New Normal Start Up Resources 2021

As we collectively work toward establishing a post-coronavirus future, there is a need to go beyond identifying operational goals, objectives, products and services tied to work in physical locations. For both existing organizations and startups, effectively pivoting to a future that includes routine remote work and online collaboration that drives all facets of management, development, marketing, and communications. This guide identifies a wide range of actionable resources that can help empower new companies and established public and private sector organizations as they navigate challenges and leverage new opportunities.

Sections Include:

Idea Validation – How To Validate Your Startup Idea
Bootstrapping
Pitching
Lean Startup
Customer Development [CustDev]
Minimum Viable Product [MVP]
Launching
Funding/Venture Capital/Seed Capital/Angel Investing
Landing Page Optimization
PR/Press/Marketing
Conversion Rate Optimization
Tools, Resources, New Normal and Videos

Idea Validation – How To Validate Your Startup Idea

Codigital Real-Time Ideas Engine
https://www.codigital.com/

Contriber – Unlock the Potential of Your Startup
https://www.contriber.com/

Four Simple Low Resolution Innovation Tests – how to validate your innovation
https://blogs.hbr.org/anthony/2011/06/four_simple_ways_to_do_transac.html

Hoaxy® – Visualize the Spread of Claims and Fact Checking
https://hoaxy.iuni.iu.edu/

How Do We Identify Good Ideas?
https://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/how-do-we-identifiy-good-ideas

How to evaluate your business idea
https://us.moo.com/ideas/evaluate-your-business-idea.htm

How To Test Your Business Idea
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/test-business-idea

How to Validate Your Business Ideas Without Spending a Dime
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/289297

Javelin – Idea to Successful Product
https://www.javelin.com/

Mindly – Organize Your Inner Universe
https://www.mindlyapp.com/

Proof-of-Concept Revolution – Fast Track Open Innovation
https://proov.io/

So you want to do a startup?
https://www.slideshare.net/missrogue/so-you-want-to-do-a-startup-eh

startHow to Test Your Minimum Viable Product
http://www.inc.com/steve-blank/how-test-prototype-minimum-viable-product.html

Test your startup idea
https://www.leanstartupmachine.com/validationboard/

Bootstrapping

50 Bootstrapping Hacks for Every Stage of Your Startiup
https://fi.co/insight/50-bootstrapping-hacks-for-every-stage-of-your-startup

BootStrapp
https://bootstrapp.co/

Bootstrapping.io email newsletter
https://bootstrapping.io/

The Bootstrappers’ Bible by Seth Godin (pdf)
https://sethgodin.typepad.com/files/8.01.bootstrappersbible-1.pdf

Pitching

15 Dumb Mistakes to Avoid When Pitching Investors
https://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/12-dumb-mistakes-to-avoid-when-pitching-investors.html

How to Craft the Perfect Marketing Elevator Pitch
https://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33822/How-to-Craft-the-Perfect-Marketing-Elevator-Pitch.aspx

How to Not Suck at Pitching Your Idea
https://www.thoughtleadersllc.com/2011/10/how-to-not-suck-at-pitching-your-idea/

How to Pitch an Idea
http://scottberkun.com/essays/38-how-to-pitch-an-idea/

Lean Startup
Running Lean – Iterate From Plan A To A Plan That Works
http://runninglean.co/

The Lean Startup
http://lmalmanza.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/understanding-lean-startup-in-1550-words/

Customer Development [CustDev]

95 Ways to find your first customers for customer development or your first sale
http://jasonevanish.com/2013/08/11/95-ways-to-find-your-first-customers-for-customer-development-or-your-first-sale/

Genus AI – Understand and Engage With Your Customers In An Emotionally Intelligent Way
https://genus.ai/

The Most Important Elements of Interviews with Prospective Customers
https://www.telleen-lawton.com/2013/01/12/the-most-important-elements-of-prospective-customer-interviews/

Tips for Customer development
https://welovelean.wordpress.com/2012/11/16/customer-development-is-awkward-heres-some-ti/

Twelve tips for customer development interviews
https://www.dancingmango.com/blog/2012/12/14/twelv-tips-for-customer-development-interviews/

Minimum Viable Product [MVP]
 

How To Build A Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
https://grasshopperherder.com/the-four-parts-of-a-minimal-viable-product/

How to test your MVP
https://www.inc.com/steve-blank/how-test-prototype-minimum-viable-product.html

MVP Doesn’t Mean Anything
https://rein.pk/mvp-doesnt-mean-anything/

Proof-of-Concept Revolution
https://proov.io/

Launching

Burnout – Connected Apps To Run Your Startup
https://burnout.so/

How to Launch Anything – by Nathan Barry
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/06/28/how-to-launch-anything/

How to effectively launch your new product or service
https://blog.pressdoc.com/2011/06/how-to-effectively-launch-your-new-product-or-service.html

