wish existed when I started:
The Ultimate Startup Founder Checklist — 181 items across 12 core categories
It’s part of the Startup Growth Hacking Resource Centre, a curated collection of tools, templates, frameworks, and execution plans — all designed to help you go from idea → MVP → traction → scale.
What’s Inside the Checklist?
The list breaks down every key area of early-stage startup building:
🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset
🔍 Understanding the Problem & Market
🏁 Ideation & Feasibility Evaluation
📦 Value Proposition & Business Model Design
👥 Team Building & Culture Foundations
⚙️ MVP Development & Market > Product Fit
🚀 Go-To-Market Execution
💰 Funding Readiness
Each checklist item includes:
• A clear action
• Why it matters
• How to complete it
• A recommended resource
• A direct link to explore more
Whether validating an idea, preparing to raise, or scaling an MVP — this framework gives you clarity, structure, and momentum.