Hi, I’m Matthew - one of the co-founders of Whalesync (YC S21). Over the last three years, I’ve purchased over 100 pieces of software and evaluated what feels like a billion times as many.
I believe that picking the right tools produces a competitive advantage, but it’s also a huge time suck to be testing software all day. Every new startup hits pretty much the same set of problems, so I felt I could save others some time. Below is a list of the tools you’ll probably need at a few different stages pre-Series A.
My goal was to make a list others could copy without having to think. For that reason, it’s definitely not exhaustive. Think more 80/20 rule here. If you’re building a SaaS app, this should cover your basics.
Hope this is helpful! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email → [email protected].
Cheers!
<aside> <img src="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/3fd80bcf-d90a-4b49-ab78-dceb7404c8bd/f28f629d-9c19-4814-885a-93cb2fedc318/Whalesync_Logo.png" alt="https://prod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/3fd80bcf-d90a-4b49-ab78-dceb7404c8bd/f28f629d-9c19-4814-885a-93cb2fedc318/Whalesync_Logo.png" width="40px" /> About Whalesync (only if you’re curious 😉) Whalesync lets you 2-way sync data across apps like Airtable, Webflow, & HubSpot. Think Zapier for data syncing rather than automations.
Companies like Ramp, Webflow, and Alchemy build programmatic SEO pages, CRM apps, and other awesome things with Whalesync.
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You and your co-founder officially took the leap today. Nothing can go wrong!
