Questions

It turns out that Intuit does online credit card processing. See here. What do people think about their services? How do they compare to Google Checkout or PayPal? Are there any horror stories?

Payments Credit Cards

asked Feb 23 '10 at 11:46

Joseph Turian
895 points

I am cooking an idea for an online job board product. I'm thinking of using affiliate program as the primary marketing vehicle. I have no experience running an affiliate program (though I've...

Marketing Affiliate

asked Feb 23 '10 at 13:24

G Rex
683 points

So far I have come up with the following: Apple (through Apps Store) Microsoft (allowing anyone to develop working software on their platform), creating a virtual monopoly) There could be other...

Outsourcing Crowdsourcing

asked Feb 27 '10 at 19:37

David
1,567 points

I need help finding images with the right licensing for my application. I need to find images with a license that will allow me to: Have the users of my web application change the stock photo...

Legal Licensing

asked Feb 23 '10 at 13:42

Jon Kragh
185 points

I like to learn by example so I am trying to find sites that are putting recorded pitches up online. Examples would be: Shark Tank on Jason Calacanis's This Week in Startups -...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Learning

asked Feb 28 '10 at 02:23

Nicky Hajal
123 points

Is there a quick and easy way for a person based in Europe to invest in a startup (incorporated) in Asia?

Investment Investors

asked Mar 5 '10 at 23:49

Eric
352 points

Title says it all. Do you guys have some resources (slideshare, blogposts) on the marketing (+copywriting) part of homepage design to share? "standalone" advice in this thread is appreciated too :)

Marketing Website

asked Feb 23 '10 at 20:15

Tom Deleu
131 points

All startups go through tough times and it can sometimes be a struggle to stay motivated when things are going wrong. What are some of the techniques you have found useful to stay motivated and...

Motivation Problem Solving

asked Mar 6 '10 at 00:05

Jarie Bolander
11,421 points

My startup idea targets a rather specific target market: Small/medium businesses in the UK* that are recruiting directly (i.e. without the use of a recruitment agency) that wish to simplify the...

Market Opportunity Target Market

asked Feb 28 '10 at 14:35

William Lannen
195 points

We're hiring this amazing guy to build our website. I do trust him, sort of. But, is that enough? Is that all I can do? (find someone you trust) We'll be telling him each and every detail here.

Project Management Trust Web Dev

asked Feb 24 '10 at 01:41

Raed
101 points

Just curious how people feel about business names. Do you think the name of a company composed of the last names of the owners is "old fashion" (i.e Brown-Smith Web Services, Johnson-Nixon I.T....

Marketing Business Naming

asked Mar 6 '10 at 04:22

Big Tuna
349 points

I would like to hear the stories of startups that created a software product of any category that didn't take off for the simple reason that no one wanted it. One of the examples could be Microsoft...

Failure

asked Mar 6 '10 at 06:24

Alex Radzie
40 points

I've first heard of this special class of stock through The Founder Institute. It's basically a way for founders to protect from dilution by authorizing both Common stock and a special Class F (for...

Incorporation Founders Stock Options

asked Mar 6 '10 at 08:51

Newyuppie
441 points

I'm curious, do you think customers should be told that the service they are using is the very first version and they should expect updates (eg. we're going by MVP philosophy)? Where do you draw...

Getting Started

asked Feb 24 '10 at 06:58

Matt
460 points

I have an idea in mind for a SaaS product in the health industry - specifically, for small clinics, optometrists and dentists. I'm slated to start development on this in the next few days and...

Marketing

asked Feb 24 '10 at 07:10

Gaga B.
49 points

I'm building a web platform to allow users rate/review a niche group of organizations and consultants. I would love to blog about the development process and design decisions. Should I keep my...

Legal Website Privacy

asked Feb 24 '10 at 08:26

Boolean
388 points

I am considering outsourcing some basic webdev maintenance work. Little tasks like: "Please add clock or other wait indicator when the AJAX is still processing." that should take less than an hour...

Development Outsourcing Web Dev

asked Feb 24 '10 at 08:54

Joseph Turian
895 points

My startup is Delaware C Corp incorporated since 1 year and a half. It didn't have any activities until now, and won't for 3 or 4 more months. I just paid the Delaware Annual Franchise Tax directly...

Legal

asked Feb 24 '10 at 09:11

El Magistral
16 points

As an entrepreneur, I'm always looking for ways to use my time more efficiently. Several years ago I took a time management course while working on my dissertation in which the primary message was...

Outsourcing Project Management Project Planning

asked Mar 2 '10 at 03:56

Fractal Guy
254 points

I've started using Posterous a few days ago for my personal blog and was wondering what was their plan to monetize their service. They don't advertise on their hosted blogs and do not offer a...

Subjective Business Model

asked Mar 2 '10 at 07:02

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points