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I have startup in education[forprofit] domain what should I do next?

I have made a start-up, we are a group of 4 members. We are trying to build educational service model in which we provide animated materials, audiobooks, e Learning service to schools. Animation...

asked Mar 3 '12 at 19:06
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Darshan Joshi
154 points

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3 Answers
2.38K Views
Can I pay by company card for myself?

I myself run a limited company in the UK. The bank offers me a free Visa card only if I make any payments using the card. The problem is that sometimes I don't need to buy anything for the company...

asked Mar 3 '12 at 06:46
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Lukeshek
452 points

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1 Answers
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Alternatives to externalize community forum (for support/KB)?

I'm working to launch ASAP my product and need a Forum for support and knowledge-base purposes. Because of time, money and other constraints cannot implement nor host it on my site (which is Azure...

asked Mar 3 '12 at 01:02
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Nestor Sanchez A
690 points

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3 Answers
2.11K Views
What social media accounts should a business have?

I know this question has a lot of possible answers, so I'll break it down to several questions so you'll understand exactly what I want to know. Which social media accounts should I maintain to...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 21:07
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March Robert Philip Serrano
152 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
2.88K Views
Should I go for SEO or PPC?

I am working on starting up a new company for providing software development services for iPhone and Android apps. My goal is to get at least 10 projects in a month to reach break even in 3/4...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 18:43
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Ali
179 points

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2 Answers
2.72K Views
Beta testing free of charge?

Possible Duplicate: Advice on getting early Beta testers I am a representative for Movieggs, a Swedish IT start-up, looking for beta testers. As we are self-funded we do not have the financial...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 18:12
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Joakim Hedvall
4 points

8 Votes
7 Answers
5.89K Views
Should I send sales emails from [email protected] or [email protected]?

I don't want to appear impersonal, but having a sales specific email address would be useful to let everyone who is doing sales have access to it. What do you do? And how has it worked out for you?

asked Mar 2 '12 at 08:24
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Drew
141 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.34K Views
Creative Solutions for Cheap or Volunteer Auditing

We're making donations as a percentage of web-app downloads. We'd like to report to our users that we're "3rd party audited," but we don't have the funds to hire large audit firms. Are there any...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 07:21
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Emile
204 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.87K Views
Business model to sell an innovative and complex enterprise SaaS application

Our Startup company developed a web application for Data Analysis in Marketing. It's a B2B product that is innovative and complex. Although the app is very simple to use, the elaboration of the...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 06:39
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João Daniel
111 points

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3 Answers
2.84K Views
How to evaluate startup co-founders based on testing their leanness and agility skills?

My guess is as in most cases existing relationships and/or validated relevant past experiences are a great start, but wondering on a ad-hoc basis what the best way to evaluate startup co-founders...

asked Mar 2 '12 at 06:33
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Blunders .
899 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.13K Views
when to pitch to whom?

we have a relative small project and although it is going slow , there is some progress and good signs,but still far away from feature complete Anyway my question is when to pitch for VC or when...

asked Mar 1 '12 at 23:18
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Altuure
103 points

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3 Answers
3.74K Views
How do we split the equity when one partner simply provides the idea while the other partner builds the software

Possible Duplicate: Forming a new software startup, how do I allocate ownership fairly? A friend of mine came to me (I'm a software developer) with a software project idea that he had and we...

asked Mar 1 '12 at 23:05
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Diego
101 points

10 Votes
2 Answers
2.33K Views
How to pay commissions internationally?

I am looking for a way to handle payouts to authors living both in and outside of the USA. I heard about Paypal Mass payments but are there any other better alternatives to pay commissions...

asked Mar 1 '12 at 20:47
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Jonathan Clark
151 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
4.97K Views
What to do with equity when leaving a startup you co-founded?

I have already read many of the posts here about this topic and I got very good insights already but I was hoping to get some tailored advice for my situation. I have been working two years in a...

asked Mar 1 '12 at 05:24
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Throw Away 222
33 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
2.46K Views
Should I transfer the intellectual property of a product to get investors?

I've been working on a new software that could do a nice work on the current market, and I'm trying to get investors to be able to work full time on this project and deliver before the other...

asked Mar 1 '12 at 01:08
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Cross
141 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2.08K Views
revive abandoned patent

My startup has a pending patent application that has recently been abandoned due to the inability to make the payment to respond to an office action. It costs thousands of dollars that we don't...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 17:35
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Jason
6 points

2 Votes
6 Answers
3.41K Views
How to nail down requirement when the customer is not sure what s/he wants?

Customer comes with a rough software idea and is willing to pay. However, he does not have a detailed requirement. Please kindly advice what to do with this situation (or links to resources). Would...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 14:05
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Dr. Xray
113 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.07K Views
SaaS limitations for high-volume but low-profit organisations?

We are providing a SaaS Service (currently in open beta) and thinking about our pricing tiers. We want to offer plans that grow at the same pace that our customers businesses grow. We are thus...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 11:19
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Sam
13 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.42K Views
How to tap an existing market?

I've built a site to review & rate beers. It needs some further work & improvements, but I got it out the door. Better to release than to polish to perfection. There are a number of...

asked Feb 29 '12 at 08:56
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Marshall
113 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.53K Views
Is it illegal to sell a software template created at work but duplicated and augmented at home?

I am an employee at a large company and I created a worksheet using my work computer. The worksheet helps me organize my info such as passwords and time-off records. I replicated it and then...

asked Feb 28 '12 at 11:36
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Es Developer
11 points