Questions

What do you think about giving engineers a small software assignment that they complete at home and send over before scheduling an interview. This would really help an employer save both their and...

Hiring Employees Human Resources Engineers Software Engineers

asked May 9 '14 at 16:40

Ruth Mercedes
7 points

If a startup were to get some questionable press in the media, would it still be considered a good marketing strategy? Granted that negative press might tarnish a large company's brand. But...

Marketing Press Release Publicity Media Public Relations

asked May 14 '14 at 12:43

Thomas Becker
7 points

If you don't have a network which you can get referrals from, how do you find your first consulting clients for a one-person development firm?

Networking Consulting Consultants Referrals Clients

asked May 12 '14 at 17:55

Robert Sheehan
7 points

Apart from ticket sales, what are all the possible ways one could monetize a low budget film / documentary? Options for indie film-makers are limited because there isn't a large production house...

Sales Monetization Budget Videos Film

asked May 13 '14 at 20:43

Armando Ridinger
2 points

What are the top factors that investors look for in a team? Do they only look at the team as a whole or do they also require the CEO to have certain credentials or background?

Funding Credibility Investors Team Skill

asked May 13 '14 at 13:56

Aaron Rew
7 points

We have a small B2B application and have poured a lot of energy and resources into designing a great user experience. Our closest competitor just "overhauled" their own UX and it's a blatant rip...

Legal Competition Copyright User Interface UX

asked May 11 '14 at 18:25

Sheryl Garcia
2 points

I would like to run Google AdWords campaigns with the keywords as my competitor's brand names. Some questions: Is it legal to do so? Would consumers view this negatively for my brand (i.e. would my...

Adwords Competition Google PPC Keywords

asked May 11 '14 at 18:44

Yesenia Mc Laughlin
7 points

Have an idea for a claims management application. I got one company who is in the selection process amongst other such software but they want to work with me to build something from ground up. I...

Development Enterprise Business Validation

asked May 11 '14 at 18:59

Jo K
11 points

Is it worth spending money making a video explaining your startup on your homepage? Most startups have a short 1 minute video on their homepage that explains what their business does. Yet only a...

Video Selling Landing Page Introduction Startups

asked May 9 '14 at 15:59

Thomas Colgan
2 points

What type of code samples should you show to a prospective employer when all your work has been for other companies? I don't currently have any open source contributions that employers can look...

Hiring Employees Employers Engineers

asked May 9 '14 at 14:16

Kevin Sloane
7 points

Is it better to set unrealistic deadlines to push your team harder or realistic ones?I have a feel that deadlines are like revenue goals -- you have to set the bar really high in order to get...

Management Time Management Product Management Productivity Timing

asked May 8 '14 at 14:07

Anthony Talley
11 points

Is cold calling a viable marketing channel for a B2B Saas product? We are trying every possible channel to see what sticks in order to get more paid customers.Cold calling has a higher investment...

Marketing Strategy B2B Marketing Channel Cold Calling

asked May 9 '14 at 01:10

Mike Lambert
1 point

I have been offered a job that is online based, working entirely from home. I reside in Hong Kong, the company is formed under HK law but the contract states that it will be governed by New York...

Contract Legal

asked May 8 '14 at 03:20

Jeff Brazier
1 point

I'm working on a web app and launching in the next few days, I finally came up with a name "jellyblub" and got the domain. My thing is that I'm a little embarrassed about seeking funding because...

Funding Venture Capital Web App Angel Investors

asked May 7 '14 at 20:35

Franklin De Los Santos
11 points

When you are a solo founder with no employees, what do you do to avoid procrastination and always be executing? I have tried blocking access to all time-wasting sites in my router. But how do you...

Solo Entrepreneur Founders

asked May 5 '14 at 13:20

Latonya Schindler
21 points

What are some common and not so common methodologies to differentiate from your competition? Here are some I can think of: Customer service Returns policy Donating small part of revenues to charity...

Competition Competitors Differentiation

asked May 6 '14 at 17:55

Coleen Briggs
11 points

I saw a lot of posts on Fiverr where people who offer creating 1000's of backlinks to your website for a pretty low price. Is it a good way to improve my SEO? Is it safe to use this technique? I...

Outsourcing SEO

asked Feb 14 '12 at 11:44

Salmon
970 points

We're looking to get desks that fit both developer preferences: sitting and standing. All the convertible desks I've seen online cost $500 to even $1200.Are there any low cost options available?...

Getting Started Office Space Developers

asked May 3 '14 at 19:58

Jessica Logan
6 points

We are an outsourced software product development company from India, quite recently started. We started using freelancing sites for finding prospects as it was the easiest way to get started till...

Sales Outsourcing Prospecting

asked Nov 8 '11 at 02:59

Ameya Phadke
56 points

What are the common overhead costs associated with full time employees?I've heard that if a developer's salary is $100K, he actually costs the company $150K.I can't see where all the expenses would...

Recruiting Hiring Employees Expenses

asked May 3 '14 at 15:12

Jade Livingston
14 points