How to launch a new product
https://calacanis.com/2008/12/23/how-to-launch-a-new-product/

LaunchingNext – Best Startup Tools
https://www.launchingnext.com/tools/

Mastering Product Launches – A course by Nathan Barry
https://nathanbarry.com/launch/product/

The Art of Launching an App: A Case Study
https://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2012/04/05/art-of-launching-app-case-study/

YoungStartUp Ventures
https://www.youngstartup.com/

Funding/Venture Capital/Seed Capital/Angel Investing

Crowdfunding Resources 2021 White Paper Link Dataset Compilation
https://www.CrowdFundingResources.info/

CB Insights Venture Capital Database
https://www.cbinsights.com/

Marketplace for pre-IPO investments
https://equityzen.com/e/

New Trends In Startup Financing Explained For Laymen
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/09/02/new-trends-in-startup-investing-explained-for-laymen/

The Techstars Foundation
https://www.techstars.org/

Term Sheets
https://www.quora.com/What-are-examples-of-good-startup-term-sheets/answer/Mark-Suster
https://www.wsgr.com/WSGR/Display.aspx?SectionName=practice/termsheet.htm

The Eight Best Questions We Got While Raising Venture Capital
https://techcrunch.com/2009/11/18/good-question-the-eight-best-questions-we-got-while-raising-venture-capital/

Venture Capital Basics
https://swombat.com/2011/2/17/venture-capital-basics

Venture Capital Database
https://punctuative.com/vcdb/

Weekly.vc
https://weekly.vc/

Landing Page Optimization

11 Simple (But Critical) Tips for Creating Better Landing Pages
https://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33927/11-Simple-But-Critical-Tips-for-Creating-Better-Landing-Pages.aspx

36 Articles and Resources to Help You Complete Your Next LPO Project
https://www.marketingexperiments.com/blog/research-topics/landing-page-optimization-research-topics/36-articles-and-resources-to-complete-lpo.html

A 50-Point Checklist For Creating The Ultimate Landing Page
https://unbounce.com/landing-pages/checklist/

The 8 Questions That Create Perfect Landing Page Copy
https://blog.kissmetrics.com/high-impact-landing-copy/

PR/Press/Marketing

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups
https://mashable.com/2011/10/10/pr-startups/

109 Ways to Make Your Business Irresistible to the Media – “The publicity is there for the taking.” by Patrick Garmoe about marketing your business via press attention
https://www.copyblogger.com/irresistible-pr/

22 Tips on How To Operate a Trade Show Booth
http://calacanis.com/2009/09/08/22-tips-on-how-to-operate-a-trade-show-booth/

92 Ways to Get (and Maximize) Press Coverage
https://moz.com/blog/92-ways-to-get-and-maximize-press-coverage

99 Tips for Poor Web Startups
http://www.avivadirectory.com/branding/?p=1

eMarketingBot – 2021 Search Engine for Marketing Resources
https://emarketingbot.com/

eMarketing Miniguide 2021
https://www.eMarketingMiniguide.com/

Engine – The Voice of StartUps In Government
https://www.engine.is/

How Do I Get My First Few Customers?
https://blog.asmartbear.com/get-first-customers.html

How Do I Sell A General-purpose Tool?
https://blog.asmartbear.com/sell-general-purpose-tool.html

I Pitched @TechCrunch And 13 Ways To Get Press When You Launch Your Startup
https://jasonlbaptiste.com/featured-articles/how-i-pitched-techcrunch-and-13-ways-to-get-press-when-you-launch-your-startup/

How to Demo your Startup Parts One & Two
https://calacanis.com/2009/09/08/how-to-demo-your-startup-part-one/
https://calacanis.com/2009/09/08/how-to-demo-your-startup-part-two/

How to get massive traction & usage to your product?
https://medium.com/on-startups/5c67ec8ea4b1

How To Get Media Coverage For Your Startup – A Complete Guide
https://onstartups.com/tabid/3339/bid/80121/How-To-Get-Media-Coverage-For-Your-Startup-A-Complete-Guide.aspx

How to get press for anything
https://medium.com/better-humans/5ddce5c47368

How to get press coverage
https://www.damniwish.com/how-to-get-press-coverage/

How to pitch your company to investors, customers, and employees
https://dondodge.typepad.com/the_next_big_thing/2011/09/how-to-pitch-your-company-to-investors-customers-and-employees.html

How To Scale Your Values Along With Your Startup
https://uk.moo.com/ideas/marketing-your-startup-on-a-tight-budget.html

HOW TO: Sign Up Users Even Before You Launch Your Startup
https://mashable.com/2011/05/04/startup-launch-buzz/

JustReachOut – Attract Journalists – Pitch With Relevance
https://justreachout.io/

