Questions

One reason entrepreneurs are so highly lauded is that they are asked to expose themselves to criticism, rejection and doubt in dosages that average mortals cannot bear. At no time is that more true...

Funding Entrepreneurs

asked Mar 24 '10 at 02:54

Sharon Drew
957 points

Doesn't CRM software also partly work as a support software, in which you organize your customer support? As my understanding, a CRM software is solely for the purpose to solve deals/orders etc. Or...

CRM

asked Mar 23 '10 at 23:54

Sebastian Hoitz
191 points

As I approach launch, I am considering building an introductory video for my website in order to explain my software and the concept behind it. In my minds eye, I see this video as a mixture of...

Website Video

asked Mar 23 '10 at 21:17

Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

Here, I've seen almost all the discussions are related to startups offering some kind of a product. It looks like a de-facto standard when anyone talks about a startup on this forum. Is there...

Software Entrepreneurs

asked Mar 23 '10 at 18:13

Sandeep Satavlekar
325 points

I have a big web project which I and my co-founder began our development on. We've been talking to our angel investor for a long time. He is very responsive but we cant get a final investment...

Angel Investment

asked Mar 23 '10 at 13:16

Pennyfiller13
86 points

First of all I know that "sales and marketing" is my business it's not something to outsource. However I'm in a different situation: I don't have budget and the long-term commitment position to...

Marketing Sales Hiring Outsourcing

asked Mar 22 '10 at 19:17

The Dictator
2,305 points

So it looks inevitable now…the healthcare bill will probably be passed tonight. Without getting into the politics of it, how will this impact small businesses? How will this impact your company? Or...

Health Insurance Jobs USA Government

asked Mar 22 '10 at 12:36

Zuly Gonzalez
9,194 points

A lot of startups involve not just receiving payment, but also disbursing payment: WOrker crowdsourcing (mechanical turk, crowd flower), code + design outsourcing (Odesk, Elance, crowd spring),...

Outsourcing Payments Tax

asked Mar 22 '10 at 02:32

Joseph Turian
895 points

My revenue from my online business is getting lower over time and my credit card processing fees has approached 25% of my revenue. I am getting upset with all the fees the credit card companies and...

Credit Cards

asked Mar 21 '10 at 13:46

Tony Henrich
85 points

I am considering instituting a formal late payment policy for our product. Our terms have always been net 30 but it is something that we never consistently enforced. As the company grows and...

Payments Cash Flow

asked Mar 21 '10 at 07:41

Oleg Barshay
2,091 points

We are going to release a new cool, free product. We are expecting about 20K+ downloads in 6 months. 3K~ in the first week. The question is, shall we release it as invitation only for 1-2 months?...

Marketing

asked Mar 20 '10 at 17:42

The Dictator
2,305 points

I learned quite a bit of relevant information in reading David Meerman Scott's excellent book, "The New Rules of Marketing and PR" I'm looking for similar focused, tactical, and useful resources to...

Marketing Launch Resources Social Media

asked Mar 20 '10 at 04:09

Warren E. Hart
2,181 points

I am frustrated. I am a software engineer, not a marketer. I recently launched a website called Trivlike, and online matchmaking site that uses trivia to match compatible people. I spent 6 months...

Marketing Blog Investors

asked Mar 19 '10 at 14:38

Joe A
1,196 points

A few months ago I posted a question about using a personal blog as my company blog and now I just want to know what the opinion of all of you is regarding blogging for our startup/business. I...

Marketing Blog Bloggers

asked Mar 19 '10 at 13:19

Ricardo
4,815 points

What are different techniques for generating tiny amounts of recurring passive revenue? Bonus points if the techniques is not glamorous or web 2.0. Consider the success of things like Bingo Card...

Advertising Micro Startup

asked Mar 19 '10 at 09:55

Joseph Turian
895 points

Many professionals want to start their own venture but are scared of failing. Many of them do not know if they have a multi-faceted personality that is needed to run a business successfully. How...

Solo Entrepreneur Entrepreneurs Business

asked Mar 19 '10 at 02:48

Joydeep
185 points

It's nice when folks quote parts of your post with a link back. It's another thing when the entire RSS entry is duplicated verbatim, including my "Retweet" buttons and the "Please leave a comment"...

Blog Legal Copyright Bloggers RSS

asked Mar 19 '10 at 02:00

Jason
16,231 points

I am a non-IT/techie professional and have created a website through a web designing firm. Although, I have learned about various aspects of designing and running a website through reading, I am no...

Co-Founder Partner Development Technical Non Technical

asked Mar 19 '10 at 01:18

Joydeep
185 points

There are two variants of the chicken-and-egg problem: When there are two distinct classes of participants in your business, e.g. buyers and sellers, but it is hard to attract one class without...

Marketing Launch Chicken And Egg

asked Mar 18 '10 at 14:51

Joseph Turian
895 points

If you happen to wanna target your product at web developers (where your product happens to add value to their clients), how and where would you start your marketing effort?

Marketing Web

asked Mar 18 '10 at 12:32

G Rex
683 points