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14 Votes
3 Answers
2.49K Views
What approach to buying a registered domain that is not in use?

I've got my eyes on a dot-com domain name. I have used the dot-net domain name for years but I want to step things up a notch and secure the dot-com version. I know that the domain in question is...

asked May 10 '12 at 22:55
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Torben Gundtofte Bruun
350 points

14 Votes
6 Answers
3.41K Views
Profiting from a community-based website WITHOUT advertisments

What are some ways of profiting from a user-driven community-based website? The client base is for programmers, and it promotes getting individuals to come together, work, and showcase their final...

asked Apr 4 '12 at 10:33
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Lance Lafontaine
190 points

13 Votes
4 Answers
2.83K Views
How to fire a client who is a scamming gullible people through your work?

I am the CEO of a small software services based company(7 devs including me). We have been working for a customer for almost an year now. We created a job portal for these guys from the ground...

asked Jan 24 '11 at 20:29
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Fire A Scammer
69 points

13 Votes
8 Answers
6.67K Views
5 tests my next business idea will have to pass - Can you add more?

I launched my most recent app a few days back. The idea is to aggregate all the business related videos, compile the meta data and also generate more meta data and present to the users. I have been...

asked Nov 4 '10 at 03:30
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Birender Saini
271 points

13 Votes
9 Answers
5.43K Views
What are your top 3 - 5 SEO tips?

We're working on improving our website. We're using WordPress with the "All in One SEO Pack" plugin. But I have very limited knowledge on this topic. I'm interested in hearing what your top SEO...

asked Jun 24 '10 at 13:47
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Zuly Gonzalez
9,194 points

13 Votes
6 Answers
34.6K Views
What's the difference: founder vs co-founder?

I'm not entirely clear on what's proper nomenclature... is there a difference? Say there are two individuals starting a company, is it proper to call them both "founder" or is "co-founder" the...

asked Jan 26 '10 at 04:54
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Greg Belote
798 points

9 Votes
3 Answers
10.3K Views
Validating a business idea inexpensively and fast?

How can I validate a business idea in the quickest way possible with the smallest amount of money as possible? I have a ton of ideas in my head that I would like to pursue and would like to reduce...

asked Feb 11 '14 at 15:26
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Dominick Thomas
56 points

9 Votes
7 Answers
4.43K Views
Is there hope for this worker, or should I just get rid of him?

I made arrangements for a recent college grad to come in and help us out with some part time development as an independent contractor. The guy does decent work when he's here, but he rarely can...

asked Aug 13 '13 at 02:23
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Contrazoom
186 points

9 Votes
5 Answers
3.12K Views
Should we pick a "boss" in a startup with friends?

I recently began working with two longtime friends on a startup, and we are hitting a wall when attempting to progress on anything. We all possess fairly similar skills, so we can each handle any...

asked Apr 25 '13 at 00:16
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Pblock
133 points

9 Votes
4 Answers
2.53K Views
One-person startup over-organized?

I am currently doing everything for my startup, bootstrapping. Coding, design, business, marketing, etc. all by myself. My web startup is not launched yet. I have recently started using Asana to...

asked Feb 16 '13 at 14:15
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Victor
593 points

9 Votes
3 Answers
3.77K Views
UK Startup dealing with US Software Patents

As the owner of a UK software company, I'd like to finish a SaaS application I've had in development for a while and sell it as a monthly subscription service. The software could be sold...

asked Feb 5 '13 at 01:16
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Mike H
46 points

9 Votes
6 Answers
3.03K Views
Beautiful front-end web design now or later?

So now the business logic, back-end development, are all done. The website is built with Twitter Bootstrap, look and feel are basic, but not top notch. Should I spend more time...

asked Feb 3 '13 at 03:38
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Victor
593 points

9 Votes
2 Answers
2.9K Views
Late founder equity allocation

Guy is late coming founder, the company not yet incorporated. I designed the product (several biomed multisensor devices) and taken it from concept to a mature prototype ready for manufacturing (1...

asked Dec 26 '12 at 00:03
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User22242
46 points

9 Votes
3 Answers
2.72K Views
Somebody got a trademark for a domain I own. I am planning to launch my service in a week

I have a domain name, (lets call it XYZ.com) which I have owned for about an year and a related service that I have been developing for about an year too. I just searched the trademark database,...

asked Sep 23 '12 at 02:06
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Royal1122
252 points

9 Votes
6 Answers
3.02K Views
Is it smart to use remote programmers/web designers for my first startup social networking site?

I have the option of using remote staff individually at a cheaper rate, however I am considering using a local company that has a team because I can sit down with them and explain what I need on an...

asked Sep 12 '12 at 01:23
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Jimmy
71 points

9 Votes
5 Answers
3.31K Views
How do we respond to customers who call us for support we don't offer?

We sell a mix of products, some paid, some free. Our brands for these products are completely separate, and on the websites for the free product we don't give out our phone number (and direct...

asked Aug 31 '12 at 03:37
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Michael Pryor
2,250 points

9 Votes
1 Answers
3.66K Views
Fired from startup, vested equity

I was recently terminated from a startup without cause, where I was one of several founders owning a decent percentage of stock. We also had an angel investor (incubator) in with us for a small...

asked Jul 13 '12 at 16:31
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Startup Monster
48 points

9 Votes
5 Answers
3.2K Views
Can someone under 18 start a business in the US?

I'm 15, and I want to repair computers, which I've recently found out is considered a business even if I just do it from home? Can someone start a business when they're under 18?

asked Jun 14 '12 at 08:03
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Orcris
148 points

9 Votes
3 Answers
3.42K Views
When to give up on a product?

I'm getting ahead of myself here because my product hasn't launched yet, but I thought about this and would appreciate the thoughts of this community: Imagine this: You're launching a great app...

asked May 30 '12 at 14:56
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Torben Gundtofte Bruun
350 points

9 Votes
6 Answers
2.97K Views
Just getting started; someone else released the same app - what now?

Please imagine this scenario for a moment: You've got a great idea for a software product, and research indicates you've got basically no competition because your product has unique features...

asked May 14 '12 at 17:25
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Torben Gundtofte Bruun
350 points