Leading With Purpose: How Marketing and Sales Leaders Can Shape the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/leading-with-purpose-how-marketing-and-sales-leaders-can-shape-the-next-normal

Secrets to Pitching Your Business to Magazines and Blogs
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/secrets-to-pitching-your-business-to-magazines-and-blogs/?extlink=em-openf-SBdaily

Startup Marketing Ideas
https://blog.asmartbear.com/startup-marketing-ideas.html

The Ultimate Guide to Shameless Self-Promotion for Startups
https://copyhackers.com/2013/06/promotion-for-startups/

The Ultimate Guide to Startup Marketing
https://blog.kissmetrics.com/ultimate-guide-startup-marketing/

The Ultimate Inbound Marketing Kit for Startups
https://offers.hubspot.com/startup-marketing-plan-blueprint

What are the best places to get press coverage for a SAAS B2B tool?
https://www.quora.com/Software-as-a-Service-SaaS/What-are-the-best-places-to-get-press-coverage-for-a-SAAS-B2B-tool?share=1

Where To Find Your First 2,000 Beta Signups
https://blog.frontapp.com/2014/03/14/saas-where-to-find-your-first-2000-beta-signups/ 

Conversion Rate Optimization

5 Psychological Principles of High Converting Website (+20 Case Studies)
https://blog.kissmetrics.com/psychology-into-conversions/ 

The 9 Steps to a Better Conversion Rate [Infographic]
https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2011/12/02/nine-steps-to-better-conversion-rates

The Definitive FAQ List for Conversion Rate Optimization
https://www.widerfunnel.com/conversion-rate-optimization/the-faq-list-for-cro

The Definitive How-To Guide For Conversion Rate Optimization
https://moz.com/blog/the-definitive-howto-for-conversion-rate-optimization

Tools, Resources, New Normal and Videos

12Manage – The Executive Fast Track
https://www.12manage.com/

27 Best Websites and Resources for StartUp Founders
https://blog.mvp-space.com/27-best-websites-and-resources-for-startup-founders-451277efd4a9

2020 Holiday Season: Navigating Shopper Behaviors in the Pandemic
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/solutions/periscope/our-insights/surveys/2020-holiday-season-navigating-shopper-behaviors-in-the-pandemic

2020 Season Recap: Building and Scaling New Business
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/2020-season-recap-building-and-scaling-new-businesses

2020 Year in Review: Highlights from Our Publishing
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/2020-year-in-review

2021 Directory of Directories
https://www.2021DirectoryOfDirectories.com/

2021 Guide to Finding Experts by Using the Internet
https://www.FindingExperts.info/

2021 Guide to Finding People Resources and Sites
https://www.FindingPeople.info/

2021 Guide to Internet Privacy Resources and Tools
https://www.2021InternetPrivacy.com/

2021 Guide to Searching the Internet
https://www.SearchingTheInternet.info/

2021 New Economy Resources
https://www.2021NewEconomy.com/

a16z Podcast: Designing a Culture of Reinvention
https://a16z.com/2020/09/15/a16z-podcast-designing-a-culture-of-reinvention/

Accelerating Analysis to Navigate COVID-19 and the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-analytics/our-insights/accelerating-analytics-to-navigate-covid-19-and-the-next-normal

Adapting to the Next Normal in Retail: The Customer Experience Imperative
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/adapting-to-the-next-normal-in-retail-the-customer-experience-imperative

A Dual Cybersecurity Mindset for the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/a-dual-cybersecurity-mindset-for-the-next-normal

After the First Wave: How CIOs Can Weather the Coronavirus Crisis
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/after-the-first-wave-how-cios-can-weather-the-coronavirus-crisis

Agility in the Time of COVID-19: Changing Your Operating Model in an Age of Turbulence
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/agility-in-the-time-of-covid-19-changing-your-operating-model-in-an-age-of-turbulence

All the Internet of Things (IoT) Forum 2020
https://alltheinternetofthings.com/

“And Now Win the Peace”: Ten Lessons From History for the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/and-now-win-the-peace-ten-lessons-from-history-for-the-next-normal

An Early View of Post-COVID-19 Discretionary Spending in Asia
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/an-early-view-of-post-covid-19-discretionary-spending-in-asia

An Operating Model for the Next Normal: Lessons from Agile Organizations in the Crisis
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/an-operating-model-for-the-next-normal-lessons-from-agile-organizations-in-the-crisis

A Post-COVID-19 Commercial-Recovery Strategy for B2B Companies
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/advanced-electronics/our-insights/a-post-covid-19-commercial-recovery-strategy-for-b2b-companies

A Pandemic Digital Silver Lining: Companies Digitized Many Activities 20 to 25 Times Faster During COVID-10
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis/charting-the-path-to-the-next-normal/a-pandemic-digital-silver-lining-companies-digitized-many-activities-20-to-25-times-faster-during-covid-19

