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Tons of web startups are at the stage of "built it, have visitors, but need more." Compare this to similar sites created when the word "webmaster" was the buzzword of the year, that get 100-200k+...
I'm working on a software app that I will sell online. I'm going to go with the "release-early, iterate quickly" plan, so rapid customer feedback is all-important. I'm looking for a web app for my...
How can i become friends people who have already created something as since i havent even started and why will they want to be my friend when i havent acheived anything. You go to any business...
445 points
I've work in my fair share of startups, and even today I feel like on every new one I still miss some important questions on the interview process: Financial: What is the burn rate, runway as the...
148 points
I have a very new solo startup that doesn't make any money (yet...), but it's time to get a "real job" so that I can pay the bills. I'm very proud of the work I did on my startup and think that it...
I'm looking to register a business name in Canada, however looking at the Revenue Canada web site I believe my only options are to register as either: Sole Proprietorship : Downside here being...
Working on my first startup, I'm fortunate enough to have a wide set of "do-it-myself" skills, ranging from technical to industry specific. I haven't been looking for a partner, quite simply,...
473 points
I would like to determine the potential market demand for a non-software, travel product that requires significant up-front capital for manufacturing. What open source software, if any, would you...
483 points
Do you think it is important to ask Angel investors or VCs to sign a NDA before disclosing the details of your product ?
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Does anyone have any stories of some failures in entrepreneurship (maybe from resources on the net ) and what lessons to draw from them so as not to commit the same mistakes ?
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I find stories from Founders at Work very inspiring and wondering if any of you keep collection of stories/articles that you found online.
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In Camels and Rubber Duckies, Joel Spolsky discusses what he believes to be a poor pricing decision: Bad Idea #2: How Much Money Do You Have? Pricing. This is the kind used by software startups...
5,901 points
My business partner has a full time job and I do full time contract development. We are both married and have kids which means that there is not much time left over for our startup idea. What...
596 points
Let's face it. As startups, we can't really offer top-dollar salaries to our employees. But we can offer some fun benefits that the big companies can't/won't. Here are a few that we have that seem...
Like many software product companies, we spent an exorbitant amount of money in 2008 developing our product. I’ve heard that there are federal R&D tax credits available ("Section 41 Credit"),...
SO you have a list of resumes for potential software development interns, what do you ask them to make sure you get the best one(s)?
So you have decided to hire some interns... You don't have much time to go to a college/university and get the word out... where do you find the best interns for software development? I know of...
I am looking for a questions and answers website similar to what is being used here and wanted to know if anyone had any recommendations. Some I have seen include http://uservoice.com/ (Even has...
I think I have an awesome idea for a web startup, but I'm not sure if I have a chance because I'm not a web developer, am currently unemployed, and can't afford to hire anyone to develop my idea (I...
46 points
We are almost at the end of a very successful beta phase. Now I want to show my gratitude to best beta testers who helped us. (many of them are potential clients as well ). What do you think would...
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