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What is a good way to find investors for a start up?

I have developed my SAAS on a shoestring budget and I have just made it production ready so I am now looking for ways to market it to my customer base. I, however, do not have the funds available...

asked Jan 2 '12 at 23:38
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Tim
670 points

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2 Answers
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'Free' business model required for wide-spread acceptance?

In today's world is it a requirement for any software solution to be "free" to be able to achieve widespread acceptance/usage around the world?

asked Jul 19 '13 at 01:41
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User221287
111 points

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3 Answers
2.98K Views
Is there any good IT startup company in Australia?

Am considering startup company as about to graduate.

asked May 9 '11 at 03:32
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Ziliangdotme
9 points

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2 Answers
3.83K Views
high margin vs low margin

What are some key factors for a startup to consider when determining to build a low margin/high volume business or a high margin/low volume business? The only factor I can think of is the sales...

asked Nov 21 '11 at 10:59
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Mike Nereson
411 points

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5 Answers
3.49K Views
.CO domain names

What's your opinion about the .CO domain names? If .COM/.NET domain names are not available, does it makes sense to go with .CO?

asked Jan 21 '11 at 14:59
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Patelsan
76 points

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2 Answers
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A startup should be commited with support 24/7? How much to charge?

At our startup we have a software on premise business. We offer a system, for about 20k. The client needs support for the system for 3 years, that includes to fix it if it fails no matter how many...

asked Jan 28 '12 at 03:23
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Ricardo Polo
111 points

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3.5K Views
How to assess the potential value of a website before its formal release

I have developed a website and now it is under internal testing. What does my website do? On the one hand, if you want someone to do something for you, you can use my website, and you need to pay...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 12:16
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Steven
1 point

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3 Answers
2.64K Views
Is it worth the effort to try to make a better version of another iPhone app?

This app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphing-calculator/id289940142?mt=8) seems pretty good, but I would like to make a better version. I am already an iPhone app developer. Is it worth it to...

asked Jul 12 '11 at 05:58
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Ethan
113 points

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2 Answers
2.98K Views
Having a US presence for an Indian software firm

We have setup a partnership firm having 2 partners in India. We are a software firm and having client base mainly in US, so we want to show our presence in US by putting our US address on our...

asked May 20 '12 at 03:54
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User18025
11 points

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Publicising the business-plan?

Being a libertarian, I am completely honest with all my business-transactions, business-offerings and partnerships. From a marketing perspective, would it be beneficial to post my business-plan on...

asked Feb 9 '12 at 02:57
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A T
38 points

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How to summarize shares of angels repeating investments?

Provided I raise a first investment from angel on X valuation, then raise another one from same angel on X+Y valuation, what would be the total amount of percentage the angel will have of the...

asked Aug 25 '11 at 06:55
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Sy Ber
109 points

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5 Answers
6.3K Views
salary and stock options in a startup for lead developer - advice needed

I got an offer from my friend in a startup company with $30K/year (take into account it's not in a "hot" spot like Silicon Valley or NY, but yeah, it's not high in any standards, and the job's in a...

asked Sep 23 '11 at 16:13
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Anh Pham
109 points

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How do you make people to spend more time on a political website

I'm part of a political website which publish analyses, news and interviews on a regular basis. It's been almost a year since our foundation, and even though our visitor count raises we still...

asked Dec 5 '11 at 13:07
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Elran
9 points

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3 Answers
9.89K Views
Deciding between payment methods for our new website

I am developing a website which will charge our customers monthly fee ($200/month) for membership. So the payment will be recurring automatically. My client (the website owner) wants to reduce the...

asked Mar 9 '13 at 02:26
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Sam Kong
111 points

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4 Answers
3.64K Views
I have an idea that I am almost sure that it will be successful but no time to do it

I live in Athens, Greece. I have an idea that is really simple to do. It just needs a blog, a twitter account and a facebook page for support. The problem is that i don't have the time to work for...

asked Dec 18 '12 at 20:53
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Kostas
9 points

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2 Answers
3.06K Views
best practices of managing follow up calls in cold calling?

Best practices of managing follow up calls in cold calling? Actually, I am searching for the best protocols in managing follow up calls.

asked Dec 31 '12 at 05:58
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Anilkumble789
9 points

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4 Answers
3.19K Views
What does a non-technical co-founder do?

I am a software engineer and I am thinking about jumping into the startup world. I realize that at some point in my journey, I will need help from someone. This someone could be a coder, or a...

asked Apr 7 '12 at 05:55
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Denniss
116 points

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4 Answers
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Time Management Techniques

I am learning Inbound Marketing techniques and trying to apply it within my company. No doubt, I have become a big fan of it. How it relates to time management? Time management is always easy to...

asked Sep 18 '12 at 01:26
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Ameya Phadke
56 points

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Any examples of "positive feedback" startup ideas for production companies?

I am looking for examples of ideas, historical or current, where the output of a production process is also used as the input. An example could be something like this: Magnifying glass is used to...

asked Jul 9 '10 at 06:16
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David
1,567 points

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Any recommendations for getting listing in DMOZ.com directory?

We've been trying for a long time with no success. I've heard all sorts of stories. Anybody have any suggestions? Appreciate it,

asked Jul 20 '11 at 07:50
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Chris
4,214 points