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2 Votes
1 Answers
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How much profit should a company be making before we can realistically value it at X amount of money?

I'm looking for a real world calculation for how much profit or projected profit we should expect a company to be making before we apply a valuation of X amount of money. What is a realistic...

asked Apr 2 '11 at 20:24
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Bomb Defused
227 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
4.1K Views
Ratio of Reviews to Downloads in the iPhone App Store

Anyone have any market data that would indicate the ratio of reviews to downloads in the iPhone App Store? Does the ratio of reviews to downloads change significantly if an app is free or paid?

asked Apr 8 '11 at 05:28
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Kirk
227 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
4.56K Views
Question on Partnership + Revenue Sharing

I founded a business about a year ago, and recently decided to take it in a new direction. Same name and premise, yet slightly different business model. I founded the company as a sole...

asked Apr 8 '11 at 06:17
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Christopher Stuart
16 points

7 Votes
4 Answers
2.87K Views
Good idea to send beta version of software to bloggers?

I have a software program that I'd like to sell after it's perfected, but I'm in a catch-22 situation; I'm trying to get publicity for the program (in part to attract more free beta users, who I'd...

asked Apr 2 '11 at 23:20
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User6492
1,747 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
6.26K Views
Copyright/IP of sudokus

I have recently learned how to do constraint processing and I figured out how to generate sudoku puzzles. I thought it would be interesting/fun to create an interactive website for these puzzles. I...

asked Apr 8 '11 at 12:39
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Jbranchaud
168 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.57K Views
SaaS Startup (received Financial Grant) - Pre-Money Valuation !

We are a young B2B SaaS Startup operating in the Social CRM space. First time Entrepreneurs, but with plenty of experience in our respective areas of work. We've received financial grant of 50,000...

asked Apr 8 '11 at 17:03
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Dhana
16 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.2K Views
Should a Minimum Viable Product be standards validated?

Assuming a minimum viable product's UI and functionality have been tested, should one bother to validate to standards like W3C and such?

asked Apr 8 '11 at 23:00
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Raj Kumar
11 points

8 Votes
6 Answers
3.82K Views
Web developer in project, slow going, need advice

I was approached over a year ago by a "start up" offering me 10% in the company. I thought about it for a few days and said, "Sure, why not?". I was sucked into the dream of being a part of...

asked Apr 3 '11 at 10:22
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404
43 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.46K Views
How do you prove a computer-generated work was independently generated by you?

This question is related to one of my earlier posts about the ability to copyright sudokus. I have written a program that generates sudokus and I want to make a website with these sudokus. It seems...

asked Apr 9 '11 at 01:19
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Jbranchaud
168 points

10 Votes
7 Answers
3.76K Views
Is AdSense worth your time?

I never click on any Adsense ad. I hear people say they make peanuts from Adsense ads compared with the time they spend creating content. Today I was reading an eBook called Adsense Secrets 5...

asked Apr 3 '11 at 13:03
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Tony Henrich
283 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
3.39K Views
How much is this site worth?

I own a site that on which I "practiced" SEO. It isn't a real business. I only make money from it by putting Google AdSense and right now it makes just under $100 per month and growing, although I...

asked Apr 3 '11 at 14:16
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Genadinik
1,821 points

6 Votes
5 Answers
2.59K Views
Steps for a software startup?

I hope i will not get downvote,because my question is a very basic question,But still it can be made as wiki in this site and will be useful for other fellow members, My dream is to start a...

asked Apr 9 '11 at 03:18
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User9279
131 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
2.51K Views
How do you determine which projects will be the most profitable?

I'm currently a CS grad student and am wanting to test out how successful I can be at a entrepreneur this summer since I'll have all my time to myself. I've thought about mobile app development, in...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 00:25
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User1926
148 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
4.98K Views
e-commerce store using wordpress

I am considering setting up a e-commerce store for a friend's retailing shop. What I am interested in is a solution that is easy to maintain in terms of administration (insert new products, new...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 01:08
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Alex G
16 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.46K Views
Attempting to sell a web application

I'm looking for the best way to sell a web application. I've thought of the following options: Create an installable that people will need to purchase and run on their own web servers via a...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 02:35
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Jon
126 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
2.73K Views
To take government loan for startup, or not?

Recently my government announced they are lending funds for entrepreneurs. Not sure about the interest (which I will find out later), but their terms is first 3 years no repayment needed, then on...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 02:55
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Victor
593 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.18K Views
In B2B situations what do you clients mean when they ask to partner with you?

We have had a range of clients ask something like the following, we are looking for someone to partner with ... How do you see this being different from a straight Client/Supplier style...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 09:33
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Robin Vessey
8,394 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.08K Views
How damaging are ads to product adoption?

Has anyone come across any research or has had experience with just how much more damaging to product/site adoption it is to have ads like AdSense on your site versus not having them? Any...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 10:22
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Genadinik
1,821 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
3.1K Views
Can you outsource sales for high tech companies?

Following on from my previous question about outsourced marketing can you outsource sales effort as well in b2b senarios? Once marketing has brought in a qualified lead someone has to get the...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 10:55
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Robin Vessey
8,394 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.26K Views
Are EINs required for LLCs?

My business partner lives out of state (in WI), but our business is going to be an LLC in WA, where I live. We don't have any paid employees just yet (shoot, we aren't even getting paid yet!),...

asked Apr 4 '11 at 12:45
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Jason Mc92
123 points