Crowd-sourced Funding Platforms

• Kickstarter.com — A site where users can propose projects and the public can pledge funds to them.
• Similar sites: IndieGoGo.com, Profounder, Rockethub, Crowdfunder (UK), Petridish (for science projects)

Loans

• Prosper.com — Lend or borrow money at varying rates.
• LendingClub.com — Lend or borrow money at varying rates.
• On Deck Capital — Small business loans

Angel Networks

• AngelList — An international network of Angels founded by Nivi and Naval.
• Tech Coast Angels — A southern California network. Free to pitch.
• Keiretsu Forum — Avoid! Networks of angels in LA, the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. They charge around $6000 to present to multiple regional chapters.
• Maverick Angels — A network of angels in southern California. They charge $1500 to present to multiple regional chapters.
• Open Angel Forum — Jason Calacanis' free forum to pitch angels. It was catalyzed by the large fees some networks charge to pitch.
• FundingPost — Events that match investors with entrepreneurs.

Mentor Networks / Accelerators / Incubators

• The Founder Institute — An international program pairing entrepreneurs with mentors over a semester long course.
• Launchpad LA — An LA-based network of VCs, CEOs and mentors.
• Ryan Born's comparison of LA Incubators

Pitch Help

• Startup Nation Elevator Pitch — Help putting together an elevator pitch.
• OmniDazzle — A plugin (OSX only) that helps jazz up presentations.
• Prezi.com — A website that allows creating visual map presentations.
• Mint.com Investor Pitch deck — An example of a great pitch deck.

Document Templates

• Executive Summary — A sample from DocStoc.
• Financing templates: Y Combinator, WSGR Plain Preferred Term Sheet, Term sheet courtesy of the Founder Institute, TechStars docs, Series Seed.

Events

• Startup Weekend — Conference where attendees create a new startup in 54 hours.
• Twiistup — Conference that showcases a select group of startups.
• The Launch Conference — Jason Calacanis' rebirth of the TechCrunch50 event.