Questions

So I have a start up I am working on and given that I am a technical person I have been out looking for a business co-founder. I approached a former co-worker of mine with business experience and...

Funding Co-Founder

asked Oct 22 '11 at 10:40

David Mokon Bond
234 points

I'm kind of in the dilemma of choosing between continuing with my startup or accepting a very well paid and intellectually motivating job offering from a multinational company who just opened a...

Jobs Micro Startup

asked Nov 5 '11 at 15:43

Anon789789
11 points

I am a founder. I'm planning to write a letter/email to sell one of my website to big company, but the question is: Who should I contact? The CEO of company, the product manager or just anyone...

Website Email Selling Business Contact Email Marketing

asked Jun 27 '12 at 02:39

Anlai
375 points

I am a student from Germany, and I want to start a company in the US. I've given starting it here first and then eventually expanding to the US some serious consideration, however, the chances of...

Getting Started Foreign Visa Startupvisa

asked Jul 22 '12 at 08:43

Alex
51 points

We are new to the software field and have been launched ~4 months = 8 sales so far.The conversion rate is 0.5 %.Product is priced around $25-$30 We are in a market with lot of competition,in fact...

Marketing Sales Software

asked Nov 28 '12 at 22:17

James
11 points

Founders at Work proved to be a seminal piece of work for startup founders - a lot of things have happened since it's publication such as the "supposed" demise of Web 2.0, the rise of Twitter and...

Founder Resources Founders

asked Oct 21 '09 at 09:21

User287
164 points

Can anyone give me a one or two sentence definition of the term "Consumer Internet"? I feel like it is a phrase that is getting thrown around an awful lot, yet it seems extremely ambiguous. In...

Web 2.0 Internet

asked Feb 6 '10 at 04:10

Eric Amzalag
818 points

While bulding my Business Plan for my future Website, I am trying to collect some relationships between traffic and online advertising monetization. I know that we cannot really trust numbers...

Monetization Website

asked Mar 8 '10 at 10:05

Fabien7474
210 points

I'm a vet UX who now finds myself teaching graduate students user experience design. One of the lessons I want to provide my students is a real life application for their work. How do I find...

Free UX

asked Sep 28 '11 at 11:48

Rachel
41 points

As a start up that has already a development team and a product in beta status we are looking for a co-founder that could bring the start up to the next level. I found some resources about how to...

Co-Founder Business Development

asked Mar 14 '12 at 08:44

Felix Albrecht
11 points

We have been building and running a software company since 2009. Today I spoke to someone on the phone who claims to have a patent on the area we work in since 2010. I can find a few examples of...

Patent

asked Jan 24 '13 at 14:15

Richard
113 points

I have recently read the book "Hit the Deck" by David Ronick, which suggests not to write a classical business plan and instead start with the pitch deck. This is based on the argument that...

Pitch Business Plan

asked Feb 23 '13 at 18:44

Ben
136 points

Now that my startup is starting to generate revenue, I'm going to hire a designer, a rails coder, and several SEO people to work remotely. I'll likely start on ODesk and if they are good, move the...

Team Remote Communication Odesk

asked Mar 15 '14 at 12:23

Melissa Gonzales
35 points

It always happens when I launch new apps. A month or two into marketing it, there is very little growth or paid customers. Which leads to me losing interest or getting pessimistic about the app...

Marketing Launch Strategy Failure Pivot

asked May 22 '15 at 11:43

Robert Miller
14 points

I released an iPhone running app two weeks ago. When I discovered a bug that only cropped up in the App Store version, I immediately pulled it from sale. Sold maybe 3 copies before I spotted the...

Product Management Iphone

asked Apr 9 '10 at 21:00

Mike Schoeffler
100 points

I'm trying to do things the proper, "lean" way by looking to survey potential users/customers so I can develop a product people want. The survey is out, but how do I know when I have sufficient...

Ideas Market Analysis Market Research Survey

asked Feb 3 '11 at 05:48

Acconrad
113 points

I am a Rails developer with a job who does projects on the side. I've been asked by a couple of friends to build a product for their startup, nothing too special/creative technology wise. They...

Equity Project

asked Apr 22 '12 at 05:47

Erik J
111 points

I am starting an electronic rental business. Legally, am I allowed to put advertisements in print and web for my business that feature a picture of the electronic and name saying that I rent these...

Advertising Business Online

asked Mar 7 '13 at 14:42

Lookingforanswers
11 points

We are building an app that caters to the B2B crowd, and our initial research has shown that our audience is split evenly among the platforms.Both of us are non-technical co-founders so we will be...

B2B Apps Android Mobile Apps Ios

asked Jun 27 '14 at 15:42

John Moe
14 points

I am thinking of becoming a sole trader. I know as a sole trader I am liable for any debt the company has. Can I place money from my personal account into the business account to start it off? I...

UK Tax Loan

asked Oct 29 '11 at 09:38

Jack
11 points