Questions
I've a product/website in Family/Relationships segment and so far it attracts 80% women and 20% men. Mostly adults(age 25 to 55) actually pay for it. Younger users generally want it "free". I'm...
1,050 points
In Camels and Rubber Duckies, Joel Spolsky discusses what he believes to be a poor pricing decision: Bad Idea #2: How Much Money Do You Have? Pricing. This is the kind used by software startups...
5,901 points
Background I'm not quitting my day job, but it would be fun to do some trading on the nights and weekends. My basic idea was to buy direct from manufacturer using sites like Alibaba.com and then...
313 points
In my town there appears to be no business using a technology called functional programming. Microsoft is including a new language for this in their next version of Visual Studio. I am thinking...
2,642 points
I find stories from Founders at Work very inspiring and wondering if any of you keep collection of stories/articles that you found online.
166 points
I live in CA, and I am publishing a Web site that I intend to generate a tiny amount of cash through ad revenue. It costs $800/year to form an LLC in CA which is exactly what I made last year in ad...
132 points
I started working on a SaaS application with a friend of 30 years 9 months ago. The original idea came from me and my friend/partner/CTO helped with the development of the application. Throughout...
399 points
Does anyone have any stories of some failures in entrepreneurship (maybe from resources on the net ) and what lessons to draw from them so as not to commit the same mistakes ?
96 points
I've been asked by a [very excellent] university to help them start an incubator that will work with faculty & students to build in-lab technologies into fundable start-ups. [Most everything...
136 points
Online sales tax seems overly complicated. From what I've read, it seems like most states collect sales tax if your company has a physical presence; however, location on both ends is badly...
I was wondering when do entrepreneurs start the process of branding their startups? including figuring their brand personality, brand category and messaging/positioning?
399 points
I'm currently almost 2 years in to my second startup job as a Software Engineer and trying to make longer term career plans. I'm looking for general resources (books, blogs, experts) on planning...
If there is agreement with 50-50 split between two partners but what if one partner quits after lets say 1 year. How to handle that kind of scenario? Give some stocks for that 1 year work?
430 points
What resources do you use to create an refine a sales funnel? What techniques do you use to generate leads? What do you do once you get leads to qualify them? Are they standard conversion rates and...
Does anybody know of any source where I can find out what 'real' valuations internet startups are getting? The term 'real' valuation is totally made up, but I mean what actual investors are...
1,086 points
I'm launching a product shortly which is an online service and has (I think) a global market. As a business, I have to charge sales tax* which means I have to add an amount to every sale to give to...
1,363 points
What if you were finishing your degree and you got an offer from a big company, such as McKinsey. What would you do? Would you say no thanks and work 100% on your idea, or work part-time on your...
333 points
Say I have a brilliant idea for a startup, and need to raise 250,000 $ from private investors. How do I decide on how much equity to give for this investment? Is there a ball-park?
137 points
On one hand we have designers readily available, people we can hire to create something with direction or concepts already available. On the other hand, we have sites like 99 Designs and...
521 points
I am peripherally involved in a startup in Denmark. The company has been in business for close to 10 years and is still mostly a 2-person company. During this time the company has been mostly...
186 points
