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1 Votes
4 Answers
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It's a very new concept and struggling to convince the world in 3 seconds- help?

We have a very unique platform - connecting people by analyzing their wishes, worries, desires & dreams. People are not used to it, but when we speak then people get it. People spend 3 seconds...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 22:44
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Debasish
46 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.64K Views
Checklist of things for presenting for Angel Investment

What things should an entrepreneur have noted, ready to present an investment opportunity to an Angel Investor?

asked Oct 5 '11 at 22:05
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Richard
44 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
1.95K Views
How to change my part time business in to a permanent business?

I've had a small, part time email sales business for the last 3 years which shows good potential. I do however have a permanent day job which I can not afford to leave yet but I want to increase my...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 21:58
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Elle
11 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.85K Views
What was the one thing that most contributed to your startup success?

This is for people that have succeeded with a startup, what is your best tip for a startup if you could only give one? Please limit your answer to one tip only.

asked Oct 5 '11 at 21:38
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Joel Friedlaender
5,007 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
3.66K Views
Whats next step? Am starting a Dropshipping company in India. I'll start with say 200 to 1000 shirts

I believe this will work here in India since there are more and more people willing to earn extra sitting right at their home. This gives a scope for future in dropshipping business. As am being in...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 20:07
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Karthic
1 point

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.17K Views
Pair of engineers with code, should we walk away from founder? How much should we ask for ($$)?

TL;DR: Worked a year+ on code we still own, founder refuses to raise capital (wants to bootstrap) and is now low-balling us, we're willing to walk away--what would you do? Long version (detailed...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 19:35
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How To Use Our Leverage
11 points

2 Votes
1 Answers
2.04K Views
Reselling software products

I have a fairly new startup in the UK and have identified a need to resell certain commercial software products to my customers as part of bespoke solutions. Does anybody know if there's anything...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 17:19
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Neil
125 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
2.6K Views
Why aren't there many female entrepreneurs?

Its a striking fact that the ratio of male to female entrepreneurs is very low although the ratio is getting bigger day by day in good income countries, medium and small etc. What can be done or...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 07:31
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Himanshu Prasad
51 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.42K Views
What advantages do tech startups with tax exempt 501(c)(3) status enjoy beyond tax exemption, if any?

This past March I co-founded a (for-profit) NV corporation, which created a Facebook App in the C2C social gifting space. This software, however, can be used in multiple industries, and I wanted to...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 07:21
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Robert J Valli
6 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
4.3K Views
Are software startups qualified for SBA loan?

Just wondering if a software startup can qualify for SBA loan or is it actually for brick and mortar mom/pop business? If anyone has experience successfully getting a loan for Software startup...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 06:05
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Gagan
150 points

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3 Answers
2.72K Views
We are in primary stage of building a product, should we review our primary prototype or should we bring final product directly in market

We are preparing some visualised education content, we friends have a small debate on what should be our next strategy to built the final product. Should we make a prototype of our product, and...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 01:35
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Darshan Joshi
154 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.72K Views
How can an Advisor be rewarded if there's not a VC round or Sale down the line?

A guy who's help our SaaS startup a lot in the 1st 2 month of its life has suggested that we form and he join our Board of Advisors. He's very helpful to us, a great guy and will definitely be an...

asked Oct 5 '11 at 00:28
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Dmurtagh
157 points

15 Votes
3 Answers
16.7K Views
How do sites like Stack Overflow and Quora make money?

Stack Overflow and all its sites are great, but how do they make money? There is just one ad on a page in the best case on Stack Overflow, and none on Quora or OnStartups.com. Am I missing...

asked Oct 4 '11 at 18:23
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Genadinik
1,821 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.75K Views
Do angels/venture capitalists expect you to invest your own capital?

I recently talked with some nice retired business people about startups. They gave me some great help but one thing that they said stuck out and I wanted to confirm or deny it. I was told that the...

asked Oct 4 '11 at 09:05
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David Mokon Bond
234 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.03K Views
How to sell through ClickBank via a GoDaddy Quick Shopping Cart website

I have a website that I use to market software, which is available for download through the website. I use GoDaddy's Quick Shopping Cart for the website. It has an invoice, shopping cart and more...

asked Oct 4 '11 at 08:50
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User6492
1,747 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.15K Views
SSL Certificates

For an e-commerce site accepting payment information, I am being told I need to get an SSL Certificate. My hosting provider offers it for $99/year plus $25 initiation. Prices vary greatly -- e.g....

asked Oct 4 '11 at 06:27
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D Moore
174 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.68K Views
Finding investors for a website, how it works?

This is a very basic question. I have a startup website which has a business model. The website is basically a non-profit organization focused at a certain group of people and has a cause (not...

asked Oct 4 '11 at 05:33
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Chimpanzee
102 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
2K Views
Membership software

I am looking to create a business who's customers buy units of our product. It might even evolve to a membership situation where they are buying units on a scheduled basis each month. I want these...

asked Oct 4 '11 at 03:31
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Blind Rooster
6 points

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4 Answers
3.01K Views
CPC v/s CPM Which one is better

So i have got investors for my website(say), and in order to pay them back ( :P ) i have to start making revenues from the very first day i guess, and i heard about these two methods: CPC AND...

asked Oct 3 '11 at 23:37
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Kraken
133 points

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2 Answers
2.28K Views
Starting Blog Business - How should I pay for writers?

I'm about to start a blog business and I decided to hire writers but I don't know what to do and how much should I pay?

asked Oct 3 '11 at 22:24
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Mohamed Atef
1 point