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6 Votes
4 Answers
3.01K Views
Is the web startup overdone?

First of all, I was wondering if anybody else had the impression that as Internet-startup-people, most of our ideas are about things that are Internet-related and tend to follow the big trends such...

asked Aug 4 '12 at 08:22
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Glitch
156 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.64K Views
What should I offer a startup advisor?

I've searching for advisors in NYC area.I have no idea what kind of deals are being offered to advisors. I need someone to help me to clear it up for me. I don't want to offer a deal that maybe...

asked Aug 4 '12 at 13:54
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Zapoo
303 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
3.58K Views
Pricing using Westendorp's Price Sensitivity Meter

I have just read a study (german) that applied Van Westendorp's Price Sensitivity Meter to determine a reasonable price range for a SaaS offering. Specifically, the study tried to investigate the...

asked Jul 24 '12 at 21:28
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Johannes Rudolph
348 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.79K Views
I'm on H1B that I want to keep, but I'm about to co-found a start-up

I don't want to risk my H1B and current job at all. I currently work at a fortune 500 company and it's a really nice deal. However, I helped build this great website which will be an automated...

asked Aug 4 '12 at 16:10
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Giorgi
11 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
9.47K Views
Does a visible sales tracking board have a positive effect on the sales team?

We are considering tracking sales in our business and within the company publicly displaying the performance of the team and each member. What are good ways to implement this and is such a...

asked Aug 4 '12 at 22:47
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Nikolay Piryankov
683 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.4K Views
How do I pursue funding for a vertical product?

There are many resources about how to pursue funding for horizontal products, often software that can be used by a large number of people. These are problems that investors can understand...

asked Jul 25 '12 at 04:25
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Mjibson
116 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.83K Views
How do I make an angel investor move faster on a deal?

The investor is very excited but he seems very slow on the deal. We've been in communication for 3 weeks. I recently gave him access to the invesment package. But There was A tech issue on a...

asked Jul 25 '12 at 04:49
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Zapoo
303 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.4K Views
How to make an offer?

Assume that you are a custom app seller. You get your customers, on all kind of opportunities like events, blind mails, viral marketing. When you are at the customer you present your...

asked Jul 25 '12 at 16:58
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Maximus M
136 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
1.87K Views
Can my Unique Selling Point just be the deliver of the solution of a problem?

I am creating a new website and it's a very common one, about upcoming events. The difference of me and the competition is how I deliver the events to the people that is kind of strange and clever...

asked Jul 25 '12 at 20:58
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Nikolai
125 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3.03K Views
Starting a technology consulting company and working as a subcontractors

I have a decade experience in software developement and specially web related applications. As a geek, I have a nice contacts but I do not see any of my contact turning into a perspective client....

asked Jul 25 '12 at 22:14
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Dhananjay
33 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.29K Views
CRM 'expected revenue' and subscription based services

Many CRM applications include sales pipeline tracking and sales workflow. Generally, when a new opportunity is created, one has to somehow enter the 'expected revenue' for the deal. This is easy...

asked Jul 26 '12 at 01:37
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Tim Long
108 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.91K Views
New business. How *exactly* does one raise VC capital, or any other startup capital?

First off I'm very glad to have found this exchange because a lot of questions will be forthcoming from me. The skinny: I started a new business a couple months ago, an LLC. My skill set is in...

asked Jul 26 '12 at 10:51
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Manchine
104 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.75K Views
Software product with very limited support or without it, what is better?

I have a recently launched software product but still have no support options, because of my resources constraints (time, money) plus other priorities (website, SEO, marketing). So, I'm...

asked Jul 26 '12 at 13:16
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Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.44K Views
Setting up a subsidiary of an Italian software house in the UK

I am currently researching the opportunity to open a foreign subsidiary of my software house in the UK. I am interested in a few issues: Accounting help : Do I need to hire an accountant?...

asked Jul 26 '12 at 17:39
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Inspiring Software
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.17K Views
Using images licensed under GNU?

Can we use images/emoticons published under GPL license in our commercial online app? If we do that, are we liable to publish app under GPL? Regards, Jack

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asked Jul 27 '12 at 01:51
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Jack
11 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.96K Views
Starting a Business

I wish to start a business within the UK, which will be an online venture. However, I am unsure of a few things. Firstly, I know I will have to pay income tax, assuming it reaches the threshold of...

asked Jul 27 '12 at 03:58
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Bowersbros
11 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.86K Views
What happens when one partner leaves the business

My wife just opened her business as a small beauty salon for little girls. She came up with the idea and logo for the business but needed more cash to open the business. So she brought in her mom,...

asked Jul 27 '12 at 04:48
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Mark
4 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.27K Views
Is it bad to use many web services on a business web application

I'm the sole developer on a web application project that a friend and I started up. I'm handling development and my friend is handling the business side. It's a guerrilla operation and with what...

asked Jul 27 '12 at 08:42
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Derek
1 point

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.35K Views
Music Streaming: How do we stream music legally?

My friends and i came up with an idea that involves streaming music for free and paid members like spotify. We are aware that we will need to get licensed by record labels. We do not know how to go...

asked Jul 27 '12 at 09:12
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Nedy
109 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
4.13K Views
what is a fair percentage ownership for sole developer of tech startup (4th co-founder)?

My husband was brought on as a 4th partner of a startup last year. Unfortunately, he did not take the LLC legal docs to a lawyer to make sure the % he was being offered was fair before signing. He...

asked Jul 27 '12 at 16:38
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Tracy
11 points