Design Patterns for Startups

In plain words

Design Patterns for Startups is a resource for entrepreneurs and founders looking to understand repeatable solutions for common startup challenges. Launched in 2011, it applies design pattern concepts to the startup context, offering frameworks and approaches that help new companies solve problems more efficiently. The site is useful for anyone building a business who wants to learn from established patterns rather than starting from scratch.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Startup Patterns2016 · ▲408

  Bite-sized startup lessons for busy founders

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  Design for Startup2015 · designforstartup.net · ▲475

  Everything about design for startups

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  UI Patterns2016 · uipatterns.io · ▲333

  Level up with interactive mobile design patterns

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  First Search2017 · review.firstround.com · ▲1,093

  The world's best startup advice, curated and searchable.

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  The Pattern Library2014 · thepatternlibrary.com · ▲307

  Free to use patterns by awesome designers

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  Startup Collections2016 · startupcollections.com · ▲559

  Resources & tools for entrepreneurs, designers & developers

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  Life & fun · 2d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  Life & fun · 14d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

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  Life & fun · 15d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 9d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 13d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 23d ago · space.bl2.net

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  I made a Web-based Todo App - used: CSS3 3D transforms, Node.js, love▲237

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  Life & fun · 2011 · tomorrow.do

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  Life & fun · 2011 · monstercoloringbook.com

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  Life & fun · 2011 · strikesapphire.com

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  Pump, a dead simple Pythonic abstraction of HTTP.▲118

  Life & fun · 2011 · adeel.github.com

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  Weekend Project - Create Simple Android mockup▲110

  Work · 2011 · yeblon.com

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  My first WebGL demo, the first self-extracting PNG ever?▲101

  Life & fun · 2011 · demoseen.com