Questions
I have a paid job and it takes most of the daytime. After that I am back home and when all the home things are done there's a couple of hours left for startup work. Quite often I go to bed at...
350 points
We'd like to generate business based on our customers referring us to people they know who could use our product. Some questions about this: Can you recommend a referral tracking service or...
422 points
As far as I know, there are two recognized way to launch Software: Hollywood launch 1) Teaser 2) Preview 3) Launch Gmail Approach 1) Few invites 2) Beta 3) Buzz and Marketing 4)...
I am just into consulting (IT/ITES). Here the consulting means narrow downing the bridge between Job seekers and the Employers. The business is to get profile from the employer and find the...
108 points
My wife and I have a name and concept for an e-commerce website. Do we need to incorporate? We're basically going to be selling things that people can download and print. I know that one of the...
163 points
Google Apps is now frequently compared to Microsoft's Outlook Exchange email solution. Which one would be better for usage in a startup?
150 points
I am an owner of popular website, devoted to services for learning of English words. This market is a very competitive, but we have small growth. I want to establish a company in the United States,...
Specifically, I am interested in situations where: people jumped ship from a full-time job without much prior planning, and people who set a goal to eventually leave a full-time job and then...
168 points
Let's say you find another website with very similar content and operations. Is it okay to copy their Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, tweaking it to fit your needs?
176 points
I found a web design layout that I like, and it is from a GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE open source project. Will I run into any legal issues here? I know I should talk to a lawyer, but just curious...
I am writing a mobile application and I have a great name for it. The problem is, someone has parked the .com domain name for it and won't take less than $5,000. They have owned the domain name for...
136 points
What are the considerations as we consider employees that would work remotely? I'm particularly thinking about technical positions (programming, web site maintenance) that are remote due to...
So I want to start a company blog and I looked at my competition and noticed they are all educating the market about the software because its an emerging market which I agree with needs to be done....
So I would like to start a blog for my company and I am challenged with a few things and not sure what to do. Here is my challenges: I am the CEO and have no experience with writing good content...
484 points
The transactions on my website are between $0.99 and $5.00. Paypal and other similar processors, charge 2.9% with a $0.30 transaction fee. This fee structure (particularly, the transaction fee)...
26 points
I've gotten a page up and running. It's some what appealing but not the best in the world. I am wondering how I can start spreading the word, fire, using Facebook. I've gotten the site up, I've...
784 points
Example You are a Service business, your customer pays you $100 for "Service X" via credit card. You charge the customer an additional 2% of total sale for paying via Creditcard. Hence the total...
167 points
I am aware of Sedo, Godaddy Autions and Afternic. I don't like their added fees and commission rates. Sedo wants Appraisals for domain names selling for more than $10,000. I am not sure why....
85 points
Suppose that your product is going into beta, with potential for 1,000s of beta testers. But being a small company, you would like to try to get a little money now to ease development costs for...
515 points
What is the best way to reach decision-makers at large restaurant chains? I'm thinking Chili's, Darden, Friday's, Applebee's, etc. We've had some luck reaching some individual locations, and small...
