Questions

Where should I begin / what are some strategies to figure out where the problem lies? While the traffic isn't huge yet, it is still a good chunk of daily visits.

Customers Traffic Conversion

asked Feb 3 '14 at 19:59

Matthew Frederick
186 points

Which technology stack has the best combination of speed of development, engineering costs and ability to easily find an engineer? Both my co-founder and I are non technical and before we set...

Technology Development Code Developers

asked Feb 2 '14 at 21:30

Levi Bowen
11 points

We are working on a site which will basically be an event directory/ aggregator for tech and business events, conferences, workshops, etc. Focused on tech events. We don't have the money to...

Marketing Branding Conferences Naming Events

asked May 16 '10 at 12:08

Jessica
11 points

I've been contemplating starting a brain supplement product similar to Onnit's Alpha Brain. The supplements industry is ridiculously de-regulated (thanks Utah). Literally anyone can contract a...

Legal Manufacturing Lawyer Supplements

asked Feb 3 '14 at 17:16

Lyle Guerrero
6 points

I have a fairly popular app on iOS and launching the Android version soon. I read news to today about a developer whose really popular app was banned by Google just because they allowed their users...

Apps Android Apple

asked Feb 3 '14 at 13:32

Bryant Valdez
11 points

We all talk about what works, would love hear what didn't for others. I feel there is insight to be had, maybe even more valuable, to avoid making mistakes others have made already. So what was...

Ideas Entrepreneurs Business

asked Feb 3 '14 at 10:37

Levi Bowen
11 points

IT used to be said that half of the money you spent on advertising was wasted - but you couldn't tell which half (bonus points to anyone who know who originated that). Online marketing is...

Hiring Inbound Marketing Online Internet Marketing

asked Jan 22 '10 at 08:00

Puk
81 points

I have two projects that I think have potential, I have done my research and there isn't anything like that on the market as of now. I have spoken to a few people who might be end users of the...

Crowdfunding

asked Nov 28 '13 at 04:47

Abhishek Asthana
106 points

Here's the situation at hand. I'm a designer, entrepreneur. I work with a lot of talented developers etc. One of my non-technical buddies had an idea for an iOS app. He explained it to be through...

Equity

asked Mar 12 '13 at 11:37

Tyler
16 points

Is intellectual property considered a commodity? Can intellectual property be bought and/or sold like other commodity type goods?

Intellectual Property

asked May 12 '11 at 23:36

Oshirowanen
201 points

First-hand experiences only please, no books or blogs.

Entrepreneurs

asked Nov 9 '09 at 21:28

Ondrobaco
131 points

What is a reasonable equity split where two people have been working separately on a similar tech idea and are now looking to join forces. These individuals are friends. Despite both working...

Co-Founder Equity

asked Jul 27 '13 at 06:41

Hopeful
16 points

My startup has been selected to fly over to Mountain View and interview for YCombinator. What are some of the types of questions we can expect Paul Graham to ask us?

Interviews Ycombinator Venture capital Hacker news

asked Jan 29 '14 at 18:41

Tylar Michaelson
41 points

I'm new to all this, but I've begun looking into ways to seek investment for my startup idea. I've got enough experience I believe and skills to see my idea through development but I'm not sure if...

Investment Proposal

asked Dec 11 '13 at 09:19

Ally
106 points

I know it's still relatively early in the life span of the Facebook Like button, but I'm curious if anyone here has had a positive ROI from using it. Did it result in increased sales, profits,...

ROI Social Media Facebook

asked Jun 21 '10 at 15:05

Mike Lee
1,356 points

I hear stories all the time about entrepreneurs who take out a second mortgage to start a business, run their personal credit cards through the roof, and put a whole lot on the line for success....

Risk Career Personal

asked Oct 21 '09 at 14:46

Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

Working on my first startup, I'm fortunate enough to have a wide set of "do-it-myself" skills, ranging from technical to industry specific. I haven't been looking for a partner, quite simply,...

Co-Founder

asked Oct 16 '09 at 00:36

Ez Yz
473 points

I am at a point where I need to have a Terms of Service (TOS) page ready before I launch my SaaS product. Is there a template somewhere that I can use, or is this something that only a lawyer can...

Legal Terms And Conditions TOS

asked Oct 18 '10 at 02:33

Ricardo
4,815 points

As a follow-on to my last question What is the ideal mix of founders for a SaaS startup? it seems that a Marketeer is important to a SaaS startup. I think it's fairly easy to find and evaluate...

Marketing Co-Founder Founder Saas

asked Jan 5 '10 at 23:46

Denis Hennessy
1,363 points

I have worked in a variety of environments wanted to share my opinions and see what others thought on the subject of ideal office space layout. Once our lease is up (in a few years) I am thinking...

Planning Employees Office

asked Nov 7 '09 at 10:19

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points