Questions
I'm involved, as a software developer, in an early stage (pre-profit) start up. The product is at a point where the basic core is implemented and we are building out features and adding polish, so...
133 points
From stratup MicroISV perspective, the way I look at the possibilities for advertising, it's much better, as a long-term strategy, to invest and work on the best SEO possible for your web site...
105 points
If you are a MicroISV with 20$ utility product, what are your best options for advertising? How and where do you advertise your MicroISV businesses? What are your experiences with PPC schemes...
105 points
I am part of a startup that offers accommodations across the world. We are hoping to hire a PR firm that has experience with startups (and knows digital marketing clearly). Does anybody have...
417 points
Is there a checklist or some stats that anyone has used that gives a comfort level to getting to a minimum valid product? I'm a lone startup ISV and find that I need to take extra effort to...
And what is your opinion on bulk email marketing and would you ever use it for promoting/selling your business service?
16 points
We offer our resellers (ones that actively go out and sell to customers) a 25% discount on software licenses. We have just introduced an annual maintenance fee, at 20% of current list price at the...
327 points
I'm interested in hearing from programmers & computer scientists who have started their own company. What is the general nature of your business and how did you play a part in starting it? Any...
138 points
I'm battling with this issue for a while. I host my domain at DiscountAsp and although I'm very happy with the hosting, their email web application has some limitations. Basically what I need is...
I am trying to find a retired executive who has industry expertise and who can help me grow the company and invest in it. Where do I begin to find people like this? I don't find they are make...
484 points
I thought one of the benefits of starting an online business is not having to purchase liability insurance. It turns out I was wrong. Is there a standard list that shows the type of insurance...
206 points
I have no web-building background but I genuinely believe in an online business. I wish to build an online directory and I have little budget as of now. So should I: Go get educated Rope in an...
64 points
How does your train of thoughts look like while coming up with a brand/business name?
64 points
In "The Equity Equation" essay http://www.paulgraham.com/equity.html Paul Graham says... "If your valuation grows 3x a year, the total cost in stock of a new hire's salary and overhead is 1.5...
21 points
I have a high tech startup company that sells a B2B Software solution. It is not a web driven business, but more a consulting/solution sale. I am targeting small-to-mid-sized businesses from $50m...
I have a high tech software start up B2B ...I know in my industry that competitors market through blogs, webinars, seo, associations, broadcast emails etc... I am targeting the Canadian Small to...
484 points
I need to employ the services of a collection agency in the US. Most out there sound very sketchy. Does anyone have a good experience dealing with a particular firm? What are the typical fees and...
2,091 points
I saw the new Facebook "Like" button on many site and noticed that some of them did not work properly. Today I decided to give it a whirl and alas, can't seem to get it to work on my site. Continue...
1,698 points
All, I've just started up a consulting firm. There's a potential client I met with a couple weeks ago that felt like a pretty good fit. We met with them, and they explained their current product...
140 points
I recently launched a niche content site. The niche is actually fairly popular, but I am not sure how to attract visitors or promote the site. I feel that my site offers value to people in this...
