Questions

Is it even worth it anymore to build desktop versions of your web apps?What are some benefits of having a desktop version for mac and windows of your app?One glaring downside is obviously...

Web Applications Desktop

asked Mar 1 '14 at 19:53

Tina Huston
15 points

Everyone talks about the benefits of raising money.What are some negatives of being a funded startup?

Funding Venture Capital Startups

asked Mar 1 '14 at 11:31

Linda Peterson
60 points

I have a very small operation (just three employees) and we decided to try out flexible hours when we hired our latest engineer. Now no one shows up on time every day!Usually it's not an issue, but...

Employees Human Resources Perks

asked Mar 1 '14 at 06:41

Kenya Brouwer
90 points

How would you deal with a client that is trying to poach one of your consultants (we run a ruby on rails consultancy)? My engineer was honest about it and told us upfront what was going on. It's...

Legal Consulting Consultants Poaching

asked Mar 1 '14 at 03:04

Lester Guarino
5 points

What procedures and things should you have in place in advance to prevent catastrophic failure of your business if you die?

Backup Startups

asked Mar 1 '14 at 02:45

David Luna
95 points

How can you ask for honest, actionable feedback on your startup from friends in the industry? One of the things about the bay area is that no one ever tell the other person that their idea sucks.Is...

Startups Feedback

asked Feb 28 '14 at 20:24

Crystal Bryant
20 points

I have no friends and I am alone with the idea of the startup. Though I know execution is the main part in a startup, I don't know where should I or how to hire people for my startup.

Startup

asked Feb 28 '14 at 19:26

jolt
11 points

I have a free iPhone app with in-app purchases. I'd like to create an affiliate program for it to get distribution, but not sure which variable to link as a completed action to pay...

Iphone Ios Affiliate Marketing

asked Feb 28 '14 at 19:16

Jerry Phillips
20 points

I overheard a phone call by an employee while passing by, who was on call with a contractor, saying negative things about the company and her job.How should I deal with something like this? I would...

Employees

asked Feb 28 '14 at 17:18

Kenneth Barker
10 points

Creating a pricing table for my product. What are some of your favorite pricing hacks you've learnt from experience and tests?

Pricing Strategy Ab Testing Hacks

asked Feb 28 '14 at 17:07

Robert Collins
160 points

I have the option to take either 5% equity (vested over 4 years) or a $100K cash bonus (paid over 2 years) in a startup that I joined a year ago. The company is less than two years old and we have...

Equity Performance Startups

asked Feb 28 '14 at 15:58

Henrietta Fernandez
35 points

I run a web development consultancy that also provides marketing services. How can I convince my clients to let us do content marketing for them?Most have no idea what content marketing is, so...

Inbound Marketing Content Marketing

asked Feb 28 '14 at 13:57

Ruth Rose
50 points

I got my first client the other day for my social media & content marketing consulting business. They are an apparel company.What are some ways you would go about creating a content strategy...

Strategy Social Media Content Marketing

asked Feb 28 '14 at 13:03

Sarah Jones
45 points

I am looking to sell a property of mine on Flippa and all potential buyers mention they would need to do due diligence.What things does someone acquiring your company check? Is there a list of...

Acquisition Due Diligence Flippa

asked Feb 28 '14 at 10:56

Brandee Dickson
10 points

Google AdWords is too expensive for our niche and Facebook ads don't convert well. What other options are available to performance marketers that has some decent scale?

Adwords Advertising Facebook Performance

asked Feb 28 '14 at 04:15

Belinda Harris
60 points

For a company that doesn't monetize yet, how many registered users should it have before starting to approach investors to raise a seed round?

Investors Angellist Fundraising

asked Feb 27 '14 at 23:55

Freddie Henry
95 points

Lets say my higher end product is like the iPhone 5S and retails for $500. And starting a lower end product like the iPhone 5C.Should I be concerned that pricing the lower end product will...

Pricing

asked Feb 27 '14 at 23:33

Charles Williams
15 points

What's the point of Etsy providing an API when they don't have an affiliate program. No site will be able to monetize traffic sent to them.Or do they do deals on an individual basis with developers...

API Affiliate Marketing Etsy

asked Feb 27 '14 at 22:08

Rafael Raber
50 points

What are some of your best strategies & hacks for buying traffic?Display, email, CPC, CPA, etc.

Advertising Traffic Media

asked Feb 27 '14 at 22:06

Tina Bloom
25 points

For merchants that are now accepting Bitcoin as a payment method (Overstock.com for example): How do they deal with the large fluctuations in the value of the virtual currency? How do they file...

Bitcoin Virtual Currency

asked Feb 27 '14 at 16:01

Charles Swain
30 points