Questions

Active forums and communities take on a life of there own. My question is how to get started. A forum with tumbleweeds rolling through it will never get anywhere. There is some kind of minimum...

Community Forum

asked Mar 19 '11 at 04:08

Kenneth Vogt
2,917 points

I currently have a website in which I can add a feature that integrates with Twitter. I can add this as one of the features for a premium plan. Alternately, I can create a brand new website and...

Features Website

asked Mar 15 '11 at 13:01

User3462
345 points

If you've exhausted your personal network (and friends' networks), and now need to hire people who have skills that you don't have, would you try working with a staffing agency? I've heard a lot...

Hiring Management Employees Growth

asked Mar 19 '11 at 08:35

John
23 points

I have a small startup that developed a software program. I've copyrighted the software and am working on patent protection, and I've started some marketing. It has been a very low-cost effort so...

Pricing Software Competition

asked Mar 19 '11 at 12:11

User6492
1,747 points

I am looking for some sites to submit to. paid or free. Currently on my startup web app site, I have a screencast up there, and an email submit form. I am quite close to having a finalized...

Marketing Lean

asked Mar 19 '11 at 15:34

Kim Jong Woo
644 points

We're a small team in Ukraine with technical chops hungry for success. Finding a lucrative market niche and attracting real paying customers is a challenge, especially given our remote...

Networking Mentor Seed Funding

asked Mar 15 '11 at 18:24

Maxua
155 points

I remember that Joel Spolsky said that for every 100k of yearly revenue, fogcreek will add another employee. And from my observation, this rule seems quite general among small software related...

Small Business

asked Mar 15 '11 at 19:14

Graviton
871 points

I'm currently working full time for an employer of mine. I've run numerous small business on the side, including a web software company, a web design company, and a forum... but now I'm working...

Venture Salary

asked Mar 15 '11 at 22:58

Nick
1,171 points

I would like to enable my website users to chat with specific listed service providers. Ideally the chat service would not require any kind of login, and would be usable directly. Scenario: user...

Chat

asked Mar 20 '11 at 01:12

Tucson
714 points

Twitter can be a great tool to help a start up get noticed and build relationships with prospects and clients. What are the two best things you've done for your start up that leverage Twitter...

Growth Twitter Clients Prospects

asked Mar 20 '11 at 03:48

Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

I was asked by a potential investor for Key Performance Metrics for our company. What do you think the KPIs are for a typical SaaS company? Here are the ones that I think we should give him: CAC...

Metrics Saas

asked Mar 16 '11 at 04:57

Andy Cook
2,309 points

When you're not sure which market is worth aiming for, how do you figure out whether to go for a broad market (with lots of competition) or a narrow one (with no competition but good chance to slip...

Competition Market Research Target Market

asked Mar 20 '11 at 08:47

Platinum Azure
133 points

Our start-up will sell engagement rings online. We recently discovered that a major source of traffic for the market leader is word of mouth recommendations. We know that great customer service,...

Ecommerce Recommendations Word Of Mouth Jewelry

asked Mar 20 '11 at 20:54

Nikolay Piryankov
683 points

I have worked about an year on my startup website and I found that I need co-founder that would be able to sell ice to the eskimo nation online (online: marketing, sale and PR. But more of manager...

Marketing Networking Co-Founder

asked Mar 16 '11 at 10:13

Mat Banik
325 points

I've heard that most US corporations are in Delaware or Nevada because they are the friendliest to corporations. I don't have an office or anything, but I'm looking to start an internet based...

Incorporation

asked Mar 16 '11 at 11:44

Abe Miessler
264 points

After much search, it seemed that I have found a suitable partner for my IP based startup. Things seemed to have progressed well until I asked him to sign a no-compete agreement as part of the...

LLC Agreements Liability

asked Mar 21 '11 at 03:55

Glen
31 points

Basically as the title suggests, the tax situation is getting grayer over time as new business models emerge. We are considering one where the app is hosted "somewhere", the company is currently...

Payments Company Tax Setup

asked Mar 16 '11 at 12:18

Robin Vessey
8,394 points

I am thinking of creating a startup and want to allocate stock to various co-founders. Is there any sort of system for knowing how many shares to create of a new company?

Co-Founder Stock Options

asked Mar 21 '11 at 04:48

Zachary K
208 points

So, tax season is upon us and I'm finding myself doing taxes (yay) My question is simple (I think): In 2010, I started my company, bootstrapped. I've initially paid a bunch of expenses from...

Tax Seed Funding

asked Mar 16 '11 at 14:17

Igorek
886 points

Have read lots of different terms. I have no idea how they differ from one another. Things like, 20% stock pool for employees, and 1 million stocks, etc. Can someone enlighten me? Thank you.

Venture Capital Shares

asked Mar 16 '11 at 14:22

Victor
593 points