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11 Votes
5 Answers
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Started with 4 partners, equal financial investment. I've done 90% of the work, startup is now doing well and they now want a say. Please advise

I started a site with 4 friends about a year and a half ago, I'm the only technical person of the lot, we all put in an equal amount of $$$, we spent most of the first year in discussions and...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 23:22
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.11K Views
What are the common fundamental preparations needed for any startup?

Though maximum start-ups come up in information-technology sector, however there are many other who want to venture out, in their respective field, but fall short of guidance or motivation due to...

asked Sep 24 '10 at 07:57
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S H
118 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.47K Views
How to save a really bad AdWords account

I have a bad AdWords account, the conversion rate is low, the CTR is low, everything is low. What would you do to try and salvage that AdWords account? Notes: There are already different...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 23:58
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Nir
1,569 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.2K Views
When a service oriented site starts, do they open with projects/customers?

How do service oriented sites start with content? For instance, when a site such as ebay or elance.com start, they woudl need some type of auctions already posted to generate interest in new...

asked Oct 8 '10 at 01:31
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Sk24iam
344 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
2.62K Views
Debt Free Tech Startups

Does anyone know of any Debt Free startups. Am wanting to ask a few questions of them since I am looking to start a company, but hate debt since it clouds my judgment. I am wanting to learn from...

asked Sep 24 '10 at 08:14
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Percent20
322 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
3.13K Views
Do I need a business partner?

My first post here, finally decided to stop reading and start asking :) Apologies for being long-winded, but want to make sure I explain myself. I'm a tech-guy myself, have been...

asked Sep 24 '10 at 08:20
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Igorek
886 points

5 Votes
5 Answers
2.82K Views
Picking a domain for new company

There are so many domain names taken, but the sites there are like haunted houses. Is there a way of repossessing them? Like offer to begin an auction? Best,

asked Oct 8 '10 at 03:29
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Vass
128 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
3.36K Views
Marketing budget for web startups

Any good read or advice on budgeting marketing for web startups.

asked Sep 30 '10 at 08:15
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Jewelthief
151 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
4.11K Views
How do you handle the "how many customers do you have?" question when you are a start up?

So when you have little customer and I mean one what do you do when you are asked the question how many customers do you have and can you provide customer references when you are a start up?

asked Oct 8 '10 at 04:29
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Stacey
484 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
3.54K Views
App usage statistics

If I want to start a new website, the first thing I do is check out the competition to see both what they are doing and how much traffic they are generating. I would normally use a site like...

asked Sep 24 '10 at 11:04
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Doug
118 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.5K Views
customer service ticketing system (open source)?

I currently have a simple form for customer feedback / customer issues, this form send an email to [email protected] and then we check that and reply to any inquiries. I'd like to implement a...

asked Oct 8 '10 at 07:31
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

8 Votes
4 Answers
3.48K Views
Using Paypal for accepting online payments

Reading posts on this site I came accross the strong advice for any serious business to stay away from Paypal as an instrument for accepting online payments. On the other hand lots and lots of...

asked Sep 24 '10 at 22:47
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Rem
352 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.42K Views
Accepting recurring payments for a startup in the Netherlands

Our startup SaaS company is situated in the Netherlands. We think accepting both credit cards and PayPal covers most (obviously not all) possible payment methods. What do you think about this? So...

asked Sep 30 '10 at 23:55
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Apple
11 points

11 Votes
6 Answers
15.1K Views
What is a typical salary for a mobile developer?

I am trying to gauge the general salary to pay a mobile developer. In this case, the developers' skills would include a year or more of Android and iOS experience, with proven apps in the market...

asked Oct 1 '10 at 02:17
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Sheehan Alam
194 points

5 Votes
2 Answers
2.52K Views
What type of work should I not do before being incorporated?

I'm working on an idea (consumer web) but am not yet incorporated. I am considering farming out some work to free lancers. Is there any issue in doing that before incorporation? What about my own...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 00:52
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J Delage
277 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.07K Views
Rules of good email communication

What are the rules of good style in business email communication, regarding timeline of message exchanging? I mean, how fast the incoming message should be answered? What are the most possible...

asked Oct 1 '10 at 03:15
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Rem
352 points

4 Votes
10 Answers
4.08K Views
Domain name with "4" instead of "for"?

Is it better to get a domain name with "4" as a shortcut for "for", or the real thing? E.g., "body4life.com", or "bodyforlife.com"? Assuming both .com are available...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 01:14
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J Delage
277 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.44K Views
Have you had any good experiences with training software?

There is a sea of training software out there. Many don't have open demos. I'm trying to avoid sales pitches from dozens of companies to demo their software. I'm looking for a good lead or two from...

asked Oct 1 '10 at 04:53
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Todd
16 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.51K Views
What is considered a "good" click through ratio on Facebook Ads?

I've been running ads on Facebook for a few months and have seem a good stream of traffic from there. I'm running a niche dating site, and here's my average CTR : Females 0.5% (0.5 click for every...

asked Oct 9 '10 at 01:15
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

0 Votes
4 Answers
4.49K Views
What's a fair share when calculating equity for a co-founder?

<2007 Nov> - company founded (with idea "A") by 1 founder, who's an engineering graduate, with no job experience but lot's of entrepreneural spirit <2008 year> - Idea "A" does well in...

asked Sep 25 '10 at 05:27
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User4405
3 points