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I have an idea and made the MVP! How can I get fund and commercialize it?

I have an idea and made a working proof of concept (MVP). Its a solution for organizing data and could be used in from Enterprise Digital Assets Management systems to home computers.I am looking...

asked Aug 9 '14 at 10:18
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Shahab
6 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.61K Views
Employing actual software developers for Level 1 tech support and email a good and sustainable idea?

Has anyone tried this before at a "software company" and had it sustainable?After working at two BigCo's over a span of 6 years I recently joined a startup with friends from colleges. The CEO even...

asked Aug 12 '14 at 03:43
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Fkedwantaprnur
11 points

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Growth hacking ideas for an online bookkeeping startup?

What are some growth hacking ideas for an online bookkeeping startup company in Australia?Our startup will offer online bookkeeping services that provides audit proof financial statements from...

asked Aug 15 '14 at 06:31
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Garysvpa
53 points

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Advice on finding and selecting photographs for use on company website?

We are about to start designing our company website and are needing free, or low-cost, high quality photographs for use in our site. Does anybody have any advice on finding, and selecting, stock...

asked Aug 14 '14 at 07:48
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Garysvpa
53 points

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1 Answers
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Help select the winning logo

I am running a logo design contest for an Australian bookkeeping startup. We have narrowed the contest entries down to 8 final submissions and are now seeking feedback from people on what they...

asked Aug 18 '14 at 03:09
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Garysvpa
53 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.95K Views
Should I join this guy's startup team?

Background:A guy reached out to me to join his drone company. I have been fascinated with drones for some time now, I bought my own and I have been toying with the idea of a drone business...

asked Aug 15 '14 at 17:45
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JayJay
106 points

4 Votes
1 Answers
3.27K Views
Amazon Mechanical Turk alternative for international startups?

Amazon just decided to limit the companies requesting jobs on their MTurk platform to those in the United States.How can startups that are based abroad request jobs ("hits" in Amazon lingo)? Are...

asked Aug 25 '14 at 15:44
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Marilyn Chitwood
22 points

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1 Answers
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How can I get fund for my new software? I have MVP!

I am an experienced computer developer, I was enjoying making computer programs since I was just 10, back to 1994. And since 2001, I started to create computer software as my part time and later...

asked Aug 18 '14 at 10:45
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Shahab
6 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
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Are startup directories like Product Hunt worth the effort to drive initial traffic?

There are a ton of "startup directories" like Product Hunt that list new startups and apps.Is it worth the time to add your new startup to all these sites? Due to the large numbers of companies...

asked Aug 25 '14 at 14:57
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Geoffrey Ford
11 points

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Get feedback or improve product before contacting people who have shown interest?

I've built an MVP and have about 35 beta sign ups. It's not much but my landing page conversion rate is fairly high so far, so that's a good sign. I've sent out about 10 invitations to sign up....

asked Aug 26 '14 at 14:44
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Mnort9
201 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
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Using comedy in web apps?

How can you incorporate light-hearted comedy into your apps? Any good examples of starts that do this in their UI?The only one I've seen do this is MailChimp. Do usually do this in their error...

asked Aug 25 '14 at 22:11
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William Dalton
12 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.65K Views
How to get over "redesign entire app" or "recode from scratch" syndrome?

As a founder of a few apps, I always get caught up in redesigning or recoding an entire app from scratch.Sometimes it's because I'm not satisfied with the first iteration (or have been staring at...

asked Aug 29 '14 at 15:29
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David Ponder
17 points

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Google Analytics: how to tie together web, chrome extension and backend analytics?

Background: I have built a website & extension. It's a basic video transcoding service. A user installs the chrome extension on chrome store or by clicking a link on my website. Then, they...

asked Aug 30 '14 at 00:12
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user7823742
21 points

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3 Answers
3.44K Views
Verifying college degrees while hiring engineers?

Should you ask for college transcripts or a copy of the college degree when hiring software engineers? Wouldn't it be easy to just lie on the resume otherwise and state you have a PhD from Harvard?

asked Aug 30 '14 at 18:13
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Darin Swint
11 points

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Should you show more then one payment durations on SaaS checkout pages?

On my SaaS app, I currently only have a recurring monthly option.Should I also add yearly and quarterly payment options (and offer customers a small discount if they pick one of those)?One clear...

asked Sep 3 '14 at 20:28
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Joyce Mc Clellan
9 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
6.07K Views
Should I learn to code or hire a contractor?

I'm a marketing person with an idea for an app that I want to launch. Should I spend a few weeks or months learning how to code or should I save up some money and hire a programmer?Are there...

asked Sep 3 '14 at 21:55
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Doug Blackwell
22 points

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3.17K Views
Can Alexa and Compete traffic stats be faked? How to verify stats before buying a site?

We all know that Google Analytics stats can easily be faked with bots and proxy servers. Which makes objectively finding good sites to buy Flippa very tough.But what about Compete.com and Alexa...

asked Sep 4 '14 at 00:57
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Carmen Unger
7 points

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Would you recommend a high schooler or an entrepreneur go to college?

I'm a passionate high school student becoming a young entrepreneur. But I question if I should go to college or not. The college degrees seem unnecessary. I need advice from experienced entrepreneurs.

asked Sep 4 '14 at 15:44
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Jo Ken
1 point

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.64K Views
How to deal with negative SEO efforts from competitors?

Lately I have had someone constantly post thousands of spam blog comments which have links that point to my site. It is a huge amount of work trying to keep up with disavowing these links in Google...

asked Sep 9 '14 at 15:14
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Patrick Gonzalez
14 points

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Using Open Source software as a marketing tactic?

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...

asked Sep 9 '14 at 15:42
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Glenda Gregory
12 points