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We have a few questions here about the conferences worth attending but I'm trying to nail down some conventional wisdom about budgets allocated to conferences. All things considered from merely...
521 points
I have a few ideas for a new startup and I am looking for some ideas on how to Market Research some of the ideas first before I spend more time on a specific one. Any tips, sites, open source...
106 points
Currently I have very little book-keeping processes - it all gets put into a spreadsheet at the end of the year, and I take it to my accountant who files my taxes and generates a couple of...
45 points
I know this sounds like a silly question, but... do startups use temp agencies? We're attending a trade show next week and I'm concerned that our staff won't be able to handle the critical...
106 points
I am a full-time web developer and in my spare time I work on a couple different projects. One of them being an ad driven website targeted at college students. iSearchNotes.com is the site and...
I am IT guy. But I have a friend who is interested in doing business with me in manufacturing industry. Friend has enough experience / knowledge in that field. So far I haven't got success in IT...
430 points
We found product pricing to be the hardest part of launching our product. What resources or guides (online or offline) have you found useful in thinking about pricing your product? I'm interested...
I'm in the process of building a subscription-based content service. Users pay a monthly fee for one of a number of levels of service, and in return get regular emails and website access...
50 points
At what times do you suggest doing press releases for startups Before a product launch ? After a product launch ? After the customer base has reached a specific number ? When you have new...
547 points
Any positive/negative experiences? Advice? I personally feel that my professional life as a developer is now more difficult, it feels harder to explain things and also to prove my worth without...
86 points
What are the best podcasts for startups? Not only covering technology, but also legal issues, finance issues etc? I love listening to podcasts, I can walk or run at the same time as learning...
If I come up with an improvement to an existing product, how do I protect myself when sharing it, and get some of the revenues the idea generates? There are many times when I look at an existing...
2,181 points
Ok, I'm about to start an entrepreneurship club in my college (Universidade de Sao Paulo - Brazil). The main reason for that project is that we students don't have any entrepreneurial culture and...
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What is the difference between a VC and an Angel?
152 points
I'm the founder of a hosted ecommerce startup. We haven't launched a public beta yet, and we're trying to earn enough runway to be able to work on the startup full time for just a few months to get...
236 points
My start-up is in idea stage. Before execution gets too far, I'd like to have my core values and mission statement finalized. Any advice, examples, templates or strategy to share?
36 points
For my own education and just for fun, I occasionally write small software applications. Lately I've been considering taking the next step and polishing one or more into something that could be...
111 points
So much information these days, so little time. I consider myself moderate information consumer - following around 50 blogs - business, startup, personal development, etc + a number of twitter...
1,146 points
I'm a big fan of mechanical turk and often leverage it with smartsheet. I've used mturk for basic writing, gathering content from multiple sources, and some minimal research. However, I don't think...
1,057 points
Having a virtual company empowers you to hire talent anywhere in the world and manage a team of employees using the wonders of modern technology. I have personally worked this way since January and...
1,057 points
