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5 Votes
7 Answers
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Price quote for enterprise customer

We got a quote request from a reseller for one of their customers for about a 100 licenses of our software with 4 years of support. What is the a good way of structuring this quote without...

asked Jan 3 '10 at 19:26
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Poopsky
195 points

10 Votes
1 Answers
7.99K Views
Putting Together a Privacy Policy and Terms of Service

I am putting together a privacy policy and terms of service. I have read these two posts: http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/2783/where-to-start-writing-a-terms-of-service-privacy-policy...

asked Jan 3 '10 at 15:55
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Matt
460 points

11 Votes
6 Answers
5.35K Views
Does charging less than your competitor make your product look inferior?

Our monthly subscription is 30% less than our competitors. We also do not charge a set up fee, whereas, most of our competitors charge $400-600. I think our product is "as good" or better than any...

asked Jan 3 '10 at 12:24
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Sparagi
346 points

3 Votes
4 Answers
4.22K Views
Royalty based partnering agreements

I'm working on defining a partnering agreement to be the technical co-founder on a SaaS startup. The founder/CEO has the experience in the service industry which we are targeting, but found that...

asked Jan 3 '10 at 03:46
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Torrie
230 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.57K Views
Growing Successfully Using Strategic Business Alliances

Traditionally businesses have grown through hiring employees, building and acquiring assets, establishing branches and subsidiaries, etc. but with this comes high overhead, segregation of duties,...

asked Jan 2 '10 at 17:39
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Starr Ed
948 points

7 Votes
4 Answers
3.17K Views
Side Projects. Any Success Stories?

Any success stories out there where someone with a full time job managed to start a business in their spare time? If so, how did you do it? How do you stay motivated? Did you do it alone? On a...

asked Jan 2 '10 at 16:45
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Bret
136 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
2.08K Views
Producing Great Inbound / Web Content

A huge topic for sure, but does anyone have any stories or input about making great content for your website? I'm talking about the kind of content that encourages large numbers of tailored...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 20:57
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

2 Votes
3 Answers
2.27K Views
What Trends Are You Watching In 2010?

What are the big trends that you are watching for in 2010? They can be relevant to technology, business, your own industry, whatever... For me... The Apple Tablet - 'Tablet PCs done right'...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 19:44
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

5 Votes
3 Answers
4.1K Views
How might I send a million newsletters a month?

What would you recommend for sending a very large number of newsletters, e.g. a million or more each month? I would want them reliably delivered within a few days. I am willing to pay a...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 10:57
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Lkessler
1,471 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.26K Views
Quality assurance / testing communities?

I've been developing a test plan / test case management tool and am nearing the point where I will release version 1.0. Can anyone point me to any online communities of software testing / quality...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 03:28
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Consult Utah
325 points

2 Votes
6 Answers
3.21K Views
New Year's Resolutions for a Start-Up Founder

What are some new things that a start-up founder should do next year? If I was making a start-up checklist for 2010, what would you put on it? Things you absolutely must do Things you should...

asked Jan 1 '10 at 00:12
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Even Mien
131 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
2.98K Views
e-commerce provider for an EU based startup

I am starting a software company located in the European Union. I wrote a B2B product that is in beta test at the moment. Based on my market research and analysis I expect to make 50% of sales in...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 23:06
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Branko
106 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.95K Views
wordpress or blogger

I am planning to start a blog that publishes information about our company and developments in the area of education and technology. Any pointers on which is better and more feature rich, Wordpress...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 22:46
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Kabir
96 points

7 Votes
8 Answers
4.44K Views
How Important Is Branding For a Startup? Should I Bring In Outside Help?

How important is branding for early stage startups? Within this question, there is some interesting discussion on how a brand can evolve based on everything you do - e.g. your name, website,...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 21:59
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Benjamin Wootton
1,667 points

1 Votes
3 Answers
2.72K Views
Advertising to Brick and Mortar Small businesses online (florists, cleaning companies etc)

I've got a product that is aimed at offline small businesses; florists, motels, cleaning companies and the like. I'm looking for ways to advertise to them online. There is so much content on the...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 19:32
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Sam Howley
108 points

3 Votes
8 Answers
3.03K Views
At what point do you cut features?

I have a couple of features in my product that are really important but, as it stands, are not fully implemented / designed or integrated. At what point do I remove them from the product? I...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 18:01
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Sam Saffron
432 points

8 Votes
11 Answers
4.06K Views
Not a developer; can I still launch a startup?

I have an idea for a startup -- but I am not a developer, or an MBA. Is there hope for me and if so, how do I overcome my lack? Brief background: I've spent most of my career as a content creator....

asked Dec 31 '09 at 11:52
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Aae
75 points

3 Votes
5 Answers
3.73K Views
Selling a high traffic mobile site, any adivce?

We are looking to sell our business. We are a high traffic mobile site (16+ million unique visitors/month). What is the best way to get acquired? Should we use a business broker to facilitate this...

asked Dec 31 '09 at 08:42
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Mike
16 points

4 Votes
8 Answers
8.39K Views
Software Outsourcing Price Comparison

Does someone know where to find any information about price comparison for Software Outsourcing across different countries?

asked Dec 31 '09 at 08:26
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Oyushche
36 points

8 Votes
15 Answers
13.6K Views
What is the best free seo rank checker tool?

I am looking for a tool that can monitor my website rankings on search engines like Google, Yahoo bing etc .. Is there any such tool around that is free ?

asked Dec 31 '09 at 06:18
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Varun
41 points