Getting Started Questions

I've been outsourcing for a while to create the MVP on a web app. I never get what I'm asking for from these outsourcing teams, they take longer than expected, or they just disappear. It's been a...

Getting Started Lean

asked Feb 19 '13 at 04:28

Zapoo
303 points

I've gone to countless networking events, underground entrepreneur groups, cofounder sites like CoFoundersLab, etc. I'm looking more on the business-dev. end. I've talked to quite a few 1:1 and...

Getting Started Co-Founder Founder

asked Feb 19 '13 at 07:14

Code Talk
253 points

X was working part-time on an idea and after about a year and a basic demo in hand, he talked to two potential people (A and B) who would become co-founders but would work part-time just like X....

Getting Started Co-Founder Ideas Equity Founders

asked Jan 29 '13 at 19:53

Vibgy
6 points

I have recently started reading the blog and I feel it has been really helpful and helped me anticipate problems that I would not have foreseen otherwise. My question is related to the decision of...

Getting Started Strategy

asked Jan 31 '13 at 00:52

Trana
24 points

My friend runs a website called XYZ.com but hasnt copyrighted the name XYZ. I would want to use XYZ as the name of my startup too and would like to copyright it this time. Do i have to ask him...

Getting Started Copyright

asked Feb 2 '13 at 14:38

Karthik Kannan
156 points

I am working on developing a platform that allows sports fans to interact with their star athletes. I have outsourced social media marketing for initial 2 months. Now we have developed differences...

Getting Started Marketing Social Media Branding

asked Feb 5 '13 at 17:26

Trana
24 points

I am Sakthivel from india. I am willing to start a retail selling business on all solar products to general public in chennai. There are few facts for this decision. My state is in deficiency of...

Getting Started Strategy Ideas Business

asked Feb 6 '13 at 16:23

Codebrain
187 points

I have always been curious to know what a company gets in return for investing in a startup company that makes a healthy profit while continuing to grow. For example: Accel partners invested 12...

Getting Started Software Web Corporate Sponsorship Sponsorship

asked Jan 16 '13 at 00:34

Geddon
20 points

Scenario: Currently we are starting to sell merchandising products to our cold call clients by meeting them personally. Our vision is to build a company that has a site portal where people can opt...

Getting Started Manufacturing

asked Jan 18 '13 at 03:56

Parmanand
9 points

So a bunch of friends are always pitching ideas to each other. One day, one of my friends does one of these "this would be a great idea for a site". It's blown off as another of his 'ideas', but...

Getting Started Pitch Website Micro Startup

asked Jan 18 '13 at 09:29

Mark Mayo
106 points

Two of us came together to work on an idea for a web startup. We end up killing the initial product and a third person joined. A new product is built and launched. It happens that I'm the...

Getting Started Equity Legal Website Partnerships

asked Jan 19 '13 at 12:53

Nyxynyx
193 points

I am technical founder right now of my own software startup. Right now, I'm developing the software and am seeking a business cofounder. I lack domain expertise in the various parts of the...

Getting Started Sales Co-Founder Business Partnerships

asked Jan 22 '13 at 06:30

Code Talk
253 points

Just today I started to get interested in this field and I've started with Getting Real. I kept seeing answers here that recommend it and it also seems trustworthy. However, one thing I don't get...

Getting Started Software Books

asked Jan 28 '13 at 00:48

Ken
143 points

My product is in development. By Feb 5th a beta should be released. For the mean time aside from getting traffic to prelaunch what else should I do ? I am the nontech founder. So Far I have...

Getting Started Advisors Venture Capital Angel

asked Jan 28 '13 at 06:22

Ted
1 point

I have a gaming website that is making me around 3000 Euros monthly. I see great potential to expand this website but it's not a 1 person job and I need to hire a programmer to help me speed up the...

Getting Started Outsourcing Hire

asked Jan 3 '13 at 00:32

Sina Balochi
56 points

Fifteen years ago my family purchased a franchise. Within five years we realized the books were cooked and the clientele we purchased was not there. We went to court and lost (in my eyes) and...

Getting Started Startup Costs

asked Jan 5 '13 at 08:57

Matt 2.0
188 points

I contacted a lot of investors and accelerators. I found most of them don`t care about the product itself too much, but strongly requiring start-up should have a co-founder. Why? Perhaps some of...

Getting Started Co-Founder Investors

asked Dec 15 '12 at 09:26

Anlai
375 points

I need to generate some traffic for a internet startup and have been brainstorming ideas. My budget is limited, so I came up with the idea to give money to people who follow my startup on twitter....

Getting Started Marketing Twitter

asked Dec 16 '12 at 22:25

Mark
126 points

I am a web entrepreneur and programmer. I am good at generating new ideas and refining them but now, my strength is being my weakness as when ever I am close to completing a a product, I get new...

Getting Started Founder Ideas

asked Dec 17 '12 at 08:35

Sourabh
288 points

We are a startup web development venture based in India,we have some one time clients from e-commerce industry but they will not benefit us in the long run.So we are planning to showcase the work...

Getting Started Marketing Business

asked Dec 19 '12 at 15:05

Manu Kuriakose
36 points