55 Products
157 Avg Interest
Edily Top Launch
0.18 Avg Engagement

The Startup Lessons space added 55 products in 2023. Some will become category leaders. Most will pivot or shut down within two years. The engagement data helps you tell which is which.

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Q1 2023

Collaborative productivity tool for building new businesses
333

Inodash helps you easily generate new business ideas, validate problems and test solutions. Collaborate with your team, track progress with a dashboard, and enjoy modules like Problem Discovery, Persona, Ideation (soon with AI), Business Generation, and MVP.

Productivity SaaS Startup Lessons
Mar 2023 234 discussions 0.70 engagement
10 Days to master your pitchdeck creation
265

Pitchdeck Challenge: 10-day email challenge that guides you to create an effective & visually stunning pitchdeck for your ideas. Step-by-step process for confident presentations & unlocking potential.

Startup Lessons Fundraising Design
Jan 2023 108 discussions 0.41 engagement
See hundreds of founders building profitable businesses
325

A website featuring 100+ interviews with successful founders, providing insights and inspiration for your entrepreneurial journey. The website eventually covers hundreds of founder interviews.

Marketing SaaS Startup Lessons
Jan 2023 101 discussions 0.31 engagement
Life and business advice from Naval Ravikant using ChatGPT
159

Engage in conversation with “Naval Ravikant” using a ChatGPT-like chatbot. Chat with Naval to get his personal development, philosophy, and investing insights. Elevate your mind in minutes!

Web App Messaging Artificial Intelligence
Mar 2023 34 discussions 0.21 engagement
An algorithm for discovering early-stage startup value
98

An algorithm, fed by entrepreneurship data and research. 💸 Funders: Observe the startup's potential and development value. 💪🏻 Support providers: Chart effective training and mentoring path. 😎 Entrepreneurs: Assess current situation and plan next steps.

Web App API Investing
Mar 2023 18 discussions 0.18 engagement
Ask questions and get advice from Y Combinator videos
144

Lookup YC gets direct answers to your startup-related questions from Y Combinator videos (with timestamped references). Save hours of scrolling through hundreds of videos trying to find a particular framework or an example that inspired you months ago.

Artificial Intelligence Search Startup Lessons
Mar 2023 26 discussions 0.18 engagement
Find your perfect cofounder
128

An app for aspiring entrepreneurs, solo founders, and ambitious folks to meet their future startup cofounders.

Productivity User Experience Startup Books
Jan 2023 22 discussions 0.17 engagement
Find VC's and send your elevator pitch with one click
87

3 Line Pitch provides an efficient way for startups and investors to find and connect with each other. They can search our global database, review summary profiles, shortlist candidates and connect with suitable parties with a single click.

Venture Capital Startup Lessons Fundraising
Jan 2023 6 discussions 0.07 engagement
Get your own world-saving startup
91

We all know those startups claiming to "Change the World😊"- while actually making paperwork-filing slightly easier. Legit Startups generates your own world-saving startup website, in any topic (interstellar deliveries? monkey poop?). Just for the funnies.

Funny Website Builder Artificial Intelligence
Mar 2023 5 discussions 0.05 engagement

Q2 2023

Prepare, practice, succeed in YC interviews
89

This Tool offers real Y Combinator questions, delivered via voice prompts. Seamlessly interact with the tool, answering questions in your own voice. After each mock interview, access a recording of your session & review your performance objectively.

Developer Tools Startup Lessons
Jun 2023 24 discussions 0.27 engagement
Assess your startup fundability in 7 minutes
180

Find out how fundable your startup is! Fundability.app is a 7-min assessment that tells you how fundable your startup is. Completely free, of course. Whether you're raising from angels or VCs, get a fair sense of your fundability and optimize your strategy.

Venture Capital Tech Startup Lessons
Apr 2023 44 discussions 0.24 engagement
Find the perfect designer for your pitch deck
98

This is the best way to find the perfect deck designer: - 16 pitch deck specialists, individually selected - Transparent pricing, with $ clearly indicated - Real samples of past works visible on page Of course, no sign up required & 100% free :)

Startup Lessons Fundraising Design resources
May 2023 23 discussions 0.23 engagement
Explore the potential of your business ideas or ventures
82

VenturusAI helps entrepreneurs refine their business ideas or ventures by providing them with instant insights into industry trends, business development, marketing strategies and more. Generate a report and test your own business idea!

Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons Business
Jun 2023 18 discussions 0.22 engagement
It's like talking to YC partners
150

🚀 36hrs left for YC apps! Introducing YC GPT: a treasure trove of YC wisdom & insights, all in one place! Perfect for founders prepping last-minute. AI-powered Q&A, engaging & fun! Experience the magic now

Education Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons
Apr 2023 31 discussions 0.21 engagement
Find the perfect fundraising advisor for your startup
116

Need help to raise your next round? We listed the best fundraising advisors, including their pricing and references when available. Oh - and it's 100% free! 🤗

Venture Capital Startup Lessons Fundraising
Jun 2023 21 discussions 0.18 engagement
Open-source problem-solving platform to learn how to learn
95

Learn how to learn: an open-source problem-solving platform. Acquire Ninja Skills by exploring our tutorials. Tackle new challenges or join ongoing ones via the Problem-Solving Board. Share insights and discover opportunities on the Discussion Board.

Education Startup Lessons School
Apr 2023 13 discussions 0.14 engagement
We're a free startup resource & stories website
90

Our website is intended on providing educational resources for startup founders to help them build & scale their startups! We also highlight startups of all sizes in startup stories. Submit your startup today!

Education Startup Lessons Tech news
Jun 2023 12 discussions 0.13 engagement
The ultimate CRM for fast-growing early-stage startups
84

SwiftCRM is the ultimate powerhouse for B2B startups seeking a minimal yet powerful CRM solution. With its streamlined design and laser-focused features, SwiftCRM empowers you to prioritize what truly matters in your business.

Productivity Sales Startup Lessons
Jun 2023 9 discussions 0.11 engagement
The founder's manual
86

Go-to resource site for entrepreneurs and startup founders. Whether you’re looking for advice on ideation, fundraising, marketing, product development, or scaling, Dhandho Karo has the resources and guidance you need to build a successful startup.

Marketing Startup Lessons Business
Jun 2023 7 discussions 0.08 engagement
Discover the next big thing, trend, startup
73

X4Y startups are business models of household names (X) applied to huge untapped markets (Y).

Startup Lessons Social Networking Notion
Apr 2023 5 discussions 0.07 engagement
Personalised playbooks and P2P learning for founders
91

Founders are just-in-time learners (and not just-in-case learners). This app makes a playbook for any complex new skill you need to learn now, and helps you learn alone or directly from another founder, without the awkwardness of asking "dumb questions".

Productivity Startup Lessons Social Networking
Apr 2023 6 discussions 0.07 engagement

Q3 2023

Speak 1:1 with industry-leading experts in Web3 & Crypto
17

Being a young, ambitious founder is hard enough. Don't make it more lonely, stressful & overwhelming. Speak with industry-leading experts in Web3 & Crypto world through 1:1’s & workshops. You will also get four like-minded founders, same stage as you.

Crypto Startup Lessons Web3
Sep 2023 6 discussions 0.35 engagement
Weekly newsletter on how founders build audiences of 100k+
300

🔍 Deep dives on founders drove their CAC down to $0 via building a personal brand 📖 100% free and read by 15,000 creators + entrepreneurs ⭐ Previous deep dives include Alex Becker (Hyros - SaaS), Shaan Puri (Milk Road - Newsletters), and Alex Heiden (SaaS)

Newsletters Social Media Startup Lessons
Sep 2023 66 discussions 0.22 engagement
Notion templates for mental models by Naval Ravikant
152

I spent the last 82+ hours gathering data and creating a system of mental models suggested by Naval Ravikant and creating notion templates for these models. Now, you can implement those ideas in your daily life in a more systematic way.

Productivity Startup Lessons Notion
Jul 2023 33 discussions 0.22 engagement
Weekly newsletter on how top founders grew their startups
487

💡 Weekly newsletter to learn how the best founders grew their startups 📜 Read by 1,000+ founders 📬 Delivered every Friday. For $0 🧵 Interviewed founders include Tyler Denk (Beehiiv), Andrew Gazdecki (Acquire), and more

Newsletters Growth Hacking Startup Lessons
Aug 2023 104 discussions 0.21 engagement
A weekly email focused on growth
93

A weekly email focused on growth: psychology, engines, product market fit, analytics, and marketing. We share trend reports, in-depth case studies and free experiments to help founders and heads of growth create the world’s biggest brands.

Marketing Advertising Startup Lessons
Aug 2023 19 discussions 0.20 engagement
Unlock your startup success with 1500+ startup resources
395

Welcome to the ultimate startup resource hub, where we've curated over 1500 invaluable assets to propel your business to new heights. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, our treasure trove of knowledge has something for everyone.

Marketing Startup Books Startup Lessons
Sep 2023 78 discussions 0.20 engagement
Brainstorm business ideas with thought provoking prompts
105

BusinessIdeaPrompts is a free tool that helps you brainstorm business ideas, either by yourself or with the help of GPT.

Productivity Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons
Jul 2023 18 discussions 0.17 engagement
A self-hostable AI bot to generate ∞ "X for Y" startup ideas
142

Your self-hosted innovation hub, crafting unique startup possibilities using the legendary 'X for Y' method, tailored to your entrepreneurial vision.

