Questions

Is being a non '.com' website create friction amongst a set of internet users? Is being a .com really easier to remember?

Branding Domain

asked Mar 3 '10 at 23:27

Eric
352 points

As we've all learned, creating content is a great way to gain attention without resorting to advertising. The problem with creating content is time investment. Not everybody makes a good blogger...

Marketing

asked Mar 3 '10 at 17:35

G Rex
683 points

Entrepreneurs with brilliant ideas for a software startup (but not enough money at the beginning) would have faced the issue in the beginning: Where should i start building the alpha version of my...

Entrepreneurs

asked Mar 3 '10 at 15:26

Siddharth
88 points

I'm a web developer who is one half of a start up. Part of our business is designing, building, and hosting websites for clients. Past experience has shown me that webapp maintenance can, at times,...

Blog Inbound Marketing SEO

asked Mar 3 '10 at 10:08

Chris
176 points

Here is the situation. I'm working with two other folk on our startup and we are now planning to incorporate. We're trying to figure out how to allocate founder equity between ourselves. So far,...

Co-Founder Founder Founders Fulltime

asked Mar 3 '10 at 08:09

Matt
113 points

We are fortunate to be scheduled Sunday to interview Daniel Pink, Author of several books, most recently Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (#35 presently at Amazon.) Here's a TED...

Motivation Tssp

asked Mar 3 '10 at 07:05

Bob Walsh
2,620 points

Based on your experiences, I'm wondering if any of you had any advice on the percentage can I expect to earmark for ISO pool when incorporating? 10%? 15%? 20%? Thanks!

Incentives Stock Options

asked Mar 3 '10 at 06:31

Newyuppie
441 points

Is it possible for a teen to form an LLC/C-Corp? If so, what are the costs, the process and the requirements? I'm a US Citizen but currently live in Bosnia. I'm 17, turning 18 on December 2nd.

LLC Legal

asked Mar 3 '10 at 06:14

Emil Hajric
161 points

I'm about to experiment with Facebook ads and I'm wondering which performs better in terms of ROI: Facebook or Google? I've had some success with Google, so I'm looking forward to comparing. I'd...

Marketing Data Request Advertising

asked Mar 3 '10 at 05:09

Greg Digneo
86 points

As an engineer who study marketing (or attempt to), I wanna subscribe to the belief that we should strive to gain permission rather than actively interrupting people for attention. At the same...

Marketing Inbound Marketing

asked Mar 2 '10 at 14:45

G Rex
683 points

I am currently in a startup with a partner, and we have 50/50 ownership. Things are going fine, but like all startups it is taking some time to get everything going. We don't have any revenue now,...

Partnerships

asked Mar 2 '10 at 14:22

Alex K
21 points

There are so many ways to measure an online web application business, of course the most important being revenue. Imagine you've got a board meeting coming up or a meeting with your investors,...

Board Analytics

asked Mar 2 '10 at 07:18

Chris
4,214 points

How do I find a sales person? I know a lot of people here think that you just put up Google Ads, wait for clicks, and then wait for sales, but I think sales is an important task. Following up with...

Marketing Sales

asked Mar 2 '10 at 07:14

Simon
165 points

I've started using Posterous a few days ago for my personal blog and was wondering what was their plan to monetize their service. They don't advertise on their hosted blogs and do not offer a...

Subjective Business Model

asked Mar 2 '10 at 07:02

Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

As an entrepreneur, I'm always looking for ways to use my time more efficiently. Several years ago I took a time management course while working on my dissertation in which the primary message was...

Outsourcing Project Management Project Planning

asked Mar 2 '10 at 03:56

Fractal Guy
254 points

My startup idea targets a rather specific target market: Small/medium businesses in the UK* that are recruiting directly (i.e. without the use of a recruitment agency) that wish to simplify the...

Market Opportunity Target Market

asked Feb 28 '10 at 14:35

William Lannen
195 points

I like to learn by example so I am trying to find sites that are putting recorded pitches up online. Examples would be: Shark Tank on Jason Calacanis's This Week in Startups -...

Funding Venture Capital Pitch Learning

asked Feb 28 '10 at 02:23

Nicky Hajal
123 points

So far I have come up with the following: Apple (through Apps Store) Microsoft (allowing anyone to develop working software on their platform), creating a virtual monopoly) There could be other...

Outsourcing Crowdsourcing

asked Feb 27 '10 at 19:37

David
1,567 points

Having worked in a startup since the mid 1990s, the most evident advancement in starting a co. or launching your idea is that the cost barrier to entry has been drastically lowered. Infrastructure...

Costs Productivity

asked Feb 27 '10 at 09:20

Gesco
71 points

Is there a list of places like the YCombinator, CapitalFactory etc arranged by their geographic operating regions?

Incubators Angel Investors Seed Funding

asked Feb 27 '10 at 07:01

Scott
63 points