Are Telcos Prepared to Lay the Foundation for the Digital Future?
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/are-telcos-prepared-to-lay-the-foundation-for-the-digital-future

A Return to “Normal”: How Long Will the Pandemic Last?
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/return-normal-how-long-will-pandemic-last/

A Tale of 2020 in 20 McKinsey Charts
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/2020-year-in-review/a-tale-of-2020-in-20-mckinsey-charts

BetaList – Discover Tomorrow’s Startups, Today
https://www.BetaList.com/

Beyond Coronavirus: The Path to the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/beyond-coronavirus-the-path-to-the-next-normal

Biological Informatics 2021
https://www.BiologicalInformatics.info/

Biological Revolution: Innovations Transforming Economies,  Societies, and Our Lives
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/pharmaceuticals-and-medical-products/our-insights/the-bio-revolution-innovations-transforming-economies-societies-and-our-lives

Blackboard Collaborate – Scaling to Meet the Needs of a Changing Environment
https://www.blackboard.com/

Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/startup-barometer/

Box Notes – Real Time Online Note-Taking for Teams
https://www.box.com/notes

Building a Stronger, More Inclusive U.S. Workforce
https://covid-tracker.mckinsey.com/year-end-2020/inclusive-workforce

Business in 2020 and Beyond
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/business-in-2020-and-beyond

Business Intelligence Online Resources 2021
https://www.BIOnlineResources.com/

Business Plans and Startup Assistance Resources
https://www.score.org/business-plans-startup-assistance-resources

Bytestart – The Small Business Portal
https://www.bytestart.co.uk/

Caffe – Deep Learning Framework
https://caffe.berkeleyvision.org/

Capturing Value in the Cloud
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/capturing-value-in-the-cloud

Charting the Path to the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis/charting-the-path-to-the-next-normal

China: Still the World’s Growth Engine After COVID-19
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/china/china-still-the-worlds-growth-engine-after-covid-19

Clarity – Startup Advice from World Class Experts
https://clarity.fm/

Connected World: An Evolution in Connectivity Beyond the 5G Revolution
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/connected-world-an-evolution-in-connectivity-beyond-the-5g-revolution

Consumer Sentiment and Behavior Continue to Reflect the Uncertainty of the COVID-19 Crisis
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/a-global-view-of-how-consumer-behavior-is-changing-amid-covid-19

Consumer Sentiment Is Evolving as Countries Around the World Begin to Reopen
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/a-global-view-of-how-consumer-behavior-is-changing-amid-covid-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Census Data That Can Help Your Business
https://www.census.gov/topics/preparedness/events/pandemics/covid-19.html

COVID-19: A Guide and Checklist for Restarting Your Business
https://www.techrepublic.com/resource-library/whitepapers/covid-19-a-guide-and-checklist-for-restarting-your-business/

COVID-19 Demographic and Economic Resources
https://covid19.census.gov/

COVID-19 Forced Companies to Act Fast and Executives Are Planning Big Changes to Keep Up Momentum
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis/charting-the-path-to-the-next-normal/covid-19-forced-companies-to-act-fast-and-executives-are-planning-big-changes-to-keep-up-momentum

COVID-19: Implications for Business
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/covid-19-implications-for-business

COVID-19: Saving Thousands of Lives and Trillions in Livelihoods
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/covid-19-saving-thousands-of-lives-and-trillions-in-livelihoods

COVID Response Center
https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/covid-response-center/home

CrunchBase – Discover Innovative Companies and the People Behind Them
https://www.crunchbase.com/#/home/index

Crushing Coronavirus Uncertainty: The Big Unlock for Our Economies
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/crushing-coronavirus-uncertainty-the-big-unlock-for-our-economies 

Current Awareness Tools 2021
https://www.CurrentAwarenessTools.com/

DataCleaner 5.1 – The Premier Data Quality Solution
https://datacleaner.org/

Derisking Corporate Business Launches: Five Steps To Overcome the Most Common Pitfalls
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/derisking-corporate-business-launches

Digital Strategy In a Time of Crisis
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/digital-strategy-in-a-time-of-crisis

Diigo – Collect, Annotate, Organize, and Share Web Content
https://www.diigo.com/

Doing Business 2020 – Objective Measures of Business Regulations for Local Firms in 190 Countries
https://www.doingbusiness.org/

Elevating Customer Experience Excellence in the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/elevating-customer-experience-excellence-in-the-next-normal

Entrepreneurial Resources 2021
http://www.EntrepreneurialResources.info/

Entrepreneur’s Handbook
https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/

Executive Views on the Future of Work
https://covid-tracker.mckinsey.com/future-of-work

