Strategy Questions

I just found OnStartups and I'm looking forward to sharing insights with you guys. My startup is currently in "concept" stage, and I was wondering where to begin my journey. I have a great idea,...

Funding Strategy Development Website

asked Jul 30 '11 at 01:01

User12313
16 points

Does anyone know of or have contacts for any companies that have products centered around Google’s APIs? We’re looking to potentially partner with a company on a product for Google+ and...

Strategy Google Intellectual Property Partnerships

asked Jul 14 '11 at 02:37

User347312
36 points

I am currently working for a start-up and our first product has been in development for several months. We have reached a fork in the road and I would like to ask the OnStartups community for some...

Focus Strategy Development Product Management Market Research

asked Jun 22 '11 at 13:55

Travis Truett
127 points

I would like to build a new consulting company like McKinsey. I do have a significant competitive advantage, (based on software) in a niche field, and now I need advice on how to start creating a...

Strategy Consulting Tactics

asked May 27 '11 at 05:58

David
1,567 points

In my experience, it takes around a year to sell software to a large company. I have seen it getting done in three months, but it is very seldom. Therefore, my question is whether you know of any...

Marketing Strategy Selling Tactics

asked May 23 '11 at 04:50

David
1,567 points

I know this question has been asked many times before in a plethora of different ways, but I couldn't find anything to help me out, so my apologies if this comes off as a duplicate of another...

Getting Started Marketing Strategy Competition

asked May 25 '11 at 09:49

Digital Sea
1,613 points

Technical debt affects all companies, and in startups where there is pressure to get things out the door as quickly as possible, the pressure to build up technical debt is high. Is it an...

Strategy Technology

asked May 6 '11 at 02:18

Jeremy French
148 points

I am about to give an offer for software to a large enterprise. I know that it is normal to say that there is an upfront price for software and a yearly maintenance fee of around 18% of the upfront...

Pricing Software Strategy Enterprise

asked May 9 '11 at 06:06

David
1,567 points

It has been said that a business must grow or die. Many businesses start because someone knows how to do something and they start a company to do it. While expertise in their field is required to...

Strategy

asked May 10 '11 at 10:11

Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

There is talk about the minimal viable product and release early and often. These principles are fine in most circumstances, but what if you KNOW that your product will be far better than the...

Strategy Competition

asked May 1 '11 at 06:36

David
1,567 points

I have a friend who makes very good banana bread. She tried to sell it on the street and got sold out of a huge batch within a very short time. She wants to stay local within her city, but isn't...

Strategy Branding Domain

asked Apr 21 '11 at 08:14

Genadinik
1,821 points

In essence my question is: is a CTO supposed to provide the company vision and business strategy? I am bringing into a startup the following: vision, business strrategy, technology...

Strategy

asked Apr 23 '11 at 03:35

Aaron Smothers
56 points

E-conomic is online accounting software, which enables you to write invoices to customers using web forms, track inventory etc. I am considering to start a company, which would compete with this...

Strategy Competition Strategic Management

asked Apr 10 '11 at 18:37

David
1,567 points

I have break & fix computer business and would like to find out how to go about figuring out the best marketing medium for my advertising. There are some local magazines and news papers,...

Strategy Advertising Local

asked Apr 11 '11 at 09:49

Mat Banik
325 points

I was just reading a thread which I cannot find again, and it brought up a question. People were advising this guy not to develop his idea 100% perfectly, but to start small, and make it free,...

Strategy Growth

asked Mar 25 '11 at 04:37

Aslyesnow
214 points

There is a lot of focus on the cost of employee turnover in companies. I am curious to know whether there are any studies on failure-rate of high-tech companies increasing if the turnover rate is...

Strategy Management Human Resources

asked Mar 28 '11 at 22:22

David
1,567 points

High end designers try their hardest to keep their wares out of bargain shops (i.e. you won't see Hermes at TJ Maxx). I don't see how Gilt convinced the fashion world to allow them to sell the high...

Strategy

asked Mar 18 '11 at 23:43

Michael Pryor
2,250 points

I am involved as a cofounder in a tech/software company. My associate is bringing initial funding and is conversant with finance/accounting, facilities/infrastructure and general organizational...

Strategy Patent Business Copyright

asked Mar 3 '11 at 12:41

Aaron Smothers
56 points

I work for a large complex company, I delibrately do not want to say, which business it is in, in order to make this discussion general. In this company, as in many others, there are lots of...

Strategy Strategic Management Value Add Customer Value

asked Feb 26 '11 at 23:19

David
1,567 points

What are the benefits/disadvantages/difficulties of umbrella branding, i.e., "overarching brand used across multiple related products" (wiki ) vs individual branding. We are looking for a...

Strategy Branding

asked Feb 11 '11 at 06:52

Dyn Zack
216 points