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Do you answer questions from fake names?

We are in B2B business and now and then someone will send a message via our contact page with a fake name, free email, fake phone etc. Most of the time the question itself is badly written or...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 22:49
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The Dictator
2,305 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.76K Views
Online business and state registration?

I'd like to form an LLC for an online business in a state other than mine (I live in California), but am not sure about the state in which I should register the business afterward. The business...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 22:38
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Claudia
52 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.52K Views
Niche News / Forum Aggregation Service Legality / ToS Violation?

I'm operating in a nice profitable niche right now. There are a lot of news and blog sites within the industry and a few very popular forums. My question is would either of the following services...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 17:56
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Nextgenneo
327 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.38K Views
Will an angel investor be turned off by the founders not wanting to quit their day jobs just yet?

....my co-founder and I are working on a SaaS product and there is a chance we may seek an angel investment. Do you think us wanting to keep our day jobs for 3-6 more months will be a turn-off to...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 16:51
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Dmurtagh
157 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3K Views
What is affiliate tracking?

I was reading up on some stuff which may help me setup a start up. Basically I came across "affiliate tracking", read it, but was still not quite sure what exactly does it do. What is the purpose...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 08:51
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Pacerier
317 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.29K Views
Home page for a B2B site

I am designing the landing page for a B2B site and want to demonstrate the steps involved in using the product with images. For example, if the sequence of events is 1) User emails us something 2)...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 07:42
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User3462
345 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.01K Views
How to find information about competitors?

I am interested in finding information about a competitor and I am curious if anyone knows of any good resources for this type of thing. Information I'd like to know: How much money they made...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 05:05
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Abe Miessler
264 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.52K Views
Customer Service E-commerce site

I and one other business partner are launching a niche ecommerce site in November. We have nearly everything set except for one or two lingering questions. One of those questions is customer...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 02:55
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User889115
13 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.91K Views
Where to find designers / programmers for equity

Investors want to see the finished project (+ maybe private beta results). I came a long way, but I have the feeling that I cant run the last couple of miles without being surpassed by...

asked Sep 12 '11 at 00:23
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Equity
6 points

5 Votes
4 Answers
3.05K Views
Advertisment on startup is a good idea or not?

As everyone knows that in the beginning days of startups everyone tries to lay low on the cash flow so my question here is that is it a good idea to have ads on the startups(websites)? And if the...

asked Sep 11 '11 at 20:22
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Safran Ali
272 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
8.69K Views
How many startup founders aren't technical?

I'm curious how many startup founders out there aren't technical, in the least bit, aside from knowing the very basic processes of putting a site together and launching it. Do some founders just...

asked Sep 11 '11 at 17:01
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Jdh
182 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.75K Views
How you look at all variables of a business case and decide if it's 'worth it'?

Given a business case with even a modest 20-30 variables/dimensions on which one would base the case, how does anyone going over it decide whether it is 'worth it'? I mean if looking at a business...

asked Sep 11 '11 at 03:31
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Ph D
422 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.17K Views
CEO Compensation for a Startup

For a startup that currently has no funding and wants to put a business team in place, how much equity would you give someone who would be coming on board as the CEO to take over the business side...

asked Sep 11 '11 at 02:41
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Ricky
16 points

12 Votes
5 Answers
2.76K Views
How to deal with the emotional swings that come with a startup?

So wondering how you guys deal with the huge irrational emotional swings involved with startups. I try to: Re-focus Organize my work-space List the current things on the priorty list and get to...

asked Sep 11 '11 at 00:39
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Nextgenneo
327 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3K Views
Novice questions on starting a business

Lets pretend I'm starting an on line company which sells email accounts; I have some (probably laughable) questions because I'm new to this: Do I have to register as a business with Companies...

asked Sep 10 '11 at 23:45
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Jwbensley
113 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
1.99K Views
Need guidance/suggestion on tough situation

We gave a free product trial for 2 months with our first potential client. It is a unique product, there's a great learning process and we have had an amazing response from both students and...

asked Sep 10 '11 at 22:39
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Kumar K
11 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
1.68K Views
What counts as a business plan

So i have an idea for website. Now since i am not good at developing a website, i hire people for doing it. Any other thing included to be developed, i hire people for that too.. For initial...

asked Sep 10 '11 at 17:32
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Kraken
133 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.29K Views
how to write functionality specs

So I am about to hire a backend developer, and I've basically made a bunch of notes as to functionality, and broken them out page by page. Is there an 'industry standard' way of writing specs, like...

asked Sep 10 '11 at 09:34
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Jdh
182 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.9K Views
Why do distributors or wholesalers hide their prices and ask for quotation request from the enquirer/potential buyers?

Why do distributors or wholesalers hide their prices and ask for quotation request from the enquirer/potential buyers? I have seen in many B2B internet websites. Please let me know. Thanks :)

asked Sep 10 '11 at 04:07
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Web2jeet
96 points

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2 Answers
2.62K Views
When someone should focus on local market or go for the big catch?

Hello there is an old saying that says "you should better be first in your village rather second( or thirth or fourth) in your town". My question is something that a lot of people think (maybe...

asked Sep 10 '11 at 03:46
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Nikolai
125 points