F6S – Where Founders Grow Together
https://www.f6s.com/

Financial Models for Startups
https://www.tatami.io

Financial Resources 2021
https://www.FinancialResources.info/

Firesub – Reusable Checklists for Teams
https://firesub.com/

Five Priorities for Corporate India in the Next Normal After COVID-19
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/india/five-priorities-for-corporate-india-in-the-next-normal-after-covid-19

Five Ways to Design a Better Mental-Health Future for a Stresses-out Workforce
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/five-ways-to-design-a-better-mental-health-future-for-a-stressed-out-workforce

Four Ways to Keep Teams Calm and Focused During a Crisis
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/steady-troops-four-ways-keep-teams-calm-focused-crisis/

From a Room Called Fear to a Room Called Hope: A Leadership Agenda for Troubled Times
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/from-a-room-called-fear-to-a-room-called-hope-a-leadership-agenda-for-troubled-times

From Surviving to Thriving – Reimagining the Post-COVID-19 Return
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/from-surviving-to-thriving-reimagining-the-post-covid-19-return

From Thinking About the Next Normal to Making it Work: What to Stop, Start, and Accelerate
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/from-thinking-about-the-next-normal-to-making-it-work-what-to-stop-start-and-accelerate

Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Predictions for “Resetting Everything” in 2021 and Beyond
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/gartners-top-10-strategic-predictions-for-resetting-everything-in-2021-and-beyond/

Getting Your Organization Ready for a Digital Transformation
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/the-organization-blog/getting-your-organization-ready-for-a-digital-transformation

Global Capability Centers in the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/global-capability-centers-in-the-next-normal

Global Map of Coronavirus Innovations
https://coronavirus.startupblink.com/

Global Surveys of Consumer Sentiment During the Coronavirus Crisis
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/global-surveys-of-consumer-sentiment-during-the-coronavirus-crisis

Gratisography
https://gratisography.com/

Guide to Privacy Resources 2021
http://www.StealthMode.info/

Gust – Global SaaS Funding Platform
https://gust.com/

Healthcare in 2020 and Beyond
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/healthcare-in-2020-and-beyond

Health Pathfinders 2021
https://www.HealthPathFinders.com/

Higher Ed Will Never Be the Same – The New Normal
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/05/15/higher-ed-will-never

How CIOs and CTOs Can Accelerate Digital Transformations Through Cloud Platforms
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/how-cios-and-ctos-can-accelerate-digital-transformations-through-cloud-platforms

How Consumer-Goods Companies Can Prepare for the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/how-consumer-goods-companies-can-prepare-for-the-next-normal

How COVID-19 Has Pushed Companies Over the Technology Tipping Point – and Transformed Business Forever
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/how-covid-19-has-pushed-companies-over-the-technology-tipping-point-and-transformed-business-forever

How Firms Can Become More Resilient in the New Normal
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/firms-can-become-resilient-new-normal/

How Middle East and Africa Retailers Can Accelerate eCommerce: Imperatives for Now and the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/how-middle-east-and-africa-retailers-can-accelerate-e-commerce-imperatives-for-now-and-the-next-normal

How Six Companies Are Using Technology and Data to Transform Themselves
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/how-six-companies-are-using-technology-and-data-to-transform-themselves

How the Pandemic Can Lead to a More Sustainable Future
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-the-pandemic-can-lead-to-a-more-sustainable-future/

How to Build a Data Architecture to Drive Innovation – Today and Tomorrow
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/how-to-build-a-data-architecture-to-drive-innovation-today-and-tomorrow

How To Restart Your Stalled Digital Transformation
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/how-to-restart-your-stalled-digital-transformation

How US Companies Are Planning for a Safe Return to the Workplace
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/pharmaceuticals-and-medical-products/our-insights/how-us-companies-are-planning-for-a-safe-return-to-the-workplace

inc42 – Indian Media and Information Platform
https://inc42.com/

India’s Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery: The M&A Imperative
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/m-and-a/our-insights/indias-post-covid-19-economic-recovery-the-m-and-a-imperative

Information Quality Resources 2021
https://www.InformationQualityResources.info

Is Remote Work Our Destiny?
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/05/29/remote-work-destiny.html

Jump-starting Resilient and Reimagined Operations
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/jump-starting-resilient-and-reimagined-operations

Knowhere – The World’s Most Unbiased News
https://knowherenews.com/

LaunchingNext – Best Startup Tools
https://www.launchingnext.com/tools/

Leadership’s Role in Fixing the Analytics Models That COVID-19 Broke
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-analytics/our-insights/leaderships-role-in-fixing-the-analytics-models-that-covid-19-broke

List of Startup Resources – Score
https://www.score.org/resource/list-startup-resources

mailomix – Online Strategies for Small Businesses and Solo Entrepreneurs
https://www.mailomix.com/

Managing the Fallout from Technology Transformations
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/managing-the-fallout-from-technology-transformation 

