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3 Votes
1 Answers
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Using LinkedIn to grow your SaaS business?

What are some ways to utilize LinkedIn to grow your Saas sales? In terms of social media, everyone seems to be fixated on Twitter and Facebook, even though they are likely not the right channel for...

asked Mar 31 '14 at 20:42
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Joseph Brown
17 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.37K Views
How do I determine angel investor equity?

I have an opportunity to purchase a company. We're still working on the purchase price, but let's assume $100K for purposes of discussion. I do not have $100K. I would need to find an investor to...

asked Mar 31 '14 at 17:58
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Carson McComas
1,023 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.51K Views
Why aren't more startups willing to hire remotely?

With talented people being so hard to find, why do startups still struggle for months trying to hire someone in their city?

asked Mar 31 '14 at 21:12
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Pablo Rosa
19 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
5.05K Views
Next step after creating an MVP?

What should be the next steps in specific order to take after creating your minimum viable product?

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asked Mar 31 '14 at 09:55
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Eric Henton
6 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.7K Views
CTO's tasks at a funded startup with 3-4 engineers?

What kind of day to day tasks does a CTO deal with at a seed-funded startup (seed, not series A) that has ~4 software engineers? I'm looking to apply for such positions on AngelList and curious...

asked Mar 31 '14 at 17:12
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James Thompson
21 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.75K Views
My personal blog is buried under social media accounts when I Google my own name? How to get my blog to show up first?

When I Google my own name, all my social media accounts (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc) show up before my personal blog. What can I do to ensure my Blog gets listed before the social...

asked Mar 31 '14 at 11:57
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Megan Sherman
7 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.97K Views
Any experience with Basecamp and FogBugz?

I have been looking for a Project Management system to support collaboration across three partners in two locations for our startup. I'm specifically looking for perspective on the Basecamp and...

asked Jan 18 '10 at 02:30
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Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
5.74K Views
Examples of web startups with great onboarding UX?

Can you provide some examples of apps that have a great onboarding user experience? One where they walk a random visitor through signing up and setting up aspects of the account, etc.Pinterest is...

asked Mar 31 '14 at 01:26
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Robert Desantis
17 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.79K Views
How do you explain to people what you do for a living?

As entrepreneurs, we rarely wear one hat to be able to say "I'm a web developer". If you are a solo entrepreneur who makes a living on the internet, how do you explain what you do for a living at...

asked Mar 30 '14 at 16:25
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Charles Wilkins
6 points

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2 Answers
4.52K Views
Solo founders: What title do you give yourself?

What title should you represent yourself with when you're a one-man show?

asked Mar 30 '14 at 16:41
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Marc Adrian
1 point

3 Votes
3 Answers
3.34K Views
Cure for the startup blues?

I'm a solo founder bootstrapping my startup for the last 1-2 months and feel completely burnt out. I work 10+ hours each day since my capital is limited to get the business off the ground.What do...

asked Mar 29 '14 at 21:40
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Janet Peterson
17 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
3.6K Views
Non technical founders: how do you select your technology stack?

I'm a non-technical founder who is going to be using contractors on ODesk to build the MVP. How do I decide on which technologies to pick?- PHP andMySQL- Rails and PostGres- Node.jsEtc.How you...

asked Mar 29 '14 at 16:45
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John Stinnett
4 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.1K Views
Where can I find a decent Bootstrap web designer?

Bootstrap as in (http://getbootstrap.com/). It seems to me that lately every tech startup I see on TechCrunch has an awesome landing page built in Bootstrap. The "design language" is mostly the...

asked Mar 30 '14 at 01:11
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LaserBear
100 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.39K Views
Top ways a software engineer can screw up an interview?

What are the most often occurring things that developers do due to which they don't get hired?

asked Mar 29 '14 at 21:57
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Kara Tyler
2 points

8 Votes
6 Answers
5.38K Views
Got an offer for my app. Should I sell?

I have a free trivia app that I launched about three years ago, which generates about $90K in revenue each year. My costs are very little and most of it is profit. The only real cost is my time to...

asked Mar 29 '14 at 01:10
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User32788
74 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.36K Views
Solo founder starting to hire for the first time. What should I know?

I'm a solo founder who wants to hire the first three employees. I decided to wait until my revenues would support hiring three people because just hiring one person would have felt a little awkward...

asked Mar 29 '14 at 02:25
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Abe Tang
6 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
3.03K Views
How to tackle an overwhelming task that you can't wrap your head around?

What are some ways to execute on a massive, overwhelming task (like marketing, for example) when you are a solo founder with no employees and no resources?

asked Mar 28 '14 at 18:41
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Michael Milne
4 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
4.13K Views
In Google's post-penguin update, which is most important for startups to focus on: SEO, content marketing, branding or social media?

Which one of these should startups focus on for the most impact: SEO Content marketing Branding Social media marketing The biggest downside of focusing on SEO first is that almost every month...

asked Mar 29 '14 at 18:57
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Angelina Hall
2 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.6K Views
Solo founders, how do you keep from procrastinating?

I am building my startup from home by myself with a remote virtual assistant on ODesk. It's hard sometimes not to procrastinate and end up on Reddit or Hacker news. How do you keep your focus when...

asked Feb 6 '14 at 14:32
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Vilhelm Vida
16 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
3.57K Views
How to filter out bad software engineer candidates when hiring?

I'm hiring a software engineer and have gotten a boat load of resumes. I can easily rule out the obvious ones based on geography (since I can't afford to pay someone to relocate).What are some...

asked Mar 28 '14 at 17:29
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Rufus Joyce
17 points