Questions

We're looking to get desks that fit both developer preferences: sitting and standing. All the convertible desks I've seen online cost $500 to even $1200.Are there any low cost options available?...

Getting Started Office Space Developers

asked May 3 '14 at 19:58

Jessica Logan
6 points

What are the common overhead costs associated with full time employees?I've heard that if a developer's salary is $100K, he actually costs the company $150K.I can't see where all the expenses would...

Recruiting Hiring Employees Expenses

asked May 3 '14 at 15:12

Jade Livingston
14 points

A larger competitor recently sent us a legal letter asking us to change certain things about our app because it infringes on their app (it doesn't).Is it legal for us to make this letter public on...

Legal Competitors

asked May 2 '14 at 17:12

Donald Seymour
6 points

Almost any education related website sees a spike when school is in and then traffic drops off (by over half in my case) when school it out. How do other startups deal with seasonal traffic, and...

Revenue Education Startups

asked May 2 '14 at 00:55

Lakisha Black
14 points

What steps and marketing strategies would you recommend for a brand new blog without any existing traffic or audience?I'm looking to start a blog on entrepreneurship and not sure where to start in...

Marketing Blogging

asked May 1 '14 at 22:12

Cynthia Smith
1 point

I'm going through a tough position in my startup where we have to let go of one of our co-founders. It's due to several reasons and the other two co-founders (myself included) have decided that...

Co-Founder Founders Startups

asked Apr 30 '14 at 17:41

Elizabeth Hinton
2 points

Is it possible for a fund raising deal with a venture capitalist to fall apart after a term sheet has been executed?If so, what are some common reasons why deals fall apart at this stage?

Venture Capital Legal Money

asked Apr 29 '14 at 16:56

Mary Campbell
7 points

Which Kanban software (preferably Saas) would you recommend that has integration with GitHub or BitBucket?

Recommendations Tools

asked Apr 29 '14 at 13:42

Christine White
17 points

Is placing an ad in Yellow Pages still a worthwhile investment for local businesses? Or is it completely worthless and people solely rely on Google to find stores?

Marketing Local

asked Apr 28 '14 at 11:12

James Andrade
9 points

If there are two competitors, both offering the exact same solution. The only difference is that one is a normal software that the user installs on their computer, while the other is a web based...

Software Benefits Saas

asked Apr 27 '14 at 15:27

Evelyn Barr
14 points

Large companies do it with lengthy contracts or brand recognition. What strategies can startups use to lock users in. Not in terms of a shady practice like not letting them export data, but in...

Strategy Products Competition Startups Competitors

asked Apr 27 '14 at 13:29

John Boucher
16 points

We have an idea for a Saas app which is the first of its kind. Even after extensive research, there is just one possible competitor, and even they aren't an exact match.It's not a question of...

Competition Competitors

asked Apr 24 '14 at 21:12

April Simmons
14 points

What's the best way to share a daily/weekly curated list of great content you've found with your audience?The only thing I currently do is create "Top posts this week" type of blog posts. Which...

Blog Tools Content Content Marketing

asked Apr 19 '14 at 18:28

Fran Baker
7 points

Which social media app would you recommend to track what your competitors post and the impact of their posts?Does such a tool even exist? The closest seems to be FollowerWonk, but it's only to...

Social Media Competition Tools

asked Apr 19 '14 at 17:43

David Rice
6 points

With the size and market share that Amazon already size, their growth rate is getting smaller and smaller.What could Amazon.com's potential strategy be to continue growing their empire?

Strategy Growth Amazon

asked Apr 19 '14 at 16:27

Anh Martin
6 points

What is the fastest way to build a large email list of potential customers that you can pitch your product to?PS. I don't mean mass emailing people, but contacting them one by one manually and...

Marketing Sales Email Email Marketing

asked Apr 19 '14 at 14:56

Russel Corley
12 points

I tried adding reCaptcha to my signup page in order to prevent automated signups (we're having a problem where someone is creating hundreds of accounts a day to spam).Adding the captcha resulted in...

Technology Technical Spam Conversion

asked Apr 19 '14 at 01:27

Mark Guy
7 points

I have a small sales team that gets a commission for each new client they sign on for a B2B SaaS app.Should I cap their commissions at some point? What are some strategies on how to structure sales...

Sales Strategy Commission

asked Apr 18 '14 at 21:40

Patricia Brock
12 points

Would you recommend getting an MBA in order to be better positioned to run a startup? If not, what are some concepts that MBAs learn that one can study on their own time?

MBA Learning Education

asked Apr 18 '14 at 19:55

Ronald Ramos
12 points

I run a small consulting operation and I have taken on more clients than I can service on my own. There is a contractor who can I sub-contract the extra work out to, who will do the work in the...

Ethics Consultants Contractor

asked Apr 18 '14 at 18:11

Pauline Larrick
7 points