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3 Answers
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Travel Planner Market

So I was wondering if anyone is involved in doing travel planner services. I am thinking a place for individuals or groups to collect info, routes, prices etc. before they travel. Anyone heard...

asked Jan 18 '10 at 01:57
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Thom Pete
1,296 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
2.98K Views
How can I encourage big customers to pay more for my product?

What strategies do you use to offer a range of prices, while encouraging big customers to pay more? I offer a range of prices with different restrictions. I didn't want to exclude individuals, but...

asked Jan 18 '10 at 02:18
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Steve Hanov
596 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
5.29K Views
Sales tax for artists?

Are artists who create "fine art" (not commercial art) required to collect sales tax if selling directly to customer through website, ebay, local art shows, booth at art show?

asked Jan 18 '10 at 04:08
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User2278
8 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
3.3K Views
Getting feedback from lost sales

Short of begging, what is an effective way(s) to get feedback from a lost sale? I'm thinking survey, but is there a more practical way?

asked Jan 8 '10 at 17:22
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Sparagi
346 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.95K Views
Twitter subscription spam

Personally I've no idea about how to use twitter for marketing other than opening a twitter account and posting links about our product. Today I was looking one of our competitors account there...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 09:41
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The Dictator
2,305 points

3 Votes
7 Answers
3.78K Views
iPhone App Idea: Will it work?

I've been developing my first iPhone app for awhile. Mostly for learning purposes. I'm starting to have some other app ideas and am wondering if I should start developing those or go ahead and...

asked Jan 18 '10 at 07:30
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User1926
148 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.37K Views
Marketing web products to small family practice doctors?

I have a web-based tool that I'd like to market to small private practice doctors. I'm looking for traditional journals and other forms of advertising that would target these medical...

asked Jan 8 '10 at 19:18
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Niyogi
64 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.26K Views
How to assess the potential value of a website before its formal release

I have developed a website and now it is under internal testing. What does my website do? On the one hand, if you want someone to do something for you, you can use my website, and you need to pay...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 12:16
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Steven
1 point

5 Votes
5 Answers
4.15K Views
I am the founder of a website. If I go to meet an angel investor,what questions will he probably ask me?

I have developed a website. It is under internal testing. My website is a platform. You can ask for people to do something for you and you pay them; on the other hand, you can do something for...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 12:22
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Steven
1 point

6 Votes
4 Answers
2.69K Views
What is a good crash course in marketing for small businesses or startups?

The glib answer is "start a business." Seriously, all entrepreneurs need to know some marketing, whether they call it that or not. Market research, communications, advertising, and so on. Do you...

asked Jan 9 '10 at 02:31
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Dan
303 points

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3 Answers
2.42K Views
I am the founder of a website.What is my business's core compentency?

I have created a novel and very useful website. Now it is undergoing internal testing. It is a time trading platform. You spend your time doing something(can be anything) for others and get paid....

asked Jan 13 '10 at 12:42
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Steven
1 point

5 Votes
2 Answers
3.62K Views
Minority Partner

I've decided to take on a minority partner for my startup. This individual will have a 25% stake in the business and I will retain 75% as the founder. My partner will not be putting up any money,...

asked Jan 9 '10 at 02:58
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Kemmatech
33 points

1 Votes
7 Answers
3.15K Views
"What does your website do?" My answer is

Suppose you are an angel investor and I want you to invest my website, you may ask, "Tell me, what does your website do?" I answer, "My website is a platform. You can seek for people to do...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 13:06
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Steven
1 point

3 Votes
3 Answers
3.99K Views
CRM Packages - Market Research

Not totally sure if using this forum for this purpose is frowned upon but I thought I would try it as a way to start a debate focussed less on simply reviewing current market offerings and more on...

asked Jan 18 '10 at 23:29
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Dr. Phil
86 points

20 Votes
10 Answers
5.02K Views
Am I aiming too high, or maybe I'm just not meant to be an entrepreneur?

I live in Mexico, and come from a middle-low class family (and that's third world middle-low class) and all my life I've had in me this entrepreneurial dream which I have not been able to make...

asked Jan 9 '10 at 07:12
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Soska
103 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
5.97K Views
Anyone started a company while on H1B visa?

Has anyone here started a company while on H1B worker visa? If yes, what legal issues did you face? Could you explain how you overcame those issues?

asked Jan 19 '10 at 00:28
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User2143
56 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.06K Views
What are the best resources for registering users?

We are a gift baskets company and part of our business is through our web catalog, which is custom-built in WordPress. I've heard some people saying WordPress is not secure and we should not keep...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 17:33
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Kulpreet Singh
56 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.38K Views
Community around a service, or a service around a community?

So, I made the entrepreneur leap a few months ago. I've been tinkering and trying new ideas and learning a lot. I know the specific niche I want to work with, and I have been building up a...

asked Jan 9 '10 at 08:02
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Matt
460 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.7K Views
Best way to build community for this online debate site?

I am in the process of reaching out to various groups on linkedin/digg/reddit/twitter to find participants. Anybody have input on my idea, or advice on the best way to organically grow this...

asked Jan 13 '10 at 18:36
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Robbie
40 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
12.5K Views
What tools do you use to estimate Level Of Effort (LOE)?

What tools or methods are you using to estimate the level of effort on your projects? I've read a lot of books on the subject, but am curious what people are actually using "in the real world"....

asked Jan 19 '10 at 04:17
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Torrie
230 points