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3 Votes
8 Answers
3.38K Views
Giving away free licences to universities, charities and open source projects

How do you feel about giving away free licenses (original price: $2000 ) to universities, charities and open source projects of your software to spread the word? Is it a good idea? Shall we...

asked Dec 20 '09 at 00:13
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The Dictator
2,305 points

11 Votes
8 Answers
5.38K Views
What tips do you have for running a booth at a tradeshow?

Eric Sink says that tradeshows are like sex: When it's good it's really really good, and when it's bad, it's still pretty good. It's easy to waste a lot of time and money at tradeshows. But also...

asked Dec 19 '09 at 11:05
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Jason
16,231 points

6 Votes
8 Answers
7.95K Views
What companies failed because they released too early?

Most bloggers are saying you should release early, iterate often, and fail fast. But some companies are notorious for releasing early, but then getting a bad reputation which led to their failure....

asked Dec 19 '09 at 05:41
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Jason
16,231 points

4 Votes
5 Answers
3.32K Views
Hiring Full-Time vs Contractors / Outsourcing Impact on Valuation?

Our SaaS startup is (hopefully) getting our first customer soon, at which point we decided to bring in additional resources to accelerate development. The basic options is whether to bring in a...

asked Dec 19 '09 at 05:14
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Jean Barmash
195 points

3 Votes
9 Answers
6.82K Views
Qualities/skills of a CEO

i have the idea for this events based website but how do i know if i need to hire a CEO or if i can be one. 1: i am not that social but i can communicate clearly on the topics of my...

asked Dec 19 '09 at 05:14
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Syed
445 points

13 Votes
6 Answers
4.64K Views
As a SaaS vendor, should you provide data export?

Some people tend to avoid Software as a Service due to the fear of vendor lock in. Therefore, you are losing customers by not offering a data export option. However, you don't want to be "helping"...

asked Dec 19 '09 at 03:44
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Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

2 Votes
5 Answers
4.24K Views
How can I prepare an invoice from the command line?

Making invoices in Openoffice, and saving as a PDF file is annoying and taking too long. Is there any command-line software for Linux that can generate a high quality PDF invoice?

asked Dec 18 '09 at 10:58
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Steve Hanov
596 points

3 Votes
6 Answers
3.98K Views
Where can I get logod schwag (tshirts, footballs, office balls, even foozies) printed?

I want to get a bunch of logod schwag printed as part of our promotional plans. Some of the things I want are: Tshirts Full size footballs smaller nurf/soft footballs other balls that can be...

asked Dec 18 '09 at 07:33
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Jer Levine
173 points

1 Votes
4 Answers
3.29K Views
(market resource question) What is the most used pc music player?

How can I know which pc desktop music player is the most common in the desktop pc world ? or even where i can find such data ? which is the most used by desktop users ? I would like to develop...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 22:26
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Meir
238 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
3.32K Views
Finding people with the entrepreneurial virus

I'm a software engineer with lots of experience in web app. development and would like to meet smart people that share my passion about startups and innovation. The problem is that although I do...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 22:25
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Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points

3 Votes
9 Answers
4.14K Views
Looking for a wordpress template for a website?

I am looking for a WordPress template to use specifically for purposes of building a website for a consulting firm. Not a blog. Most of the templates I find are designed for blogs. Do you guys know...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 13:10
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Arman Arami
399 points

5 Votes
7 Answers
3.97K Views
What web tools are key to your bootstrapped startup?

We're very happy with the tools we're using, but always open to new ideas. Anything you have that you're particulary proud of or happy with? Our arsenal includes many of the usual...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 06:54
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Joseph Fung
1,542 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
2.3K Views
How to navigate vendors during tough cash flow stretches

Many startups at one point or another get into situations where they need to stretch vendor payments a bit to handle cash flow issues. We're in one of those situations right now and I'm trying to...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 05:48
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Tommy Maddox
156 points

4 Votes
11 Answers
7.49K Views
.NET vs J2EE/JAVA vs PHP

We are currently building a new social networking platform, and I was wondering everyone's opinion was on what base to build it on. I know this is an age-old debate between .NET and PHP, just...

asked Dec 17 '09 at 05:29
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Sthomps
46 points

4 Votes
6 Answers
3.97K Views
Elements of a good web app/site design

I am trying to summarize elements of a good web application and web site design. This question was asked earlier in various forms and my intent is get some must haves, good practices and definitely...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 23:07
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Aka Ak
165 points

0 Votes
3 Answers
3.14K Views
Where to find wikimedia designer?

Our site has a growing wiki that is based on wikimedia. I'm looking for people with experience designing the interface, custom skin, etc How do I go to find one?

asked Dec 16 '09 at 17:15
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Baraider
36 points

7 Votes
6 Answers
3.8K Views
Advice for "first time" entrepreneurs

As a current or prior small business owner, what would be the most important piece of advice you would give a startup entrepreneur today to help him/her avoid some of the problems or issues you...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 13:26
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Lonnie Sciambi
369 points

6 Votes
4 Answers
10K Views
Should I agree to an indemnification clause?

I have a sole proprietorship in Canada, and sell software that I have created to corporations in the US. One of them has asked for an indemnification clause. First of all, I don't know how to write...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 13:16
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Steve Hanov
596 points

5 Votes
9 Answers
6.43K Views
Small office phone solutions - what do you recommend?

My company has 3 full-time people including one salesmen who makes a fair number of phone calls. Currently we all use our cell phones and I am trying to figure out a good small office solution. The...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 08:53
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Jason Cianchette
511 points

1 Votes
1 Answers
3.82K Views
Advertising to the elderly (65+)?

I am working towards conducting primary research on elderly (65+) members of my community. Specifically I am researching transportation needs, heavy house work needs, and quality of life for the...

asked Dec 16 '09 at 08:06
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Jed Regan
266 points