Marketing the Future: How Data Analytics Is Changing
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/marketing-future-data-analytics-changing/

Marvel – Simple Design, Prototyping and Collaboration
https://marvelapp.com/

Meet the Next Normal Consumer
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/meet-the-next-normal-consumer

Most Stringent Lockdowns Aren’t Necessarily Worse for GDP
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis/charting-the-path-to-the-next-normal/more-stringent-lockdowns-arent-necessarily-worse-for-gdp

Navigating a Crisis: Why Company Culture Is Key
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/knowledgewharton-interview-milind-pant/

Navigating to the Next Normal: The First 100 Insights
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis/navigating-to-the-next-normal-the-first-100-insights

New Economy Resources 2021
http://www.NewEconomyResources.com/

New Normal at Work
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/more-data-is-needed-to-define-our-new-normal-for-work/

New Normal (Business) – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Normal_(business)

New Report Predicts Tech Could Fuel an Age of Freedon – or Make Civilization Collapse by Edd Gent
https://singularityhub.com/2020/06/29/new-report-tech-could-fuel-an-age-of-freedom-or-make-civilization-collapse/

Nine Scenarios for the COVID-19 Economy
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/nine-scenarios-for-the-covid-19-economy

Nomad List – Best Places In the Word To Live and Work Remotely
https://nomadlist.com/

OBS Studio – Free and Open Source Software for Video Recording and Live Streaming
https://obsproject.com/

On-Demand CTO Services for Your Startup
https://www.ctosumo.com/

Online Courses the New Norm in College
https://www.downes.ca/post/71399

Planning for a Strong Recovery: Here’s Your Six-Step Roadmap
https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/blog/linkedin-b2b-marketing/2020/planning-for-a-strong-recovery–here-s-your-six-step-roadmap

Planning for the Post-COVID-19 Workforce: Four Scenarios
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/planning-post-covid-19-workforce-four-scenarios/

Post-Pandemic Retirement: Can We Build More Resilient Systems?
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/post-pandemic-retirement-can-build-resilient-systems/

Predictions for the New Normal – Harvard Business Review
https://hbr.org/podcast/2020/04/predictions-for-the-new-normal

Prediction Markets 2021
https://www.PredictionMarkets.com/

Pricing Through the Pandemic: Getting Ready for Recovery
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/pricing-through-the-pandemic-getting-ready-for-recovery

Privacy Resources 2021
https://www.PrivacyResources.info/

Privacy, Security and Public Health In a Pandemic Year
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/privacy-security-and-public-health-in-a-pandemic-year

Public Sector Tech: New Tools for the New Normal
https://www.zdnet.com/topic/public-sector-tech-new-tools-for-the-new-normal/

Rapid Revenue Recovery After the Crisis: Strategies for Success
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/global-surveys-of-consumer-sentiment-during-the-coronavirus-crisis

Rapid Revenue Recovery: A Road Map for Post-COVID-19 Growth
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/rapid-revenue-recovery-a-road-map-for-post-covid-19-growth

Ready, Set, Go: Reinventing the Organization for Speed in the Post-COVID-19 Era
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/ready-set-go-reinventing-the-organization-for-speed-in-the-post-covid-19-era

Rebooting Business 2020
https://www.rebootingbusiness.com/

Reimagining Consumer-Goods Innovation for the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/reimagining-consumer-goods-innovation-for-the-next-normal

Reimagining Industrial Operations
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/reimagining-industrial-operations

Reimagining Marketing in the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/reimagining-marketing-in-the-next-normal

Reimagining the Post-Pandemic Organization
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/reimagining-the-post-pandemic-organization

Reimagining the Post-Pandemic Workforce
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/reimagining-the-postpandemic-workforce 

Reimagining the Way Businesses Operate
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/reimagining-the-way-businesses-operate

Remote Starter Kit
https://www.remotestarterkit.com/

Reopening Cities After COVID-19
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel-logistics-and-transport-infrastructure/our-insights/reopening-cities-after-covid-19

Reopening School: What it Might Look Like
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/reopening-school-what-it-might-look-like/

Reset and Reallocate: SG&A in the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/reset-and-reallocate-sga-in-the-next-normal

Resetting Capital Spending in the Wake of COVID-19
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our-insights/resetting-capital-spending-in-the-wake-of-covid-19

Rethinking the Future of American Capitalism
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/long-term-capitalism/rethinking-the-future-of-american-capitalism

Risk, Resilience, and Rebalancing in Global Value Chains
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/risk-resilience-and-rebalancing-in-global-value-chains

RIVAL – Automated Competitive Intelligence Platform
https://rivalci.com/

Software and the Next Normal: A Talk with Workday’s Cofounder and co-CEO</strong
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/software-and-the-next-normal-a-talk-with-workdays-cofounder-and-co-ceo

