Bay Area Times

Tech, analysis, visual news

Daily

https://bayareatimes.com/

Lenny’s Newsletter

Product/growth strategies

Weekly

https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/

Founder Insights

Founder stories, advice

Weekly

https://fi.co/insight/newsletter

Weekly Threads (Michelle Fang)

SF founder community

Weekly

https://twitter.com/michelleefang

Open Source CEO

Startup tools, tech

Several/wk

https://opensourceceo.news/

Houck’s Newsletter

Founder tactics, strategy

Bi-weekly

https://houck.news/

Bay Area VC Roundup

VC deals & landscape

Weekly

https://vcroundup.substack.com/

IndieHackers Digest

Indie/builders/tech

Weekly

https://www.indiehackers.com/newsletter

Jonathan Chang’s SF IRL

Local events, social

Weekly

https://sfirl.beehiiv.com/

No Code Founders

Slack

Indie, SaaS, PMs

https://www.nocodefounders.com/community

Furlough Community

Discord

Marketing, builders, free events

https://discord.com/invite/furlough

Product Builders Club

Discord

Indie hackers & product folks

https://discord.gg/productbuilders

Lenny's Community

Slack

Growth, product, operators

https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/community

Desi Founders Bay

Slack

South Asian/Indian founders

https://tinyurl.com/desifounderssf

MicroConf

Slack

SaaS, bootstrappers, founders

https://microconf.com/community

Graham & Walker

Slack

Female/founders, investors

https://www.grahamwalker.com/resources

AIMidUs

Slack

AI founders, solopreneurs

https://www.aimidus.com/community

Z Fellows/FoundersNet

Slack

SF early-stage founders/network

https://www.foundersnetwork.com/

@paulg

YC Co-founder, classic advice

https://twitter.com/paulg

@naval

Tech wisdom, philosophy, venture tips

https://twitter.com/naval

@jason

LAUNCH, investor, SF events

https://twitter.com/jason

@delian

SF VC, deep tech, meme king

https://twitter.com/delian

@swyx

AI, DevTools, tech trends

https://twitter.com/swyx

@IshVerduzco

Product/tech job market SF

https://twitter.com/ishverduzco

@michelleefang

Local SF ecosystem operator

https://twitter.com/michelleefang

@thechangj

SF event discoverer, connector

https://twitter.com/thechangj

@Femstreet

Female founder/VC focus

https://twitter.com/femstreet

@shl

Indie, tech, SF angel

https://twitter.com/shl

@mgsiegler

Tech, VC, startup takes

https://twitter.com/mgsiegler

@andrewchen

a16z, growth, the network effect

https://twitter.com/andrewchen

@sama

AI, OpenAI, deep tech

https://twitter.com/sama

@mattturck

VC, data landscape, SaaS

https://twitter.com/mattturck

Eventbrite SF

All major events

https://eventbrite.com/d/ca--san-francisco/events/

Lu.ma SF Tech

Founder/tech

https://lu.ma/c/techeventssf

MeetUp SF

Social/Networking

https://www.meetup.com/cities/us/ca/san_francisco/

Tech Events by Outgoers

SMS, social

https://www.outgoers.com

Built In SF Events

Tech/company

https://www.builtinsf.com/events

RocketDevs Startup List

Must-attend 2025

https://rocketdevs.com/resource/startup-events-san-francisco

Tech Conferences Guide

Major confs

https://vanguard-x.com/tech-events-2025/tech-conferences-san-francisco-2025/

AngelList SF Events

Startup jobs

https://angel.co/events

Lenny’s Podcast

Podcast

Growth, product, real PM

https://www.lennyspodcast.com

20VC

Podcast

VC, fundraising, founder

https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/

This Week in Startups

Podcast

News, founders, ecosystem

https://thisweekinstartups.com/

Acquired

Podcast

Tech/company deep dives

https://www.acquired.fm

Techmeme Ride Home

Podcast

Daily tech news

https://www.ridehome.info/

a16z

Podcast

VC/Trends

https://a16z.com/podcasts

How I Built This

Podcast

Founder journeys

https://www.npr.org/sections/how-i-built-this

Tim Ferriss Show

Podcast

Performance, big guests

https://tim.blog/podcast/

Superwomen

Podcast

Women, South Asian founders

https://superwomanpodcast.com

Crunchbase

Funding, market

Discover VCs, deal activity

https://crunchbase.com

Carta Free Plan

Equity, early-stage

Right-size cap table/equity basics

https://carta.com/

Notion

Collaboration, notes

Project mgmt, team workspace

https://notion.so/

Figma Community

Design, prototyping

Collaborate/find SF meetups

https://figma.com/community/event

Asana

Project mgmt

Free for team organization/tracking

https://asana.com/

Product Hunt SF

Product launch

Gain SF traction/discover new tools

https://www.producthunt.com/places/san-francisco

AngelList

Jobs, fundraising

Startup/VC + hiring

https://angel.co

SurveyMonkey

Feedback/research

Fast survey, testing for Bay users

https://surveymonkey.com/

Slack Free

Team comms

Free, scalable for teams

https://slack.com/

Google Trends

Research, analytics

Analyze product/market fit

https://trends.google.com