Strategy Questions

What are some of the potential market sizing techniques for a rather unconventional idea (app for something which is not online)?

Strategy Market Analysis Market Research Startup Startups

asked Mar 21 '20 at 06:12

Vipin Kv
1 point

We've been working on a new version of Bright Journey for a long time now and it's finally coming to fruition (putting the final touches).There are some changes that might initially disorient...

Launch Strategy Web App Bright Journey

asked Jul 24 '15 at 06:41

Nishank Khanna
4,265 points

I'm looking to buy electronics (unlocked phones) from a wholesaler and sell them online.What's a better strategy to compete with other sites selling the same product? Should I lower my margins and...

Strategy Ecommerce Competition Shopping Margin

asked Jul 7 '14 at 21:25

Morgan Barra
2 points

All the current dating sites (Plentyoffish, OkCupid, etc) started by first creating hundreds of thousands of fake profiles and activity to attract users.And then slowly scaling back on those fake...

Strategy Traffic Chicken And Egg Traction

asked Jul 11 '14 at 14:19

Kandy Max
12 points

Is it a good idea to offer a less featured version of your software as open source as a marketing strategy? It obviously has worked well for companies like MySQL and wondering if it could work for...

Marketing Software Strategy Open Source Tactics

asked Sep 9 '14 at 15:42

Glenda Gregory
12 points

How does Craigslist generate revenue when both posting and responding to listings is free? The only category they seem to charge for is the jobs section.Is that enough of a revenue source for them...

Strategy Revenue Income Craigslist

asked Sep 16 '14 at 15:57

Joseph Long
14 points

We are in a unique SaaS segment which has few competitors. In terms of pricing our plans, is it better to charge a premium (and get fewer customers) or price them low and potentially get a large...

Pricing Strategy Customers Saas

asked May 1 '15 at 12:29

Bruce Wigington
12 points

It always happens when I launch new apps. A month or two into marketing it, there is very little growth or paid customers. Which leads to me losing interest or getting pessimistic about the app...

Marketing Launch Strategy Failure Pivot

asked May 22 '15 at 11:43

Robert Miller
14 points

What's the most challenging problem you faced in your business and had to make a critical decision?Mine was accepting that our niche wasn't big enough (due to lack of due diligence done before...

Strategy Decision Founders Problem Solving Startups

asked Jun 14 '15 at 15:11

Melvin Jordan
51 points

As our product development goes along, we are looking for more advisors to form an advisory board - we need well considered input from people who have already proven themselves in the tech / IoT...

Board Advisors Mentor Strategy Startup

asked Jun 28 '15 at 12:01

Alexander Hill
1 point

What should one consider before going with Lean Startup and MVP Strategy. Are there any cons that one should be aware of?

Strategy Lean MVP

asked Aug 19 '11 at 18:56

Atul Goyal
496 points

We recently launched a food gift website where you can create & personalize your gift. The site has several innovative features which people like a lot. There is an online food gift market in...

Marketing Strategy Adwords Innovation

asked Feb 25 '12 at 08:30

John
16 points

I got my first client the other day for my social media & content marketing consulting business. They are an apparel company.What are some ways you would go about creating a content strategy...

Strategy Social Media Content Marketing

asked Feb 28 '14 at 13:03

Sarah Jones
45 points

I am going to a startup seminar/meeting this week where there will be entrepreneurs, investors and business people . I am getting ready for my startup 's online/offline presence, hopefully that...

Marketing Strategy

asked Oct 31 '11 at 12:03

Nikolai
125 points

Godaddy usually sell their products (domain and hosting services) at high prices then give an option to enter a promotion code. There's nothing unusual about that, except that these promotion codes...

Marketing Strategy Promotion

asked Aug 14 '13 at 00:37

Pacerier
317 points

We are a team of 2 and we hit an idea about a social media startup some time back. Everything said and done we know that we don't have a tech cofounder. while we look for one we don't want to...

Co-Founder Strategy NDA Terms And Conditions

asked Jun 30 '11 at 05:26

Vishal
73 points

After having worked on my startup concept for few weeks I realised that some form of the same product as we are planning is already in the market. We do believe that we can do it better and bring...

Strategy Long Term Strategies

asked Jun 30 '11 at 05:32

Vishal
73 points

Creating a pricing table for my product. What are some of your favorite pricing hacks you've learnt from experience and tests?

Pricing Strategy Ab Testing Hacks

asked Feb 28 '14 at 17:07

Robert Collins
160 points

What tools and strategies do you recommend for 100% remote teams to collaborate? Our team of 6 is spread across the globe. Also, how can you create a company culture in such a case?

Culture Strategy Tools Team Remote

asked May 14 '14 at 14:43

Patty Balderas
14 points

What does a full sales cycle look like when selling a SaaS solution to enterprise clients?Here is what I think is how it works: Try to find a decision maker at the company. Try to contact that...

Sales Strategy Enterprise Saas Selling

asked May 22 '14 at 18:28

Sheryl Chung
4 points