business and software development guides

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education · 59 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

Products in this niche offer tactical playbooks, engineering references, and practical handbooks designed for developers, founders, and technical operators. They help professionals master complex programming concepts, navigate startup milestones, and implement specialized workflows. Unlike broad educational courses or automated tools, these guides deliver compact, field-tested expertise that directly bridges technical architecture with business execution.

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Most asked for

Better visual differentiation to signal varying levels of importance (1)
Raised on I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software
More detailed code examples and snippets in SQL/NoSQL sections (1)
Raised on I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software

Concerns raised

Founders raising excessive capital limits exit outcomes to $1B threshold (1)
Raised on It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it
LLM-generated writing reads like fleshed-out blog posts with repetitive anecdotes (1)
Raised on It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it
Too many UI elements emphasizing content simultaneously reduces parsing clarity (1)
Raised on I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software
Venture multiples disconnect from transaction multiples (5-8x vs 10-20x+) (1)
Raised on It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it
Visual hierarchy unclear - everything appears bold/highlighted, making it hard to distinguish importance (1)
Raised on I built a reference site for the recurring hard problems in software

Compared to

Built to Sell (1)
Raised on It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it
Pixieset (1)
Raised on It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it
Tony Robbins (business book style) (1)
Raised on It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it

Members

Name	Source	Upvotes ▲	Launched
AML-Notes	GITHUB	26	2026-09-17
fde-handbook	GITHUB	31	2026-09-21
LLM-Training-Handbook	GITHUB	39	2026-09-19
go-conc-distilled	GITHUB	72	2026-09-26
awesome-embodied-agents	GITHUB	72	2026-10-11
CJ-DeFi-Handbook	GITHUB	131	2026-09-12
Incorruptible by Eric Ries	PH	192	2026-06-10
It took 4 years to sell my startup. I wrote a book about it	HN	208	2026-02-04
muse-skills	GITHUB	251	2026-10-05