The Startup
Tool Box
A collection of free (or freemium) tools that can help you manage any project no matter the size or complexity.
Royalty-Free Images & Vectors graphics
Freepik
FREEPIK - free high-quality content:
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Illustrations
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Photos
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Icons
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MockUps & Presentation Templates
Pexels
PEXELS - free stock photos & videos shared by talented creators:
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Free to use
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Hi-Res / High Quality
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Community-Based
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No attribution required
Flaticon
Unsplash
UNSPLASH - is the internet's source of freely usable images, powered by creators:
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Over 1 million free hi-res images
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License Free
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No attribution required
Pixabay
PIXABAY - full of stunning free images & royalty-free stock:
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1+ million images
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License Free
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No attribution required
Burst by SHOPIFY
BURST - a free stock photo platform that is powered by Shopify
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License Free
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No attribution required
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Business Ideas: Over 20 online business ideas that are particularly popular this year displayed via photos & case studies.
Design, Prototyping, & Presentation builders
FIGMA
FIGMA - a free web & desktop design tool that helps you with:
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Design for Web or Mobile
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Prototype Websites, Apps, and Social Media content
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Collaborate with others in your team
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Replaces Adbove Illustrator
InVision
InVision - a prototyping tool created for designers, by designers:
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Interactive prototyping (Wireframes, Navigation, and Design)
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Collaborate with others in your team
GIMP
GIMP - a cross-platform image editor that helps you with:
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High-Quality Photo Manipulation
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Original Artwork Creation
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Graphic Design Elements
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Free to download and use
Zeplin
ZEPLIN - a design tool that connects designers with developers:
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Intuitive design tool for any digital product
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Easy exports into many professional products
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Multi-team collaboration
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Perfect for designer to developer handoff
Beautiful.ai
BEAUTIFUL.AI - a free presentations builder that helps you with:
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Design for Web or Mobile
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Prototype Website, Apps, Social Media content
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Collaborate with others in your team
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Replaces Adbove Illusatrtot & InDesign
Canva
CANVA - a drag and drop designers for all things design:
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Great for Presentations Building
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Powerful collateral builder
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Free to use
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Web based
Uplabs
UPLABS - curate design & development inspiration & resources :
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Android & iOS
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Web Design
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Icons, Branding, Marketing
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Downloadable in many professional formats
UI8
UI8 - a community of curated design resources
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Browse and download thousands of pre-made UI elements
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UI Kits, Wireframes, Icon Sets, Fonts, Mockups, Presentations
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Perfect to boost your creativity in design
Coolors
COOLORS - a free color schemes generator:
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Create color palettes on the fly
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Browse thousands of colors schemes already generated
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Share and export with ease
Stylify Me
STYLIFY ME - helps designers gain an overview of the style guide of a site:
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Fonts
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Sizing
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Colors
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Spacing
Marketing & Education
Facebook Bluerprint
FB Blueprint - an e-learning platform that offers free, self-paced courses on Facebook and Instagram advertising.
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90+ courses
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Online Certification by FB
Google Digital Garage
Google DG - enables anyone to learn the fundamentals of online marketing.
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125 Courses
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Approved by industry experts
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Includes Certifications
UXPRESSIA
UXPressia a free web customer journey mapping tool that helps you:
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Design customer journey maps
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Develop personas
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Create impact maps
Later.com
LATER.COM - an online tool that helps you plan & executes social posts:
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Schedule FB, IG, TW, & Pinterest posts ahead of time
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Powerful analytics to measure engagement
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Collaborative
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Free to use
Data visualization & Analytics
Google Data Studio
GOOGLE DS - a free interactive dashboard builder:
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Easy to use and understand
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Out of the box connection to many data sources
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Real-time & collaborative
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Free to use
Inforgram
INFOGRAM - an easy to use web infogram builder:
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Realtime collaboration
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Download, share or publish online
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Can be used for reports, dashboards, maps, or SM visuals
Google Analytics
GOOGLE ANALYTICS - a free web analytics service that helps you:
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Analyze in-depth detail about the visitors on your website
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Track marketing ROI
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Set goals
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Free to use
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Hotjar
HOTJAR - see how visitors are really using your website:
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See user heatmaps
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View user recorded sessions on your site
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Easy to integrate with popular web builders
Bitly
BITLY - helps you shorten & track weblinks:
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Great for long product URL marketing campaigns
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Easy to create custom name short links
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In-depth link tracking
Segment
SEGMENT - data platform that connects to hundreds of sources:
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Integrate Web & Mobile data in once place
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Load & store customer data
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Build real-time audiences and customer profiles
Market Research & Intelligence
Typeform
TYPEFORM - interactive & immersive survey questions for your audience:
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Easy to design
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Plentiful templates
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Useful in every stage of the customer journey
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Freemium
Google Forms
GOOGLE FORMS - flexible and customizable form builder:
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Easy to use
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Plentiful templates to start with
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Data-driven insights
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Easy integration
Survey Monkey
SURVEY MONKEY - create, send, and analyze surveys for free:
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Easy to create survey, quizzes, and polls
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Easy to gather feedback via online channels
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Easy to analyze
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Includes a suite of specialized tools
Google Trends
GOOGLE TRENDS - understands what the world is searching for:
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Understand what search words users are searching for
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Know the honest trends locally, regionally, and internationally
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Monitor your brand & check your competitors
Knowem
KNOWEM - username availability on social networks & domain names:
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The first step to a digital name discovery
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Conduct digital audit
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Understand digital name availability
SimilarWeb
SIMILARWEB - a free web analytics services & competitor analysis:
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See what digital product your conception is using
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Understand their digital marketing performance
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Discover competitor keywords
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See consumer intent & journey
Built With
BUILTWITH - helps you find out what a website is built with:
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Quickly identify what technology a site built with
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Conduct competitor analysis
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Understand keyword competition
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Crunchbase
CRUNCHBASE - company insights from startups to the Fortune 1000:
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Discover innovative companies
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Find with founders and specialists
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Great tool for company discovery
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See what global innovators are launching today
Facebook Ads Library
FB Ad Library - helps you see your competitors' marketing campaigns:
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See what ads brands are running
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No account needed
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Perfect for understanding what ads your competitors are running on all Facebook platform
Web & Landing page builders
Idea Generator
Miro
MIRO - an online collaborative whiteboarding platform that helps with:
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Ideation & Brainstorming
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Research & Design
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Mapping & Diagramming
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Free to get started
Whimsical
WHIMSICAL - collaborative brainstorm space where you can create:
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Flowcharts
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Sticky Notes
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Mind Maps
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Wireframes
Mind Mesiter
MIND MEISTER - an online mind mapping tool that helps you:
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Capture Ideas
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Develop them visually
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Manage projects efficiently
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Share & collaborate with anyone
Productivity
Trello
TRELLO - organize & prioritize your projects in a fun and flexible way.:
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Powerful To-Do lists
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Easy Integrations
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Workflow Automation
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Free for individuals
Asana
ASANA - an online platform to manage remote workflows:
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Powerful To-Do list
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Perfect for remote teams
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Easy integrations
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Free for individuals
Monday
MONDAY - Work OS that powers teams to run everyday work:
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Powerful To-Do lists
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Team Project Management
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Share & collaborate with anyone
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Flat fee for teams
Basecamp
BASECAMP - an online mind mapping tool that helps you:
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Powerful To-Do lists
Team Chat
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File Storage
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Flat fee for teams
Business Canvasses
