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5 Votes
2 Answers
3.31K Views
Tool for reseller management

We have a web application we want to start selling on a per month basis. We have several resellers that we would like to have resell our application and make a margin on doing so. We don't want to...

asked Feb 10 '10 at 13:07
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Robin Vessey
8,394 points

6 Votes
3 Answers
4.31K Views
Any good books about Market Size Analysis?

Do any of you have any recomendations of books, blogs, websites, textbooks, etc. that detail the process of sizing a market/sector of the US Economy? Online market size analysis' are available...

asked Feb 10 '10 at 11:33
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Eric Amzalag
818 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.09K Views
How much transparency is too much?

Recently, my partners and I thought it would be a good idea to blog about almost everything about our company. This includes things like the following: Revenue Expenses Meeting discussions Other...

asked Feb 10 '10 at 10:23
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Jp Richardson
151 points

9 Votes
10 Answers
5.49K Views
To Freemium or not to Freemium?

There are numerous examples of SaaS products stuck with lots of users and few paying customers. The common advice is not to give away too much in the free plan and always be upselling. The best...

asked Feb 9 '10 at 07:08
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Ashmaurya
140 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
3.06K Views
What's a great business development / licensing pitch outline?

So you are about to start contacting companies about licensing your product/technology. What would be the general elements of the presentation deck? I know what I've done in the past but am...

asked Feb 9 '10 at 07:03
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Chris
4,214 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
3.95K Views
Google Search Appliance (Google mini) for startups

Is Google Search Appliance a good fit for a startup like Stackoverflow (just an example)? How does it fare? I haven’t seen many examples or talk about this device being used in the startup...

asked Feb 9 '10 at 04:26
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Quintin
101 points

4 Votes
10 Answers
3.53K Views
I have developed a website, but I have no idea how to promote/market it

This is my website, Tenxian.com. We have very few users right now. How can I market/promote it? Any good ideas?

asked Feb 9 '10 at 01:51
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Steven
1 point

1 Votes
2 Answers
3.72K Views
What do you think of Crowdsourcing? What is its market size?

Just outsource tasks, projects or services,etc, to other companies or individuals through internet.

asked Feb 8 '10 at 16:23
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Steven
1 point

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.86K Views
If one of your close acquaintances asks for some money from you, without a timeline or guarantee of returning it, how much would you cough up?

A close friend (or a mere acquaintance) of yours approaches you. States that he/she is badly in need of some money. And you oblige. In the back of your mind you know that the money would be...

asked Feb 8 '10 at 15:57
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Sandeep Satavlekar
325 points

4 Votes
3 Answers
2.71K Views
Got a question for David Allen?

We're set to interview David Allen (GTD**) Wednesday. If you use the Getting Things Done approach, what question would you like me to ask David for you, re being most productive when founding a...

asked Feb 8 '10 at 11:45
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Bob Walsh
2,620 points

2 Votes
4 Answers
4.45K Views
How to quickly check a large number of email addresses for validity

I have about 1000 people who answered a survey about 10 years ago that were interested in the product I was going to develop. They indicated they'd like me to send them an email when the beta...

asked Feb 8 '10 at 07:54
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Lkessler
1,471 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.49K Views
different investors for different products under one startup

We are a startup building 3 social media apps. We have managed to attract two investors to two of our apps. The problem is we were pitching it to them as stand alone products and not under one...

asked Feb 7 '10 at 15:22
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Eric
352 points

26 Votes
11 Answers
18.8K Views
What personal productivity / time management / motivational tips & tricks do you use?

What little tips and tricks do you use to try and be as productive as possible each week plus be as motivated as possible? Here are a few I use: I will schedule meetings that normally would be an...

asked Feb 7 '10 at 07:43
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Chris
4,214 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.76K Views
Online resource to view successful startup biz plans?

Is there an online resource where first time entrepreneurs can go to peruse startup biz plans that went on to become successful companies? If it does not exist, do you think it is a viable...

asked Feb 7 '10 at 07:08
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Eric Amzalag
818 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.5K Views
When to set up the LLC?

I am setting up a web site similar to this one. At what point should I set up the LLC for it? Right before i publish it?

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asked Feb 7 '10 at 04:45
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Nick
16 points

5 Votes
1 Answers
2.57K Views
Where is the Price Point of Indifference for SMBs with a Web Presence?

Internally at our startup, there's a lot of belief that at some price between $15-$35/month, small-medium businesses are both: A) Much more likely to convert and try a SaaS product B) Much less...

asked Feb 7 '10 at 04:26
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Randfish
1,001 points

6 Votes
5 Answers
3.07K Views
How much time do you spend on marketing?

I recently saw a video with Jeff Bezos saying (to paraphrase) "with the internet you should spend much more time on making a great product that can market itself.". I have spent (an unbalanced)...

asked Feb 7 '10 at 04:07
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Jon Kragh
185 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.36K Views
Best offshore merchant account

What is a good options for an offshore merchant account? I'm not located in the US where it is easy to get a good merchant account, do you know of any good options in offshore locations? The...

asked Feb 6 '10 at 13:31
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Rob
151 points

6 Votes
1 Answers
2.75K Views
Investor documents during fund raising

I have few question related to fund raising When you are raising money from VCs, what type of documents are expected from you? How much of your internal and confidential data/stats do you reveal...

asked Feb 6 '10 at 12:00
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User2202
164 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
3.38K Views
OmniPlan as a hosted app?

I'm a huge fan of OmniPlan for my development planning. It lets me set up my tasks, gantt chart them, measure resources, get a rough idea of how long things are going to take, and it's very...

asked Feb 6 '10 at 11:51
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Sbwoodside
186 points