Questions

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

Has anyone risked using credit cards to fund their startup in the beginning? I have looked at other options like angel funding, bank loan, etc. But none of those channels is something that I can...

Getting Started Funding Credit Cards Capital Fundraising

asked Sep 16 '14 at 16:45

Benita Mc Dermott
4 points

Since Twitter and Facebook are the most popular social networks, is it even worth targeting other sites in a social media marketing strategy?Has anyone had any consistent success with other social...

Marketing Social Media Facebook Social Network Twitter

asked Sep 16 '14 at 19:14

Jerry Mason
4 points

So today I did soft launch of my SaaS tool. I sent out about 150 emails to my mailing list. Roughly 45% of people opened it. 20% of users clicked it and landed on my site.I found that I had only 20...

User Experience User Acquisition

asked Sep 18 '14 at 00:54

user7823742
21 points

I'm just getting started with a consulting business and don't have any clients or personal network I can tap into to get the ball rolling.Is it ok to cold-reach potential customers that fit my...

Getting Started Consulting Business Clients Outreach

asked Sep 18 '14 at 21:44

Lorenzo Washington
1 point

Background: My product extracts data from pdf files. Free users get 8 free jobs. Paying users get 40 jobs. Each job is a data extraction from a pdf file. Problem: User engagement terminates after...

Products Business Model Support

asked Sep 19 '14 at 08:49

user7823742
21 points

Between me and my 5 other co-founders, we are deciding who will hold the CEO position. It has come down to me and another founder. I was told from one of my other founders that they thought I...

Founders Agreement Founders Agreements CEO Titles

asked Sep 19 '14 at 19:25

User34135
11 points

I'm now working on my speech to sell my product, and I'm wondering what words to use to describe it. My product is a "real estate repository", and that's the words my competitor are using too. But...

Marketing

asked Sep 22 '14 at 14:25

Francis L
33 points

We are a start up just building our website and are considering whether to focus on a niche market or to sell to the broader market. Does anybody have any experience of being in a similar dilemma...

Niche

asked Sep 22 '14 at 18:40

Garysvpa
53 points

I am a part of a software startup that includes the following six founders. We are about to seek VC and we need to make sure that we split the equity in a fair/correct manner. Based on the...

Equity Part Time Founders Agreement Shares

asked Sep 23 '14 at 23:35

User34135
11 points

I finished creating an app and am expecting a good amount of users after I start advertising it. I live in Canada but I have my green card and am eligible to live in the US at any time. I plan on...

Copyright Registration Sole Proprietorship Startups

asked Sep 25 '14 at 20:32

User34140
6 points

I am a software engineer. I am looking to work in some startup part time (paid or non-paid). Something to do after work or on the weekends. What is the best in-person place in the SF bay area or...

Software Startup Startups Software Engineers

asked Oct 21 '14 at 01:27

Dan
6 points

I have been working with three co-founders for about a year. Two are technical, including me, and the other is business. We have the equity split up on paper and have determined the exact price of...

Co-Founder Startups

asked Oct 22 '14 at 06:42

User34175
16 points

So me and 2 other cofounders spent a year building a product together, however it got no traction. We have a ery expensive buyout price however, but I don't think it makes sense to buy them out. So...

Co-Founder Equity Failure Startups

asked Oct 22 '14 at 21:10

User34175
16 points

Hi all, let me give you a brief run down of my case: a couple of other people and I are thinking about creating a technology startup for a niche marketing product. It would involve an initial ~8...

Risk Equity Investment Partners Salaries

asked Oct 24 '14 at 06:46

Awasaba
11 points

All the plugins I've tried have not worked, and the sites that I've tried want my passwords. I'm not comfortable with that. No plugin seems to be able to post to Pinterest (high priority). Google+...

Social Media Wordpress Shares Automation

asked Nov 7 '14 at 05:45

Starrychloe S.
83 points

When reviewing or rating or providing references to a contractor, should you factor in them going AWOL, not responding, having personal problems, being flaky, but otherwise doing good work? I've...

Employees Contractor Feedback

asked Nov 9 '14 at 05:28

Starrychloe S.
83 points

1. How can I protect my buyer from the seller so he won't steal my client. 2. What do I need to do (Documents so my buyer will pay before he gets the product so I could pay the Seller. 3....

Exporting Middle Man Fruits Vegetables

asked Nov 10 '14 at 19:37

Itay Joseph
1 point

Hi, We are a start up looking for some beta customers, to help us test and fine tune our service delivery solution, and to assist us in this quest we are about to start bidding on a few projects...

Freelancer Sites Start Bidding

asked Dec 1 '14 at 09:05

Garysvpa
53 points

Long story short, approached a friend who is already a co founder of another technology start up that has investment with an idea. He liked the idea. It was my idea, and we started working on...

Co-Founder Contract Equity Dispute

asked Dec 4 '14 at 03:46

User34199
46 points