Questions

We are planning on introducing an annual maintenance fee for a new enterprise-level product we will soon be launching. How do you handle when the payments are to be made? For example, let's say a...

Sales Software Subscriptions

asked Mar 12 '10 at 23:28

Cocowalla
327 points

We are going to release a new cool, free product. We are expecting about 20K+ downloads in 6 months. 3K~ in the first week. The question is, shall we release it as invitation only for 1-2 months?...

Marketing

asked Mar 20 '10 at 17:42

The Dictator
2,305 points

EDIT I could formulate my question differently... Seen that this is a startup forum, there may be a possibility that someone else has written and sold a commercial software (I've got nearly 200...

Software Trademark

asked Mar 13 '10 at 07:25

Tristan St.
180 points

I own a website service that teaches people a language in a fun way (just one language for now). There are over 50 lessons now and members compete to earn the most points by completing a quiz game....

Launch Freemium

asked Mar 13 '10 at 07:27

Aaron
38 points

I am considering instituting a formal late payment policy for our product. Our terms have always been net 30 but it is something that we never consistently enforced. As the company grows and...

Payments Cash Flow

asked Mar 21 '10 at 07:41

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

My revenue from my online business is getting lower over time and my credit card processing fees has approached 25% of my revenue. I am getting upset with all the fees the credit card companies and...

Credit Cards

asked Mar 21 '10 at 13:46

Tony Henrich
85 points

How much time and money does an early stage merger take? I have an unfunded startup. I am talking to a company that has completed their Round A. It seems like they might want to acquire / merge...

Legal Acquisition Selling Business

asked Mar 6 '10 at 10:59

John
96 points

A year ago, my friends and I started a company based on a big (relatively) project referred to us by a friend. Now the project is complete and we've gotten deals with several companies to build...

Getting Started Focus

asked Mar 13 '10 at 19:42

Startup Struggler
77 points

We're launching a user generated content web site in late 2Q. I'm looking to get a realistic view of revenue opportunities from impressions and per click ads. The site will serve members across...

Data Request Advertising Revenue PPC

asked Mar 6 '10 at 12:28

Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

A lot of startups involve not just receiving payment, but also disbursing payment: WOrker crowdsourcing (mechanical turk, crowd flower), code + design outsourcing (Odesk, Elance, crowd spring),...

Outsourcing Payments Tax

asked Mar 22 '10 at 02:32

Joseph Turian
895 points

I often read about large companies that are in major trouble. According to the theories of economies of scale/scope large companies should, almost by definition, be profitable. t also seems like...

Growth Profitability

asked Mar 14 '10 at 07:28

David
1,567 points

We're launching a new web site in July - a mix of social media and user generated content. The site will have a broad and simple value proposition - think of this as horizontal segmentation. This...

Marketing Launch Social Media Viral

asked Mar 14 '10 at 10:55

Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

So it looks inevitable now…the healthcare bill will probably be passed tonight. Without getting into the politics of it, how will this impact small businesses? How will this impact your company? Or...

Health Insurance Jobs USA Government

asked Mar 22 '10 at 12:36

Zuly Gonzalez
9,194 points

With some new opportunities in front of me, I been pondering what I'd do differently from my last startup a little over 12 years ago. If you've founded a successful business, what would you do...

Success

asked Mar 7 '10 at 06:09

Keith De Long
5,091 points

We are thinking of launching some applications on the mobile platform. However, I am not sure which platforms we should target among, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian and Android. Any thoughts on which...

Ideas

asked Mar 7 '10 at 14:47

Kabir
96 points

Why is the finance industry so lucrative ? According to Yahoo Finance, the finance sector has by far the largest market capitalization of all sectors. And yet, I have a hard time understanding why...

Finance Industry

asked Mar 14 '10 at 22:54

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

So I have this domain called bargainstomper.com and I have been thinking all weekend about how to monetise the site. I came up with various ideas, like tech reviews leading to amazon affil links,...

Marketing Ideas Website SEO

asked Mar 7 '10 at 22:53

Marc
13 points

First of all I know that "sales and marketing" is my business it's not something to outsource. However I'm in a different situation: I don't have budget and the long-term commitment position to...

Marketing Sales Hiring Outsourcing

asked Mar 22 '10 at 19:17

The Dictator
2,305 points

Say I have a niche web app and need to raise awareness for it. The default route is to have a blog, ask around nicely for reviews, and buy Adwords. I am currently trying out Adwords with limited...

Marketing Adwords Promotion

asked Feb 24 '10 at 21:05

Tomas Kohl
276 points

How to know how many readers follow a blog? I would like to contact bloggers and am interested to know how many readers they have. Sometimes I can see a count (like a Feedburner icon with the...

Bloggers

asked Feb 24 '10 at 22:42

Damian
86 points