Questions

We are about to launch a Website Builder product(Allows anyone to create a website with a few clicks and without any programming or Photoshop knowledge). Regarding Affiliate Marketing - what do...

Affiliate

asked May 11 '11 at 17:19

Eytan Levit
6 points

So, I know this is a question probably for my accountant, but I want to do a little research myself. What is the most tax efficient way to extract earnings as an owner..? I have a small startup...

UK Tax

asked May 11 '11 at 19:17

Dave Sumter
136 points

I have an energy bar that I'm taking to market now and I want a strong name/brand for it. My product is very strong. I've been eating my bars for over 7 years now and recently it has received...

Branding

asked May 11 '11 at 21:23

Matt Zembruski
16 points

I am just venturing into a new product and one thing I realised is that "Price is the ONLY one advantage" I have. I have solid web-development experience and I can build web apps in a fraction of...

Pricing Bootstrapped Competition

asked May 17 '11 at 04:42

User8226
197 points

Many US-based companies charge the same amount in the US as in Europe: a certain item will cost 100 USD when bought in the US, and 100 EUR when bought in Europe. This really means that the European...

Pricing International Currency

asked May 11 '11 at 21:37

Philippe
297 points

I am researching my competitors before getting into SAAS based software market. For one of the competitors total monthly unique visitors to be 3000. I am calculating roughly 50% of them are...

Competition Traffic Saas Market Research

asked May 17 '11 at 06:02

User8226
197 points

I've built a new developer website and have found some companies willing to discuss some sort of partnership. These are companies that sell products that would normally be advertised on sites like...

Website Investors

asked May 12 '11 at 01:02

Jonathan Wood
120 points

What makes some people so brave not to join a "regular" company but to create their own? I mean, if we got some good ideas or money, or like to say, big passions, are enough for opening the startups?

Culture Psychology

asked May 12 '11 at 00:24

Vance
33 points

Who is responsible for content posted by a user on the Web? The site owner or users themselves? For example, who is guilty if one person insults somebody else using his blog or talk-back? The...

Legal Website Content

asked May 12 '11 at 01:10

Alex R
111 points

So, an acuqaintence of mine who is someone whose opinion I respect on the nitty gritty in the dirt of startups just had a new baby. I was thinking about how distracting that can be. How the new...

Work Life

asked May 17 '11 at 12:18

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

I would like to use 99designs to design the logo for a new site I'm working on that is still in stealth mode. Are there any dangers in doing this? Specifically, I am worried about: Exposing too...

Crowdsourcing

asked May 12 '11 at 02:02

Bert H
6 points

One of our client companies has just launched an aggressive Twitter campaign on behalf of the product with a focus on securing B2B clients. What best practices do you recommend for leveraging...

B2B Social Media

asked May 17 '11 at 14:13

Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

This question is related to the question: "Do newly funded startups offer salaries which are comparable to market rate? " Apparently, it is quite common for startups to offer salaries which are...

Salary Compensation

asked May 17 '11 at 14:46

User10483
208 points

Can an investment agreement take place online without entrepreneurs meeting with the investors? If yes, then what is the best procedure. Most of the time Investors want to invest in a startup but...

Investment Investors Entrepreneur

asked May 12 '11 at 03:56

Gin
8 points

I am being offered a 0.6% share in an early stage startup for being the lead iOS developer(probably the only iOS developer).The concept is good and the team consists of some smart people too.My...

Software Equity Iphone Partnerships

asked May 17 '11 at 15:12

Samyzee
16 points

There are lots of answers here on OnStartups that imply or even outright state that one has to be obsessed to succeed with a startup. When I see "obsession", I hear "imbalance". Is it possible to...

Balance

asked May 12 '11 at 05:35

Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

I assume Foursquare faced this issue. You've got a social service that is location based but requires a lot of users to make valuable. I'm in a similar boat with an upcoming start up, and I'm...

Location Apps Growth Social

asked May 17 '11 at 19:13

Long Winter
271 points

I know this question has already been asked in many ways, but I'm looking for a more general answer. I'd like to know which is the best place to find technical people to work with. Has anybody out...

Technical Partnerships Non Technical

asked May 17 '11 at 19:49

Calixte
137 points

Is there anyone that has experience with some groopon like applications (clones) and would like to share with me their experience?. I am just a programmer and I don't have much experience with...

Marketing Ideas Website Business

asked May 12 '11 at 06:42

Sfrj
205 points

Take for example, Google: As I understand, the search engine was started as a research project. (by the way, was it patented or the code is fully open through the contents of the respective...

Technology Founders

asked May 17 '11 at 20:58

User10528
9 points