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11 Votes
9 Answers
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User Registration forms - user name or email address?

I would like as simple as possible a registration and login process. Should I use a username or an email address as the key identifier during the login? (Presumably the user db might also a user...

asked Oct 28 '10 at 19:12
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J Delage
277 points

11 Votes
5 Answers
3.93K Views
Started with 4 partners, equal financial investment. I've done 90% of the work, startup is now doing well and they now want a say. Please advise

I started a site with 4 friends about a year and a half ago, I'm the only technical person of the lot, we all put in an equal amount of $$$, we spent most of the first year in discussions and...

asked Oct 7 '10 at 23:22
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Sherif Buzz
462 points

11 Votes
6 Answers
15.1K Views
What is a typical salary for a mobile developer?

I am trying to gauge the general salary to pay a mobile developer. In this case, the developers' skills would include a year or more of Android and iOS experience, with proven apps in the market...

asked Oct 1 '10 at 02:17
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Sheehan Alam
194 points

11 Votes
9 Answers
6.21K Views
How to deal with key employee who didn't show up for work?

I run a small consulting company, four people. Myself and another employee were out of the office on business today, the third was on a requested and agreed upon vacation. The fourth did not show...

asked Sep 10 '10 at 12:04
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Xkenneth
140 points

11 Votes
6 Answers
3K Views
How complete do you make your product before launching it?

I am familiar with the concept of agile development and the ideology of releasing the product and then based on the market feedback perfecting it. I was wondering at what point do you stop the...

asked Jun 22 '10 at 23:37
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Arman Arami
399 points

11 Votes
7 Answers
4.47K Views
What to do when a 800 pound gorilla enters your business?

We had launched blogVault, a wordpress backup service, about a month back. A week later, Automattic, the company behind Wordpress, launches Vaultpress, to massive coverage. This service does pretty...

asked May 6 '10 at 17:47
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User3348
175 points

11 Votes
5 Answers
8.13K Views
How to thank a vendor, while turning them down?

We've been soliciting bids from a few vendors, and one in particular went the extra mile to accommodate our needs, learn what our project really was about, and to work out a good solution....

asked Mar 30 '10 at 00:17
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Michael
250 points

11 Votes
4 Answers
4.14K Views
How to create a great niche content site?

I think I've recently discovered a niche with several high-traffic keywords, that doesn't have a good source of content ranking for it. I intend to create a content site for this niche, and I'm...

asked Mar 12 '10 at 11:39
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Jay Neely
6,050 points

11 Votes
9 Answers
4.66K Views
Really low conversion rate, what does it mean?

My startup sells a fairly expensive (2500$~) desktop product, we are new in a well-established market and it's been 2 months that we are selling the product. We do have an evaluation request page...

asked Mar 10 '10 at 18:34
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The Dictator
2,305 points

11 Votes
8 Answers
12.7K Views
Crowdspring or 99designs?

For crowd sourcing basically there are two main contenders, crowdspring and 99designs. I know they are both good and we can't go wrong with either one, but I am sure we can find out which one is...

asked Feb 21 '10 at 22:17
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Jpartogi
1,342 points

11 Votes
9 Answers
3.97K Views
How do you recruit enough 'top talent' for your company?

For many organizations that have achieved some level of success, effectively growing the staff, without compromising the overall quality of who you bring on board, is a critical challenge. What do...

asked Feb 16 '10 at 07:09
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Chris Hagner
881 points

11 Votes
8 Answers
6.53K Views
Captcha vs. Email confirmation vs. None

So we are a site that provides a free trial for our web-based service. We don't have any affiliate marketing that would pay based on leads or sign ups for the free trial. Right now we just...

asked Feb 12 '10 at 07:26
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Chris
4,214 points

11 Votes
7 Answers
3.66K Views
How do you raise price?

This is follow-up to my previous question. Inspired by the answers, we did a quick customer survey. We asked the standard question "would you recommend our service to a friend?" and "what is the...

asked Feb 1 '10 at 02:23
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Tambet
215 points

11 Votes
10 Answers
3.82K Views
Web design really holds me back, its a mental block for me!

The one thing that really seems to hold me back from progress is web design. I hate it! Colors, layout, arghh! I can design applications/code no problem, its just the design that is a mental...

asked Jan 16 '10 at 01:20
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Un Startup
162 points

11 Votes
8 Answers
5.06K Views
Business Bank Account Suggestions

Recently, my partner and I created an LLC and have secured about 30K in capital to start our online company. We are in the process of choosing a bank to work with and would appreciate some...

asked Jan 5 '10 at 01:52
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Scott Blanc
90 points

11 Votes
5 Answers
3.06K Views
Old and wise developer - Startup founder newbie

I'm a software developer/development manager with more than 18 years of hands on experience. For a year now a wonderful idea has fermented in my head. All the research I've indicates there is no...

asked Jan 4 '10 at 01:56
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Ron M.
4,224 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

11 Votes
5 Answers
6.27K Views
Do you have a holding company?

Like many entrepruneurs, I operate multiple businesses under separate entities. They're all LLC/S-corps, and someone suggested that I form a holding company for additional liability protection and...

asked Dec 30 '09 at 04:17
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Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

11 Votes
8 Answers
5.3K 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

11 Votes
2 Answers
3.97K Views
Solving the Chicken and Egg Problem

My partner and I are in the development phase of a website which essentially is a new marketplace for a sector that we believe is lacking one. However most of our resources are going for design...

asked Nov 14 '09 at 19:44
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Gera
91 points