Questions

Has anyone ever approached a college professor to help give advice and provide introductions to people who might want to invest in your startup? I'm going to do this, but wanted to gain some...

Mentor Recruiting Consultants

asked Nov 23 '09 at 06:04

Drew Little
41 points

I have been kicking around a few web-based ideas for sometime now. I have a background in technology and though I'm not a web design or development specialist I have been able to create basic...

Partner UK

asked Nov 28 '09 at 03:24

Anon
6 points

The End-Of-Year is coming up soon, and -- if you were fortunate enough to profit this year and, therefore, owe taxes next year -- that means it's time to spend, spend, spend! What have you done in...

Tax

asked Nov 28 '09 at 07:18

Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

I am considering building a social network similar to this one and startups.com but for a different market. I am somewhat familiar with StackOverflow but looking for a platform that gives me more...

Software

asked Nov 23 '09 at 09:06

Arman Arami
399 points

I'm in the process of developing a desktop application and I expect the first version to be finished by mid-march 2010. I have purchased the domain name and I'm very happy with the one I've got. My...

Software Launch Website

asked Nov 23 '09 at 11:27

Smart Company Software
1,190 points

I was thinking about this question recently: http://www.brightjourney.com/q/advice-resources-performance-reviews-employees I also enjoy this...

Venture Capital Corporate Structure

asked Nov 28 '09 at 11:49

James Black
2,642 points

I am looking to create a clothing line, and know exactly the style I want, how the graphics should look, etc...the problem is while I have plenty of vision, I do not have the ability to translate...

Outsourcing Recommendations

asked Dec 3 '09 at 03:59

Ryan
40 points

I have created a minimum viable product that I'd like to turn into a business. I have used pay per click advertising to get: 10ish free subscribers Then 2 paid subscribers It is a monthly...

Marketing Software Research

asked Nov 28 '09 at 12:20

Dog On
308 points

In my offices, books have the tendency to get groans (usually the thick ones), MMORPG game cards can be quite addictive and gets some folks bleary eyed for weeks, while everyone else wishes for an...

Motivation Interns

asked Nov 23 '09 at 13:25

Alex Lam
699 points

I would like to know how many users shop online in USA, UK, Australia etc and the rate of growth each year (%). How and where can I find this data?

Ecommerce Market Analysis Shopping

asked Nov 28 '09 at 17:28

001
167 points

I'm working on a music review website and I was wondering what the legality was of displaying album art and artist images on the site. Do I need permission from the labels/artists?

Legal Copyright

asked Nov 28 '09 at 22:20

Kjf
123 points

What is the optimum number of holiday weeks for your team to keep them balanced, motivated, productive and happy? I know of one very successful entrepreneur who gives a very generous 8.

Motivation

asked Nov 28 '09 at 22:29

Jordan Milne
116 points

I very much apprectiate the responses from those who answered my questions on sensitivity and management. This is a followup question. For every investment opportunity, there is the magic number,...

ROI Business Plan Investors

asked Dec 3 '09 at 13:32

User1721
46 points

We're about 2/3 months away from launching a small start-up webapp. We have lots of designs / screenshots of the app but so far we have kept what the app does a complete secret. Friends and family...

Marketing

asked Nov 29 '09 at 05:43

Neil
26 points

I am in the process of developing a website focused on the travel industry. It's a unique idea that I feel "has legs", and I've gotten very positive feedback from some close associates who have...

Partner Equity

asked Nov 24 '09 at 02:34

Kemmatech
33 points

I have a mobile app I'm working on. I developed a working mockup as a PHP site, and I have a friend that I can partner with to build an objective-c version who has a lot of experience with this...

Marketing Contract Partner

asked Nov 29 '09 at 09:43

Supermaccount
11 points

Question is in bold below, but some background first.. I've been "mulling over" a startup idea for a website geared towards medium-to-large law firms. Without going into too many details, my...

Sales

asked Nov 29 '09 at 10:18

Jorgem
749 points

I'm looking for a low-impact way to implement an affiliate program for a web app. Looking for a reasonably priced turnkey solution that doesn't require a lot implementation. Are there simple to...

Affiliate Program

asked Dec 3 '09 at 16:45

Justyn
892 points

Some companies opt for a free version in hopes of converting to paid. Others offer a free trial. I can see merit in both, but I'm curious what your thoughts are around which is preferred and why....

Marketing Trial Statistics Freemium

asked Dec 3 '09 at 16:47

Justyn
892 points

Listening to Mixergy interviews I am always fascinated with how many entrepreneurs started their first businesses when they were really young. I hope to get responses of the first registered...

Business

asked Nov 24 '09 at 06:11

Usman Sheikh
1,728 points