StarterPad
https://starterpad.com/

Startup Genome – Accelerate Startup Ecosystem Development
https://startupgenome.com/

Startup Graveyard
https://startupgraveyard.io/

Startup Law Glossary
https://startuplawyer.com/startup-law-glossary

Startup Patterns – Bit Sized Startup Lessons for Busy Founders
https://www.startuppatterns.co/

StartupPlug – 1000+ Curated Startup Resources
https://startupplug.com.ng/

Startup Resources – Startup Tools Delivered to Your Inbox
https://startupresources.io/

StartupStash – Curated Directory of Resources and Tools
https://startupstash.com/

Startup Tracker
https://startuptracker.io/

State of Startups 2019
https://stateofstartups.firstround.com/

Subject Tracers 2021 by Marcus P Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A.
https://www.SubjectTracers.com/

Taskade – The Unified Workspace
https://www.taskade.com/

Ten “Antipatterns” That Are Derailing Technology Transformations
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/ten-antipatterns-that-are-derailing-technology-transformations

The Big Boost: How Incumbents Successfully Scale Their New Business
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-big-boost-how-incumbents-successfully-scale-their-new-businesses

The CEO Moment: Leadership for a New Era
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/the-ceo-moment-leadership-for-a-new-era

The CIO Challenge: Modern Business Needs a New Kind of Tech Leader
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-cio-challenge-modern-business-needs-a-new-kind-of-tech-leader

The Complete StartUp Toolkit (The Best Free Online StartUp Resources Right Now)
https://medium.com/swlh/the-complete-startup-toolkit-the-best-online-startup-resources-right-now-b6b245152ff
https://medium.com/swlh/the-complete-startup-toolkit-the-best-online-startup-resources-right-now-b6b245152ff4

The Consumer Sector in 2020 and Beyond
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/the-consumer-sector-in-2020-and-beyond

The COVID-19 Recovery Will Be Digital: A Plan for the First 90 Days
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-covid-19-recovery-will-be-digital-a-plan-for-the-first-90-days

The Day After – Navigating a Post-Pandemic World
https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/the-day-after?fbclid=IwAR18L6wQMBvuw5-o5ZlmFBrostAZ7GiMDpUXNEJtEMVnznXSZgMacK4xU5o

The Domino Effect: How Sales Leaders Are Reinventing Go-To-Market In the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-domino-effect-how-sales-leaders-are-reinventing-go-to-market-in-the-next-normal

The Emotional Toll of COVID-19
https://covid-tracker.mckinsey.com/year-end-2020/emotional-toll

The Emotion Archive – Emotion Index
https://covid.mckinsey.com/emotion-archive

The Essential Landscape of Enterprise AI Companies
https://www.topbots.com/essential-landscape-overview-enterprise-artificial-intelligence/

The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Thoughts on the Shape of the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/the-future-is-not-what-it-used-to-be-thoughts-on-the-shape-of-the-next-normal

The Future of Business: Reimagining 2020 and Beyond
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/the-next-normal/business-in-2020-and-beyond

The Future of Car Buying: Omnichannel, Personalized and Fun
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/the-next-normal/car-buying

The Future of Cities
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/04/24/future-cities

The Future of Fashion: Sustainable Brands and “Circular” Business Models
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/the-next-normal/fashion

The Future of Work – 64% Prefer a Hybrid Work Scenario Post COVID-19: New Salesforce Study
https://www.toolbox.com/hr/mobile-workforce/news/the-future-of-work-64-prefer-a-hybrid-work-scenario-post-covid-19-new-salesforce-study/

The Great Consumer Shift: Ten Charts That Show How US Shopping Behavior Is Changing
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-great-consumer-shift-ten-charts-that-show-how-us-shopping-behavior-is-changing

The Great Reset Global Innovation Survey Reveals Major Post-COVID Mindset Shifts
https://www.springwise.com/events/surveys/the-great-reset-webinar

The Impact of COVID-19 on International Higher Education: New Models for the New Normal
https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/467/522

The Journey to Agile: How Companies Can Become Faster, More Productive and More Responsive
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/the-journey-to-agile-how-companies-can-become-faster-more-productive-and-more-responsive

The McKinsey Download Hub
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/download-hub

The New Normal – McKinsey
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-new-normal

The New Normal – NBR
https://www.nbr.org/publication/the-new-normal-thoughts-about-the-shape-of-things-to-come-in-the-post-pandemic-world/

The New Normal – NPR
https://www.npr.org/newsletter/the-new-normal

The New Possible: Human Stories Shaping A Post-COVID-19 World
https://www.mckinsey.com/about-us/covid-response-center/conversations/the-new-possible

The Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/the-next-normal

The Next Normal Arrives: Trends That Will Define 2021 and Beyond
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/the-next-normal-arrives-trends-that-will-define-2021-and-beyond

