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5 Votes
3 Answers
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How do you get feedback from your beta users ? Sample of questionnaires?

I am seeking for information in order to build a beta program feedback questionnaire. What do you recommend ? Which question are the most important ones ? Do you have some questionnaire samples...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 04:23
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Pillona
355 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.5K Views
Low Google rankings for my site

I have a website with an integrated Web service (an app for card divination online). Age of domain is already almost 2 years. Naturally, I wanted to make my site popular. First I submit my app in...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 04:35
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Astraport
186 points

7 Votes
9 Answers
4.47K Views
Google Adwords techniques and tips

What are some good Google Adwords people have found that really work for getting qualified leads and finding good, cheap keywods? Or any other tips? Any great articles about it? Also, for a...

asked Mar 31 '11 at 22:59
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Genadinik
1,821 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.1K Views
What incentives can I give business customers to sell my product to their network?

I have treated my first few business customers of my software product very well. They are senior managers of medium sized companites. My problem is that I cannot get them to sell my product in...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 07:31
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David
1,567 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.97K Views
Cost Analysis for hosting up a web application

I am in the process of planning a venture related to a social web application targeted towards a very specific user group. I need your help to do cost analysis of hosting my web application (on...

asked Apr 1 '11 at 00:01
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Aklin81
125 points

8 Votes
3 Answers
6.14K Views
Building Pitch Deck - Financial Projections and Metrics

I'm trying to understand how much info about projections I need to put on the pitch deck. I'm assuming investors don't want all the detail... just the high level numbers (revenue, profit, growth)....

asked Apr 6 '11 at 11:23
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Nick
1,171 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
2.78K Views
To get funding do you really need a well known entreprenuer/fame on your team?

My team and I are very capable (we launched our site in short time its getting updated frequently) but this is our first real startup and we do not have any sort of famous reputation (like...

asked Apr 1 '11 at 03:51
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Adam Gent
186 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
3.07K Views
Should I raise the price of my product?

I'm the owner of this site and the product offered there. As you can see, the current price is $29.95. It is very cheap compared to most web scrapers like this. There are two reasons why I want...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 12:42
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Jsoldi
118 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.11K Views
Tracking offline advertising campaigns?

In online advertisements we have Google Analytics, SiteCatalyst, and other web analytics solutions to monitor our campaign’s click-through and conversion rates. How do we keep track those things...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 12:57
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Adib
293 points

6 Votes
9 Answers
4.76K Views
Do you think Groupon business model is sustainable?

Considering people unsubscribe (I think so; I would be happy to see both information regarding that) email lists from Groupon (and other daily city deal sites), do you think paying thousands for...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 13:47
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To Rr0t
69 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
3.33K Views
How do you hire your first people to your startup?

I really wonder how do you hire your first employees if you were working on an internet startup alone. I really wonder if there are experienced people which started their startup alone and expand...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 14:08
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To Rr0t
69 points

12 Votes
1 Answers
4.61K Views
Why do startups need so much money?

What are startups raising millions of dollars for? I know running a website can get costly, but seriously, millions? I just don't get it. And if you say advertising, I still don't get it, because...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 14:37
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Aslyesnow
214 points

10 Votes
4 Answers
3.42K Views
What are the non-business reasons to not "start-up"?

I am very interested in having a better understanding of the reasons that someone should keep their project as a hobby rather than trying to make it a "start-up" What would be the non-business...

asked Apr 1 '11 at 06:19
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Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
9.51K Views
How do websites that don't charge anything make money?

The obvious answer is "advertising" but I've heard of a lot of decently popular sites that don't make much on advertising. How else do you make money? are they just hoping to get bought out? And...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 15:18
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Aslyesnow
214 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.35K Views
attending tech event before MVP

Short question Would you expose your project to a tech event before having a first version publicly available? Details I'm building an app that has a set of specifications for first version,...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 17:31
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Leadgy
222 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.41K Views
What did you do to make your marketing material appropriate for entering a new cultural market?

What did you do to make your marketing material appropriate for entering a new cultural market? Have you gone through the process of translating and customizing the material of your website to work...

asked Apr 1 '11 at 13:52
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Joseph Barisonzi
12,141 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
2.72K Views
Can you really outsource marketing of a high tech company?

How do you overcome the marketers not understanding what it is you do? In my case making the rash assumption they are selling "some IT services". After 3 months I couldn't get through that we...

asked Apr 1 '11 at 14:44
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Robin Vessey
8,394 points

7 Votes
9 Answers
6.47K Views
Programmers Working For Equity

I've been having so much trouble finding a programmer to work with. I don't have the money to pitch out to hire a developer, I've tried and failed to code on my own, and I rarely get responses from...

asked Apr 1 '11 at 15:27
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User9107
36 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.84K Views
Questions about creating a web startup in a tax haven

I am a US citizen and resident and am opening a business selling online services to US customers. The first thing that came to mind when thinking about business / legal concerns is, Why not open it...

asked Apr 6 '11 at 23:42
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Orokusaki
118 points

6 Votes
1 Answers
1.89K Views
Anyone entered last years MassChallenge?

I just entered MassChallenge.org and I was wondering if anyone had some experiences to share from last years event? Or any tips or tricks on what to do or what not to do there.

asked Apr 7 '11 at 00:31
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Mat Banik
325 points