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Payment processing for subscription based, high value, downloadable software

I read through some suggestions on this site with regard to payment processors and after a good deal of investigation found Avangate.com had all of the features I needed: Flexible payment options...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 01:37
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Ian Wilson
88 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.26K Views
Quality assurance / testing communities?

I've been developing a test plan / test case management tool and am nearing the point where I will release version 1.0. Can anyone point me to any online communities of software testing / quality...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 03:28
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Consult Utah
325 points

7 Votes
7 Answers
5.41K Views
Should I negotiate to be a co-founder?

My friend, six years more experienced than me, has invented a marvelous device that I consider has a huge potential in the market. He has already filed for a patent. The research is currently...

asked Dec 26 '09 at 01:55
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Phaedrus
183 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
2.12K Views
Recommendations for off site storage back up service for our start up

I'd like to make sure we have good practices in place for off site storage and back up for a start up on which I'm working. Currently, there are three of us and we each use different back up...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 02:09
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Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

16 Votes
11 Answers
6.47K Views
How to reject Feature Requests?

How do you reject feature requests nicely especially when the feature request is made publicly via twitter, uservoice or something like ideastorm? For us general reasons to reject are: It's...

asked Dec 26 '09 at 03:12
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The Dictator
2,305 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.81K Views
Subscription payments for download software

We will be licensing 2 downloadable software products, both aimed at animation / game development professionals / studios (1 plugin, 1 SDK / library) where subscription pricing is not currently...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 02:10
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Ian Wilson
88 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
3.37K Views
Doing less but getting more done

What actions or activities have you discovered help you do more but with less effort? Here’s mine. Previously I sent out hand written cards. Last year I sent a simple holiday email (in bulk) to my...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 03:56
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Starr Ed
948 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
4.1K Views
How might I send a million newsletters a month?

What would you recommend for sending a very large number of newsletters, e.g. a million or more each month? I would want them reliably delivered within a few days. I am willing to pay a...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 10:57
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Lkessler
1,471 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.26K Views
Difference between unqiue user count in compete and google analytics

I use google analytics to analyze the visitors , no of pages visited and other stats for my web site Skill-guru I have also added my site on compete.com . I was looking at unique visitors count on...

asked Dec 26 '09 at 15:04
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Skillguru
344 points

4 Votes
13 Answers
6.21K Views
Tools for web mockups, "wire-framing"

I'm looking for a tool that'll help me create sketches/mockups of web pages. I'm not talking about the "photo-realistic" sets of PSD's that break everything down into components. I'm not looking at...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 06:58
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Ron M.
4,224 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
2.7K Views
Outsourcing marketing

As a (soon to be) solo developer, I'm not an expert in marketing. Do companies exist who I could partner with to market my app, on a profit-sharing basis?

asked Jan 6 '10 at 08:20
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Macca
131 points

2 Votes
6 Answers
3.19K Views
Might need to find a new biz partner...advice?

I'm on the verge of starting a web based venture with a business partner. I'm designing the UI and doing all biz related matters and he is doing the back end coding. My biz partner just decided to...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 10:48
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Yo Yo Mel
22 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
3.05K Views
Startup in a 3rd world Country, What are our options?

I co-founded a startup that has a product belonging in the social media space and will launch a public beta in two weeks. We are located in the Philippines but we are targeting US/UK users. I am...

asked Dec 27 '09 at 19:14
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Eric
352 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.27K Views
What Trends Are You Watching In 2010?

What are the big trends that you are watching for in 2010? They can be relevant to technology, business, your own industry, whatever... For me... The Apple Tablet - 'Tablet PCs done right'...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 19:44
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.08K Views
Producing Great Inbound / Web Content

A huge topic for sure, but does anyone have any stories or input about making great content for your website? I'm talking about the kind of content that encourages large numbers of tailored...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 20:57
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

11 Votes
8 Answers
5.3K Views
What tips do you have for running a booth at a tradeshow?

Eric Sink says that tradeshows are like sex: When it's good it's really really good, and when it's bad, it's still pretty good. It's easy to waste a lot of time and money at tradeshows. But also...

asked Dec 19 '09 at 11:05
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Jason
16,231 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.31K Views
What was your startup experience like?

I asked this on the Business of Software forum previously and thought I would repost here. Basically, did your business/startup end up being an easier or harder project than you expected before...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 12:02
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
3K Views
How do I create a successful Email campaign?

I'm trying to figure out the best way of sending out an email campaign to alert potential customers about my desktop software application for fostering agencies and organizations. I have looked at...

asked Jan 6 '10 at 13:44
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Smart Company Software
1,190 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
8.94K Views
Where can I find a good example of a product roadmap?

I'm looking for a published roadmap for a web application that is still close to the minimum viable product. Ideally on a site that is also using uservoice

asked Dec 28 '09 at 01:54
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User1269
158 points

8 Votes
13 Answers
5K Views
Know any large/public software companies that are using freemium?

I'm trying to find examples of large software companies that have used freemium (whereby there is a free product with a paid upgrade to a premium product). Anyone know of any companies that either...

asked Dec 28 '09 at 04:02
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Dharmesh Shah
2,865 points