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As a startup founder, you’re probably juggling a million tasks—coding, marketing, fundraising. But there’s one often-overlooked task that could save you a world of pain: technical documentation.

Why Is Technical Documentation Important

Many startups focus on building and shipping fast, but they forget that solid documentation can:

• Help onboard new team members more effectively
• Reduce customer support tickets by providing clear user guides
• Keep your codebase and architecture manageable as you scale

What Technical Documentation Should You Focus On?

• Architecture Documentation: Offers a high-level map of your system.
• API Documentation: Makes integrating with your platform easier for other developers.
• Code Documentation: Helps ensure your code doesn’t become a “black box.”
• Process Documentation: Streamlines common tasks, saving your team time.
• User Documentation: Boosts customer satisfaction and reduces support requests.

Tools You Can Use

Start with Google Docs and Github, but consider investing in specialized tools like:

• Apiary, Postman or Swagger for API documentation and testing
• Confluence or Notion for collaboratively writing and organizing docs
• Github wikis or Docusaurus for creating docs as code in your repo
• Intercom, Helpscout or Zendesk for user-friendly customer help centers

How to Make Documentation Work for Your Startup

Building a culture of documentation isn’t easy, but it’s necessary. Here’s how you can make it work:

• Make docs a priority in your company culture.
• Use tools that integrate easily with your team’s workflow.
• Ensure that completing documentation is a requirement for considering features “done.”