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9 Votes
4 Answers
3.53K Views
Making money out of a free and open-source application

I've been working on a free and open-source wiki application since 2006 (that's 4 years!), and now my startup has taken over the development. Well, at least "officially". We make several thousands...

asked Apr 5 '10 at 23:17
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655 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
4.21K Views
How long should we expect to get traction for a product?

We know that a product of a startup can not gain traction on the first release because basically people are still skeptical about a new product/website, but when should a product/website expect...

asked Apr 5 '10 at 21:59
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Jpartogi
1,342 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
4.37K Views
Corporation type for internet based businesses? Can you register in any state?

Is there a corporation type for an internet based business? Im assuming a C type would be fine but more importantly can you register your corporation in any state? Since in a way it would be...

asked Apr 5 '10 at 19:08
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Vnchopra
418 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
3.53K Views
Can an innovative data visualization be patented or protected in some way?

I'm working on developing a product in the US with many potential competitors. None of the current products deals very well with analysis once the data is collected. I have several unexplored data...

asked Apr 5 '10 at 15:39
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Kpierce8
113 points

3 Votes
8 Answers
2.88K Views
Good resource or Book for Internet Start-Ups

Which will cover issues like, things I will need to know in advance, technical difficulties, how to scale/deal with increased load, marketing strategies even?! etc etc. I love Getting Real by...

asked Apr 4 '10 at 20:50
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Mohammad
136 points

0 Votes
2 Answers
2.39K Views
Recommendations for a reputable PHP/MySQL web outsourcing agency?

We are considering outsourcing some of our web development (Kohana PHP , MySQL) so that we can development multiple streams at the same time, and to keep costs down. I love like to hear from...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 22:34
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Matt O
44 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
3.21K Views
Choosing between a California corporation and a NY corporation

Are there any advantages to establishing a corporation in California as opposed to NY? The minimum taxes ($800) every year that need to be paid in California is a bit of a turn off. Are there any...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 18:44
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Vnchopra
418 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
3.24K Views
Looking for Twitter App Builder

I have a small fun Twitter app idea and I was wondering if there are Twitter app builders such as the ones you can find for iPhone? Similar to MobileRoadie or Appcelerator for Twitter specific for...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 07:03
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Mosses
9 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.87K Views
How do you decide what project to pursue next?

I'm an independent software developer. As I'm beginning work on my next project, I'm curious about how others in the same situation prioritize the different projects available to their firm. So,...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 05:28
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Arkaaito
300 points

1 Votes
2 Answers
2.02K Views
Adsense for Wordpresss?

We are using adsense plugin for our blog http://www.skill-guru.com/blog/ This plugin is not very good and I do not see much better options. At the end of the blog, I want to display the ad ....

asked Apr 3 '10 at 04:47
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Skillguru
344 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
1.83K Views
From BHAG to MVP?

I have a big, hairy audacious goal of a project, but I am having a hard time figuring out how to carve out an MVP. There's a lot of potential for revenue streams, including brand marketing,...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 04:15
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Aae
75 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
3.46K Views
PR questions for Trent Freeman, president of PRTechConnect

Pat and I are interviewing Trent Freeman, president of PRTechConnect, a new PR firm specializing in startups, with startup-level pricing on April 12th for the Startup Success Podcast. What...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 03:43
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Bob Walsh
2,620 points

3 Votes
3 Answers
1.95K Views
Using Skype for Telephony

I am a big fan of Skype and use it a lot for personal use and outgoing calls. I am now considering it for business purposes due to the amount of travel I have planned and international calling I am...

asked Apr 2 '10 at 19:56
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.9K Views
What qualification and/or skills should I look for while hiring a web designer?

I am about to launch a website, which I got created through a freelancer. However, I am not very pleased with freelancer's performance and plan to hire someone full-time to make required iterations...

asked Apr 2 '10 at 03:32
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Joydeep
185 points

0 Votes
1 Answers
2.08K Views
Fair revenue share for my idea?

I've got a new business idea, for which I have already written a business plan, a feature description, a communication plan and have 2 testsites with "feature level 0" up and running based on...

asked Apr 1 '10 at 06:43
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User2387
111 points

2 Votes
6 Answers
3.31K Views
Experience with payment gateway for ecommerce site?

Anyone have experience with ANY of the below payment gateways (some do merchant services as well) that you can comment on: Payjunction Authorize.net Braintree Looking at these three gateways....

asked Mar 31 '10 at 03:40
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Scott Blanc
90 points

1 Votes
5 Answers
3.01K Views
What books for writing a Business Plan?

I am writing a Business Plan and I am currently using website resources for help; but I believe that a good book can help me more. So what (good) books do you advice me for helping me writing my...

asked Mar 31 '10 at 01:44
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Fabien7474
210 points

4 Votes
2 Answers
4.98K Views
A special kind of merger

I am negotiating a deal and I really need some advice on the pros and cons of the deal that has been suggested to me. I have a startup company with radically innovative technology. I want to...

asked Mar 30 '10 at 23:25
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David
1,567 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.73K Views
Australia based payment processing

Since Authorize.net is US/Canada only, I am wondering if there is a Austrlian counterpart to them providing service similar to them? What are must have, Recurring payments One time...

asked Mar 30 '10 at 20:44
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Shabda
159 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.83K Views
CRM/support software recommendations?

Up until very recently we were doing all support through our support e-mail address. However, as the business grows, it is getting harder and harder to follow through support requests and dispatch...

asked Mar 30 '10 at 05:07
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Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points