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Right time to start adwords ads?

We recently launched a food gift website where you can create & personalize your gift. The site has several innovative features which people like a lot. There is an online food gift market in...

asked Feb 25 '12 at 08:30
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John
16 points

3 Votes
2 Answers
3.1K Views
SaaS for Handling Sales, Demo Requests, Leads, Follow up emails

I know similar questions have already asked but I think we need something slightly different: Capturing user info from our website to the CRM directly via an API Sending welcome, followup emails...

asked Feb 11 '10 at 02:59
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The Dictator
2,305 points

3 Votes
1 Answers
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Startup companies in Germany

Does anyone know of any lists of startup companies in Germany? (Please see OnStarups question 19093 for incubators in Germany)

asked Jan 13 '11 at 09:06
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Chris
140 points

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Hiring siblings

There are 12 ppl in my organisation. Should I hire siblings of people already working for my organisation? I mean its not a big deal for a big company, but such a decision should be thought upon in...

asked Aug 29 '11 at 19:56
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User392406
128 points

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2 Answers
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Best way to get assistance from someone in an industry you aren't familar with?

I created a social networking site that connects models with talent. It has 1,500 members and growing. The problem: I know NO ONE in the talent/model industry, and I believe it is a great product....

asked Dec 9 '09 at 14:35
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Robbie
40 points

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2 Answers
2.58K Views
Growing Successfully Using Strategic Business Alliances

Traditionally businesses have grown through hiring employees, building and acquiring assets, establishing branches and subsidiaries, etc. but with this comes high overhead, segregation of duties,...

asked Jan 2 '10 at 17:39
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Starr Ed
948 points

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4 Answers
2.5K Views
Welcoming new users into a paid online community when a free trial is offered

What are some innovate ways to help welcome and integrate new users in a paid community where a free trial is offered? Let me provide my specific example, current solutions, and potential issues....

asked Feb 11 '13 at 06:23
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Jeff Gaudette
45 points

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1 Answers
6.43K Views
Affiliate network for just SaaS applications?

Is there an affiliate network like CJ or LinkShare, but just for SaaS applications?There are only a handful of SaaS startups utilizing affiliate marketing as a way to grow their customer base.After...

asked Jun 5 '14 at 16:10
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Robert Schaffer
21 points

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8 Answers
4.47K Views
Software start-ups: do you outsource your network admin?

For business, I tend to outsource a lot of things that I am more than capable of doing. Take, for example, office cleaning. Okay, I'm a slob, so in reality, it would never get done... but you get...

asked Oct 11 '09 at 01:52
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Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

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4 Answers
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How do you overcome the "free trial" objection?

A lot of products and services come with free trials and money-back guarntees, which sets the bar pretty low for those who don't/can't provide either. Obviously, the trick is to establish value and...

asked Mar 29 '10 at 11:08
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Alex Papadimoulis
5,901 points

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6 Answers
5.09K Views
Small Business Internal Wiki Software?

I am interested in running an internal wiki at my small business. The content, to begin with, would list out major job functions/descriptions as well as policies for the company. I imagine it would...

asked Mar 25 '11 at 09:13
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Skaz
254 points

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2 Answers
2.24K Views
How To Find Contracting Work

I have a full-time job and do some contracting work on the side but am looking to quit and do full-time contracting work. Historically, my contracting work has come through my personal network, but...

asked Aug 22 '11 at 23:47
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Skaz
254 points

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2 Answers
2.85K Views
Taxes for a European SAAS startup selling in the US

I'm looking into selling a web application to US customers. Is it necessary to create a US subsidiary such as a Delaware LLC or not? How are taxes worked out? Income tax, sales tax? I know this is...

asked Mar 4 '12 at 10:35
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Frenchie
4,166 points

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2.54K Views
Stealing customers from competitors on Twitter?

I am currently running a very simple side project which I hope will lead to something bigger. I see quite a few tweets from my competitors customers saying they're using their product for a...

asked Jan 8 '13 at 07:28
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Abs
118 points

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2 Answers
2.36K Views
Would you trust time sheet reporting and approval done in the "Cloud"?

It's our belief that the world is ready to trust reporting functions to a cloud-based network (I'm not talking about simply hosted apps, but something that functions more like a LinkedIn letting...

asked Oct 26 '10 at 07:25
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Joe Piekarz
16 points

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2 Answers
2.93K Views
At what point can par value no longer be used with restricted stock?

I have a web site that I own restricted stock in. When I purchased the equity, all I had to pay was par value for the stock (.001 per share I believe). I'm now looking to receive more...

asked Oct 5 '12 at 12:32
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Billy
16 points

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2 Answers
14.6K Views
What to ask on a beta testing survey?

I am nearly done with the development of a medium scale website and I want to do a bit of beta testing on the actual site. I am looking for some useful but somewhat generic questions that I should...

asked Nov 1 '12 at 06:54
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Clifgray
200 points

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2 Answers
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Creating a budget for a new startup?

Could anyone share a list of what all items I should be looking at to create an initial budget? Things like setting up the corporation, office space, desks, chairs, etc. The more granular the...

asked Feb 12 '14 at 12:57
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User30105
16 points

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7 Answers
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How do you sign someone on a document over the internet?

I want to sign a freelancer on a legal document, what is the best way to do this? The document is something like ten pages with the last page containing the place to put the signature. Is it good...

asked Aug 23 '11 at 01:10
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Fiftyeight
125 points

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3 Answers
2.63K Views
What to do after I have a good service?

I built my startup as a side-project. In short, it is a social aggregator that I find way better than anything else on the market, and therefore I'm very actively using it. From my experience as a...

asked Nov 24 '11 at 23:42
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Bozho
155 points