Questions
I've work in my fair share of startups, and even today I feel like on every new one I still miss some important questions on the interview process: Financial: What is the burn rate, runway as the...
148 points
How can i become friends people who have already created something as since i havent even started and why will they want to be my friend when i havent acheived anything. You go to any business...
445 points
We are a tiny early-stage startup operating out of our own home. We would like to be able to give out our contact information to potential customers, but are not sure whether it's a good idea to...
61 points
I have a chance to conduct an on-site pilot of my desktop software. How should I prepare for the pilot? What factors should I consider? What are the best practices for conducting a pilot?
894 points
I'm working on a software app that I will sell online. I'm going to go with the "release-early, iterate quickly" plan, so rapid customer feedback is all-important. I'm looking for a web app for my...
Tons of web startups are at the stage of "built it, have visitors, but need more." Compare this to similar sites created when the word "webmaster" was the buzzword of the year, that get 100-200k+...
My entrepreneurial dream was not to run just one web site. It's to make web-based services and desktop software for the Academic market. It just happens that the first product I was able to...
631 points
My site replaces existing technologies and channels for discussion. My competitors are email listservs, discussion boards and direct email. For solving problems and discussing alternatives, those...
631 points
I was wondering if startups don't have the marketing and sales expertise in-house (between the partners) and don't want to hire full-time talent, are there any websites that you can look for them?
My company Merchants Choice Payment Solutions provides credit card processing for businesses. Our main focus is to first and formost educate the merchant on how the industry works and how to set up...
12 points
This is the full article which has 12 listed with examples and write ups): http://www.focus.com/fyi/small-business/12-characteristics-successful-internet-entrepreneurs/ To summarize: -...
4,214 points
I've never been a fan of counting vacation days, sick days, personal days, or whatever you want to call them. It's irked me to no end that, given X number of paid-time-off days at past jobs, I'd...
I have started an online take away food ordering website and I am looking to write a contract between me and the restaurants that allow orders on my site. I don't know how much legal stuff I need...
I and my team members have a handful of outstanding issues we would like to track, ranging from technical to business-oriented. We are looking for a free/low-cost issue tracker, perhaps with...
895 points
You've got an early software project, it's reasonably popular. There's no known limit to the product's potential size or usefulness. You've just gotten funding. How many programmers do you hire?
136 points
I think a lot of conceivable startups have already been conceived. A lot of workable business ideas have already been worked out. How did you manage to conceive your startup idea? All is well if...
871 points
I have been working as a software developer for 3 years. I have worked in j2ee. I always wanted to start a start-up myself of a service based company. I have decent funding from well known business...
26 points
I plan to have a web startup but the implementation is costing me a lot. Is it acceptable to look for funding at this stage? If yes, how do I do it and what are the parameters which will increase...
56 points
I have an idea for a simple device that addresses a common problem. I'm sure it could be manufactured cheaply and sold for a large margin. I think I have an idea for effective distribution. My...
171 points
What happens when you made a product for an industry that doesn't exist? I mean it sells, it makes revenue but the industry cannot be defined. Is this a bad sign or a good sign?
