Questions

I'm a solid programmer with 5+ years of experience in software development. I know how to do things from beginning to the end and want to start my own company. I spend for more them 6 months in...

Co-Founder Business Partnerships

asked Aug 11 '11 at 14:39

Areshchanka Alexandr
49 points

I have a question as to how to market something that's in a rather saturated market. It's a hosting company that's just getting started. Hosting's a tough nut to crack. How would you market...

Marketing Hosting Internet Marketing

asked Aug 11 '11 at 15:06

Melanie
133 points

I would like to find out the unique monthly traffic for a competitors subdomain. I know that compete.com does this but it is very expensive. Are there any free or less expensive tools out there...

Marketing Traffic

asked Aug 11 '11 at 16:29

Jon
6 points

I have a an idea for a startup that would be closely intertwined with the Advertising industry. I still need to do the necessary research to determine if the idea is viable and to identify all the...

Advertising Consulting

asked Aug 17 '11 at 06:07

Beachrunnerjoe
319 points

I'm looking for good direct mail companies that will print and mail postcards my company creates. Possibly even help design the mailers. Any advice on what to look out for when selecting the...

Business Services

asked Aug 17 '11 at 06:22

Mat Banik
325 points

I have just read the book Start small, stay small by Rob Walling. In this book, he suggested a couple of method of find a niche market to develop products for. From that, I am currently researching...

Market

asked Aug 11 '11 at 20:25

Tehnyit
144 points

Is there a particular place with, or a particular technique to use for finding different kinds of market data? For instance, I want to look up what research has been done on internal...

Statistics Market Data

asked Aug 11 '11 at 20:52

Roy Dictus
343 points

Older company (generally?) have: more resources hire better talent (not sure about this though) are already popular - market share (guess more stuff can be added here that goes in favor of older...

Success Growth Innovation

asked Aug 11 '11 at 20:57

Atul Goyal
496 points

After months and months and months of work, our team finally launched our first application. We have been very fortunate to receive a lot of feedback and one of my first "goals" post-launch is to...

Management Customer Feedback

asked Aug 11 '11 at 22:25

Travis Truett
127 points

I have approached friends and family about my idea, but none of my friends are really into business like I am. Also, I come from a family of zero business owners. I'm starting college at a...

Getting Started Co-Founder

asked Aug 17 '11 at 12:48

Ryan
13 points

My team works in an open area with high wood beamed ceilings. We digs the open concept, but not the noise when 4 or 5 people are talking on the phone all at once. We're looking for some desktop...

Office Office Space

asked Aug 11 '11 at 23:23

Michael
6 points

I have a few questions regarding equity distribution that I would like to get cleared out, since I am the core developer and CTO of this project and have very little idea on businesses etc. My...

Co-Founder Equity

asked Aug 12 '11 at 00:26

Hackfanatic
43 points

I am one of the first employees of a start-up and joined with a technical background. Now a few years down the line, I would like getting into sales. While I am getting good results, I know they...

Marketing Sales

asked Aug 17 '11 at 14:33

Lost In Transit
181 points

Over the past ten months, I've been working with a startup in a technical capacity as a contractor. Prior to my joining, they had a rocky start and spun their wheels for a while with an outsourcing...

Equity Job Offer Stock Options

asked Aug 17 '11 at 15:38

Exr
21 points

If a start up is storing sensitive user data in it's databases, how should the company protect it from it's engineers accessing it unnecessarily and misusing it?

Security Data Protection

asked Aug 17 '11 at 16:27

Sabya
116 points

I am planning to attend a conference in my area of expertise, and I am also planning to develop a software product in this area. The software product is probably a year or so away, so I am...

Conferences

asked Aug 12 '11 at 02:58

Samik R
101 points

I'm planning on launching a website that revolves around product recommendations and reviews, which would make use of the Amazon API to take advantage of their affiliate program. I was surprised...

LLC Incorporation

asked Aug 17 '11 at 18:33

Alex
1,156 points

We are a UK Ltd company with 2 directors. We have a business bank account set up. We have spoken to lawyers and managed to obtain all necessary documentation. It's an exciting time! The investment...

Investment Investors Bank Bank Account

asked Aug 12 '11 at 03:24

Tom
480 points

I`m a social community website founder. By only one person, I make the site have over 8000+ members and about 100,000 Alexa rank. A kind of some famous social community in my country. But it is...

Co-Founder

asked Aug 17 '11 at 19:51

Anlai
375 points

I'm in a partnership with my brother, we decides to do a partnership together since we live in the same house and had the same schedule. We are running our business from home right now, making...

Partner Business Partnerships

asked Aug 12 '11 at 05:10

Edgar Miranda
230 points