Questions

Whats the best way to promote your website if still in beta? I have a sign-up page for anyone who wants to create their own social trivia game, but the platform hasn't launched yet. Where can I get...

Marketing Social

asked Jun 2 '11 at 08:27

Maryam
21 points

Our tool (recruiterbox) helps startups and small companies manage their hiring in one place. They can hire faster and make better decisions, replacing manual processes of email and excel. But our...

Marketing

asked May 27 '11 at 00:04

Raj Sheth
6 points

Before contracting a developer, what should be considered? Legally what documents are standard and recommended, and why?

Development Apps Business Process Web App

asked Jun 2 '11 at 12:20

Sam
509 points

I created a flash app. A service or a game - it does not matter. Advertising takes a lot of money and not always effective, it is desirable that my app promote itself. Task - to create in the app...

Marketing Saas Promotion

asked May 27 '11 at 01:05

Astraport
186 points

Ive been thinking about how to deal with early adopters of a SaaS web application in terms of ramping them up from free trial early access users to fully paying customers. Im wondering if there...

Pricing Early Adopters

asked Jun 2 '11 at 13:41

Tinny
404 points

I've been operating a local computer repair and retail business for about 2 years and haven't needed a line of credit until now. The problem is that I'm in college and have student loans. So, as a...

Credit Cards Loan Sole Proprietorship

asked May 27 '11 at 03:15

David Brown
116 points

I know conversion rate is calculated as (signups/visitors)*100 but my landing page is also used as the page that users login to the site. Therefore, some of the visitors will be existing users...

Metrics Conversion

asked Jun 2 '11 at 14:13

Ben
108 points

I just moved into a subleased office space in Southern California and am required to carry general liability of at least $1M for our startup. This didn't seem like a big deal, but when I called my...

Insurance Office Office Space Lease Leasing

asked May 27 '11 at 04:16

S Wrobel
113 points

As per the recent report published by Distimo, very few developers are actually making money (by selling apps) in Android store. The figures actually look quite depressing for android developers...

Software Revenue Iphone Android

asked Jun 2 '11 at 15:46

Ali
179 points

I started a surveillance technology company in May 2010. Since the beginning, we have been working with a person that has been in the security industry for quite a while. He was providing some...

Sales Technology Equity Angel Investors

asked May 27 '11 at 04:47

Michael
234 points

Early I asked a question about starting a social network company. Thanks for people who answered my question. I learned that I might implement the ideas first then start a company. But how...

Market Analysis Social Network Market Opportunity Market Research

asked Jun 2 '11 at 16:25

Yc Wang
19 points

I am currently developing a SaaS product and am at an impasse in terms of how to charge. The subscription is only going to be $5 per month. Although I'm in the UK, my main market is going to be...

Subscriptions UK Saas Billing

asked Jun 2 '11 at 18:35

Sam Delaney
28 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

My company is implementing an automated phone system (press 1 for sales, 2 for support, etc.) which I absolutely despise. We've gotten to the point that transferring calls around, getting in touch...

Phone Copywriting Writing

asked May 27 '11 at 06:19

Kyle West
708 points

We are a small software shop and feel we have more coverage then we need. When we first started they set us up with a professional services package that included all kinds of things including...

Insurance

asked Jun 2 '11 at 22:23

Jonathan De Jong
6 points

I am a legal immigrant (h1b) with lots to technical background (over 10 years) and been craving to start my own startup... I've worked for other startups as consultant before.. and I feel I do have...

Visa Startupvisa

asked May 27 '11 at 08:35

Xoail
365 points

We are getting into the dev of a mobile app for our startup. I have a preference in terms of which platform I want to start with, due to my current market demographics. However I also fall under...

Iphone Android Mobile Apps

asked Jun 2 '11 at 23:22

Sam
509 points

I'm setting up a blog for my OSS/startup and I'm wondering whether given the uncertain future about feedburner (or maybe thats just the API) whether people are still setting up their blogs to use...

Marketing Blog Blogging

asked Jun 3 '11 at 01:07

Vdh Ant
146 points

Can anyone tell me the mechanism by which a UK technology business is acquired? Does the acquirer usually buy: all the outstanding shares in the limited company, or, all the assets and...

UK Tax Acquisition Exit Strategy

asked Jun 3 '11 at 01:12

Paperjam
394 points

What does these mean in plain English, guessing the best way to describe it is by giving theoretical numbers for best worst case instances, though that's just my thought - I'll leave it up to you...

Funding Contract Finance Venture Capital Terms And Conditions

asked Jun 3 '11 at 01:56

Blunders .
899 points