Startup Books Developer Tools Startup Lessons
Aug 2023 24 discussions 0.17 engagement
Empowering Startups, unleashing opportunities
63

Fundseeks is a centralized platform that acts as a valuable resource for entrepreneurs, providing easy access to a wide range of information about investors, funding programs, Pitch-Deck Templates, business consultation B2B Lead Generation, B2B Sales Data...

Money Startup Lessons Finance
Jul 2023 10 discussions 0.16 engagement
How much should founders pay themselves?
219

Six years after the initial release of the P9 Founder Salary Calculator, we've joined forces with Figures to release a new version, updating the methodology and adjusting it based on market data from more than 700 data points collected across Europe.

Spreadsheets Venture Capital Startup Lessons
Jul 2023 34 discussions 0.16 engagement
Your AI mentor with YCombinator knowledge
221

Level up your startup with YC Mentor, the ultimate guide to success. Get personalised advice, actionable insights, and expert guidance in one easy-to-use platform. Say goodbye to uncertainty and hello to game-changing decisions.

Artificial Intelligence Tech Startup Lessons
Jul 2023 29 discussions 0.13 engagement
Unleash your creativity in Startup creation
102

This comprehensive collection of 10,000 Startup Ideas Prompts Bundle will allow you to tap into your creativity and generate new Startup Ideas without getting stuck 🦄

Design Tools Marketing Startup Lessons
Aug 2023 12 discussions 0.12 engagement
How do you startup?
115

A mini-game for startup founders, that is oh-so-interesting. Answer one question, in one minute to see how you stack up against other founders. But hurry, before you run out of time! Share your results on Twitter with the hashtag #pushtostart.

Analytics Free Games Startup Lessons
Sep 2023 13 discussions 0.11 engagement
Accelerate your product by reusing commonly built code
120

A platform that accelerates the development process by providing commonly used code snippets from across the entire stack. we enable founders to focus on their key value proposition and bring their ideas to life faster than ever before.

Productivity Tech Startup Lessons
Aug 2023 10 discussions 0.08 engagement
Weekly newsletter with startup ideas and an A-Z launch guide
121

1 Business Idea Delivered Weekly with a complete breakdown of the industry, Launch Guide, competitor research, and marketing angles, as well as sample branding. Read by hundreds of Serial Entrepreneurs Weekly!

Newsletters Growth Hacking Startup Lessons
Aug 2023 10 discussions 0.08 engagement
The new hub for YC's startup videos, essays, podcasts & more
817

We’ve overhauled the YC Library to make it easier to find the latest videos, essays, and podcasts from around Y Combinator, and to help you explore some of the best YC content from over the years. Come learn how to make something people want.

Tech Startup Lessons Business
Aug 2023 66 discussions 0.08 engagement
Everything you wanted to know about cohort analysis
129

Cohort analyses have become an essential part of most SaaS companies’ toolkits. The purpose of this guide is to equip you with everything you need to begin your journey with cohort analyses.

SaaS Startup Lessons Finance
Jul 2023 10 discussions 0.08 engagement
Where great Web3 founders start
86

Bootcamp for early-stage Web3 founders supported by Mastercard, AWS, TRON, Avalanche, Polygon, dYdX, and other leading organizations. The first season will take place in Antalya, Turkey — one month of education, networking, and active development.

Startup Lessons Web3 Live Events
Aug 2023 6 discussions 0.07 engagement
In the trenches with the people behind modern brands
81

Join Kausambi on Shelf - a new show that unlocks the hidden DNA of founders & brand makers building the future of commerce. Each episode features an interview with an entrepreneur who's modernising retail - from 'healthier' tea to pub-friendly sarees.

Artificial Intelligence E-Commerce Startup Lessons
Jul 2023 5 discussions 0.06 engagement
Tech insights for founders
90

I've been working and educating product teams and non-tech founders for +10 years. Now I've started a newsletter to share the most important lessons in bite-size posts with others for free.

Newsletters Education Startup Lessons
Jul 2023 5 discussions 0.06 engagement

Q4 2023

Learning made easy like Tiktok meets Khan Academy
172

Dive into short, engaging educational videos built by creators and enhanced by AI learning pathways! Join a community of empowered creators, educators, and learners to build new skills and passions without social media's distractions!

Android iOS Artificial Intelligence
Nov 2023 122 discussions 0.71 engagement
A 3-month web3 accelerator by 14 top founders & 3 investors
73

SpringX provides web3 founders with curriculums taught by 14 founders from famous web3 companies like Galxe & CyberConnect, and a $20M investment pool from SevenX, Bixin, and Generative Ventures. Travel around the world to BUILD in-person, with cost on us.

