Questions

I am recently passed out college graduate. Currently working in a mnc for full time job and also with couple of friends working a web based product during extra hours. We are expecting to complete...

Launch

asked Nov 10 '09 at 05:00

Prabodh
83 points

Are there any recommend sites for example/outlines/template business plans?

Business Plan

asked Nov 10 '09 at 05:42

Mark Redman
121 points

Related to "Things you need to have ready to pitch", is it necessary to have a whiz-bang all-singing all-dancing professionally produced PowerPoint deck for an investor pitch? My feeling is that...

Pitch

asked Nov 10 '09 at 06:20

Jeremy Mc Gee
371 points

When we think about startups we always think about the success stories like Google, Twitter, and YouTube. You never hear about failed startups unless there was some sort of high profile founder or...

Failure

asked Nov 15 '09 at 04:38

Joe A
1,196 points

I received a quote for design work for my web / iPhone startup - it was quite a bit higher than what I expected, but I wanted to check if my expectations are off. The quote is from an overseas...

Bootstrapped Outsourcing

asked Nov 10 '09 at 08:33

Joe
298 points

Is the twittpages.com domain name infringing the trademark of Twitter.com?

Legal

asked Nov 15 '09 at 09:13

Drew Little
41 points

I was wondering what the pay rate is for marketing and sales consultants that mainly work with startups. I know some companies hire on commission-base only and some offer share/equity in the...

Marketing Sales Consulting

asked Nov 10 '09 at 09:07

Arman Arami
399 points

I'm building a software (a concept-mind-mapping/diagramming product in .NET) and seeing trouble with obfuscation (alteration of deliverable code difficult decompilation). It costs money and time to...

Software

asked Nov 15 '09 at 13:25

Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

I am curious on how some of you adopt data-driven approach to your startups. Recently, i did an experiment with simple AB testing tool like A/Bingo: http://www.bingocardcreator.com/abingo/ Through...

Analytics Metrics Ab Testing

asked Nov 15 '09 at 13:25

Hendro Wijaya
1,408 points

Hello i will try to explain the topic more clearly , is it possible to determine what users likes in terms of statistics just from collecting data from software download sites like sf.net (open...

Research

asked Nov 15 '09 at 18:15

Meir
238 points

We're looking for a quick web-based video recording tool to refer customers to to quickly give video testimonials with when using our website. Something that records video with Flash by accessing...

Video

asked Nov 16 '09 at 08:25

Niyogi
64 points

We have developed a web application. Now I am looking for freelancers who can write the online help and technical manuals for parts of it. However, I am not aware of the way these services are...

Contract Documentation

asked Nov 11 '09 at 00:01

Kabir
96 points

I have an online service (website security) and a blog where I write about prevalent hacker attacks and about how to detect break-ins and clean up websites. Every now and then, big-name sites and...

Blog Credibility Coverage

asked Nov 11 '09 at 00:31

Denis
16 points

We have several international subsidiaries setup to serve as sales offices. In setting these up we evaluated whether to set them up as resellers (they purchase the product from us and sell to...

Tax International

asked Nov 16 '09 at 13:45

Dane
1,866 points

I want to create a parent company that has various companies under it's umbrella. I want to have a board for each company because they're in different industries. How can I offer board members...

Legal

asked Nov 11 '09 at 13:45

Drew Little
41 points

Has anyone measured the effectiveness of static screen captures with text versus a screen cast with voice in converting customers (for a software application)? Do you find that it is a natural...

Marketing Sales

asked Nov 11 '09 at 16:16

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

I know this sounds like a technical question, but I am asking from an entrepreneurial angle. Both Yahoo and Microsoft have been in the industry for decades, but what prevents them from coming up...

Ideas

asked Nov 17 '09 at 05:11

Syed
445 points

I have been approached by someone, who I'll call "Big Executive", who is recruiting a small number of people for a Startup. My particular role would be 1 of a few to develop a software system. I've...

Co-Founder Risk

asked Nov 11 '09 at 21:29

Dan Mc Grath
118 points

I don't want to have the hassle of dealing with credit card or direct payments directly on my website, the volume and amount of transactions don't justify the effort. I've set up Paypal on the...

Recommendations Payments

asked Nov 12 '09 at 00:10

Rich Seller
181 points

Does anyone have any data (or opinions) on whether to collect payment info during the sign-up process, or after the trial has ended? Collecting it up front probably converts better (though not...

Payments Beta

asked Nov 17 '09 at 10:24

Justyn
892 points