The Next Normal – E-Learning Provocateur
https://ryan2point0.wordpress.com/2020/05/04/the-next-normal/

The Next Normal – How Companies and Leaders Can Reset for Growth Beyond Coronavirus
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/coronavirus-leading-through-the-crisis

The Next Software Disruption: How Vendors Must Adapt to a New Era
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/the-next-software-disruption-how-vendors-must-adapt-to-a-new-era

The Path To True Transformation
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/transformation/our-insights/the-path-to-true-transformation

The Phoenix – A Post-Covid Resource List for the Businesses Ready To Fight Back
https://www.bernoullifinance.com/the-phoenix

The Post-COVID Workplace: Will Employees Be Safe?
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/post-covid-workplace-will-employees-safe/

The Restart
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/the-restart

The Shortlist – New Ideas on Timely Topics
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/the-shortlist

The Social Contract in the 21st Century
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/the-social-contract-in-the-21st-century

The State of AI in 2020
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-analytics/our-insights/global-survey-the-state-of-ai-in-2020

The Three Building Blocks of Successful Customer-Experience Transformations
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/the-three-building-blocks-of-successful-customer-experience-transformations

These Eight Charts Show How COVID-19 Has Changed B2B Sales Forever
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/these-eight-charts-show-how-covid-19-has-changed-b2b-sales-forever

The Telltale Signs of Successful Digital Deals
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/the-telltale-signs-of-successful-digital-deals

The Work from Home List of Software and Hardware
https://wfhlist.io/

This Is What the Future of Work Looks Like
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-future-work-looks-like-jacob-morgan/

This Way Out: How Leading Companies Chart a Full-Potential COVID-Exit
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/this-way-out-how-leading-companies-chart-a-full-potential-covid-exit 

To Weather a Crisis, Build a Network of Teams
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/to-weather-a-crisis-build-a-network-of-teams

Travel During a Pandemic
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/05/22/travel-pandemicera-world

Understanding and Shaping Consumer Behavior in the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/understanding-and-shaping-consumer-behavior-in-the-next-normal

Unpacking the New Normal in ELT
https://adaptivelearninginelt.wordpress.com/2020/06/14/unpacking-the-new-normal-in-elt/

Upwork – Find Freelancers To Tackle Any Job, Any Size, Any Time
https://www.upwork.com/

Validate Business Model – Startup Blueprint
http://leanstack.com/

Video Download Capture VIP Account
https://www.videograbber.net/

Virtual Worlds Are Here to Stay
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/05/08/virtual-worlds-stay

We Must All Fight the Global Pandemic of Misinformation, While Protecting Free Expression
https://webfoundation.org/2020/04/we-must-all-fight-the-global-pandemic-of-misinformation-while-protecting-free-expression/

What 800 Executives Envision for the Post-pandemic Workforce
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/what-800-executives-envision-for-the-postpandemic-workforce

What Can Other Countries Learn from China’s Travel Recovery Path?
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/travel-logistics-and-transport-infrastructure/our-insights/what-can-other-countries-learn-from-chinas-travel-recovery-path

What Comes After the 2020 Digital Dash?
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/what-comes-after-the-2020-digital-dash

What Comes Next: Life Beyond Pandemic
https://lithub.com/what-comes-next-life-after-pandemic/

What Is the Future of Cities?  NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2020/05/19/858068115/what-is-the-future-of-citiesWhat’s Next for Big Tech
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2020/05/01/whats-next-big-tech

What’s Next for Remote Work: An Analysis of 2,000 Tasks, 800 Jobs and Nine Countries
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/whats-next-for-remote-work-an-analysis-of-2000-tasks-800-jobs-and-nine-countries

What Now? Decisive Actions to Emerge Stronger in the Next Normal
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/what-now-decisive-actions-to-emerge-stronger-in-the-next-normal

What’s Ahead for the U.S. Economy
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/whats-ahead-u-s-economy/?utm_source=kw_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-11-17

What You Can Do Post-Vaccine and When
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/upshot/after-vaccine-recommendations-experts.html

When Nothing is Normal: Managing in Extreme Uncertainty
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/risk/our-insights/when-nothing-is-normal-managing-in-extreme-uncertainty

Why A Cut and Paste Approach To Digital Transformation Won’t Cut It
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/asia-pacific/why-a-cut-and-paste-approach-to-digital-transformation-wont-cut-it-an-interview-with-the-founder-of-biocon

Why Business Building Is the New Priority for Growth
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/why-business-building-is-the-new-priority-for-growth

Will Infrastructure Bend or Break Under Climate Stress?
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/will-infrastructure-bend-or-break-under-climate-stress

WorkflowMax – All-In-One Job Management
http://www.workflowmax.com/

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