Venture Capital Startup Lessons Web3
Oct 2023 40 discussions 0.55 engagement
Build and manage lean start up experiments
95

An app for product teams to manage lean startup experiments and collect customer evidence all in one place. It provides a guided framework based on lean startup principles to learn what ideas works best for your business.

Productivity Startup Lessons Business Intelligence
Nov 2023 21 discussions 0.22 engagement
Unpacking underdog stories of founders, creators, VCs
283

The Undefeated Underdogs Podcast is an attempt to highlight the underdog mentality and bring authentic conversations with people who play the long game, take action with a chip on their shoulders, and convert obstacles into opportunities!

Marketing YouTube Startup Lessons
Dec 2023 55 discussions 0.19 engagement
Boost your app with AI trained on funded applications
137

📊 Craft Winning YC Applications: Elevate your YC application game with KnowSilos' AI-powered insights. Analyzed from 30+ successful YC apps, our tool helps you stand out. 🔑Features: 🧠 AI-Enhanced Responses 📈 Data-Backed Strategies 📋Evaluate & Rank Answers

Productivity Venture Capital Startup Lessons
Oct 2023 21 discussions 0.15 engagement
Growth strategy to scale your SAAS with 1000+ case studies
90

With an exceptional database of over 1000 case studies, AI Strategist offers you a bird's eye view of effective models, success strategies, and real-life examples from diverse industries.

Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons Growth Hacks
Nov 2023 13 discussions 0.14 engagement
Build impossibly dope products from the future with Seismic
108

Ever wonder what goes into building a hologram-powered cat rehabilitation centre? How about a driving school for driverless cars? Add your outlandish startup ideas and get all the validation you need to start building impossibly dope innovations.

Developer Tools Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons
Oct 2023 15 discussions 0.14 engagement
Share your YC application and get a YC rejection email
394

Hey YC Aspirants, This a fun experiment. But also useful as we used 100+ real YC application data for the core analysis. The bot analyses your YC application on 13 key parameters and will share 3 key reasons for rejection.

Startup Books Startup Lessons
Nov 2023 52 discussions 0.13 engagement
Your AI business strategist to validate any startup idea
102

From identifying potential markets, validating user personas, assessing market risks, exploring business models, & giving strategic recommendations, Noah helps you get pragmatic, actionable insights for any startup idea w/o 100 hours of market research.

Productivity Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons
Oct 2023 12 discussions 0.12 engagement
Build and test startup ideas in two months
86

Sprint is a startup incubator that empowers entrepreneurs to quickly build and test a product. In a two-month sprint format, you will meet a team, build an MVP, and get market validation. If successful, fantastic carry on! If not, disband and move on.

Tech Startup Lessons Remote Work
Oct 2023 10 discussions 0.12 engagement
Your AI assistant to generate bootstrapped marketing ideas
124

One AI chatbot to generate 10 Creative, Cost-Free, and Practical Marketing Ideas for Bootstrapped Founders, in a Snap!

Marketing Artificial Intelligence Startup Lessons
Oct 2023 14 discussions 0.11 engagement
Transform ideas into compelling pitches with AI
58

An AI-enhanced platform that probes & transcribes ideas into polished pitch decks in real-time. Customize to your brand’s essence, connect with AI advisors for guidance, and design decks with unparalleled personality. Transform ideas to pitches in 7 minutes.

Artificial Intelligence Tech Startup Lessons
Oct 2023 5 discussions 0.09 engagement
Test your elevator pitch
144

Post your elevator pitch and people will vote it either up or down. The best pitches surface to the top. The leaderboard shows the all-time highest voted products.

Startup Lessons Growth Hacks Fundraising
Oct 2023 12 discussions 0.08 engagement
Step-by-step guide to fundraising venture capital
82

A step-by-step guide to fundraising venture capital.

Venture Capital Startup Lessons Fundraising
Oct 2023 5 discussions 0.06 engagement

Startup Lessons in 2023: The Data

The category grew by 28% compared to 2022, moving from 43 launches to 55. Average interest score across all 2023 launches: 157. Average engagement ratio: 0.18.

Frequently Asked Questions

Over 30. AI, Developer Tools, Productivity, Marketing, SaaS, Design, and everything in between. Most products appear in 2-3 categories. Some show up in 5+.

Products are ranked within their launch year. A 2022 product competes against 2022 launches, not 2025 launches. Use the year navigation to compare how standards evolved.

More products means more competition for attention. The average drops as a category gets crowded, even if the best products keep scoring higher. That divergence is worth watching.

Use the year navigation at the top of each category page. The trends page for each category also shows top products by year in a single view.

Engagement ratio captures discussion quality. A product can game interest with a well-timed launch. It can't fake 200 substantive discussion threads. We default to engagement ratio because it's harder to inflate.

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