Questions
I'm a wannabe Angel. I don't sit on a huge pile of cash, but my intention is to help startups in whatever possible way within my capacity. I haven't made a decision yet, as this thought has...
I wish to create a simple portal website. By simple I mean: page 1: list of hyperlinks (with nice buttons) page 2: some text to explain what the portal is about that's it. I have some basic...
86 points
How would you split your blog across your personal life and your 2 products? I would love to learn writing essays for this year and thinking of starting my personal domain. Not sure the content...
I recently saw a video with Jeff Bezos saying (to paraphrase) "with the internet you should spend much more time on making a great product that can market itself.". I have spent (an unbalanced)...
185 points
Internally at our startup, there's a lot of belief that at some price between $15-$35/month, small-medium businesses are both: A) Much more likely to convert and try a SaaS product B) Much less...
I am setting up a web site similar to this one. At what point should I set up the LLC for it? Right before i publish it?
16 points
Is there an online resource where first time entrepreneurs can go to peruse startup biz plans that went on to become successful companies? If it does not exist, do you think it is a viable...
818 points
If you are a startup that is just about to launch your product/service are there steps that every startup should take to form a solid foundation for their marketing outreach strategy? What were...
1,728 points
I have been working in my head (and on paper) on an Idea for a Web Application for a while. I am a software engineer and have required skill set for designing and managing the application however...
11 points
Let me preface this with the fact I am not a business student. I am a computer science student but I have a great interest in creating a startup. These questions have probably been asked before, so...
126 points
We're set to interview Seth Godin (Linchpin, Tribes, Permission Marketing, Purple Cow and other bestselling business books) 2/24. If you've read any of Seth's books, especially his latest,...
We are a startup building 3 social media apps. We have managed to attract two investors to two of our apps. The problem is we were pitching it to them as stand alone products and not under one...
I recently submitted paperwork to form a LLC in California. About a week after submitting my paper work, I came across this post: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/107228.html One...
85 points
Is an "Implementation" section a viable part of a business plan? From the entrepreneurs perspective it would seem so, as I feel like it would be really helpful to document how i plan on creating...
818 points
My website is about "Crowdsourcing", a platform to make money or outsource your tasks, projects, problems,etc. www.tenxian.com. Is there any good software that can assist me in writing a business...
1 point
I have about 1000 people who answered a survey about 10 years ago that were interested in the product I was going to develop. They indicated they'd like me to send them an email when the beta...
1,471 points
We have a contact form on each page of our marketing site. We ask for a name, phone and email. We made it simple b/c our goal was to get as many people/companies to submit their information....
346 points
Was curious to hear about other peoples experiences regarding getting software to a point where its ready for a paying customer. My personal experience regardless of the venture or technology...
446 points
We're set to interview David Allen (GTD**) Wednesday. If you use the Getting Things Done approach, what question would you like me to ask David for you, re being most productive when founding a...
2,620 points
I'm building a new social platform. I understand that is very important to include a Content Management System as part of the development. Can you describe specific features you would develop...
86 points
